News Tracker

Thu, 24 April 2025

  • 5:45 pm Tharaka Nithi Governor and the chair of the Council of Governors Health Committee, Muthomi Njuki, has suspended several health workers in his county following the death of an expectant mother.
  • 5:03 pm Three months after the Controller of Budget (CoB), Margaret Nyakang'o, barred county governments from issuing bursaries, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has promised to intervene.
  • 4:35 pm President William Ruto's administration has entered into an agreement with the Chinese government for the dualing of the Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit-Malaba highway.
  • 4:02 pm Jubilee party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni cautioned President William Ruto against negative criticism of the United States during his 4-day state visit to China.
  • 3:55 pm The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has urged the Kahawa Law Courts to convict and sentence two individuals linked to the 2019 Dusit D2 terror attack.
  • 3:15 pm Speaker Wetang’ula is set to depart the country this evening for Rome to attend the funeral of the late Pope Francis on behalf of President Ruto.
  • 2:41 pm Kenya sides with China, opposing the independence of Taiwan, according to a joint statement from Presidents Ruto and Xi.
  • 2:17 pm The Ministry of Education has announced the recruitment of serving teachers for a two-year full-time Special Needs Education (SNE) Diploma course at KISE beginning in 2025. 
  • 1:38 pm DCI has taken over investigations into the sudden death of Kariobangi North MCA Joel Munuve amid speculations.
  • 1:20 pm CS Murkomen has announced new recommendations to regulate church activities as part of the measures to curb the resurgence of rogue preachers.
  • 12:43 pm KWS denies hiking park fees at various national parks to a flat rate of Ksh13,000, effective July 1, 2025.
  • 12:11 pm CS for Defence Soipan Tuya attends the extraordinary summit of the troops contributing countries to the African Union Support and Stabilization mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) in Kampala, Uganda.
  • 11:55 am Health CS Aden Duale directs regulatory bodies and county governments to investigate and report quarterly on maternal mortality across all 47 counties to reduce deaths.
  • 11:10 am Kenya and China sign a new MoU on scientific and technological cooperation to foster a partnership that will allow Kenyan scientists, researchers, and tech entrepreneurs access to cutting-edge expertise.
  • 10:45 am Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu has attributed the criticism of the Kenya Kwanza administration by top ODM governors to feelings of marginalisation in the broad-based government.
  • 10:13 am The government of the DRC and the M23 rebel group have committed to an immediate ceasefire after peace talks facilitated by Qatar.
  • 9:33 am Education CS Julius Ogamba has directed that some form of mathematics be reinstated as a compulsory subject in the senior secondary schools.
  • 9:09 am A Kenyan lecturer in China has asked President Ruto to push for Kenya to be designated an English-speaking country to open the doors of the Asian giant to more Kenyans.
  • 8:47 am Sports Disputes Tribunal reinstates Sasha Mutai as KRU Chair; slams Board for governance flaws over illegal suspension.
  • 8:13 am Nairobi Women Rep Esther Passaris has launched a tirade aimed at Kenyans who have strongly criticised her earlier pushback against viral memes portraying Raila Odinga as the new Pope, saying, "You are the few, not the many."
  • 7:42 am The Kenya Railways has suspended Nairobi link trains to Lukenya and Syokimau due to a blockage on the railway line at Mukuru.
  • 7:12 am The Sports Disputes Tribunal has suspended NOC-K elections scheduled for today, pending the determination of a case filed by 14 federations challenging the eligibility of delegates from a rival camp.

Wed, 23 April 2025

  • 7:11 pm Dr Patrick Amoth has been appointed to a 16-member SHA Benefits Package and Tariffs Advisory Panel to advise the SHA CEO and Health CS Aden Duale.
  • 6:44 pm Health CS Aden Duale has appointed a 16-member committee, the Independent Investigative Committee on Tissue and Organ Transplant Services, to probe the Mediheal Hospital kidney transplants and evaluate existing laws and loopholes thereof.
  • 6:34 pm Two-time presidential candidate Mwalimu Mohammed Abduba Dida is a free man after serving a 3-year jail term in the US.
  • 5:39 pm The Ministry of Public Service and Human Capital Development has indicated that the establishment of a commercial division for the National Youth Service (NYS) will require an investment of Ksh4 billion from the government.
  • 5:21 pm The government has launched urgent flood response measures in Nairobi after a 23-year-old mother and her two children died in Ruaraka; CS Geoffrey Ruku directed a multi-agency meeting to craft immediate mitigation strategies.
  • 4:52 pm The Nairobi City County Assembly members observe a moment of silence in honour of the late  Kariobangi North MCA Joel Munuve.
  • 4:12 pm The Advocates Disciplinary Tribunal has found the former LSK President, Nelson Havi, guilty of displaying and uttering defamatory statements against Allen Gichuhi on his X account.
  • 3:49 pm Speaker Moses Wetangula urges MPs from Baringo County to directly engage youths in the restoration of security in the region.