News Tracker

Fri, 26 December 2025

  • 4:28 pm Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has called for a constitutional review 15 years after its promulgation, urging that the Office of the Prime Minister and the leader of the official opposition be formalised to ensure every region is represented in government
  • 2:03 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has clarified that public parks should, and will, remain open for public use, even when organised events are being held within the facilities.
  • 12:44 pm Kenyan University lecturer Peter Kamaku is set to take charge of the Africa Cup of Nations Group B match between Angola and Zimbabwe on Friday, December 26, as the centre referee. 
  • 11:12 am Some Kenyans will enjoy free entry and accommodation offers at national parks, sanctuaries, and marine parks until December 31 after the Kenya Wildlife Service announced week-long Boxing Day group promotions, featuring free access for selected children and adults. 
  • 9:27 am Five people were killed and two others seriously injured in a Christmas Day road accident involving a Toyota Probox and a trailer along the Kericho–Nakuru highway near Kedowa Trading Centre in Kericho County. 

Wed, 24 December 2025

  • 5:39 pm Deputy President Kithure Kindiki resurfaced at a Christmas gifting event at his Irunduni home after days of absence and health speculation, assuring supporters he is well.
  • 4:56 pm Motorists on the 175km Rironi–Mau Summit Highway will pay about Ksh1,400 in tolls, with PS Raymond Omollo promising alternative routes and faster Nairobi–Nakuru travel by 2027.
  • 4:23 pm Marigoini residents in Nairobi’s South B have protested planned evictions for an affordable housing project, rejecting a Ksh30,000 offer and accusing officials of opaque relocation plans.
  • 3:51 pm Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi says entrenched cartels at the Port of Mombasa frustrated a planned Singapore partnership, forcing investors to abandon a multi-million shilling upgrade project.
  • 3:19 pm Treasury PS Chris Kiptoo says ongoing customs clearance reforms are cutting border delays, lowering trader costs and aimed at easing consumer prices and bolstering Kenya’s regional trade role.
  • 2:54 pm Kenya Wildlife Service officers killed two elephants in Kajiado West after the animals were blamed for multiple deadly attacks on residents along a major wildlife corridor.
  • 2:26 pm Six Kenyan athletes with disabilities sue after being dropped from the 2025 Deaflympics team, alleging rights violations and opaque selection by sports authorities.
  • 1:57 pm Two people dead, others sustain injuries after a stampede broke out during a Christmas gift distribution event hosted by Busia Governor Paul Otuoma at his Matayos home in Busia.
  • 1:22 pm 25 people die in 16 crashes on December 23, as 42 drivers are arrested and 1,702 safety violations are flagged across the country, NTSA says.
  • 12:46 pm The Judicial Service Commission has appealed a High Court ruling that halted all judge removal petitions, arguing the decision hinders its constitutional mandate over judicial discipline.
  • 12:20 pm KDF’s Brigadier Joseph Mokwena becomes the first Kenyan flag officer to command MINUSCA’s Sector West in the Central African Republic.
  • 11:50 am The Ministry of Education receives over 100,000 Grade 10 review requests after CBC senior school placements, exposing gaps between automated allocations and families’ financial and distance realities.
  • 11:09 am Eight people die, and five are injured after a speeding matatu rams a stationary fertiliser trailer along the Eldoret–Webuye highway in Lugari.
  • 10:53 am DCI detectives in Mombasa launch a manhunt for a suspected serial car-import fraudster accused of defrauding Kenyans, including a Catholic church, of millions in undelivered vehicles.
  • 10:11 am The government has condemned the viral video of women assaulting a Nairobi taxi driver over a fare dispute and urges the public to help identify suspects via toll-free line 1195.
  • 9:44 am Police and a Meru family issued conflicting accounts after a man seized by suspected DCI officers was later found dead at Nyambene Level 4 Hospital mortuary on Tuesday.
  • 9:20 am Four members of former Chief Justice David Maraga’s campaign team were injured Tuesday night when their car collided with a lorry on the Nyamira–Nairobi route; no deaths reported.
  • 8:58 am Police opened a probe after a 51-year-old ICT firm CEO died Tuesday, falling from the 14th floor of a Kilimani apartment in a suspected suicide.
  • 8:15 am UDA party set January 10, 2026, nominations for the Isiolo South MP seat and three MCA wards ahead of February by-elections.

Tue, 23 December 2025

  • 4:51 pm The government starts demolitions in Mukuru Kwa Njenga despite a court order halting evictions, leaving families homeless as police oversee the operation and residents protest in panic.
  • 4:19 pm Mt Kenya leaders allied to Rigathi Gachagua urge President Ruto to sack CS Geoffrey Ruku, accusing him of hate speech and stoking division in the region.
  • 3:52 pm The government gives Tana River residents 60 days to surrender illegal firearms or face forceful disarmament amid deadly inter-clan clashes that have killed 10 people.
  • 3:30 pm Wanjiru Mbugua-Karani elected unopposed as Tennis Kenya President, vowing reforms in governance, player-centred policies and new partnerships amid shrinking global tennis funding.
  • 2:58 pm TIFA Poll finds half of Kenyans expect ODM to exit the broad-based government and rejoin the opposition by 2027, pointing to uncertainty over its pact with President Ruto.
  • 2:33 pm A Kenyan man was sentenced in the U.S. to two consecutive life terms for an Al-Shabaab-backed plot to crash a hijacked airliner into Atlanta’s tallest building.