News Tracker - Wednesday, 8 October 2025 - 11:38 am

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Nairobi County acquires a chapati-making machine that produces 6,000–8,000 chapatis per hour, months after President Ruto announced plans to help the county acquire the machine.

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KRA collected Ksh85.146 billion in taxes in September 2025, marking the highest monthly total in its history.

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The US delivers 20 new armoured vehicles to Haitian Gang Suppression Forces, weeks after President Ruto accused them of sending old vehicles to the Kenya-led MSS.

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A three-judge bench has postponed the impeachment hearing of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to December 16, 2025.

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The government has released Ksh2.4 billion in Inua Jamii funds for September to support over 1.2 million Kenyans.

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A former mortuary attendant at Mbagathi Hospital is accused of taking a Ksh40,000 bribe to release a body, bypassing official hospital procedures, a court has heard.

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Lecturers’ strike in public universities continues after talks collapsed, with unions blaming the SRC for interfering in negotiations and planning protests across campuses; the standoff enters its fourth week.

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Nearly 600 traders at Fig Tree Market close Limuru Road, protesting night demolition of their stalls by Nairobi County officials; they say their products were in the stalls during the demolitions.

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The government announces plans to launch Kenya’s first online platform for selling farmers’ produce, starting with the coffee sector; CS Kagwe says the platform will link farmers directly to both local and international buyers.

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Court refers the hate speech case facing Mumias East MP Peter Salasya to the NCIC for review and recommendation, the remarks were made on his X accounts in May.

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The Attorney General has asked the High Court to toss out a case challenging how presidential advisors were appointed, insisting the appointments were done legally and followed all the right procedures. 

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At least one person has died, while several others are nursing injuries in two separate accidents that occurred this morning along the Murang'a-Kenol and Chuka-Embu highways.

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KTDA has announced that tea farmers will receive their final payment by Wednesday, October 15.

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FKF President Hussein Mohammed lands a role in the FIFA Institution Relations Committee, as Abdalla Yusuf Ibrahim, a member of FKF's National Executive Committee, has been picked to join the FIFA Stadium and Security Committee.

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Mental health patients will now be covered under the government insurance scheme, SHA, Ministry of Health CS Aden Duale has announced.

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EACC arrests and charges ex-Nairobi Water official accused of drawing a salary of Ksh7.8 million with a forged degree from the University of Nairobi.

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Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived in Nairobi, where he is expected to attend the 24th COMESA Heads of State and Government Summit tomorrow.

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Education CS Julius Ogamba warns schools to follow official hours, directing classes to run from 8:00am to 3:00pm, threatening disciplinary action for schools forcing students to report early.

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KeRRA has launched tenders for over 500 rural roads and bridges to be upgraded nationwide under the “Connecting Devolved Kenya” plan, aimed at boosting rural connectivity and economic growth.

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Senator Tabitha Mutinda has been elected to the Board of Governance of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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Kenya and the IMF are set for crunch talks on a new financing programme in Washington, D.C., in the United States next week, according to CBK Governor Kamau Thugge.