News Tracker

Mon, 01 December 2025

  • 7:45 am Moses Kuria picks Makadara MP George Aladwa as his running mate for the 2027 Nairobi gubernatorial seat.
  • 7:27 am President Ruto to preside over the graduation of 1,837 chiefs and assistant chiefs at the National Police College, Embakasi ‘A’ Campus, Nairobi.

Sun, 30 November 2025

  • 6:01 pm Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka stated that the United Opposition will file a formal petition to challenge the alleged interference of election results in the Mbeere North and Malava by-elections
  • 4:22 pm Nairobi County has recorded the highest number of new HIV infections in Kenya, with more than 3,000 fresh cases reported in the past year.
  • 2:48 pm Anti-terror police unit gunned down several terrorists trying to breach the Kenya-Somalia border on Sunday 30 November 2025, preventing a potential threat.
  • 2:07 pm DCI Detectives in Diani arrested three suspects and recovered Ksh 1.7 million in counterfeit Sh1,000 notes, which were deceptively bundled to resemble official CBK parcels.
  • 1:15 pm Chaos erupted in Kariobangi North Estate after rival political groups clashed outside the PCEA church where former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua had gone to worship.
  • 12:34 pm Kasmuel McOure has accused Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party Secretary General Edwin Sifuna of chanting slogans that contradict the ODM ideologies.
  • 10:37 am The Nairobi County Women Representative Esther Passaris has urged citizens to buy clothes made in Kenya to support the local industry, to create a culture identity and employment opportunities.
  • 9:50 am Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo has warned Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party members that excessive bragging about being in the broad-based government could lower the party’s bargaining power.
  • 8:02 am Homa Bay County Governor Gladys Wanga has dared her deputy Oyugi Magwanga, and other officials opposing her to resign and pave the way for those willing to work with her.

Sat, 29 November 2025

  • 5:55 pm The High Court has declared the 10 per cent crude palm oil import duty, adopted via EAC mechanisms, unconstitutional due to a lack of parliamentary oversight and public participation.
  • 5:17 pm CNN’s Larry Madowo denies authorship of a fake Facebook post claiming threats from Tanzanian officials after his report on alleged police killings, calling it misinformation.
  • 4:50 pm The government has ordered an official inquiry into KUSCCO Housing Co-operative over governance and financial concerns, giving investigators 15 days to begin the probe.
  • 4:11 pm SHA adds a prescription section to its portal, letting members track medication details and manage prescriptions online, Health CS Aden Duale announces.
  • 3:42 pm Over 700 companies face closure after the registrar issued a three-month dissolution notice, threatening thousands of jobs.
  • 3:21 pm The High Court on Friday cleared ex-governor Mwangi Wa Iria to lead the Procurement Regulatory Authority, dismissing integrity challenges over his board appointment.
  • 2:58 pm President Ruto attended the lavish wedding of Noordin Haji’s son in Garissa County, joining dignitaries for a joyous Islamic Nikkah ceremony.
  • 2:20 pm Seven people, including police reservists, were killed and more than 600 livestock were stolen in coordinated night attacks in Meru and Isiolo counties.
  • 1:57 pm A 17-year-old Indian athlete was sentenced to three years in a Kenyan prison for doping-related offences, sparking protests from his family.
  • 1:14 pm The Kenya Revenue Authority gives importers 30 days to claim goods in Mombasa or face auction between January 5 and 9, 2026.
  • 12:58 pm The Court of Appeal has paused proceedings in Speaker Wetang'ula’s defamation suit against the BBC, pending the broadcaster’s legal appeal.
  • 11:54 am The Anti-Counterfeit Agency has arrested a Chinese national in Gikomba after seizing 65,000 counterfeit socks valued at Ksh50 million.
  • 11:21 am A 22-year-old man drowned in the Sosiani River in Kapseret while bathing on Wednesday; his body was recovered on Thursday with local help, police said.
  • 10:56 am Trade CS Lee Kinyanjui has revoked the appointment of Josephat Kabeabea as Chairperson and member of the Board of Directors of the Anti-Counterfeit Authority, less than a month after he was arrested over bribery allegations.
  • 10:18 am Transport CS Chirchir appoints Joyce Nyambura Mundara and Kenneth Wando Odhiambo to the KURA board and Geoffrey Kiprotich Koros to the KeRRA board. 
  • 9:57 am The government of President Moi secretly paid Ksh120 million to the family of British woman Julie Ward, allegedly murdered by Jonathan Moi in the Maasai Mara in 1988, reports from The Telegraph reveal.
  • 9:22 am President Ruto reappointed Winfrida Ngumi as Non-Executive Chairperson of the KeNHA for a one-year term. 
  • 8:50 am Kenya Met forecasts rainfall for parts of the Rift Valley, Lake Victoria Basin, Highlands, Coast, and South-Eastern Lowlands in early December; most areas remain sunny and dry.