News Tracker - Monday, 15 December 2025 - 8:23 am

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10 family members die in an accident along the Kisii–Kisumu Highway while returning from a wedding on Sunday night after their van collided with two lorries.

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KNEC says all KCSE examiners will receive coordination fees before leaving marking centers, after English paper markers downed tools over delayed payments.

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The State Department for Public Health has been recognised as the 2025 winner of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Awards.

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KNEC has warned schools against issuing fake KJSEA performance analyses, stressing that the CBC system reports individual subject performance levels, not aggregate scores or school rankings.

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DCI officers in Kirinyaga East arrested two men over the murder of 72-year-old Margaret Wandauma, whose half-naked, injured body was found in a thicket on December 14.

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Kenya has acquired Israel’s SPYDER air defense system in a Ksh3.4 billion government-backed deal, boosting its ability to counter aircraft, drones and missile threats.

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28 people injured, 12 critically, after an Easy Coach bus headed from Nairobi to Kisumu rammed a trailer at Salgaa on the Nairobi–Nakuru highway, Kenya Red Cross says.

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The United States condemned a drone attack on a UN base in Kadugli, Sudan, that killed six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and wounded several others, calling it a grave violation of international law.

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Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has dismissed claims of having a fallout with members of the family of the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, especially Mama Ida Odinga.

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NTSA will mount a nationwide crackdown as the Judiciary sets up mobile courts along major corridors to deal with traffic offences in the new changes to combat road accidents in December, CJ Koome has announced.

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President Ruto awards Truphena Muthoni the Head of State Commendation (HSC) Medal and names her ambassador of his 15 billion tree planting campaign, days after she set a new tree-hugging record of 72 hours in Nyeri.

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Traders count losses after 14 camels were killed in a road accident along the busy Bisil-Namanga Highway.

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ODM Deputy Party Leader Simba Arati says the party will form the government in 2027 and insists President Ruto should seek re-election on an ODM ticket.

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Al-Shabaab releases a video of Ukrainian UN-contracted helicopter pilot Oleynik Aleksandr, held since January 2024 after an emergency landing in a militant-controlled area of central Somalia.

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Mai Mahiu dry port is set to create over 100,000 jobs, with local youths expected to benefit most as major investments boost the region’s economy, Trade CS Lee Kinyanjui says.

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The Auditor-General, Ann Gathungu, has criticised Parliament for failing to address dozens of audit reports, leaving billions in public funds unprotected.

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The government has failed to remit Ksh1.2 billion in civil servants’ pension contributions, the auditor general warns, risking reduced retirement returns and deepening concerns over the country’s pension system.

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Residents of Mukuru kwa Njenga are urging the government to clearly identify areas earmarked for the Affordable Housing Project, saying uncertainty over the plans has triggered fear, confusion, and anxiety within the community.

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Mining experts have raised concerns over Kenya’s continued export of raw minerals, arguing that lack of local processing denies the country higher revenue, job creation, and industrial growth opportunities.

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African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf bid farewell to George Orina, Kenya’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the AU, highlighting Orina’s contributions to strengthening Kenya-AU relations during his tenure.

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The Cabinet has approved a KSh 5 trillion National Infrastructure Fund, aimed at accelerating economic growth and advancing Kenya’s long-term ambition to transition into a first-world economy status.

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Village elders and their deputies are now urging President William Ruto to raise their monthly stipend to Ksh 7,000 citing financial hardship and rising cost of living.