News Tracker

Tue, 09 September 2025

  • 5:55 pm At least one person died, while several others are nursing serious injuries after a bus they were travelling in got involved in an accident along Jogoo Road in Nairobi on Tuesday afternoon.
  • 5:27 pm Central Bank of Kenya has received ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018 certification for its information technology service management systems - this confirms that its internal IT operations meet the globally recognised standards for managing and delivering secure and reliable services.
  • 4:47 pm Ministry of Environment has flagged as fake a gazette notice claiming that the government is in the process of fencing the 30,000-hectare Kaptagat forest in the Rift Valley.
  • 4:11 pm Renson Ingonga, Director of Public Prosecutions, elected Supernumerary Member of the International Association of Prosecutors' (IAP) Executive Committee during the organisation's annual general meeting in Singapore on Tuesday, September 9.
  • 3:43 pm National Police Service Commission (NPSC) has announced that all new cadets will report to police colleges on 17 November, as the government plans to recruit 10,000 police constables in the 2025/26 financial year.
  • 3:14 pm The Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) has urged all trustees, scheme administrators, and other service providers of retirement benefits schemes to pay the retirement benefits levy ahead of the October 31 deadline, or risk hefty fines.
  • 2:52 pm The Directorate of Criminal Investigations seized 160 bags of fake bean seeds and unmarked bags of fake cotton seeds during a raid in Busia County on Tuesday, September 8.
  • 2:22 pm The World Health Organisation (WHO) has added weight-loss and diabetes drug semaglutide to its Essential Medicines List. 
  • 2:15 pm The World Bank has raised concerns over the increasing levels of non-performing loans in the Kenyan banking sector, which it argues risk plunging local banks into losses.
  • 1:23 pm Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai on Tuesday, September 9, proposed radical reforms within the Nairobi CBD, including a requirement for hawkers to wear uniforms in the city centre.
  • 1:15 pm Parliament has dismissed widespread claims circulating online that a new bill seeks to extend the term of the President and other elected leaders from five to seven years.
  • 12:55 pm A new Bill, the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2025, that seeks to create special seats in both the National Assembly and Senate, is in the pipeline.
  • 12:13 pm Immigration Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang has disclosed that three technology firms contracted to maintain the eCitizen platform collectively pocket Ksh1.1 billion annually, about Ksh3 million daily.
  • 11:44 am Police officers in Reading, United Kingdom, are probing the death of a Kenyan woman killed in her apartment.
  • 11:11 am Kenyans have been put on high alert after the United Kingdom threatened to suspend visas for countries which fail to cooperate in taking back their nationals who are denied the right to remain in the UK.
  • 10:31 am Police have arrested ten suspects in connection with a violent attack on Emakale Police Post in Matungu Sub-County, Kakamega County.
  • 10:05 am President Donald Trump’s administration has urged Haitians and members of the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) to be cautious and ignore Jimmy Cherizier, alias Barbecue’s, call for peace.
  • 9:45 am KASNEB has released its examination notice for the December 2025 exams, noting key dates, registration deadlines, and payment guidelines for candidates.
  • 9:00 am African development financial institutions and leading banks have pledged Ksh12 trillion ($100 billion) towards the continent’s green industrialisation efforts, with President William Ruto playing a key role in driving the initiative.
  • 8:35 am The Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced the rollout of a comprehensive employee satisfaction and workplace environment survey.
  • 8:00 am The High Court in Nakuru has heard that the lifeless body of missing fisherman Brian Odhiambo was allegedly last seen on the back of a Land Cruiser belonging to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS).
  • 7:44 am Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti on Monday, September 8, announced the suspension of 36 county staff over allegations of corruption.

Mon, 08 September 2025

  • 7:39 pm Police have arrested 300 people in night raids in Nairobi, seizing crude weapons such as knives and recovering stolen phones and other items from those detained; operations set to continue.
  • 6:33 pm The High Court in Kiambu has granted Ksh1 million bail to 15 former officers of the disbanded Special Service Unit, who were accused of abducting and murdering two foreign Indians and their Kenyan driver.
  • 5:49 pm Police have shut down an illegal electricity distribution hub near the National Archives in Nairobi CBD as the county, KPLC, and NPS launch a crackdown against illegal power connections in the city.
  • 5:21 pm The Kenya Tourism Board has partnered with a global financial systems company, VISA, to drive growth, streamline payments, and create world-class visitor experiences.
  • 4:54 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has urged the public to report and arrest individuals found stealing or vandalising property in the Central Business District (CBD) as part of the city's efforts to combat crime.
  • 4:16 pm KeNHA has threatened to fine all politicians whose posters are found placed on road furniture ahead of the upcoming by-elections; the fine is Ksh85,000.
  • 3:48 pm The Kenya Veterinary Board (KVB) has announced that it will conduct a compliance assessment on veterinary practitioners in the counties of Turkana, Nandi, Uasin Gishu, Elgeyo Marakwet, Baringo West, Pokot, and Trans Nzoia.
  • 3:25 pm Shanzu Ward MCA, Allen Rodgers Katana, was arrested on Monday alongside five other activists in Mombasa while marching towards Governor Abdulswamad Sharrif's office.