News Tracker - Saturday, 4 January 2025 - 8:01 am

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The body of missing activist Ibrahim Hilal Mwiti, who was last seen in the Nairobi CBD in November last year, has been found at Thika Level V Hospital.

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Public Service CS Justin Muturi has broken ranks within the Cabinet, becoming the first to criticize the government over the rising cases of abductions.

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Millions worth of property were destroyed as fire gutted the historic Limuru Country Club on Friday night.

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The government directs parents with pupils in 348 schools that were closed over safety standards to seek transfers ahead of the reopening next week.

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Cases against Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja over the abductions of six men last year will be heard on Wednesday, January 8.

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Government warns Kenyans against visiting the area where the space rocket fell over health concerns.

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KNCHR Chairperson Roseline Odhiambo Odede dies after a short illness.

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Moses Kuria defends President Ruto after mourners in Embu heckled his speech; he terms the actions as ‘ungodly’.

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The US Embassy, IPOA, National Police Service, and Raila are among the leaders and institutions mourning KNHCR Chairperson Roseline Odede.

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A former Kericho magistrate, Judith Nyakol, who was hounded out of office on allegations of corruption, has been awarded Ksh5 million in compensation because she was subjected to double jeopardy.
 

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Two bodies of missing youths, aged 27 and 26, respectively, have been found at Kahawa and Mwiki in Kiambu and Nairobi counties.

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Migori residents decry the lack of medicine in public health facilities; the county government says the issue is being addressed. 

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The Standard Group Editor-in-Chief Ochieng Rapuro resigns.

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Police in Kiambaa, Kiambu County, discover the lifeless body of a 28-year-old woman in the Kamutaro area along the Ruaka-Banana Road.

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Police launch a probe in Uasin Gishu after a mother allegedly locked her children in the house and torched it.
 

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Five people injured in a road accident involving two private cars near Nyakairo, Kinungi, on the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway; they were evacuated to Naivasha Subcounty Referral Hospital.

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Three new political parties apply for recognition as the 2027 election draws near; there are 90 fully registered political parties so far.

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DP Kindiki dismisses claims of a split with President Ruto in his first appearance for weeks.