News Tracker - Monday, 5 May 2025 - 6:43 am

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An autopsy on the body of former Kasipul MP Ong'ondo Were is set to take place today; DCI hopes it will offer insight into the weapon used to gun down the legislator and provide evidence to bolster their case.

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Police have arrested three suspects following the unprecedented incident that saw President William Ruto narrowly escape a shoe aimed at his head on Sunday; the key suspect is yet to be identified.

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1 in every 11 young individuals aged 15 to 24 is currently using a substance, according to a new report, raising alarm bells for the Ministry of Health. 

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Police in Vihiga County are investigating a fatal robbery in Irumbi, Emuhaya, where a businessman was attacked and killed by a gang at his shop.

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CS Kagwe promises intervention as maize flour prices skyrocket to Ksh164 amid reports of a looming dwindling supply.

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Justice Roselyne Aburili has declared that the collection of personal data from Kenyans by Worldcoin in 2023 was unlawful; the court orders the deletion of all biometric data collected.

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Government Chief Pathologist Dr. Johansen Oduor has confirmed that Kasipul MP Charles Were met his death due to extensive internal injuries inflicted by multiple gunshot wounds.

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The Government Spokesperson, Isaac Mwaura, stated that the Treasury will release Ksh21 billion in capitation funds this week, days after secondary school heads threatened to disrupt learning.

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The body of a man suspected of setting a family home on fire was nearly reduced to ashes and beaten to a pulp in Machakos on Sunday afternoon, after irate residents caught up with him.

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Deputy Chief of Staff in the Executive Office of the President, Eliud Owalo, holds high-level talks with former Nigerian international and Chelsea FC legend, John Obi Mikel.

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ODM has slammed the Standard Media Group for dispensing what it terms as a 'smear campaign' against the party's head, Raila Odinga, together with his family.