News Tracker

Mon, 24 March 2025

  • 7:53 am Former Kisumu West Member of Parliament Kenn Nyagudi passed away on Sunday while undergoing treatment at KNH's private wing following a long battle with illness.
  • 7:26 am Nick Mudimba, a CGTN senior reporter who previously worked at KTN and Switch TV, collapsed and died on Sunday evening at his home in Syokimau, Machakos County, after battling an illness that included high levels of uric acid.

Sun, 23 March 2025

  • 5:20 pm Harambee Stars suffer a narrow 2-1 defeat to Gabon in their World Cup Qualifier match at Nyayo Stadium.
  • 4:51 pm President William Ruto says that the government will keep investing its resources in hosting world-class sporting events such as the WRC Safari Rally, the Africa Nations Championship, the Africa Cup of Nations, and the Kenya Open to power our economic growth.
  • 4:25 pm Mumias East Member of Parliament Peter Salasya was attacked and forcefully ushered out of the Nyayo Stadium in harrowing scenes on Sunday during the Kenya vs Gabon World Cup qualifier match.
  • 3:50 pm Police officers were forced to intervene on Sunday afternoon after a crowd of rowdy youth confronted churchgoers outside the ACK Cathedral in Nyeri Town where former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was attending the consecration of Bishop Gerald Muriithi.
  • 3:23 pm President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga arrive at Nyayo Stadium for the Kenya Vs Gabon match.
  • 2:58 pm Interior PS Raymond Omollo says that the government is committed to strengthening partnerships with county governments to foster inclusive growth across sectors.
  • 2:30 pm Kenyan fans break down the Nyayo Stadium gate and force entry into the arena ahead of the Harambee Stars World Cup qualifiers match against Gabon.
  • 1:45 pm President William Ruto arrives in Hell's Gate, Nakuru, for the WRC Safari Rally ceremony.
  • 1:09 pm NEMA Director General, Mamo B. Mamo, EBS stated that the Authority is working on a project funded by the Green Climate Fund to address water pollution from Ondiri in Kikuyu to Thange Dam in Makueni County.
  • 12:56 pm Six Kenyans have been killed by suspected Al Shabaab militants in an attack at a National Police Reservists Camp in Fafi, Garissa County.
  • 12:18 pm Former MP Ngunjiri Wambugu claims goons have been mobilised outside ACK Cathedral in Nyeri Town to heckle former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
  • 11:50 am 2 Kenyan politicians, UDA Chair for Alale Ward in West Pokot and former Kapenguria MP aspirant, among four who died in a road crash along the Moroto- Napak road at Tapaach, Uganda.
  • 11:29 am Former President Uhuru Kenyatta joins PNU Party Leader and former Agriculture CS Peter Munya for a thanksgiving mass at St. Joseph Cathedral Catholic Church in Meru County.
  • 10:58 am Two students from Ramba High School passed away on Saturday after falling into a septic tank that caved in at their school while two others were rushed to hospital after sustaining injuries.
  • 10:19 am Police officers launch a manhunt against 2 men who lured a woman out of her home, raped her in Embakasi, and strangled her to death.
  • 9:48 am A heavy snarl-up was experienced along the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway forcing motorists, some of whom were to attend the ongoing WRC Safari rally championship in Naivasha, to spend hours on the stretch.
  • 9:21 am President William Ruto attends a church service at the Africa Inland Church in Jericho, Nairobi.
  • 8:51 am Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi says he will not accompany President William Ruto in his upcoming Mt Kenya tour noting, "I just don't follow the President. Even when Uhuru (Kenyatta) was President, it was never my practice or habit to follow him where he went."
  • 8:08 am The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) on Saturday evening cautioned 3 nightclubs in the Lavington and Kilimani areas of Nairobi County to enforce mechanisms to mitigate noise pollution or risk being shut down.
  • 7:56 am COTU refutes claims that it delayed workers' salaries, tolerated rampant sexual assaults, and forced deductions to a dodgy sacco whose leaders cannot be identified noting, "COTU wishes to categorically refute the malicious and defamatory claims recently circulated on social media by an individual with ill intent to tarnish the union's reputation."
  • 7:23 am Officers from the National Police Service (NPS) enforce strict traffic measures, particularly on the Naivasha-Nakuru highway and along the rally routes as the WRC Safari Rally continues.

Sat, 22 March 2025

  • 6:10 pm Pope Francis will make his first public appearance in five weeks on Sunday, where he will give his blessing and greet a crowd from Rome's Gemelli Hospital, the Vatican has said.
  • 5:38 pm CS Oparanya has announced plans to merge Uwezo, Youth, and Women Enterprise Funds into the Biashara Fund to streamline access to financing and curb misuse.
  • 5:09 pm CS Salim Mvurya has confirmed Kenya is pushing to extend its WRC Safari Rally hosting rights beyond 2026, citing the event’s global appeal and economic benefits.
  • 4:41 pm Harambee Stars has sold out the 30,000-seat Nyanyo National Stadium for Sunday's World Cup Qualifier against Gabon. 
  • 4:09 pm Metro Trans has suspended operations for a day to train its drivers and staff, assuring customers that services will resume on Sunday.
  • 3:51 pm KUPPET has slammed TSC over alleged bias in teacher promotions, demanding an immediate halt to the process.
  • 3:17 pm INJECT Party leader Morara Kebaso has criticised former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for promoting what he terms as tribal politics, warning that such rhetoric fuels poor leadership and disunity in Kenya.