News Tracker

Wed, 15 October 2025

  • 6:57 pm Kenya's High Commissioner to India, Ambassador Peter Munyiri, has received Raila's body at the Kerala Medical College in India; the body is expected to arrive in the country tomorrow.
  • 6:13 pm Former President Uhuru Kenyatta and his wife, Margaret Kenyatta, have visited Mama Ida Odinga to console her at her Karen residence.
  • 5:55 pm CSs Musalia Mudavadi, Kipchumba Murkomen, and Hassan Joho; Governor Johnson Sakaja; and Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah are among a 30-member delegation heading to India to escort Raila Odinga's body home.
  • 5:20 pm ODM SG Edwin Sifuna apologises to Kenyans for the delayed confirmation of Raila Odinga's death, saying the party had to wait for the president to confirm the demise.
  • 4:53 pm Deputy President Kithure Kindiki convenes the first meeting of the National Funeral Committee to plan Raila Odinga's state funeral, expected to address the country tonight.
  • 4:27 pm The government has postponed the verification of the NYOTA applications that were scheduled to take place on Friday, October 17, across all 290 constituencies, following President Ruto's proclamation for a seven-day national mourning.
  • 3:50 pm The National Assembly will hold a special sitting on Thursday from 10am to midnight for MPs to mourn Raila Odinga's demise.
  • 3:16 pm Goons have broken into shops in Nairobi CBD, stoned buses carrying passengers as the mourning of Raila Odinga turns chaotic.
  • 2:28 pm President William Ruto declares seven days of national mourning following the death of Raila Odinga.
  • 2:09 pm The Indian government offers to cover costs of the repatriation of the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga back to Kenya; Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi to lead Kenyan delegation to coordinate the process.
  • 2:07 pm Former Citizen TV and NTV journalist Kimani Mbugua dies; he had been battling mental health issues and had been in and out of rehabilitation centres.
  • 1:49 pm Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to be accorded a State funeral, President William Ruto declares, suspends all his public engagements.
  • 1:09 pm Several shops in Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) close amid tension as Kenyans take to the streets to mourn Raila Odinga.
  • 12:33 pm Traffic on Ngong Road has come to a standstill as Kenyans mourn Raila Odinga; the road leads to Raila’s home in Karen, where crowds have gathered to mourn the statesman.
  • 12:00 pm Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi mourns Raila Odinga as a towering statesman and a cherished friend of India.
  • 11:31 am Hundreds of Kenyans gather at Raila's residences in Bondo and Karen; mourners have taken to the streets in Kisumu and Bondo, marching with twigs and placards and bringing businesses and transport activities in the two towns to a halt.
  • 10:55 am President William Ruto arrives at Raila Odinga’s Karen home; he is expected to address the nation following the death of the former Prime Minister.
  • 10:00 am President William Ruto convenes an extraordinary meeting of the National Security Council at 10am, and will later chair a special Cabinet meeting at 2:30pm following news of Raila Odinga's death.
  • 9:00 am Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga dies in India after suffering a cardiac arrest during a morning walk on Wednesday, October 15.
  • 8:50 am Raila Odinga to be buried on Sunday in line with the traditions of his Anglican Church.
  • 8:47 am A public viewing of Raila's body is also scheduled for Saturday, at Moi Stadium in Kisumu City between 9am and 3pm.
  • 8:40 am Raila Odinga's body is to arrive in Kenya at around 8:30am on Thursday and lie in state at the Parliament buildings from 12 noon to 5pm for public viewing.

Tue, 14 October 2025

  • 6:15 pm UDA party issues show cause letter to Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale for alleged disloyalty - campaigning for opposition candidate in the upcoming Malava parliamentary by-election; gives him 14 days to respond.
  • 6:00 pm At least two people confirmed dead after lorry plunges into the river at the infamous Nithi Bridge in Tharaka Nithi County.
  • 5:31 pm Kenyan passport maintains steady decline, dropping to 73rd in the latest Henley Passport Index; the passport has dropped five positions from the 68th position it held at the beginning of the year.
  • 5:09 pm Catholic nun who is the prime suspect in the murder of fellow nun Anselimina Karimi, to remain in police custody for the next 14 days, court rules.
  • 4:55 pm Journalist Larry Madowo seeks advice from the public on whether to sue George Oduor, the driver of Kibera MP Peter Orero, after their  traffic altercation on Thursday last week.
  • 4:10 pm EPRA retains fuel prices unchanged; Super Petrol, Diesel, and Kerosene retail at Ksh184.52, Ksh171.47 and Ksh154.78, respectively, in Nairobi.
  • 3:49 pm Transport and business activities in Embu town halted after hundreds of protestors marched to the streets to protest against former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
  • 3:12 pm Kiambu MCAs threaten to impeach Governor Kimani Wamatangi over what they described as a health crisis plaguing the county.