News Tracker - Thursday, 20 November 2025 - 7:39 am

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The Treasury has revealed plans to borrow Ksh1.02 trillion to bridge the widening budget deficit by 2027, raising concerns over public debt levels, which hit Ksh12 trillion in September.

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President Ruto has been honoured with the CAF President’s Outstanding Achievement Award for Kenya’s sports development and successful co-hosting of CHAN 2024.

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Kenya falls two places to 113 in the latest FIFA World rankings, after defeats to Equatorial Guinea and Senegal.

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Senator Omtatah accuses NTSA officials of colluding with driving schools to irregularly issue licenses, raising alarm over road safety and calling for urgent government action.

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Foreign Affairs CS Musalia Mudavadi assures strong Kenya-Uganda ties, dismisses war fears, and guarantees MPs’ safety after President Museveni's remarks on Indian Ocean access.

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President Ruto is scheduled to deliver his State of the Nation address during a joint sitting of Parliament today, Thursday, November 20, from 2pm.

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More than 50 families have been rendered homeless following a fire that swept through homes in Fuata Nyayo area of South B, Nairobi.

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Several Samoei Boys High School students were arrested after unrest erupted on Wednesday night, with students allegedly attempting to torch some buildings after the school stopped access to the KCSE exam leakage.

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President Trump pledges decisive U.S. action to end the Sudan war after meeting the Saudi Crown Prince, as the RSF signals truce acceptance and regional talks intensify.

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IEBC receives the first batch of ballot papers printed in Athens, Greece, at a cost of Ksh27 million for the November 27 by-elections.

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Siaya Governor James Orengo now denies pushing for protests, stating that his recent comments during the ODM party anniversary were taken out of context. 

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Two DCI officers investigating filmmakers accused of being behind the BBC's 'Blood Parliament' set to face perjury charges after it emerged that they may have lied in affidavits filed with the court. 

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Chaos breaks out in KanyuamboraMbeere North, as campaigns heat up with both DP Kithure Kindiki and his predecessor, Rigathi Gachagua in the area for last-minute campaign rallies. 

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A student has died and seven others have been injured following an attack by a swarm of bees on a group of pupils in Michacha Village, Homa Bay County.

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KPA announces a 100 per cent waiver on accrued storage and warehouse rent charges for long-stay containerised cargo at the Port of Mombasa, valid until December 6, 2025.

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President Ruto begins his State of the Nation Address.

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State of Nation Address: Ruto says the country's economy expected to grow by between 5.0 per cent and 5.8 per cent, attributes this to stability of the Kenyan Shilling 

 

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State of Nation Address: Ruto says the price of a 2kg packet of maize flour has fallen from what it was, Ksh250 in 2022, to as low as Ksh130 today, praising the impact of the subsidised fertiliser programme. 

 

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State of Nation Address: Ruto says govt to establish the State Department for Science, Research, and Innovation with the aim of promoting STEM courses in the country. 

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Dualling of Rironi-Naivasha-Nakuru-Mau Summit highway to start next week as 2,500 kilometres of roads mapped for dualling – Ruto. 

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25 bodies of Elgeyo Marakwet mudslide to be buried tomorrow in Chesongoch. 

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Petition filed in court challenging newly enacted Privatisation Act, 2025, seeking orders to suspend its implementation. 

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The opposition, led by Kalonzo Musyoka allege plot to rig the upcoming by-elections, voter bribery and lack of transparency by IEBC in procurement of voting materials. 

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Court dismisses petition challenging UDA’s Ahmed Malim Hassan candidacy for Banisa parliamentary by-election, clears him to contest the seat on November 27.