News Tracker - Wednesday, 29 October 2025 - 12:15 pm

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If Embakasi East MP Babu Owino secures the nominations before the 2027 elections, ODM will endorse him as their candidate to contest for Nairobi's gubernatorial seat, according to acting party leader Oburu Odinga.

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Irate Kenyans call on the Interior CS, Kipchumba Murkomen, and IG Kanja to take stern action against a foreigner filmed yelling at and harassing police officers at Diani Police Station in Kwale County.

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A section of Nairobi residents have filed a petition in court seeking to have all matatus without designated bus stops removed from the CBD. 

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EACC raids the homes and offices of the Nyamira Governor, Amos Nyaribo, over alleged involvement in a Ksh382 million irregular tender. 

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The SHA board has named CPA Pariken Ole Sankei as the new Director of Internal Audit.

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Kenya is to compensate Uganda over the killing of three geologists and two UPDF soldiers who were allegedly killed by Turkana warriors in March 2022, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announces.

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The Dutch national caught on camera harassing police officers in Diani, Kwale County, is to be deported, barely 48 hours after his initial arrest. 

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Presidential hopeful David Maraga has promised that his government will have 50 per cent of women in leadership positions.

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Tanzania experienced a nationwide internet outage as the country went into elections with little to no online communication, according to the global internet observatory Netblocks.

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KPSEA and KJSEA results will be released in December 2025, while KCSE results will be made public in January 2026, according to Education Cabinet Secretary Migos Ogamba.

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Former Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo and KANU chairman Gideon Moi visit the home of the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga in Bondo, Siaya County, to console his family.

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A new High Court petition filed to halt all 2027 election preparations by IEBC, with the petitioner citing constitutional concerns over the current electoral and governance framework.

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Health CS Aden Duale disputes the Kiambu governor’s claim of zero maternal deaths, citing ministry data showing several mothers and newborns died during the county doctors’ strike this year.

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The US Embassy in Tanzania urges staff and citizens to remain at home as violent protests erupt in Dar es Salaam following a disputed general election.

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The High Court orders the State to respond to MP Babu Owino’s petition challenging the constitutionality of the new cybercrime law restricting ‘immoral or sexually explicit content’, with responses due by November 3.

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Tanzania police announce a 6pm curfew nationwide amid protests in several parts of the country.

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The Ministry of Agriculture plans to merge the Agricultural Finance Corporation with the Commodities Fund, aiming to boost efficiency and farmer financing, while warning of possible job losses at the affected institutions.