News Tracker

Mon, 01 December 2025

  • 5:11 pm A court heard four of 15 rescued Shakahola cult survivors died en route to the hospital, as the prosecution logs 191 deaths and 70 witnesses in the Mackenzie case.
  • 4:52 pm EACC arrested two Kisii Technical College instructors over a Ksh40 million bribery scheme linked to extortion of students taking NTSA plant operation exams.
  • 4:22 pm The court grants parties more time to negotiate a petition against the EPRA ban on matatu pickups at Nairobi CBD petrol stations, allowing current operations to continue.
  • 3:58 pm Kwale Judiciary has ordered the closure of seven unregistered children’s homes in Lunga Lunga over alleged child abuse, trafficking, and exploitation, warning only licensed institutions may operate.
  • 3:14 pm The court grants parties more time to negotiate a petition against the EPRA ban on matatu pickups at Nairobi CBD petrol stations, allowing current operations to continue.
  • 2:57 pm A Kisii MP is under scrutiny after CCTV showed him assaulting a man over a suspected love triangle in a Kisii restaurant; police are investigating.    
  • 2:13 pm Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga removed Deputy Oyugi Magwanga as county agriculture chief after he backed a rival in the Kasipul by-election.
  • 1:40 pm The airspace over JKIA was closed for nearly two hours on Monday due to Kenya Air Force Jamhuri Day rehearsals, KCAA officials confirmed; only military flights were allowed.
  • 1:05 pm Education CS Julius Ogamba urges TVET graduates to create their own jobs, highlighting new government efforts to boost youth employment in technology and construction.
  • 12:50 pm Police have launched a manhunt after a digital taxi driver was fatally stabbed by a passenger in Nairobi following a dispute.
  • 12:22 pm EACC arrests three Labour Ministry officials at JKIA for allegedly extorting agents handling migrant workers travelling to the Middle East.
  • 11:59 am President Ruto orders the Interior Ministry to ensure all newly recruited chiefs and assistant chiefs complete training within six months.
  • 11:15 am The U.S. Embassy warns of potential curfews and disruptions in Tanzania ahead of anti-government protests planned for December 9.
  • 10:57 am Michael Kingi Thoya, brother to Senate Speaker Amason Kingi, has been sworn in as SRC Commissioner.
  • 10:16 am Kenya has been elected vice chair of the International Telecommunication Union's advisory group, set to represent Africa following elections in Baku, Azerbaijan.
  • 9:51 am Rescue teams on Sunday saved a hiker from Mt Longonot crater after he spent Saturday night stranded on a rock ledge near Naivasha, KWS says.
  • 9:10 am 17-year-old Edmund Serem named the 2025 World Athletics Male Rising Star of the Year. 
  • 8:55 am Sebastian Sawe was also crowned World Athletics’ Out-of-the-Stadium Athlete of the Year.
  • 8:09 am Olympic and World Champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi has been crowned as the World Athletics Male Track Athlete of the Year. 
  • 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.