News Tracker - Sunday, 5 October 2025 - 7:36 am

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KMPDU has threatened to mobilise all doctors to go on strike from Monday in solidarity with their colleagues in Kiambu County, citing the county government's failure to resolve a protracted standoff that has now lasted 128 days.

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Oscar Sudi has warned Nyali MP Mohamed Ali that his association with former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua could end his political career.

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Nairobi County Chief Environment Officer, Geoffrey Mosiria, has called on police to curb the trafficking of people living with disabilities to beg in the CBD.

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80 families rendered homeless after a gas explosion in Huruma estate in Nairobi are calling on the county to provide shelter and food.

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ODM denies claims that Raila Odinga has been taken ill, says the party leader is on a routine foreign trip and not seeking treatment abroad.

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Two teachers are said to be among three injured in a grenade attack in Mandera County on Saturday night.

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Kenya, led by the Teachers Service Commission, joins the world to mark World Teachers’ Day, celebrating their role in shaping futures.

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President Ruto attends church service at St. Mary's AIPCA Church, Kathelwa, Meru.

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 The East African University has offered full sponsorship to Kaluma Boy, the 17-year-old TikToker who went viral for taking care of his ailing father, to study Sales and Marketing.

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KNUT calls for unity of purpose and professionalism in the teaching sector, insisting professionalism is not the absence of conflict, but dealing wth conflict with compassion.

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JCM Bishop Ben Kamau donates an ambulance bought in June to the modern hospital TikTok Community Hospital proposed by Kenyans on TikTok.

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The overnment confirms release of capitation to over 38,000 primary, junior, senior and special needs schools that have been verified, says Education CS Ogamba.

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President Ruto announces construction of Meru State Lodge by December as part of plans to make Meru town a city.

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President Ruto donates Ksh10 million to St. Mary's AIPCA Church, Kathelwa in Meru County.

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996,078 students to sit KCSE exams in November, confirms CS Ogamba.

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President Ruto announces plans to make Meru, Kenya's 6th City, and allocates Ksh20 billion for its upgrade to city status.

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Narok County has closed all hotels in Kilgoris town and banned food hawking after a cholera outbreak killed four people, officials said Sunday.

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The government has allocated Ksh7 billion to redesign the Nithi Bridge, which has long been considered a safety hazard, President Ruto has said.

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The Kenya Meteorological Department warns that heavy rains, strong winds to persist nationwide, urging vigilance as flooding threatens Nairobi, Rift Valley, Lake Victoria Basin, and Coastal regions.

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The government will employ 24,000 new teachers by January 2026 as part of ongoing efforts to address teacher shortages in public schools, Education CS Julius Migos has announced.

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Pharmacy and Poisons Board denies claims of blocking 21,000 medical products, assuring Kenyans of continued access to approved medicines.