News Tracker - Tuesday, 18 March 2025 - 7:37 am

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The Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB) has issued a directive requiring all small-scale water service providers to register with the board by April 28.

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A team of representatives from Kenya’s Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, has reportedly travelled to Hanoi, Vietnam, in a last-minute effort to save Margaret Nduta from a looming execution.

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DCI detectives are investigating an incident where a woman was reportedly strangled to death by two men in Jua Kali area, Embakasi.

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The Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) has protested against the government’s decision to remove Mathematics as a compulsory subject under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).

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President William Ruto is today meeting His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Kingdom of Netherlands at State House.

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Roads in Nairobi are expected to face significant disruptions as the Netherlands’ King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima commence their state visit to Kenya.

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Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has dismissed allegations that he travelled to Vietnam as part of the team sent by the Kenyan government to stop the execution of Margaret Nduta.

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Migori Senator Eddy Oketch has hit out at The Standard newspaper over its recent conduct, which has ruffled feathers in government circles, terming it “unprofessional”.

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Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga holds discussions with UK Ambassador Neil Wigan focusing on Kenya's long-running relationship with the UK, the state of the Kenyan nation, and the evolving international system.

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The government has allocated Ksh18 billion to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) for insurance shortfalls, teacher promotion, and personal emolument shortfalls in the Supplementary Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 8 2025).

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Kenya and the Netherlands signed three memoranda of understanding to strengthen trade, agriculture, and tourism at the State House in Nairobi.

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Mary Moraa and Emmanuel Wanyonyi are among six Kenyans who will participate in the inaugural Kingston Slam, scheduled for April 4 to April 6, 2025, at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, with hopes of winning a slice of the Ksh1.6 billion prize.
 

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Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has downplayed his removal from the Budget and Appropriations Committee of the National Assembly saying he was not told about the changes and learnt about his replacement in newspapers.

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The Ministry of Sports embarks on three projects to build state-of-the-art high-altitude training centres in Kapkatet (Kericho), Kapsabet (Nandi), and Kamariny (Iten).

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Matatu operators in Makueni County hold protests against the use of private vehicles, such as proboxes, for public transport services without proper licensing; they threatened to stop paying licensing levies.

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Education CS Julius Ogamba says that HELB has disbursed Ksh1.56 billion to students and trainees for tuition and upkeep to benefit 31,263 TVET trainees and 33,863 university students.

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Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba stormed out of Parliament on Tuesday afternoon after failing to read her pre-approved apology upon her return to Senate following suspension, noting that the prescribed apology included a clause that was self-incriminatory on her ongoing court case.

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Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga meets with Dhadho Godhana, the Governor of Tana River County, who was accompanied by leaders from the county for consultations at his Capitol Hill office.

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United States President Donald Trump encourages all immigrants in his country, including 30,000 Kenyans, to use the recently launched self-deportation Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Home application to register and leave the country if they want a chance to re-enter the country in the future.

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Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu on Tuesday, March 18, filed a fresh application seeking to be released on bond as he continues to serve a jail term after he was convicted of graft.

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Kirinyaga County Governor Anne Waiguru has refuted the Auditor General's report that the county owes Ksh1.2 billion in pending bills stating that she will only pay Ksh513 million as the other Ksh680 million was 'fictitious'.