News Tracker

Sat, 17 January 2026

  • 4:56 pm Yoweri Museveni has won a seventh term after securing 71.65 per cent of votes cast in the Ugandan Presidential Elections the the Electoral Commission has declared; Bobi Wine won 24.72 per cent of the votes cast.
  • 4:25 pm Francis Atwoli has been re-elected unopposed as General Secretary of the Kenya Plantation and Agricultural Workers Union (KPAWU) for another five-year term.
  • 3:51 pm Trade CS Lee Kinyanjui has appointed Nelson Gaichuhie as Chairperson and member of the Board of Directors of the Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) for a three-year term.
  • 3:17 pm Treasury CS John Mbadi appointed Risper Olick as a member of the Board of Directors of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) for a three-year term.
  • 2:54 pm Dr John Kipngetich Mosonik has been appointed as the Chancellor of Rongo University for a five-year term by President Ruto.
  • 1:43 pm President Ruto has reappointed Hannah Waitherero Muriithi as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) for a further three-year term, effective January 20, 2026.  
  • 12:48 pm President Ruto says the construction of a new world-class airport will begin in April this year as part of the government's strategy to improve the country's national infrastructure.
  • 12:31 pm Kenyan author Emmanuel Muchui has launched a 73-hour reading marathon starting Friday at 10:51am at Nuria Book Store in Nairobi, aiming to finish on Monday at 3:51pm.
  • 11:51 am Kenya Met forecasts occasional afternoon showers in Nairobi and parts of the Rift Valley through Wednesday, even as much of the country remains hot, sunny and dry.
  • 11:22 am Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir vowed the Coast region will no longer be sidelined in national decisions after talks with Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen on ID registration and inclusion.
  • 10:54 am Police in Mlolongo have seized more than 2,560 suspected counterfeit liquor bottles in a raid as part of a wider crackdown on illicit alcohol.
  • 10:17 am President Ruto is hosting Mt Kenya grassroots leaders’ forum at Sagana State Lodge, Nyeri, in the company of Governor Mutahi Kahiga and National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wa, among other leaders.
  • 9:58 am At least 12 people have been killed and dozens injured in post-election clashes between security forces and opposition supporters across central Uganda and Kampala.
  • 9:14 am Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine was reportedly arrested in a night raid at his Magere home, as authorities deny abduction claims amid deadly post-election tensions.
  • 8:57 am Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has vowed to sack and prosecute Nandi Hills officers filmed assaulting youth in a pool hall, as IPOA and Internal Affairs launch rapid probes.
  • 7:55 am KTDA Holdings has appointed engineer Francis Miano as acting Group CEO, replacing Wilson Muthaura, to steer ongoing reforms for over 600,000 smallholder tea farmers.
  • 7:10 am Uchumi Supermarket has reopened outlets at Unicity Mall and Lang’ata Hyper in Nairobi, in a gradual comeback to the competitive retail market.

Fri, 16 January 2026

  • 7:05 pm Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has extended the Grade 10 admission deadline to Wednesday, January 21, saying the move is aimed at achieving a 100 per cent transition of learners to Senior School.
  • 5:02 pm EPRA has approved plans for a university to generate 40 megawatts of solar power for the national grid,a move set to make it the first university in Kenya to supply electricity at such scale.
  • 4:33 pm Kenyans have been advised to temporarily halt travel through the Busia and Malaba border points as Uganda awaits the outcome of its general election.
  • 3:58 pm Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has condemned the alleged assault at Nandi Hills Police Station and ordered an immediate investigation, directing the Internal Affairs Unit to conclude its probe within three days.
  • 3:24 pm A court has ordered the exhumation of a General Service Unit (GSU) officer secretly buried at a church compound, after police raised alarm over the covert burial of the officer without the knowledge of his family.
  • 2:58 pm Kenya’s star athlete is set to receive government support after her emotional public appeal for sponsorship drew national attention, prompting Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya to step in and pledge urgent intervention to keep her professional career on track.
  • 2:24 pm The Judiciary has announced applications for top judicial offices, including Chief Kadhi and Registrar, as it continues nationwide interviews to fill key court positions amid ongoing staffing gaps in the judiciary.
  • 1:49 pm Religious and community leaders in Lamu County have urged the national government to lift the 12-year-old dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed in 2013, citing its prolonged social and economic impact on residents.
  • 1:05 pm People living with HIV on are holding a peaceful procession to protest disruptions to essential HIV services following a High Court decision to suspend the Kenya-US health partnership agreement.
  • 12:35 pm The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has intercepted contraband goods worth more than Ksh280 million at the Port of Mombasa, foiling an attempt to illegally import the goods concealed in a 40-foot container.
  • 12:03 pm County officials have been arrested over alleged procurement irregularities worth Ksh 348 million, following directives from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP).
  • 11:34 am One person has been killed and 32 others injured following a road accident involving two buses at the Tunnel area along the Londiani–Muhoroni Junction road in Kericho County.