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Author: kenyans.co.kePublished on: November 5, 2026Country: Kenya

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Kenya’s news tracker for November 5, 2026, reported that the DCI arrested five suspects over a Ksh742,000 online scam in which a woman was duped into buying 1,400 bags of cement from fraudsters posing as Bamburi Cement representatives. The Council of Governors called for the repeal of the 2026 Tourism Regulations, arguing that licensing powers belong to county governments. A United Opposition convoy was reportedly attacked in Migori, with Kalonzo Musyoka and Justin Muturi accusing police and government allies of facilitating the disruption. The Interior Ministry plans to deploy local chiefs to trace people who have yet to collect their national identity cards; 557,930 cards remain uncollected.

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