News Tracker

Thu, 27 November 2025

  • 8:21 am Low voter turnout so far at the Kariobangi North by-election, where the MCA seat is being contested by 16 candidates
  • 7:58 am DAP-K candidate in the Malava By-election, Seth Panyako, accuses the government of an attempted assassination last night and claims several members of his team, including his driver, were injured.
  • 7:33 am Polls open in 22 electoral areas as Kenyans vote for six MPs, one Senator and 15 MCAs across the country.

Wed, 26 November 2025

  • 6:57 pm Opposition leaders allege there are 15,000 pre-marked ballot papers in Mbeere North, accusing the government of plotting to rig the November 27 by-election.
  • 6:30 pm Embakasi East MP Babu Owino visits Ida Odinga in Siaya, gifting her a Bible and bulls to honour the late Raila Odinga’s legacy.
  • 5:57 pm World Rugby selects Nairobi to host HSBC SVNS Division 2 tournament in February 2026, marking Kenya’s latest step onto the global rugby stage.
  • 5:20 pm The University of Nairobi launches singing auditions on Sunday, offering Ksh1 million prize and a China tour, in partnership with Hunan TV, to boost youth talent development.
  • 4:58 pm KeNHA warns of heavy traffic along Rironi-Nakuru-Mau Summit on Friday, urges motorists to use alternative routes during the presidential project launch.
  • 4:22 pm Doctors in Embu County issue a 14-day strike notice, citing unresolved grievances and threatening to halt medical services starting December 1 if demands aren’t met.
  • 3:53 pm Health CS Aden Duale orders a nationwide crackdown on businesses supplying counterfeit medicines to ensure public safety and regulatory compliance.
  • 3:14 pm Kenya to appeal East African Court ruling suspending EU trade pact, pledges continued market access for exporters pending final decision.
  • 2:51 pm Kenya is among five countries to benefit from Ksh19 billion in U.S. funding towards autonomous drone delivery of medical supplies in hard-to-reach places.
  • 2:32 pm Nairobi landowners risk losing properties after Chief Lands Officer Cecelia Koigu warned that many have ignored notices to renew expired leases in areas like Pangani and Parklands.
  • 1:56 pm A Kenyan crew member was among three killed after a humanitarian cargo plane crashed while delivering flood aid in South Sudan on Tuesday, authorities confirm.
  • 1:17 pm Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale says his security was withdrawn without warning, hours after a similar move against Governor Natembeya, alleging a plot to arrest him ahead of by-elections.
  • 12:58 pm Interior CS Murkomen warns police officers against collaborating with criminal groups, threatening dismissal as the country prepares for by-elections.
  • 12:11 pm A JOOTRH study finds 60 per cent of market fish in Kisumu are contaminated with E. coli, raising concerns over antibiotic resistance and food safety.
  • 11:56 am Police vow impartiality and heightened security for Thursday’s by-elections, urging leaders and citizens to maintain calm and respect the law.
  • 11:20 am KSC candidate John Masha withdraws from the Magarini by-election, endorsing ODM’s Harrison Kombe just two days before voters head to the polls.
  • 10:38 am US Chargé d’Affaires Susan Burns says the US-Kenya security partnership has not changed under the Trump administration, revealing that it will be upto the Kenyan government to decide on the withdrawal of police in Haiti
  • 10:00 am Lawyers representing political activist Nuru Okanga have called for the summoning of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to testify in a defamation case against President William Ruto.  
  • 9:37 am The US and Kenya are negotiating a new five-year health agreement set to replace the frozen USAID, with US Chargé d’Affaires Susan Burns expressing hope that the deal will be announced soon. 
  • 9:30 am Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya claims the government has withdrawn his security a day before the mini polls, with no explanation given. 
  • 9:25 am DCI arrests a Principal Engineer from the Ministry of Housing over allegations of forging a letter purportedly issued by the State Department of Transport to grant a flight captain a three-year contract extension as Director of Aircraft Accident Investigation.  
  • 9:18 am The High Court is set to rule on a case against CS John Mbadi and 11 others, accused of defying a court order that halted the collection of the eCitizen convenience fee of Ksh50.   
  • 8:58 am The government, through the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), has stepped up its efforts to curb the widespread cybercrime activities in the country after acquiring modern digital forensics tools.  
  • 7:45 am EACC has revealed that the government will construct apartments under the Affordable Housing Programme on the multimillion-shilling Hobley Estate in Mombasa County that was recovered from land grabbers.  
  • 7:23 am DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua has urged the IEBC to deploy adequate security measures to prevent alleged plans to disrupt and rig the upcoming Narok Town Ward by-election on Thursday, November 27.

Tue, 25 November 2025

  • 4:50 pm The U.S. has ordered fresh vetting of over 200,000 Biden-era refugees, leaving thousands of Kenyans in America facing renewed immigration uncertainty.
  • 4:24 pm UDA has dismissed Rigathi Gachagua’s election-rigging claims as ‘political tantrums’, urging for investigations following accusations against the IEBC vice chairperson.