News Tracker

Tue, 14 October 2025

  • 4:10 pm EPRA retains fuel prices unchanged; Super Petrol, Diesel, and Kerosene retail at Ksh184.52, Ksh171.47 and Ksh154.78, respectively, in Nairobi.
  • 3:49 pm Transport and business activities in Embu town halted after hundreds of protestors marched to the streets to protest against former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
  • 3:12 pm Kiambu MCAs threaten to impeach Governor Kimani Wamatangi over what they described as a health crisis plaguing the county.
  • 2:55 pm The High Court in Kampala has ordered Ugandan police to produce two Kenyan activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, dead or alive, in the next seven days.
  • 2:18 pm The court orders the suspect who shot and killed a GSU officer at State House using an arrow on Monday to be detained for 14 days to allow police to complete investigations.
  • 1:54 pm An autopsy has revealed that Police Constable Ramadhan Mattanka, a GSU officer who was killed while guarding State House on Monday, died due to excessive bleeding after an arrow punctured his heart.
  • 1:19 pm The Kenya Defence Forces has kick-started the construction of the Defence Forces Welfare Services (DEFWES) Mall at Moi Barracks, Eldoret.
  • 12:50 pm Drama erupted in Parliament as Health CS Duale and MP Anthony Kibagendi exchanged bitter words during a National Assembly Health Committee session, forcing all but three MPs to walk out of the session.
  • 12:18 pm CS Joho directs that all use of fireworks during Diwali celebrations this weekend be cleared by the Ministry of Mining.
  • 11:57 am KANU youth have distanced themselves from the latest deal between President Ruto and party Chairman Gideon Moi, saying their values and the party's at large did not align with the current administration's actions.
  • 11:25 am President Ruto joins the military for celebrations of KDF Day 2025 at Moi Barracks, Eldoret, dressed in full military regalia.
  • 10:49 am WHO issues health advisory warning about three contaminated cough syrups identified in India, urges authorities to report any detection of the affected medicines to the health agency.
  • 10:10 am Kenya and China set to ink a new trade deal as uncertainty mounts after the expiry of the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) backed by the United States.
  • 9:39 am Kenya Met urges residents in several regions including Nairobi, Nakuru, Kisumu, Eldoret and Naivasha to brace for more rain between Tuesday, October 14, and Saturday, October 18.
  • 9:08 am Kesses MP Julius Rutto raises alarm as another Kenyan woman stuck in Saudi Arabia; she had travelled to the Middle East on a two-year contract but got sick and could no longer work.
  • 8:53 am President William Ruto enrols for a Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence at the Open University of Kenya.
  • 8:09 am Kenya set for increased support from the World Bank after a meeting in Washington, D.C yields proposals for the global body to expand its scope in the country.
  • 7:43 am IPOA urges Kenyans to exercise restraint when dealing with policenoting that such acts undermine the rule of law, after an officer is killed on duty at State House, Nairobi.
  • 7:09 am One person dies and several others injured after a Citi Hoppa bus overturns in Nairobi CBD.

Mon, 13 October 2025

  • 7:41 pm Police launch a probe into security lapses at State House, Nairobi, following the killing of a GSU officer by a man armed with a bow and arrow.
  • 6:33 pm Faith Kipyegon, Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Beatrice Chebet are among the nominees for the 2025 Women's and Men's Track Athlete of the Year awards.
  • 5:56 pm Education CS Julius Ogamba says lecturers are to end the strike this week as the government nears a deal with UASU.
  • 5:10 pm A GSU officer manning Gate D at State House, Nairobi, was killed by an arrow in a puzzling incident by a 56-year-old man claiming to be 'sent by Satan'; the attack triggered a lockdown at State House, where President Ruto was during the incident.
  • 4:58 pm All schools will open for the first term on January 5, 2026, and close on April 2, with KCSE to kick off on November 2, 2026, the Ministry of Education has announced.
  • 4:12 pm Mombasa County to begin recruiting lifeguards from Beach Management Units to strengthen disaster preparedness and improve emergency response along the coastline after the MV Dragon incident.
  • 3:41 pm KeNHA has announced a two-month partial closure of a section of Thika Road affecting both the Nairobi- and Thika-bound service lanes at Kihunguro to allow for construction works to end Saturday, December 20.
  • 3:19 pm UASU gives the Technical University of Kenya Council a seven-day notice of strike, citing unimplemented CBA and salary delays as reasons for the impending suspension of classes at the public university.
  • 2:52 pm ODPP says there was no evidence to charge Kibra MP Peter Orero after Larry Madowo captured his car driving on the wrong side; his driver has been charged and fined Ksh100,000.
  • 2:25 pm Over 300 Mkocheni residents in Taita Taveta protest faulty title deeds, some listing phone numbers instead of ID numbers, after eviction and resettlement on new plots.
  • 1:50 pm Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has announced plans for a 2027 presidential bid after receiving support from Agikuyu elders, vowing to unite the opposition and promote integrity in national leadership.