News Tracker - Monday, 14 April 2025 - 7:21 am

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A late-night fire razed a fast food joint in Nairobi’s Umoja Estate on Sunday, sparking panic among nearby residents in the Peacock area and forcing evacuations as flames threatened nearby homes.

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A truck ferrying cars overturned at Tsavo along the busy Nairobi-Mombasa highway, leaving the cars sprawled across the highway and closing the busy road on Sunday night.

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Cleophas Malala has slammed First Lady Rachel Ruto for staying silent after Butere Girls' play Echoes of War was blocked at the National Drama Festivals in Nakuru.

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Three people have died and nine others injured in a road accident involving a lorry and matatu in Manguo, Limuru, according to Limuru OCPD Mary Gachie.

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A committee tasked with evaluating Nairobi's Lang’ata Cemetery has recommended its immediate closure, and the Ministry of Health has obliged, asking the county to close the facility or risk a health hazard.

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Committee on Appointments chaired by Speaker Wetang’ula to vet President Ruto’s CS nominees Geoffrey Ruku of Public Service, Hanna Cheptumo, Gender.

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DAP-K leader Eugene Wamalwa has hinted at forming a strong coalition to challenge President Ruto in 2027, drawing inspiration from the team that propelled Mwai Kibaki to power in 2002.

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MPs David Kiplagat and Phyllis Bartoo have warned ex-DP Rigathi Gachagua against reviving 2007-08 post-election violence memories, accusing him of stoking tribal tensions, saying the country has healed and moved on.

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Over 100,000 police officers may have missed insurance benefits despite a Ksh6 billion cover, with the Auditor General blaming poor oversight by the National Police Service. 

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Retiring police officers will soon be allowed to choose their preferred counties for final postings, with no officer staying at one station for over three years,  Interior CS Murkomen has announced.

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The cholera outbreak has killed six people, with 100 cases reported in Nairobi, Migori, and Kisumu counties, Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura confirms.

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The government will do away with KNEC and replace it with the KNEAC as part of a plan to introduce e-marking, electronic capture of marks, automated marking, and AI-based marking, according to a proposed law.

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Nairobi City County workers are grappling with salary delays for the month of March, with no clear communication on when the pay will arrive, according to an internal memo seen by Kenyans.co.ke.

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Three students from Lamu County have been reported dead after they drowned while swimming in the Indian Ocean at Shela Beach.

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Over 1.7 million vulnerable households were reached through Inua Jamii cash transfers in 2024, according to a UN report.

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Public Service CS nominee Geoffrey Ruku denies defaulting on rent and water payments as alleged by petitioners, and says he won’t use public money to settle the debts.

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Eliud Kipchoge has been nominated for the position of Athlete Representative at the National Olympic Committee of Kenya by Athletics Kenya.

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KPC has flagged an online social media poster purporting that it is hiring for 187 positions.

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The government threatened to take legal action against school principals withholding national examination certificates from students over fee-related issues.

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EPRA lowers fuel prices for super petrol, diesel, and kerosene, which will now retail at Ksh174.63, Ksh164.86, and Ksh148.99, respectively.

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Gender CS nominee Hanna Cheptumo has proposed the incorporation of gender education into the school curriculum to combat GBV from an early age.

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Ruto’s newly nominated Cabinet Secretaries, Geoffrey Ruku and Hanna Cheptumo, have declared a combined net worth of Ksh797 million.

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An autopsy of former NTV journalist Silas Apollo has revealed he succumbed to injuries caused by blunt force trauma to the head and broken ribs after an accident along Kiambu Road.

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Health CS Aden Duale has announced a crackdown on unqualified health practitioners as well as facilities operating unlawfully in the country as part of a new bid to weed out fraud within SHA.

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Gender CS nominee Hanna Cheptumo has linked university student murders to ‘girls looking for money’ and proposes economic empowerment and education to curb rising femicide cases.