News Tracker - Monday, 16 June 2025 - 7:33 am

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One person has been confirmed dead and scores of others are feared trapped after a gold mine collapsed at Kambi Karaya in West Pokot County on Sunday evening.

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A 14-seater matatu ferrying school children has overturned along Thika Road near Garden City in Nairobi.

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IPOA has arrested three civilians in connection with the death of blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang’, who died under suspicious circumstances while in police custody.

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Police in Homa Bay County have launched investigations into the death of a 36-year-old man under mysterious circumstances while in custody at Kipasi Police Post in Mbita.

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OCS Samson Talaam and Police Constable James Mukhwana have petitioned the High Court to stop their prosecution for the murder of blogger Albert Ojwang, claiming their arrests are premature and procedurally flawed.

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Kiamaiko MCA Joseph Ndung’u has proposed the renaming of Juja Road in Nairobi to Leonard Mambo Mbotela Road in a motion currently before the county assembly. 

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Justin Muturi has unveiled Newton Kariuki as the Democratic Party of Kenya (DP) candidate for Mbeere North Constituency in the upcoming by-elections.

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Suspended Central Police Station OCS Samson Talaam is to be arraigned in court this morning.

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Fred Matiang’i has taken his 2027 presidential campaign to the US, kicking off a fresh round of diaspora engagements with a town hall meeting in Texas.

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Former CJ David Maraga has demanded the arrest of the IG Douglas Kanja, his deputy, Eliud Lagat, and the DCI boss, Mohammed Amin, over the death of Albert Ojwang.

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Kenya has denied allegations that it supplied arms to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who are involved in the ongoing hostilities in neighbouring Sudan, after an NTV report suggested that some of the weapons seized from the RSF had been sent to the Ministry of Defence.

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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen is set to address the country from Harambee House in Nairobi after protests last Thursday.

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The Kenya National Union of Medical Laboratory Officers (KNUNMLO) has opposed the newly proposed Quality Healthcare and Patient Safety Bill, saying the bill will compromise professional independence, patient safety, and the integrity of the country's healthcare system.

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ODPP has accused embattled Nairobi Central Police Station OCS Samson Taalam of paying a technician to delete CCTV footage linked to the death of Albert Ojwang.

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The national police service will ensure full digitisation of the Occurrence Books (OBs) across all police stations in a year, CS Murkomen has announced.

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Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has ordered the mandatory installation of CCTV cameras in all stations within the next two years; the cameras will enable live monitoring accessible by the OCS, and the footage must have an external backup.

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NPS will be recruiting specialised officers to improve the professionalism standards within the force, Interior CS Murkomen has announced.

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Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat has stepped aside as the investigations into the murder of a teacher and blogger, Albert Ojwang, continue.

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41 Kenyan youths have been selected by the United States for the 2025 Mandela Washington Fellowship (MWF) that will take place for six weeks later this year.

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The government has announced plans to launch the Labour Mobility Management Information System (LMMIS) to track and support Kenyan youth pursuing employment opportunities abroad.

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The High Court has declared it unlawful for public schools to charge any form of school levies without the necessary approvals from the Ministry of Education.

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President William Ruto personally reached out to the late blogger Albert Ojwang's family through a phone call to pass his condolence message, it has been revealed.