News Tracker

Wed, 07 January 2026

  • 7:02 pm The Kenyan government to introduce new taxes that would increase the cost of sanitary towels and motor vehicle spare parts.
  • 6:32 pm A second body has been recovered from the collapsed South C building in Nairobi, six days after rescue operations began.
  • 5:59 pm Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has announced plans to restrict the licensing of foreign doctors, except specialists and practitioners from EAC states, citing growing unemployment among Kenyan medical professionals.
  • 5:25 pm Kenya’s opposition has raised fears of possible election interference in 2027 after leaders claimed controversial IT expert Jose Carmago was recently spotted at State House.
  • 4:55 pm Several families of prison officers were left homeless after a night fire gutted staff quarters at Meru GK Prison, destroying property and forcing residents to flee.
  • 4:14 pm President William Ruto has unveiled a nationwide anti-drug plan to establish rehabilitation centres in all 47 counties, as the government rolls out a multi-agency campaign.
  • 3:47 pm NTSA is facing renewed criticism after motorists reported prolonged delays in the issuance of reflective number plates.
  • 3:06 pm The County Government Workers Union of Kenya has issued a seven-day strike notice, warning that services in devolved units could be paralysed.
  • 2:32 pm The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers on Wednesday January 7 staged a protest to Afya House in Nairobi, demanding the government to finalize on their pending grievances and welfare concerns.
  • 1:56 pm KUCCPS has opened applications for placement to KMTC’s March 2026 intake, inviting students to apply online between January 7 and 27 for certificate and diploma health programmes nationwide across campuses.
  • 1:17 pm A Kahawa Law Court granted Ksh 500,000 bond or Ksh 50,000 cash bail to government officials charged over alleged unlawful issuance of national IDs, as DCI widens identity-fraud probe nationwide.
  • 12:41 pm Alcohol traders have sued the Ministry of Health  and county governments over a ban on online and home deliveries, arguing the Cabinet Secretary illegally usurped counties’ powers to regulate alcohol sales.
  • 12:18 pm Two lionesses have escaped from the Nairobi National Park and have been spotted around the Sholinke Shopping Center, just 9 kilometres from the Ongata Rongai CBD; KWS has dispatched teams to capture the animals.
  • 11:58 am ODM party leader Oburu Odinga has met with embattled Secretary General Edwin Sifuna amid growing internal tensions within the party.
  • 11:11 am KRA has introduced a new USSD service, *222#, that allows taxpayers to access key services using basic mobile phones, without the need to visit KRA offices or online platforms, Kenyans.co.ke has learnt.
  • 10:46 am Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung'aro has unveiled a full ward-based scholarship programme worth Ksh57 million for bright but needy students joining Grade 10 after the 2025 KJSEA exams, with applications now open at ward offices.
  • 10:13 am The Kenya Defence Forces has cleared a contingent of troops for deployment to an undisclosed United Nations-led peacekeeping mission after passing final combat readiness checks at Embakasi Garrison.
  • 9:54 am Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has dismissed social media reports that he has dropped out of the Nairobi gubernatorial race, insisting he is “in Nairobi to stay.”
  • 9:14 am KUSCCO has proposed tax reforms to the National Treasury, seeking to scrap excise duty on SACCO fees and widen income tax bands to ease costs for low-income Kenyans.
  • 8:55 am Owners of a prominent Eastleigh mall have filed an NCIC complaint accusing Rigathi Gachagua of false fraud claims and ethnic hate speech over its alleged funding links to a U.S. case.
  • 8:08 am Kenya's economy grew by 4.9 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, driven by growth in the agriculture sector and the construction industry, from 4.2 per cent in the same quarter the previous year, KNBS data shows.
  • 7:53 am Parents claim schools are demanding Ksh100,000 to Ksh150,000 in bribes for Grade 10 placement, despite a government review of assignments and an open second revision window.
  • 7:12 am The family of the late Raila Odinga marks his 81st birthday with a newspaper tribute, thanking Kenyans, world leaders, and officials for their support during his funeral and mourning period.
  • 6:30 am The Ministry of Education will open a second review window for Grade 10 Senior School placements today, amid uncertainty and concerns from learners and parents over the initial results. 

Tue, 06 January 2026