News Tracker - Sunday, 26 October 2025 - 7:57 am

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Kenyan Navy officers seized a stateless vessel carrying methamphetamine worth Ksh8.2 billion in the Indian Ocean on Saturday, arresting six Iranian nationals.

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Reuben Kigame has called out media houses for not paying journalists, urging prayer and action after recalling late anchor Catherine Kasavuli’s financial struggles.

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Public university students are demanding swift government action as a 40-day lecturers’ strike disrupts studies, forcing many into odd jobs and raising concerns over academic delays.

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Several people from the same family are feared dead after a vehicle they were travelling in plunged into a river in Gatanga, Murang'a County.

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Kenya has repatriated a toddler from Indonesia after the child's mother was arrested, Diaspora PS Roseline Njogu said Saturday.

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Bernard Chepkwony and Hellen Chepkorir claimed the men’s and women’s titles at the Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon, while John Wambua won the 21km wheelchair race.

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Governor Arati urges former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Kalonzo Musyoka to rejoin ODM in honour of Raila Odinga ahead of the 2027 elections.

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ODM leaders caution against young politicians vying to succeed Raila Odinga, urging unity and support for Oburu Oginga to steer the Luo community after Raila’s death.

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Kenya Met warns of heavy rains and strong winds as weakening tropical storm Chenge nears the Kenya-Tanzania coast, urging coastal residents and boat operators to brace for the rough weather.

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A police officer will face murder charges after allegedly shooting a 22-year-old Kitale Polytechnic student, who died from his injuries following an altercation in Eldoret, authorities said.

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The National Land Commission will acquire over 960 hectares in Garissa from the Kamuthe community for LAPSSET Corridor infrastructure, advancing trade links with Ethiopia and South Sudan.

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The family of a KMTC employee who has been missing for a week now is calling on the DCI to help them unravel the circumstances of her mysterious disappearance in Kitale last Friday.
 

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National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah has defended the Cyber and Computer Crime Act, claiming it protects families and poses no harm, following public concern.

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Kisii County forms a special security unit to fight student drug trafficking, with Governor Arati linking rogue police to the vice and vowing joint enforcement efforts.

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Interior CS Murkomen says President Ruto will fulfil Raila Odinga’s vision for national transformation, aiming to make Kenya a first-world nation by 2055.

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Nairobi United stands to earn Ksh51 million if they reach the CAF Confederation Cup group stage, marking a potential historic payday for the Sakaja-backed club.

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Residents along the Rironi-Mau Summit Highway and emergency vehicles, including police and ambulances, will receive toll exemptions or reduced rates, the PPP directorate announced, as toll charges are set for periodic review.

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Kericho residents have blocked a major highway in protest over delayed rescue efforts for a drowned boy, accusing county officials of negligence and demanding immediate action to recover his body.

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NLC has reserved 1,974 hectares in Taita Taveta County for the National Intelligence Service to develop security infrastructure, transferring control under a gazette notice issued dated October 26.

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The government will burn the Ksh8 billion worth of methamphetamine consignment nabbed in a coordinated multi-agency operation in the Indian Ocean on Saturday, Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has announced.

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Kenya welcomed its first-ever cruise ship, the SH Diana, at the newly built Shimoni Port in Kwale, marking a milestone for the nation's cruise tourism sector.

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KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atellah has lost his father; he was fighting a chronic illness for some time, according to KMPDU national Chairman Abidan Mwachi.

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KJSEA and KPSEA assessments are set to run concurrently with the ongoing KCSE from tomorrow, Monday, October 27.