News Tracker - Monday, 24 February 2025 - 7:26 am

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DCI detectives arrested 3 more suspects in the murder of Richard Otieno, popularly known as Molo President, after Tanzanian police officers transported two of the suspects back to Nairobi from their hideout.

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A Kenyan police officer serving in the Multi-national Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti has died in hospital after sustaining injuries during an operation in SÉGUR - SAVIEN  in the Artibonite department.

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The Kenyan Government has hailed the signing of a peace agreement and the establishment of a unity government by the Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rebel group in Nairobi.

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KWS announces that Kenya has welcomed back 17 mountain bongos from the USA in an initiative enhancing the country's leadership in wildlife preservation.

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Google has announced that plans are underway to remove SMS code verification in Gmail logins and move exclusively to QR codes to curb the rampant phishing scams in the emailing service, according to a Forbes report.

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Environment Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale asks former DP Rigathi Gachagua to refrain from attacking the president and should wait until 2027 to execute his political agenda.

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Kenya Power staff stranded after Nairobi County dumps garbage and clamps cars at Stima Plaza entrance after the two differ over the Ksh3.1 billion power bill owed by the county.

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Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) announces that it will partially close a section of the Quarry Road- Mlolongo/ Syokimau area for two months for rehabilitation works.

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At least 17 people have been affected by a devastating fire that broke out in Kariobangi on Sunday afternoon, the Kenya Red Cross has confirmed.

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Deputy President Kithure Kindiki hits back at his predecessor Rigathi Gachagua's claim that the government is planning to unseat CJ Martha Koome noting, "Accusers and defenders of judges must use constitutional and legal arguments to state their positions rather than trivializing such a weighty legal matter by bringing ethnicity into the equation."
 

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SHA Chairperson Mohammed Abdi has revealed that the state cleared all SHIF claims between October 2024 and January 2025 amounting to Ksh17.5 billion.

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President William Ruto, his deputy Kithure Kindiki, and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga hold a press conference at State House in Mombasa.

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Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga denies claims that President William Ruto's administration splashed Ksh13 billion on his AUC chair campaigns.

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The Office of the Auditor General raises concerns over Kenya's financial dealings with the African Union (AU) and other international organisations after revelations of an irregular transfer of Ksh2.3 billion to the National Treasury.

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President William Ruto officially opens the Likoni Technical and Vocational College in Mombasa County.

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US Ambassador to Kenya Marc Dillard condoles with the family of a Kenyan police officer who died in Haiti noting, "The United States is grateful for the courageous Kenyan police who are serving in harm’s way to keep our world safer."

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Veteran KTN news anchor Njoroge Mwaura is dead.

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Jubilee Party's Secretary-General, Jeremiah Kioni, has hinted at the possibility of President William Ruto securing a second term with coordinated efforts from his inner circle.

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Women Parliamentarians have urged the government and security agencies to take action following an incident in Bomet, where an elderly woman was set ablaze by worshippers under the guise of exorcism.

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Campbell Scott, the British businessman who went missing in Westlands, Nairobi, last week, has been found dead.

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Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza has assured President William Ruto of support from the Meru region just a day after former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua called out leaders for not speaking against the troubles facing CJ Martha Koome.

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Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa has proposed an amendment to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Act, 2012.

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Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has announced that National Police Reservists will now be better equipped to deal with militia and other criminal gangs.

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The Senate Committee on Labour & Social Welfare has unanimously re-elected Senator Julius Murgor (West Pokot) as the Chairperson with Senator Crystal Asige elected as Vice Chairperson.