News Tracker - Sunday, 11 May 2025 - 7:45 am

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Presidential hopeful and Mumias East MP Peter Salasya narrowly escaped an alleged arrest at a Mombasa hotel after residents confronted the said police officers.

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A massive fire broke out at the offices of the Mombasa Water and Sanitation Company (MOWASSCO) in Mombasa’s CBD and is thought to have spread to neighbouring businesses on Saturday night.

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Mbeere elders resolved to support a UDA candidate in the upcoming by-election for the Mbeere North parliamentary seat.

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COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli has said that Kenyans will miss him if he decides to step down from his long-held position at the helm of the trade union after growing calls for his resignation.

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The government has disbursed Ksh70 million to compensate families affected by human-wildlife conflicts in Laikipia County.

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A Climax Coach bus has overturned at Kimende in Limuru along the busy Nairobi-Nakuru Highway, with an unknown number of passengers sustaining injuries. 

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Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has declared that the coffee auctions in the country will be completely opened to international markets to maximise benefits for farmers from their coffee production.

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ELOG has questioned why the IEBC recruitment report was only submitted to President Ruto and not released to Kenyans.

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Kenya will sign a memorandum of understanding with the Dominican Republic to help with the repatriation of Kenyan police officers serving in Haiti as the end of the MSS mission nears.

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Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi has dismissed claims that his administration owes healthcare workers salary arrears, saying salaries have been paid up to March and April pay has been approved.

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CS Aden Duale was awarded the leadership category award at the Somali Night Awards hosted in Nairobi on Saturday night.

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Pope Leo XIV gives his first Sunday blessing and addresses the crowd in St Peter's Square in the Vatican.

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The Ministry of Education is seeking support from MPs in harmonising hardship areas to protect deserving government employees from losing their allowances amid reports that the government seeks to remove 129 sub-counties from hardship areas.

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Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has announced that he will vie for the presidency in the 2027 national elections.

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Kenyans have initiated a petition to collect signatures calling for Francis Atwoli, the Secretary General of COTU, to step down from his role, a position he has occupied since 2001.

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Nairobi County is set to launch a crackdown on land rate defaulters beginning on Monday, May 11, after the waiver period lapsed.

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Authorities in Turkana have cleared a gold mining site in Lomeguro, bringing operations to a halt following concerns over safety and licensing compliance.

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Political activist and fierce government critic Morara Kebaso has released his manifesto, which includes, among other things, the allocation of idle land to the youth for agricultural use.

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KDF has donated a functioning military aircraft to the Moi Forces Academy-Lanet for aviation studies.  

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Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is set to end months of speculation as he revealed he will launch his new political party this week; we expected it to be Thursday.

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Former Governor Kawira Mwangaza was embroiled in a heated confrontation with police officers in Meru after they barred her from holding a service, which police argued was a pretence for a rally.

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National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has asked Kenyans challenging President Ruto's nominations of new appointments to the IEBC to submit memoranda to Parliament as the approval process begins.