News Tracker

Wed, 21 May 2025

6:46 pm CS Oparanya pauses registration of new SACCOs for three months while launching a new expert committee to review laws governing the sector.
6:13 pm NSSF records revenues of Ksh105.29 billion on a budget of Ksh78.94 billion in the financial year ending June, after a rise in monthly deductions.
5:45 pm KNEC has announced plans to scrap 70 business and technical courses offered by TVET institutions starting November 2025, saying they are outdated.
5:28 pm Kenyans will soon have an opportunity to engage Cabinet Secretaries on various matters in 2-hour sessions, according to ICT CS William Kabogo.
4:50 pm Protests have erupted in Kamwangi Town, Kiambu County, as traders took to the streets to protest the sudden overnight demolition of their central market.
4:08 pm The government is in the process of adopting a system of sending emergency alerts to Kenyans before and during climatic disasters to improve response and reduce losses.
3:46 pm The High Court has issued a conservatory order suspending the UDA's decision to expel nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba from the party.
3:18 pm The President of the Tanganyika Law Society (TLS), Boniface Mwabukusi, has revealed that Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan lawyer and journalist Agatha Atuhaire have not yet been deported, as he had stated earlier on May 20.
2:53 pm Father John Maina Ndegwa, the parish priest of Igwamiti Parish in Nyandarua County, criticised the government before his brutal death, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has revealed.
2:15 pm Nairobi County Chief Environment Officer Geoffrey Mosiria has announced that the county will not pursue Pastor James Ng'ang'a's Ksh10 million in land rates for his CBD church.
1:55 pm A section of Mukuru Kwa Reuben residents on Wednesday occupied a local police station seeking to forestall alleged plans to evict them to pave the way for the government to build more units under the Affordable Housing Programme.
1:22 pm Gloria Orwoba's inevitable ouster from the Senate was confirmed on Wednesday, May 21, after Senate Speaker Amason Kingi declared her seat vacant.
12:55 pm The drama surrounding the impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has taken a new twist after a lawyer insisted that cases challenging his removal from office should be allowed to go on.
12:18 pm Kenyan marathoner Purity Changwony's career has been dealt a blow after she was banned from athletics for two years after admitting to multiple violations of the Anti-Doping Rule.
11:55 am The Government's plan to have more funds allocated to the Hustler Fund suffered a blow after lawmakers declined requests for additional funding to the kitty by the Ministry of Cooperatives.
11:39 am Development of the agricultural sector in Mt Kenya region will be a major focus for Mumias East MP Peter Salasya if he wins the next General Election.
10:55 am Education Cabinet Secretary, Julius Ogamba, has cautioned schools against imposing unauthorised levies on parents, emphasising the need for free basic education.
10:22 am The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection has confirmed disbursement of Ksh3.52 billion Inua Jamii Programme cash for April.
9:53 am Kenyan police officers battling gangs in Haiti may soon get a major boost with plans to deploy more officers from the US.
9:23 am Social media platform X is not available in Tanzania, with reports that the government blocked it after the country's police force account was hacked.
8:56 am The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has dismissed claims that its systems were hacked and its database, which stores financial transactions, was compromised.
8:33 am Musalia Mudavadi has found himself on the receiving end after he defended the Tanzanian government over the deportation of Kenyan activists who had gone to stand in solidarity with opposition leader Tundu Lissu.
7:55 am The government has formally written to the United States Senator Jim Risch explaining Kenya’s position during President William Ruto's recent visit to China.
7:42 am Police have confirmed that investigations are underway into the death of Catholic priest John Maina, who was found murdered after hosting former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

Tue, 20 May 2025

5:43 pm Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has been released on a Ksh1 million bond or a cash bail of Ksh500,000 after being charged with corruption.
5:20 pm Soy Member of Parliament David Kiplagat has raised concerns for his safety, claiming he has received death threats.
4:55 pm Over 100 business owners operating outside Makadara Hospital in Mombasa County have expressed outrage after being evicted by the county government.
4:18 pm The Teachers Service Commission (TSC), led by its Chief Executive Officer, Nancy Macharia, has been given seven days to explain the promotion of over 25,000 teachers.
3:48 pm The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has extended its working hours to allow Kenyans to file their 2024 income tax returns.
3:22 pm KETRACO has given those whose land has been affected by its projects in Sultan Hamud, Makueni County, and in Isinya, Kajiado County, 30 days to collect their compensation.