News Tracker

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.
  • 1:56 pm The family of former Kenyan MP Enoch Kibunguchy has demanded an investigation, alleging his death may have resulted from severe food poisoning complications.
  • 1:35 pm Sudan’s prime minister unveiled a UN-backed peace plan seeking a ceasefire, RSF disarmament and aid access, as Washington links humanitarian funding to a SAF-RSF agreement.
  • 12:49 pm Kenya Met has forecast moderate to heavy rains and thunderstorms over the next five days in major regions, including Nairobi, Kisumu, Nakuru and Mombasa.
  • 12:24 pm Leaders, including UDA’s Hassan Omar and Nyali MP Mohammed Ali, have paid tribute to comedian Abdallah Moi, famed for mimicking ex-President Daniel arap Moi, following his death.
  • 11:55 am Three men were stoned and burnt to death by a mob in Naivasha over alleged robberies, as police launch a murder probe and condemn rising mob lynchings nationwide.
  • 11:09 am The High Court has ruled that banks may pursue loan guarantors personally after failed property auctions, affirming Ksh321 million claim against hotel directors in the Nairobi case.
  • 10:44 am KeNHA has invited bids to upgrade the Kyuso–Tseikuru road to bitumen standard, improving access to Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka’s rural home in Kitui County.
  • 10:22 am A Mombasa court freed seven KDF soldiers on Ksh500,000 bond each after prosecutors failed to present a government chemist's report on Ksh192 million meth charges.
  • 9:50 am Court acquits four Kenyatta National Hospital nurses charged with a patient’s 2015 murder, citing insufficient forensic and circumstantial evidence to secure convictions.
  • 9:19 am Former Citizen TV anchor Jacque Maribe is mourning her father, Mwangi Maribe, who has died after an illness.
  • 8:48 am DP Kithure Kindiki has assured the public that he is in good health hours after Public Service CS Geoffrey Ruku stated that he is unwell, saying in a statement, “I am well, very well.”
  • 8:17 am Former Lugari MP Enoch Kibunguchy has died at 72 while receiving treatment in Eldoret, after a prolonged illness, current Lugari MP Nabii Nabwera has confirmed.

Mon, 22 December 2025

  • 5:49 pm The government threatens to scale back rescue support for citizens who knowingly join overseas scam operations, citing moral hazard and prioritising aid for verified trafficking victims.
  • 5:22 pm President Ruto was spotted wearing Classic C de Cartier Motif sunglasses valued at over Ksh120,000, causing a buzz online.
  • 4:58 pm Court orders Turkish refugee Mustafa Güngör to be held until December 30 as authorities investigate alleged links to the Gülen movement and terrorism financing.
  • 4:17 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja says the Mama Rachel Ruto Hospital in Mutuini is over 90 per cent complete, promising expanded specialist services and improved access for city residents.
  • 3:53 pm Clinical officers are to begin a nationwide strike from midnight Monday after talks with the Ministry of Health and counties collapsed over pay, promotions and staffing demands.
  • 3:15 pm Deputy President Kithure Kindiki is unwell, says Public Service CS Geoffrey Ruku.
  • 2:52 pm President Ruto orders residents in Angata Barikoi, Trans Mara, to surrender illegal guns as he vows a security crackdown following deadly clashes in Narok County.
  • 2:29 pm Court orders Busia Governor Paul Otuoma to personally appear and explain alleged contempt over disobeying conservatory orders in a disputed public land case.
  • 1:57 pm Police fire tear gas in Nairobi’s CBD to disperse parents and relatives of 2024–2025 protest victims marching from Jeevanjee Gardens toward State House over delayed compensation.
  • 1:12 pm Police in Ndhiwa, Homa Bay County, are hunting suspects accused of hacking to death 45-year-old William Ojwang’ in a revenge attack linked to an earlier assault on children.
  • 12:44 pm Traders in Kabarnet, Baringo County, are counting losses after an early morning fire razed several shops, destroying businesses as police probe the cause of the blaze.
  • 12:24 pm Police arrest activists Julius Kamau and Collins Otieno at Nairobi’s Jeevanjee Gardens over a planned march by families of anti-government protest victims to State House.