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Author: kenyans.co.kePublished on: October 21, 2026Country: Kenya

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Kenyans.co.ke’s news tracker for October 21, 2026, reports that public health officers protested in Nairobi after a 92-day strike, demanding union recognition, payment for interns, risk allowances and the signing of their collective bargaining agreement. Detectives arrested a suspect filmed violently robbing a member of the public in Parklands after tracking him near the Northern Bypass. A quarry collapsed in Mutonga, Meru County, as rescue teams searched for buried workers; several people were feared dead. The tracker also reports IMF concerns about rising debt costs for African governments and a Central Bank of Kenya warning that food prices could rise.

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