News Tracker - Wednesday, 19 February 2025 - 7:26 am

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An American national who ingested several pellets of cocaine in a bid to traffic them from Alabama to Saudi Arabia was arrested after being hospitalised in Nairobi when he exhibited symptoms of excessive drugging.

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Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested two police officers and a civilian who were found robbing a member of the public along the Githurai-Soweto railway line in Nairobi.

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Reports indicate that former CS Mithika Linturi, Peter Munya, and Kiraitu Murungi convened talks with Meru MPs, MCAs, Nchuri Ncheke elders, and clergy to unite the region politically.

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Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs slams the Kenyan Government for hosting the Rapid Support Forces (RFS), a rebel group battling the Sudanese army in Nairobi, terming it a hostile move.

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The Kenya Railways Corporation has warned members of the public over fraudulent job advertisements circulating on various online platforms, some of which are requesting payment for applications and interviews.

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President William Ruto is set to engage in talks with Philemon Yang, the President of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly during his three-day visit to the country.

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The National Police Service and the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) have called for strict measures, including a ban on some forms of noise, to be implemented to enable law enforcement to handle demonstrations.

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Nakuru Senator Tabitha Karanja has urged Governor Susan Kihika to resign following her 6-month jail sentence and incompetencies in her leadership failure to which she promised to table a vote of no confidence against the county boss in the Senate.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that 74 Kenyans who had been detained in scam compounds in Myanmar were released after being lured by fraudsters who trafficked them promising to offer them well-paying jobs.

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The European Union issues three recommendations, including stringent measures to enhance women's participation in governance and improvements in election technology to enhance efficiency, to IEBC ahead of the 2027 election.

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President William Ruto on Wednesday announced that his administration will shut down a diesel power plant in Lodwar within this year to transition to sustainable renewable energy sources.

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The Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) has issued a seven-day strike notice to the University of Nairobi over what it has termed systemic law flouting.

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High Court in Narok issued a stay order stopping the implementation of the decision by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) that required the seven Supreme Court Judges to respond to a petition seeking their removal.

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UDA MPs including Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah filed a petition at the Court of Appeal challenging the High Court's ruling that determined that Kenya Kwanza was erroneously declared the majority wing in the National Assembly.

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The government has ordered the surcharging of all civil servants in public entities where money has been lost or is unaccounted for.

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Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru on Wednesday, February 19, criticised Mt Kenya leaders who have been visiting former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at his Wamunyoro residence, warning that they would regret their actions.

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Kenya is set to receive a Ksh647 million boost from the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) to improve food security in arid and semi-arid regions.

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A puzzle has emerged over why the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has only now decided to charge Juja MP George Koimburi with forging academic certificates, nearly three decades after the alleged offence.

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Kenyan taxpayers will have to dig deeper into their pockets after Parliament okayed a decision to allocate funds for pension payments to former Members of Parliament.

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The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has recorded a significant increase in the number of newly registered vehicles, weeks after warning Kenyans against keeping unregistered vehicles within their premises.

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The High Court has ruled against an amendment that granted the Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry Cabinet Secretary the power to appoint members of the powerful National Environment Tribunal (NET).

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Dramatic scenes ensued in the Senate on Wednesday, February 19, after Senators Samson Cherargei and Edwin Sifuna clashed over the alleged abduction of Ugandan politician Kizza Besigye in Nairobi.

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A law firm in Nairobi has raised alarm over unsupervised medical practices by medical interns and registrars at a leading city hospital.

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The County Assemblies Forum (CAF) meeting at KICC descended into chaos on Wednesday, February 19, after MCAs engaged in a physical altercation.

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Members of the Civil Societies in Kenya have warned Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen against deploying National Intelligence Service (NIS) officers in the universities.

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The Senate Committee on Finance and Budget has been put to task to explain why about Ksh48.5 billion of county funds is lying dormant at the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK).