News Tracker - Tuesday, 7 January 2025 - 8:33 am

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Gideon Kibet, alias Kibet Bull, one of the two Nakuru brothers abducted two weeks ago, has revealed that he has no injuries after his release from the alleged abduction.

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Matatu operators in Vihiga have announced plans to halt services should the county government fail to resolve their grievances, including lowering the levies imposed on motorists.

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The Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations of the National Assembly, Nelson Koech, has questioned the latest spate of abductions after four alleged abductees were released.

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The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has dismissed allegations of launching a manhunt for Bellamkonda Ram Prasad, an Indian citizen, over links to organ harvesting syndicates in the country.

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Kenyan firms predict a low output growth in 2025 with the latest Stanbic Bank Kenya Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) December report showing that confidence in economic growth was at its second lowest in the survey’s history.

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Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah argues that ongoing abductions were an intimidation tactic since Kenyans, particularly the youth, were determined to fight for good governance.

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The Kenya University Students Association (KUSA) warns of a new wave of protests over the increasing cases of abductions and salary delays among lecturers.

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The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) directs all importers to ensure that all imports possess Marine Cargo Insurance beginning February this year. The digitally procured cover must be obtained from a local insurance company.

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Billy Mwangi, a youth who had been abducted and later released, says that his X account was hacked and his phone taken and distanced himself from posts appearing on the account.
 

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President William Ruto arrives in Accra for the inauguration ceremony of Ghana President-Elect John Mahama.

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NACADA and DCI officers seize 628 sticks of bhang, 384 tariffs, and 21.5 litres of chang'aa during a raid in Migori County.

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Confusion in Nairobi CBD after police tankers and officers were spotted at Nyayo Roundabout along Uhuru Highway despite no protests.

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Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya sends letter to Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wah demanding apology for what he termed as defamatory remarks that were false, malicious, reckless and intended to tarnish his reputation that the latter made during National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula’s mother's burial ceremony.

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The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has dismissed reports of plotting significant changes to teachers’ salaries countrywide including the removal of non-statutory deductions.

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The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) on Tuesday, January 7, issued a 14-day strike notice through their national Chairperson Peterson Wachira.

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The Third Quarter Gross Domestic Product Report 2024 by KNBS shows that the Kenyan economy experienced its slowest rate of growth (4%) in four years; It was below Central Bank's forecast of 5.2%. 

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President William Ruto secures support from Equatorial Guinea Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue as Raila Odinga's AUC chairperson campaign enters into the homestretch.