News Tracker - Monday, 24 November 2025 - 8:02 am

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A ten-year-old boy drowns in a Narok dam; police urge public caution as investigations continue.

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Kenya Power rolls out OCR technology nationwide to speed up meter reading and cut billing errors for 1.8 million postpaid customers.

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Okiya Omtatah petitions the High Court to declare IEBC's national tallying centre unconstitutional ahead of the 2027 presidential elections.

 

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The World Bank has raised its projection for Kenya’s economic growth this year to 4.9 per cent, and President Ruto’s administration is expected to maintain that rate of growth over the next two years.

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President Ruto agrees to hire long-waiting teachers, with 20,000 more set for employment in January 2026 under a government-union deal, says KNUT SG Collins Oyuu.

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Rigathi Gachagua urges the IEBC vice chairperson to resign over alleged election malpractice in the Magarini by-election set for November 27, and threatens to write to IEBC Chair Erastus Edung Ethekon.

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U.S. cancels Ksh7.76 billion Nairobi transport project sealed during President Ruto's visit to Washington D.C. under President Biden.

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At least two injured after a train collided with a truck at Pamusu Junction, Bungoma, this morning, as officials urge caution at railway crossings.

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Police launch probe after a man is found dead by suicide in Taita Taveta, the fourth such incident in the area in three months.

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President Ruto welcomes U.S. President Trump’s offer to intervene in Sudan’s escalating humanitarian crisis amid allegations of bias against Nairobi.

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Kenya launches its fourth ferry at Likoni Crossing after closing the Ksh1.9 billion floating bridge due to technical and safety concerns.

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The Ministry of Health reveals plans to construct a Level Six hospital in Londiani, Kericho County, in response to the accelerating rate of road accidents in the country.

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Kenya and Malaysia sign a landmark trade agreement, removing tariffs and boosting export opportunities for Kenyan tea, coffee, flowers, avocados, titanium ores and beef.

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The Environment and Land Court has issued temporary conservatory orders stopping the planned eviction of Makongeni residents.

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President Ruto jets out to Angola for AU-EU and AU Summits, State House confirms.

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Nairobi County is seeking control of the Nairobi National Park to boost its revenues, Governor Johnson Sakaja has told Senators. 

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The High Court has directed that the murder case of Agnes Wanjiru be mentioned on December 16, following a confirmation by the ODPP that the key suspect is in the custody of British authorities.

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Police fire teargas to disperse DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua’s campaign trail in Narok, sparking chaos days before the November 27 by-election.

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Embakasi East MP Babu Owino seeks to summon President Ruto as a key witness in activist Nuru Okanga’s ongoing trial, citing prosecutorial delays in court.

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Makueni CECM Sonia Nzilani died from cardiac tamponade, with a postmortem confirming no foul play in her sudden death, postmortem shows.

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Kenya has approved a Ksh793 billion oil production plan in Turkana, marking its first major petroleum move after a 13-year pause.

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Nairobi Governor Sakaja says City Hall has trimmed inherited pending bills to Ksh86 billion, with record revenue collection and new projects launched across all 85 wards.

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Tanzania cancels December 9 Independence Day celebrations, redirecting funds to rebuild infrastructure after post-election unrest, Prime Minister Nchemba has announced.

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A Kenya Junior School Education Assessment examiner has died while marking the recently concluded national examinations at the Machakos Girls High School centre. 
 

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Kenya will host the Africa–France Summit in Nairobi in May 2026, an event that President William Ruto says will bring together Heads of State, business leaders, young entrepreneurs, civil society, investors, and creative artists from across Africa and France.
 

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ODM has threatened to sue the DCP leader, Rigathi Gachagua, over remarks in which he alleged that the party, together with the IEBC, had planned to rig the Magarini by-election.

 

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TSC has announced over 9,000 teaching vacancies, including 7,065 for primary, 12 for junior, and 2,082 for secondary schools, to replace teachers who have exited service. 
 

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KeNHA has issued a 30-day notice to traders and businesses operating on road reserves along national highways, warning them to remove all unlawful structures, billboards, advertisements, and directional signs or risk demolition. 

 

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Members of Parliament have raised alarm over the state of Kenya’s devolved health system, warning that maternal deaths are rising due to drug shortages, negligence, collapsing infrastructure, and misplaced county priorities.

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IEBC has announced that it will deploy plain-clothes police to boost security in hotly contested areas during the November 27 by-elections
 

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KeNHA has announced a temporary traffic disruption on Mombasa Road (A8) between Nyayo National Stadium Roundabout and Museum Hill Interchange on Sunday, November 30, with the section closed from 6am to 10:30am. 
 

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Nyamira County Assembly begins session to debate motion on petition to impeach Governor Amos Nyaribo, who is facing allegations of gross misconduct, abuse of office, and irregular appointments.