News Tracker - Sunday, 8 June 2025 - 8:47 am

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Molu Koropu Tepo and Francis Nkako have been reappointed as board members of the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) for a three-year term by Treasury CS John Mbadi.

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Treasury CS John Mbadi has reappointed Jedidah Karwitha Mwiti as a member of the Board of Directors of Consolidated Bank Limited for a term of three years.

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The Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, has announced the establishment of three new police stations in Nairobi and Turkana.

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The Environment Cabinet Secretary, Deborah Barasa, has ordered the immediate removal of roofing material made of asbestos on all buildings.

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A British soldier stationed at the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) in Nanyuki has been arrested in connection with an alleged rape incident near the military camp.

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Members of Parliament and the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) have raised concerns over arbitrary charges by the county governments on products entering the Kenyan market via the sea.

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MPs and the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) have expressed concerns regarding arbitrary charges imposed by county governments on products entering the Kenyan market via the sea.

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The Registrar of Political Parties has released Ksh1.14 billion for political party funding this year, with UDA set to get Ksh480 million while the ODM  will receive Ksh256.6 million.

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Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba has warned Kenyans against electing incompetent women as Women Representatives, terming some as mere 'cake matrons and dance hall queens'.

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The government has ordered tea factories to stop working with an international organisation that labels most of Kenya's export tea as 'ethical', which typically means that the tea has been produced in a way that meets the required standards.

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President Ruto has announced that the government will complete the clean-up exercise for the Nairobi River by January 2027 in a regeneration process that will cost northwards of Ksh40 billion.

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Farouk Kibet and some MPs allied to the government are now asking churches not to give former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua room to speak after his 'cousins' remarks.

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Caltex House Service Station Limited, a multinational oil and motor care company with over 75 years of service and 165 service stations, has announced plans to close its Kenyan operation within the next three months.

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COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli has asked the government to prosecute former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for 'economic sabotage' after he told Kenyans to withdraw their NSSF funds.

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At least three people are feared dead after a harrowing accident involving a matatu and several motorcycles along a dangerously steep slope between Ichuni and Keroka town.

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Popular X influencer and teacher Albert Ojwang reportedly died in police custody at Central Police Station, Nairobi.

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The government plans to implement orientation programmes for Kenyans entering other countries through visa lotteries to address rising psychological distress among expatriates.

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Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen directed county and regional officers to convene a peace dialogue involving residents from both Baringo North and Tiaty Central to address the root cause of insecurity in the region.

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President Ruto has asked Nairobi Governor Sakaja not to evict residents across various estates who have defaulted on their rent payments, weeks after the county government announced a crackdown targeting them. 

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A police officer was arrested alongside two other suspects for allegedly vandalising KPLC infrastructure in Nairobi near Nyayo National Stadium.

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Opposition leaders led by Kalonzo Musyoka and Rigathi Gachagua have directed their lawyers to file a case opposing the establishment of a Ksh500 billion nuclear power station that is expected to be erected in Kilifi County.

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The National Police Service say popular X influencer Albert Omondi Ojwang hit his head on his cell wall, causing injuries that led to his death.