News Tracker - Thursday, 19 June 2025 - 7:56 am

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Former Chief Justice David Maraga has officially announced his presidential bid, two years ahead of the 2027 General Elections.

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Two people died on the spot after an accident at Flax Forest along the Eldoret-Eldama Ravine Road in Elgeyo-Marakwet County on Wednesday night.

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A police officer was fatally shot by a suspected thug on a motorcycle after a confrontation in Cravers, Thika, on Wednesday. 

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NSSF has posted its audited financial records on its website for the first time in three fiscal years, following pressure from the Ombudsman initiated by Bloomberg reporter David Herbling.

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Nairobi Regional Police Commander George Sedah has assured Kenyans that if they choose to participate in protests scheduled for Wednesday, June 25, they will be safe and protected.

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 The US has reopened the international student visa processing following temporary suspensions. 

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Eric Omondi has visited the family of Boniface Kariuki, the face mask vendor who was shot during the Nairobi protests in Murang’a, to rally support from Kenyans.

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Kenyan police officers deployed in Haiti were dealt a fresh setback after anti-government protests plunged parts of the capital, Port-au-Prince, into total darkness on Wednesday.

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Businesses using copyrighted music without a permit now risk a fine of up to Ksh800,000 in penalties if found guilty, the Performing and Audio Visual Rights Society of Kenya (PAVRISK) has said.

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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Gilead Sciences' new drug, lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injection, for preventing HIV infection in adults and adolescents.

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The Nairobi County has ordered that tea and coffee hawkers immediately transition to the backstreets of the city and stop roaming around other parts of the capital.

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Lawyer Felix Keaton, who was representing two police officers accused of assaulting and shooting a face mask vendor at the height of Tuesday's protests, has withdrawn from the case.

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Police officers Barasa Masinde and Duncan Kiprono, who were seen assaulting Boniface Kariuki, a face mask vendor in Nairobi, will stay in police custody for 15 days while investigations are conducted.

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The Kenya Veterinary Board (KVB) will conduct a compliance assessment on practitioners in nine counties, including Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu and Nandi, in the next two months.

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A new Omicron subvariant called NB.1.8.1 (nicknamed Nimbus) is spreading quickly worldwide, leading to increased fears of another COVID-19 outbreak.

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Two suspects from the 2019 Dusit D2 terror attack, Mohamed Abdi and Hussein Abdile, have been sentenced to 30 years in prison each after being handed 15 years for conspiracy to commit terrorism and 15 years for financing a terrorist act.