News Tracker

Thu, 20 November 2025

  • 9:18 am Foreign Affairs CS Musalia Mudavadi assures strong Kenya-Uganda ties, dismisses war fears, and guarantees MPs’ safety after President Museveni's remarks on Indian Ocean access.
  • 8:55 am Senator Omtatah accuses NTSA officials of colluding with driving schools to irregularly issue licenses, raising alarm over road safety and calling for urgent government action.
  • 8:21 am Kenya falls two places to 113 in the latest FIFA World rankings, after defeats to Equatorial Guinea and Senegal.
  • 7:44 am President Ruto has been honoured with the CAF President’s Outstanding Achievement Award for Kenya’s sports development and successful co-hosting of CHAN 2024.
  • 7:10 am The Treasury has revealed plans to borrow Ksh1.02 trillion to bridge the widening budget deficit by 2027, raising concerns over public debt levels, which hit Ksh12 trillion in September.

Wed, 19 November 2025

  • 6:30 pm KeNHA will close the Eldoret Bypass for nine hours on Saturday, November 22, to facilitate the 2025 Ceder Sports Academy cycling race.
  • 5:52 pm A Kenyan man has reportedly been arrested in Saudi Arabia after exposing the plight of stranded Kenyans, Senator Karungo wa Thang’wa claims.
  • 5:29 pm Kenya ranked second in Africa for digital fraud victims between February and May 2025, with phishing the most prevalent scam, a recent TransUnion report shows.
  • 4:57 pm UDA’s James Shiraku has withdrawn from the Kisa East by-election, endorsing MDG’s Joel Ongoro ahead of the November 27 by-elections in Kakamega County.
  • 4:16 pm Two police officers have been killed and five others injured after the vehicle they were travelling in was blown up by an IED in Kulan, near Daadab.  
  • 3:58 pm The High Court has temporarily blocked EPRA from evicting matatus operating at petrol stations in Nairobi amid an ongoing legal challenge by 13 SACCOs.
  • 3:09 pm The High Court grants ‘Mathe wa Ngara’, a Ksh500,000 bond after appeal, overturning the earlier bail denial and imposing monthly reporting conditions.
  • 2:50 pm Employees endorse the government’s plan to lease the Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya to private investors, awaiting cabinet approval to address financial struggles, says CS Kagwe.
  • 2:13 pm Treasury Secretary John Mbadi warns ODM members against protests, urging dialogue and cooperation with President Ruto’s administration to resolve party disputes peacefully.
  • 1:57 pm Football Kenya Federation calls for urgent reforms after Senegal thrash Harambee Stars 8-0 in a friendly, exposing gaps in youth development and technical investment.
  • 1:22 pm A Kisii County MCA arrested over allegations of defrauding residents in a foreign travel scam, police have said.
  • 12:55 pm Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki has been appointed as the new Vice Chairperson of the Council of Governors (CoG).
  • 12:21 pm President Ruto orders hospitals to submit data on mothers and children who have lost their lives in their premises to the Digital Health Authority (DHA).
  • 11:51 am High Court overturns its earlier decision to deny bail to Nancy Kigunzu Indoveria, also known as Mathe wa Ngara; grants her bail of Ksh500,000, with a surety of a similar amount. 
  • 11:21 am IEBC releases the voting procedure for the upcoming by-elections on November 27 with all polling centres to open at 6am until 5pm in all the 24 jurisdictions having elections. 
  • 10:49 am IEBC fines Kasipul by-election candidates Boyd Were and Philip Aroko Ksh1 million each following recent violence witnessed in the constituency during campaigns.   
  • 10:09 am Police recover firearm in Huruma, Starehe Sub-County in Nairobi, during a routine night patrol; suspect fled.   
  • 9:39 am Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja moves Chief Officer Geoffrey Mosiria from the environment docket to Citizen Engagement and Customer Service Docket in latest county reshuffles. 
  • 9:19 am MP Mohammed Ali petitions EACC to launch formal investigation into deal between Mombasa County Government and Ghanaian firm over multibillion waste management project.   
  • 8:43 am Kasmuel McOure clarifies he is comfortable working for ODM in any role; insists his decision to join ODM was motivated by love rather than desire for leadership positions and titles.   
  • 8:11 am Several individuals operating illegal liquor stores in Dagoretti South, Nairobi, have been arrested following the alleged assault of Nairobi County government officers.   
  • 7:38 am Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale was kicked out of the Senate chambers after alleging that it was the former President Uhuru Kenyatta who intervened for the release of two Kenyans detained in Uganda.   

Tue, 18 November 2025

  • 5:12 pm North Eastern leaders urge President Ruto to reopen the Kenya–Somalia border, warning that continued closure cripples local economies reliant on cross-border trade.
  • 4:54 pm Two people are feared dead after a head-on crash between a Probox and a private car sparked a fire along the Kibwezi-Kitui highway, injuring several others.
  • 4:22 pm TSC warns that a widely shared advert for the permanent recruitment of 20,000 teachers is fake and urges the public to rely on official communication only.