News Tracker

Tue, 18 March 2025

  • 9:47 am Roads in Nairobi are expected to face significant disruptions as the Netherlands’ King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima commence their state visit to Kenya.
  • 9:01 am President William Ruto is today meeting His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Kingdom of Netherlands at State House.
  • 8:45 am The Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) has protested against the government’s decision to remove Mathematics as a compulsory subject under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
  • 8:15 am DCI detectives are investigating an incident where a woman was reportedly strangled to death by two men in Jua Kali area, Embakasi.
  • 7:55 am A team of representatives from Kenya’s Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, has reportedly travelled to Hanoi, Vietnam, in a last-minute effort to save Margaret Nduta from a looming execution.
  • 7:37 am The Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB) has issued a directive requiring all small-scale water service providers to register with the board by April 28.

Mon, 17 March 2025

  • 6:49 pm Private hospitals could face revocation of their licenses if they fail to comply with the Social Health Authority (SHA) regulations on outpatient services.
  • 6:27 pm Education CS Julius Migos has ordered all schools to immediately release the KNEC, KCPE and KCSE certificates that have been withheld from students who have completed their exams.
  • 5:55 pm The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has lifted the quarantine order on Mefnac Oral Suspension (Mefenamic Acid 50mg/5ml) after months of investigation into safety concerns.
  • 5:19 pm The Ministry of ICT has cancelled advertising campaigns with the Standard Group following administrative advice.
  • 4:55 pm Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) on Monday, March 17, boycotted an address by Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya during the 5th Legislative Summit organised by the County Assemblies Forum.
  • 4:11 pm The Technical University of Kenya (TUK) has ended its 50-day strike after signing a return-to-work agreement with the government.
  • 3:55 pm Kenyans and international visitors using Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi will now enjoy enhanced customer service following the signing of a new customer service charter.
  • 3:25 pm The High Court of Kenya has granted the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) permission to seize $270,888.47 (Ksh35 million at the current exchange rate) from a Kenyan businessman, citing that the funds are proceeds of crime.
  • 2:57 pm State House Advisor Moses Kuria joins PS Medical Services Harry Kimtai and Senior Management from Ministry of Health Agencies as they issued Health Workers Devices to 117 Public Health Facilities in Embu County marking the start of digitising all health facilities, being the second county that has gone paperless after Mombasa.
  • 2:23 pm The Ministry of Defence refutes claims that former Prime Minister Raila Odinga saved President William Ruto from a military coup accusing Daily Nation of sensationalising matters of national security.
  • 1:49 pm The High Court has issued orders stopping the DCI, EACC, and DPP from prosecuting Thika Chief Magistrate Stella Atambo who was accused of engaging in corruption after Ksh2 million was recovered at her house during the raid.
  • 1:23 pm Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has called for the abolition of Bomas of Kenya as the national tallying centre for elections, arguing that Kenya should adopt a system similar to the United States of America (USA) election process.
  • 12:53 pm The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has flagged as fake a notice to media houses warning them against sensational and inflammatory reporting after Standard and Nation newspapers, in recent weeks, published critical and hard-hitting front page headlines.
  • 12:17 pm An activist has filed a lawsuit challenging the swearing-in of Isaac Mutuma as Meru Governor, saying it was in violation of the Assumption to Office of Governor Act of 2017.
  • 11:05 am EPRA is hosting a public consultative workshop on Draft Energy (System Operations), (Electricity Reliability, Quality of Supply and Service), and (Electricity Incident and Accident Reporting), Regulations 2025 in Nakuru County.
  • 10:43 am President William Ruto awards AFDB President Akinwumi Adesina with the Chief of the Golden Heart award praising him for his role in the Last Mile Connectivity and Lake Turkana Wind Projects.
  • 10:42 am Transport and Interior Cabinet Secretaries Davis Chirchir and Kipchumba Murkomen have led the witnessing, signing, and presentation of the Airport Service Charter at JKIA in Nairobi.
  • 10:29 am Two developers, including a company and individual property owners, have lost ownership of a parcel of land in Nairobi’s upscale Karen estate after EACC won a case to recover the property valued at Ksh45 million.
  • 9:31 am Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has claimed that former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has demanded 15 Principal Secretary positions and has already been granted 10, a decision that will see several PSs from the Mount Kenya Region sent packing.
  • 9:21 am Senior Counsel Peter Wanyama has raised concerns about a serious breach of the Constitution, should Meru Deputy Governor Isaac Mutuma be sworn in to take over from Kawira Mwangaza on Monday.
  • 8:56 am The Kingdom of Netherlands has confirmed that the King and Queen of the Netherlands, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander, and Her Majesty Queen Máxima are expected to arrive in Kenya for a four-day state visit beginning on Tuesday.
  • 8:19 am Former Nairobi County Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko was on Sunday, March 16, elected as the national Patron of the Boda Boda and TukTuk Transport Cooperative Union of Kenya.
  • 7:56 am Interior Security Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo revealed that the government plans to hire more teachers during a Sunday meeting with officials from the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), which has 21 branches in the Nyanza region.
  • 7:19 am Three Kenyan athletes, Robert Ng'eno, Brian Kipsang, and Joshua Kogo, won first, second, and third places respectively during the 30th edition of the Rome Marathon while Betty Chepkwony and Rebecca Kangogo took first and third place respectively among the women.