News Tracker - Saturday, 8 February 2025 - 7:17 am

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A Nairobi court has ruled that high-rise developments in Kileleshwa and its surrounding areas must adhere to a strict 16-floor limit, overturning multiple approvals issued for taller structures.

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Tiaty MP William Kamket has alleged that the spate of abductions are 'repercussions and reprisals' against those calling for the ouster of the Ruto regime through unconstitutional means.

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Police have launched a probe after a man in Lang'ata was allegedly brutally murdered at the hands of his employer after disappearing with his employer’s motorcycle for two days without paying daily dues.

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US infrastructure investment firm Everstrong Capital insists that all heavy commercial vehicles be mandated to use the forthcoming Usahihi Expressway upon its completion as part of the deal for the project.

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Over 200 families left homeless after a suspicious fire razed down houses in the Soweto area of Kibera on Friday evening.

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Moses Wetang’ula has rejected a High Court ruling questioning his dual role as National Assembly Speaker and Ford Kenya Party leader, calling it “ordinary comments” with no legal weight; he insisted the decision is non-binding and has no practical effect on his position.

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Trump waives funds to PEPFAR, allowing select USAID employees to return to work as audits on expenditures by the foreign aid body continue.

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KPMG audit firm warns that the increase of NSSF deductions will lower the purchasing power of most employed Kenyans.

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President Ruto warns the conflict in the DRC cannot be resolved through military means and says, “We must resist the temptation of thinking that we can somehow shoot or bombard our way into a solution in the face of the complexity involved.”

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Emergency EAC and SADC meeting on escalating DRC crisis begins in Tanzania; Presidents Kagame, Ruto, Museveni, Mnangagwa, and Suluhu are present, while Tshisekedi is attending virtually.

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Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang'o is investigating counties' multiple bank accounts in commercial banks, suspecting misuse of public funds, she has told Senators.

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Njuri Ncheke ask President Ruto to protect under siege Chief Justice Martha Koome; they argue the attacks are politically motivated.

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A 62-year-old woman has been freed after spending 11 years in prison over her husband’s murder; the court ruled there was insufficient evidence to convict her. 

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ANC Deputy Party Leader Issa Timamy has said Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi will mount a 2032 presidential bid despite joining UDA.

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Embu County has suspended a clinical officer and a night guard after a woman gave birth on a hospital veranda without help.

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Ruto has urged all armed forces in the eastern DRC to cease hostilities as regional leaders met in Tanzania for a peace summit.

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Nairobi Woman Rep Esther Passaris has demanded accountability from KNH after a patient was stabbed to death; she cited past security lapses, noting CCTV was reportedly non-functional.

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President Ruto has reappointed Adiel Nyange as the chairperson of the board of the Private Security Regulatory Authority.

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Police officers in Mombasa are investigating an incident where a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officer was reported stabbed to death outside a hospital.

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AUC chairperson hopeful Raila Odinga visits the family of veteran journalist Leornard Mambo Mbotela, who passed away on Friday morning.

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The government will hire 30,000 more youths in its Climate WorkX project to help clean Mathare, Nairobi, and Ngong rivers; the plan includes increasing the daily stipend for the workers.

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Defence CS Soipan Tuya appoints Brigadiers Jeremiah Maroko and Kioko Mwololo to head the Kenya Defence Forces Pension Assessment Committee and names four other members.

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The joint summit of the SADC and EAC resolves to formulate a plan to kick out uninvited foreign forces in the DRC and calls for an immediate ceasefire.

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Chaos erupts at the funeral of former Wanga North Location chief Agostino Gerald Odongo in Matungu, Kakamega County, as rival supporters of Governor Fernandes Barasa, MP Peter Nabulindo, and ex-Sports CS Rashid Echesa clash, halting the service.

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There is growing disquiet in public secondary schools after the Treasury sent just Ksh4,000 of the Ksh8,000 capitation required for each student in the first term; principals say services could grind to a halt.

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Kenya has confirmed one new Mpox case in Makueni County, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 38.