News Tracker

Thu, 08 January 2026

  • 3:31 pm The Ministry of Education to release the 2025 KCSE examination results for more than 996,000 candidates on Friday January 9 at 9.30am. 
  • 3:02 pm Nairobi County has rolled out a Ksh170 million secondary school scholarship programme targeting 4,000 learners.
  • 2:45 pm KMPDU has backed the Ministry of Health's directive to regulate the hiring of foreign doctors arguing that lower-paid expatriates risk sidelining Kenyan medics.
  • 2:20 pm Governor Abdulswamad Sheriff Nassir has appointed Raila Odinga's long-time personal bodyguard, Maurice Ogeta, as a security advisor to the Mombasa County government.
  • 1:44 pm ODM party leader Oburu Odinga has met with Junet Mohamed at his office in Nairobi, amid escalating tensions within the party.
  • 1:10 pm Macadamia farmers are seeking an urgent meeting with President Ruto, accusing Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe of shutting them out of decisions on a raw nut export ban.
  • 12:50 pm OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT Health, a new feature that allows users to link their medical records and wellness apps, enabling the chatbot to personalise explanations, preparation for visits, and health guidance.
  • 12:22 pm KWS has recaptured two lionesses that strayed from Nairobi National Park into Rongai’s Sholinke trading center and safely returned them to their pride.
  • 11:40 am ODM accused President Ruto’s UDA party of attempting a “hostile takeover” of its Western Kenya grassroots networks by luring officials into UDA programmes under false pretences.
  • 11:18 am Jubilee SG Jeremiah Kioni condemned Rigathi Gachagua’s call for a dominant Mt Kenya party as retrogressive and unconstitutional, vowing to protect multiparty democracy.
  • 10:49 am Martha Karua has urged Kenyans to elect leaders who commit to serving a single term over the next four election cycles, arguing the move would strengthen accountability and curb abuse of power.
  • 10:14 am KUCCPS has opened applications to the Kenya Medical Training College, lowering entry requirements for insurance-related courses.
  • 9:37 am NTSA has ordered mandatory retesting for drivers caught violating traffic rules after a viral video showed a Tahmeed bus making a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre.
  • 8:58 am Kenya affected after the US President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing America’s support from 66 international organisations, including several UN agencies headquartered in Kenya.
  • 8:29 am Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has announced a new policy that puts qualified Kenyan health workers first before licensing foreign doctors.
  • 8:03 am Martha Karua has accused election officials of manipulating the presidential vote, questioning why tallying would take seven days to know the presidential results.
  • 7:45 am Murang’a-based pastor collapses in a tree hugging marathon, an endurance course to raise cancer awareness.
  • 7:06 am COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli says he has repeatedly sought to retire from union leadership since 2011, but officials declined to release him.

Wed, 07 January 2026

  • 7:02 pm The Kenyan government to introduce new taxes that would increase the cost of sanitary towels and motor vehicle spare parts.
  • 6:32 pm A second body has been recovered from the collapsed South C building in Nairobi, six days after rescue operations began.
  • 5:59 pm Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has announced plans to restrict the licensing of foreign doctors, except specialists and practitioners from EAC states, citing growing unemployment among Kenyan medical professionals.
  • 5:25 pm Kenya’s opposition has raised fears of possible election interference in 2027 after leaders claimed controversial IT expert Jose Carmago was recently spotted at State House.
  • 4:55 pm Several families of prison officers were left homeless after a night fire gutted staff quarters at Meru GK Prison, destroying property and forcing residents to flee.
  • 4:14 pm President William Ruto has unveiled a nationwide anti-drug plan to establish rehabilitation centres in all 47 counties, as the government rolls out a multi-agency campaign.
  • 3:47 pm NTSA is facing renewed criticism after motorists reported prolonged delays in the issuance of reflective number plates.
  • 3:06 pm The County Government Workers Union of Kenya has issued a seven-day strike notice, warning that services in devolved units could be paralysed.
  • 2:32 pm The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers on Wednesday January 7 staged a protest to Afya House in Nairobi, demanding the government to finalize on their pending grievances and welfare concerns.
  • 1:56 pm KUCCPS has opened applications for placement to KMTC’s March 2026 intake, inviting students to apply online between January 7 and 27 for certificate and diploma health programmes nationwide across campuses.
  • 1:17 pm A Kahawa Law Court granted Ksh 500,000 bond or Ksh 50,000 cash bail to government officials charged over alleged unlawful issuance of national IDs, as DCI widens identity-fraud probe nationwide.
  • 12:41 pm Alcohol traders have sued the Ministry of Health  and county governments over a ban on online and home deliveries, arguing the Cabinet Secretary illegally usurped counties’ powers to regulate alcohol sales.