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Magati Obebo

Kisii
As seen in: KahawaTungu, Daily Nation, AllAfrica, The Star (Kenya), Mpasho, Classic 105 FM Kenya, Kiss 100 Kenya, Architect Africa Online, Radio Jambo (Nairobi, Kenya), Rural Times News
Veteran journalist, scandal writer , dotting dad to two lovely boys, communication consultant, voracious reader and hater of public resource thieves.
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Women sharpen knives for Onchoke as Bonchari 2027 race heats up

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By Magati Obebo
| KahawaTungu
Bonchari MP Dr Charles Onchoke could be heading for an increasingly bruising political battle in 2027, with three women emerging as possible challengers in a contest that threatens to disrupt the constituency’s traditionally male-dominated political order.
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The County that is forgetting its dead: How urban renewal in Kisii has left the dead behind

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By Magati Obebo
| KahawaTungu
Cities are usually built with the living in mind. In more progressive societies, however, planners also make room for the dead. Not in Kisii. The county’s latest urban renewal drive has created a troubling contradiction: as authorities transform Nyambera public cemetery into a modern market intended to accommodate street traders, the dead are effectively being edged out of the city’s plans. For traders, the project promises order, dignity and economic opportunity.
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Gloves off: Arati fires back at Matiang’i over explosive ‘militia’ claims

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By Magati Obebo
| KahawaTungu
Kisii Governor Simba Arati has hit back at Jubilee Party presidential hopeful Fred Matiang’i over claims that his administration’s youth employment programme is being used to mobilise criminal gangs ahead of the 2027 General Election. Arati dismissed the allegations as an unfair attempt to criminalise thousands of young people who, he said, were simply seeking an honest livelihood through the county’s cleaning and sanitation programme.
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