News Tracker

Mon, 15 September 2025

  • 5:45 pm A petition seeks to bar LAPFUND board member Seth Panyako from vying for the Malava MP seat, citing failure to resign from public office within the legal deadline.
  • 5:14 pm KURA has announced plans to take down signboards and illegal installations along the Eastern Bypass Corridor. 
  • 4:50 pm EACC Chairperson David Oginde calls for the urgent digitisation of police processes to reduce bribery and human interference.
  • 4:20 pm Land CS Alice Wahome has threatened to sue Kiambu Senator Karungo wa Thang'wa over claims of being involved in a land-grabbing scheme in Ruiru; the Senator accused her and President Ruto of being behind the plot.
  • 3:47 pm President Ruto lauds Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wah at his father’s funeral, hailing him as a loyal brother, a fearless leader, and a man who has carried political burdens on his behalf.
  • 3:30 pm Police in Kitengela detain a 24-year-old woman in connection with the fatal stabbing of her 38-year-old husband, following a domestic dispute that occurred on Sunday night.
  • 2:48 pm Kenya has joined the US, UAE and other countries under the Quad to reject all efforts to split the war-torn Sudan as fighting between the RSF and SAF continues.
  • 2:24 pm The Teachers Service Commission has deregistered at least 69 teachers for abusing students, after investigating over 100 reported misconduct cases since January 2024.
  • 1:52 pm September electricity bills are expected to jump by Ksh4.42 per kWh due to increased fuel energy charges, foreign exchange fluctuation adjustments and an upward review of WRMA.
  • 1:09 pm NSSF is in the process of constructing a multimillion residential housing complex in Milimani, Kisumu city, with 162 two and three-bedroom units a report has revealed.
  • 12:49 pm Juja MP George Koimburi arraigned in a Nairobi court, charged with conspiracy to defraud, forgery, false land registration, and uttering false documents in an alleged Ksh10 million land fraud scheme.
  • 12:12 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja vows to remove all parking boys from CBD in a bid to boost security in the capital.
  • 11:58 am President Ruto joins other leaders in the funeral service of Mzee Isaac Ichung'wa Ngugi, the father of National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah.
  • 11:10 am The Motorists Association of Kenya has called for the immediate disbandment of EPRA and either a return to the transparent ERC formula or a reversion to a free market after the latest fuel review.
  • 10:52 am President Ruto will be commissioning the Mombasa Commuter Rail Service on Wednesday, September 17; the Ksh4.2 billion project is set to connect the SGR to the city centre.
  • 10:10 am Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has dismissed claims that the United Opposition has picked a 2027 flagbearer, after Rigathi Gachagua appeared to suggest he was the preferred candidate.
  • 9:39 am ODM has sent Kasmuel McOure to represent the party at the European Parliament and other institutions in Brussels, Belgium.
  • 9:27 am Nairobi County askaris are directed to arrest any members of the public found dropping any litter in the CBD.
  • 8:45 am Bungoma Governor Fernandes Barasa asks President Ruto to fire Cooperatives CS Wycliffe Oparanya, saying he is dissatisfied with the postion; the two have been at loggerheads over the ODM chairperson seat in Kakamega. 
  • 8:09 am KFS has introduced drone patrols at Karura Forest in a bid to increase security at the popular spot.
  • 7:55 am Hundreds are set to lose their jobs as 60 companies announce closure, with 80 others issuing notice to shut down as the economy continues to bite.
  • 7:10 am KDF to conduct mass recruitment for cadets (both regular and graduate), Specialist Officers, General Duty Recruits, Tradesmen and Women, and Constables; Cadet recruitment starts October 13; all other applications are online and due by October 12.

Sun, 14 September 2025

  • 6:35 pm EPRA marginally reduces fuel prices, with Super Petrol retailing at Ksh184.52, Diesel at Ksh171.47 and Kerosene at Ksh154.78 in Nairobi, effective midnight on Monday, September 15. 
  • 5:57 pm UDA to pocket over Ksh789 million in the latest revision of the Political Parties Fund (PPF) allocations, while ODM gets Ksh421 million.
  • 5:19 pm The Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) has dismissed claims that it has pulled out of the Malava parliamentary by-election. 
  • 4:44 pm Students were left counting heavy losses after a fierce fire broke out at St Michael Primary School in Kerugoya, Kirinyaga County, destroying a dormitory. 
  • 4:26 pm The Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, has banned the possession of firearms in 13 areas in Marsabit County.
  • 3:49 pm Ferdinand Omanyala had an unceremonious end to his  2025 World Athletics Championships campaign in Tokyo after finishing fifth in the semi-final, effectively ending his quest to medal at the championships.
  • 3:14 pm President Ruto appoints Francis Ndungu Kibera to chair the Board of Trustees of the National Fund for the Disabled of Kenya, effective immediately, to replace Dr Kristina Kenyatta-Pratt, former President Uhuru Kenyatta's sister. 
  • 2:51 pm Two people lost their lives, while several others sustained injuries after a multi-vehicle accident along the Mwea-Embu Highway.