News Tracker - Tuesday, 18 February 2025 - 7:45 am

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President William Ruto has eulogised the late Malava MP Malulu Injendi, describing him as a diligent and focused leader who served his people selflessly.

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The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has confirmed receiving World Bank funding for the expansion of the Isiolo-Mandera road, which is expected to be completed by 2029.

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The Kenya Railway Corporation is seeking to evaluate a plan to upgrade the Nairobi Commuter Rail Network with funding from the World Bank.

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The senior leadership of the National Police Service (NPS) has called on the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to reconsider how it conducts the arrests of police officers, citing concerns over the humiliating nature of these operations.

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A report by KNBS indicated that the number of visitors' arrivals at both Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and Moi International Airport increased in December 2024.

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Kenyans have been called upon to claim their financial assets, as the Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (UFAA) grapples with a staggering Ksh82 billion in unclaimed financial assets.

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A Somali national posing as a Kenyan has been arrested alongside a Kenyan accomplice on suspicion of being Al Shabaab terrorists.

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Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi has been arrested and is reportedly being detained at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters on Kiambu Road.

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DCI detectives arrested a 33-year-old man who kidnapped a seven-year-old boy in the Mwihoko area of Kiambu County on February 17, 2025.

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A new report shows that JKIA a 1.9 percent increase in passengers arriving at its terminal in 2024 compared to 2023; The passenger arrivals figure in August, July and December 2024 was 450,246. 

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Mining CS Hassan Joho holds talks with His Excellency Faisal Abdullah Al Rowas, the chairman of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to explore the potential for establishing direct shipping lines between Kenya and Oman.

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Elizabeth Auma, Brian Odhiambo’s mother, alleges that the body of her son was recovered from Lake Nakuru but forcefully taken by KWS officers.

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Senator Samson Cherargei calls for the amendment of the Constitution to accommodate the offices of the prime minister and opposition leader noting that it will 'ensure elections losers get a chance to critique government of the day constructively.'

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The Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ) issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Social Health Authority (SHA) Chief Executive Officer Robert Ingasira to address concerns raised over a Ksh7.3 billion remittance to 5,000 health facilities.

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School principals in Turkana County threaten to paralyse learning activities starting this week should the government fail to disburse adequate capitation.

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Kenya recorded a sharp drop in coffee export in December 2024 which stood at 2,647 metric tonnes down from 4,121 metric tonnes in November; Tea, on the other hand, dropped to 49,700 metric tonnes from 53,300 metric tonnes.

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Youth protesting a businessman's attempt to grab land belonging to an agricultural college storm a construction site in Tigoni, Kiambu County, and demolish a building under construction.

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3 former Kenya Pipeline Corporation employees who were found guilty of stealing petroleum products and accessing KPC computer systems were sentenced to a collective jail term of 25 years; Two convicts have an option of paying a Ksh10 million fine while the other can pay Ksh5.3 million.

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Deputy President Kithure Kindiki announced that days after President William Ruto announced the construction of the Isiolo-Mandera Road, 11 contractors have already been deployed to the site and the project will be completed in 2 and a half years.

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DCI detectives have arrested a 29-year-old man who was reportedly sent by a former house help to recover salary arrears amounting to Ksh1,800 from her former employer in Kirinyaga County. The robber made away with a car, TV, 2 mobile phones, and Ksh12,000.

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Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wah, who served as Raila Odinga's Chief Agent in the AUC chair elections, explains that the candidate's decision to withdraw from the race after six rounds of voting was his own choice in the spirit of pan-Africanism; If Raila stayed in the race, the elections would have been suspended and fresh rounds of campaigns launched.

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DP Kithure Kindiki meets PCS Musalia Mudavadi and his other colleagues Alice Wahome and Wycliffe Oparanya among others who form the Cabinet Committee on Finance, Infrastructure, Land, and Production Economy.