News Tracker

Thu, 04 December 2025

  • 6:27 pm Three shot dead and several others, including police officers and journalists, injured amid chaos over plans to relocate locals from land where gold worth Ksh683 billion was discovered in Kakamega. 
  • 5:42 pm U.S. Department of State issues a statement saying the Donald Trump administration is reviewing its bilateral relationship with Tanzania due to repeated human rights violations. 
  • 5:00 pm High Court deals blow to President Ruto’s Compensation Taskforce for Victims of Political Violence, ruling that the president had no reason to establish an advisory panel outside the remit of the KNCHR.   
  • 4:49 pm Ruto's UDA party suffers setback as two voters file petition challenging victory of Leo Wa Muthende in the Mbeere North citing reports of irregularities and that new MP not a registered voter. 
  • 4:17 pm Govt announces major changes to leadership of NPS; former Nairobi Regional Police Commander Adamson Bungei moved to Kenya National Focal Point on Small Arms and Light Weapons as director.   
  • 3:39 pm  United Democratic Alliance (UDA) to conduct its grassroots elections in the remaining 20 counties on Saturday, January 10, party’s National Election Board announces. 
  • 3:12 pm Media Council of Kenya condemns Rigathi Gachagua for publicly attacking Citizen TV reporter Stephen Letoo, describes his statements as reckless and dangerous. 
  • 2:41 pm Grade nine learners who sat for the 2025 KJSEA exams to access their results through SMS by sending their assessment numbers to 22263 at a cost of Ksh30 - KNEC. 
  • 2:14 pm Rigathi Gachagua appoints party candidates who lost in the November by-elections to the DCP National Executive Council, including Stanley Kenga (Magarini) and Edgar Busiega (Malava). 
  • 1:42 pm DP Kithure Kindiki pledges govt support to ensure Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) students receive financial support via the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB).   
  • 1:10 pm Social Health Authority (SHA) partners with the Teachers Service Commission to launch nationwide rehabilitation program targeting teachers struggling with alcoholism and substance abuse.   
  • 12:46 pm Raila Odinga and U.S. activist Charlie Kirk topped Google’s 2025 trending searches in Kenya, with the meaning of Kubant and Habemus Papam, Wantam, and enigma among things Kenyans were interested in. 
  • 12:13 pm Popular actor and director Bilal Wanjau dies due to health complications, friends confirm.
  • 11:51 am COTU boss Francis Atwoli dismissed claims of political defeat in Khwisero, vowing a fierce 2027 showdown against rivals Cleophas Malala and Rigathi Gachagua.
  • 11:19 am The Tourism Ministry unveils a week-long Jamhuri Day celebration highlighting tourism, wildlife, and exhibitions, set to begin on December 8 in Nairobi.
  • 10:58 am Nandi politician Shadrack Maritim, who had been reported missing since October, has resurfaced in Mbale, Uganda.
  • 10:16 am The government plans to sell a 15 per cent stake in Safaricom for Ksh240.5 billion, cutting its holding to 25 per cent as funds seed the National Infrastructure Fund.
  • 9:55 am The UN Human Rights Chief warns Uganda's President Museveni against the arbitrary detention of opposition figures and activists ahead of the country's January elections.
  • 9:11 am CCTV shows Festus Oromo, a 25-year-old man who plunged to his death in Kilimani, Nairobi, in an altercation with a woman before a fatal fall from the 14th floor.
  • 8:57 am Kenya has secured a Ksh129 billion debt-for-food swap deal with the United States to support food security and alleviate the country's debt burden.
  • 8:33 am RUPHA is set to launch a new insurance model to support private hospitals after a push and pull with SHA over payments.  
  • 7:42 am The highly anticipated Top 100 Kenyans 2025 is out, highlighting Kenyans who went above and beyond this year.
  • 7:05 am Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo survives a second impeachment at the Senate on a technicality.

Wed, 03 December 2025

  • 6:57 pm Kenya exports an average of between 13 and 17 tonnes of miraa to Somalia daily, according to Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe.
  • 5:50 pm President Ruto arrives in Washington, DC, USA, at the invitation of President Donald Trump to participate in a historic diplomatic moment for the Great Lakes region.
  • 5:42 pm Embu County is set for fresh by-elections following the resignation of two Members of the County Assembly (MCAs).
  • 4:54 pm Friends and family of the late Beryl Lilian Achieng Mungwari Odinga hold a memorial service to honour her legacy at Consolata Shrine in Westlands.
  • 4:23 pm Kisii University has issued a new directive prohibiting student-parents from bringing their children into classrooms and even onto the school premises.
  • 3:51 pm High Court rules that HELB cannot demand more than double the original loan amount from borrowers, capping interest and penalties.
  • 3:23 pm MPs accuse British soldiers of decades-long sexual abuse, killings, and environmental harm in training areas, citing a lack of accountability, a report in Parliament has revealed.