News Tracker

Tue, 11 March 2025

  • 10:18 am Scottish businessman Campbell Scott was likely the victim of a ruthless criminal syndicate that targets wealthy tourists and expatriates, according to disturbing new details.
  • 9:55 am PCS Musalia Mudavadi has arrived in Budapest, Hungary, for a two-day visit at the invitation of Péter Szijjártó, the Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade.
  • 9:13 am The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has received financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the construction of the multinational South Sudan Road Corridor.
  • 8:45 am The Commission for University Education (CUE) has flagged 15 institutions for offering degree and postgraduate programmes without accreditation, warning students and parents against enrolling in them.
  • 8:15 am The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has flagged Airbnbs as key facilitators of illegal drug trade and abuse in the country.
  • 8:01 am KeNHA is offering six-month vocational training courses to young Kenyans who have at least completed the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE), creating opportunities for technical skills development and economic empowerment.
  • 7:47 am X owner Elon Musk has confirmed a massive outage on the social media platform affecting millions of users, attributing it to a cyberattack.

Mon, 10 March 2025

  • 5:55 pm Estates within Embakasi East should prepare for above-average rainfall, according to the latest advisory from the Kenya Meteorological Department.
  • 5:16 pm The hearing into the death of Rex Masai was adjourned on Monday, March 10, after a key witness requested more time to present important documents in court.
  • 4:48 pm Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has ordered the reopening of all schools and health centres that were closed during the cross-border Transmara clashes.
  • 4:15 pm The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) on Monday invited the public to submit their views on public participation workshops aimed at discussing key regulations drafted by the authority to govern the energy sector.
  • 3:55 pm ICT CS William Kabogo on Monday, March 10, announced that plans were underway to transition all government operations to a paperless system.
  • 3:25 pm The government has denied claims that Bomas of Kenya has been auctioned to a foreign investor.
  • 2:49 pm Hundreds of business owners in Kiambu County are counting losses after their shops and stalls were demolished over the weekend by unidentified individuals as police provided them security.
  • 2:26 pm President William Ruto has announced that the government will recruit an additional 18,000 youths to the Climate WorX program in Nairobi.
  • 1:52 pm Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen holds a meeting with ambassadors, high commissioners, and heads of financial institutions who lauded Kenya's Shirika Plan which seeks to integrate refugees into the daily economic life of the country.
  • 1:14 pm A Nairobi company has announced the planned auction of two macadamia processing companies belonging to former Thika Town MP Patrick Wainaina alias Jungle slated for March 25, 2025.
  • 12:54 pm A protection police officer attached to Parliament on Sunday night opened fire at the Gigiri police canteen in Nairobi’s Westlands area, killing a colleague and injuring another.
  • 12:18 pm President William Ruto has committed Ksh50 million to initiate the construction of an engineering facility at Kamukunji Technical and Vocational College in Eastleigh, with the construction set to begin in June this year.
  • 11:56 am Transport along Magadi Road towards Rongai has been brought to a standstill after Multimedia University students, while engaging the police in running battles, blocked the road in protest following the death of one of their colleagues in a road accident.
  • 11:23 am The Public Service Commission has gazetted a list of 205 public employees who failed the clerical officers' proficiency exam, informing them they have to resit for the elective subjects they failed.
  • 10:53 am The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) is planning to build new weighbridge stations at Isinya along the Athi River–Namanga (A) Road in Kajiado County and at Suswa along the Narok–Mai Mahiu (B7) Road in Nakuru County.
  • 10:20 am President William Ruto officially opens the Kamukunji Technical and Vocational College in Nairobi.
  • 9:56 am Kenya Power says that it awarded over Ksh4.15 billion in tenders to youth, women, and persons with disabilities (PWDs) in 2023/2024. 
  • 9:24 am Nation Media Group has appointed former Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) CEO Geoffrey Odundo as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
  • 8:48 am EPRA notifies the public of consultative workshops on the Draft Energy (System Operations) Regulations, 2025, Draft Energy (Electricity Reliability, Quality of Supply and Service) Regulations, 2025, and Draft Energy (Electricity Incident and Accident Reporting) Regulations, 2025, to take place between March 17 to March 24, 2025.
  • 8:12 am Property of unknown value was destroyed on Sunday evening after a fire razed part of Mamboleo Market in Kisumu, near the city's bus stage.
  • 7:42 am Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka refutes claims that he sponsored youth to heckle Raila Odinga at Gusii Stadium during a Shabana FC match on Sunday afternoon.
  • 7:21 am Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja on Sunday officially opened the Thika Police Community Chapel at Thika West Sub-County Police Headquarters.

Sun, 09 March 2025

  • 5:03 pm Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua admitted he was hesitant to officially launch his political party, alleging that his rivals were scheming to obstruct the process.