News Tracker - Monday, 29 September 2025 - 8:08 am

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IEBC begins mass voter registration today, ahead of planned by-elections slated for November 27.

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KMPDU transfers 697 medical interns assigned to healthcare facilities in Kiambu County after failed talks to resolve their stalemate with the county.

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Moses Kuria defends Uhuru Kenyatta after the former president receives backlash from government allies; says Uhuru is entitled to his opinion.

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The Long Distance Drivers and Conductors Association has asked NTSA to remove all Toyota Hiace H200 vehicles operating as PSVs from the road due to increased risks of road accidents.

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Justice Lawrence Mugambi will give directions on a case in which a lobby group is seeking a declaration that the Inspector General of Police has no constitutional mandate to manage the National Police Service payroll.

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The IEBC will introduce 'open kits' at Huduma Centers and at the ward level for continuous voter registration after the by-elections; these kits will allow individuals, for example, someone living in Nairobi, to register to vote in a place like Jomvu, Mombasa.

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IEBC to scan iris, ID, fingerprint, and capture photo of voter in the latest changes to the ongoing voter registration exercise.

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Former Tetu MP Francis Thombe has died at the age of 86, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula has confirmed.

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Kakamega County announces plans to hire more than 265 medical personnel, including pharmacists, dental officers, nurses, nutritionists, physiotherapists, and clinical officers, among other cadres.

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High Court gives the Attorney General 14 days to file responses in a case where the Ugandan opposition leader, Kizza Besigye, sued the government over his dramatic deportation from Kenya late last year.

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A popular Nairobi hospital has been ordered to release the body of a woman that has been detained at the hospital for two months now after acumulating a bill of Ksh3 million during treatment.

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KWS has rescued six lions said to have been poisoned at Oleisukut Conservancy in Maasai Mara and has launched a probe into the case.

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The government remains resolute on digitising the civil servants' payroll and pension, PS Chris Kiptoo has said, amid a push and pull with governors over the adoption of the new tendering system, eGP.

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Governors warn of salary delays and disruption of services, citing the slow adoption of the new government tendering system eGP.

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Three more people have died following a road accident on Sunday afternoon near Kikopey, Gilgil, along the Nakuru-Nairobi highway, bringing the total death toll from the incident to 16 people.

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KWS to begin charging new park entry fees on Wednesday, October 1; fees for Nairobi National Park will now be Ksh1,000 for adult locals.

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Furaha Chengo Ngumbao, the DCP party's Magarini parliamentary candidate, has quit from the party, citing systemic inefficiencies and frustrations.

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Traffic is building up along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway after two lorries collide near Kekopey; no casualties have been reported so far.

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Muhoroni Youth Football Club appoints Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi as its new club patron in a move aimed at reviving the team’s fortunes and operations both on and off the pitch.

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U.S. Embassy confirms Bell Boeing military chopper spotted at the Port of Mombasa was heading back to the U.S. for maintenance.

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President William Ruto officially bids farewell to Italian ambassador to Kenya, Roberto Natali, whose tour of duty has come to an end.

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The government disburses Ksh881 million to cover the August 2025 payment for the Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (CT-OVC) programme under the Inua Jamii initiative.

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Kenyan marathoner Cornelius Kibet Kiplagat has been slapped with a five-year ban from competition after inadvertently injecting himself with a banned substance. 

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Several people were injured as the bus they were travelling in crashed near Mwingi town along the Thika-Garissa highway.

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Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o was granted legal access to thousands of bank accounts held by counties in commercial banks in a move aimed at sealing loopholes enabling misuse of public funds.

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Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has assured passengers, airlines, and partners that major airports nationwide will continue to operate normally as Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) strike notice ends.

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Pressure mounts on IG of Police Douglas Kanja as Senator Samson Cherargei leads call for him and IPOA to take decisive action against officers who reportedly shot and killed people over a land dispute in Tinderet, Nandi County.

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Family plunged into grief after man and 12 members of his family were killed in the tragic road accident at Kariandusi near Gilgil, on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.

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Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has shut down ten petrol stations across the country for reportedly selling adulterated fuel to unsuspecting motorists.

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Governors launch an onslaught on Health CS Aden Duale with a set of demands and reforms in the health sector including addressing continued delays from SHA in disbursing funds to counties for health services rendered.

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Kenya is among several African countries set to benefit after U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration signalled support for extending the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which is set to expire this week, by one year.