News Tracker

Thu, 01 May 2025

  • 10:52 am Labour CS Alfred Mutua has called for the protection of women in workspaces, strongly calling out sexual harassment and unfair dismissal.
  • 10:20 am Kenyan rugby legend Humphrey Kayange has been appointed as the new Chair of the IOC Coordination Commission for the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Dakar 2026.
  • 9:45 am Thousands of Kenyans have flocked to Uhuru Gardens as the country marks Labour Day.
  • 9:14 am A fortnight after jetting back into the country, former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i will make his first public appearance on Friday, May 2.
  • 8:16 am The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Wednesday, April 30, secured a major win after a Nairobi Court ordered a refund of Ksh25 million following a tender cancellation.
  • 8:00 am The National Police Service (NPS) has called on Kenyans who could have witnessed the shooting of Kasipul Member of Parliament, Charles Were, to report to the nearest police station.

Wed, 30 April 2025

  • 7:48 pm President William Ruto has appointed Prof Makau Mutua as the Senior Advisor of Constitutional Affairs in the Executive Office of the President.
  • 6:17 pm KRA has warned of a planned service disruption on Thursday, May 1, between 12am and 11:59pm.
  • 5:39 pm The Draft Finance Bill 2025 has officially been received at the National Assembly after the Cabinet passed it during its sitting on Tuesday.
  • 5:10 pm DCI has arrested seven people suspected to be members of a gold scam syndicate based in Spring Valley; the raid recovered 350kgs of fake gold worth over Ksh70 million.
  • 4:55 pm NEMA will start the Sustainable Waste Management regulations 2024 next month, requiring producers and importers to manage their products' lifecycle from production to disposal.
  • 4:14 pm KeNHA has announced a 7-hour traffic disruption for Nairobi-bound lanes near Katani Road Junction on Mombasa Road on Sunday, May 4, from 9pm to Monday, May 5, 4am for maintenance.
  • 3:41 pm A traffic snarl-up is building up along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway after a gas tanker and a mini-truck overturned.
  • 3:08 pm The High Court has mandated that police officers managing public events must wear uniforms and be easily identifiable, prohibiting face coverings and plain clothes.
  • 2:54 pm Nairobi County has threatened to shut down the Orchid Lounge located along Ngong Road within the next 72 hours over numerous complaints of noise pollution.
  • 2:18 pm Governor George Natembeya has slammed the National Treasury over the delayed disbursement of funds to the county governments, saying counties have been forced to turn to banks for loans to run their counties.
  • 1:48 pm Residents of Oldonyonyokie Ranch in Kajiado County have staged a protest against the establishment of a carbon credit project on their land.
  • 1:04 pm High Court Judge Bahati Mwamuye has declared a protest ban issued by former Nairobi Police Commander Adamson Bungei during the 2024 anti-tax demonstrations illegal and unconstitutional.  
  • 12:54 pm The government has scrapped the 1.5 per cent Digital Service Tax (DST) in the Finance Bill 2025.
  • 12:13 pm Employment and Labour Court reinstates Professor Paul Wainaina as the Kenyatta University Vice Chancellor with immediate effect.
  • 11:43 am President William Ruto has been accompanied by Raila Odinga at the ceremony to install the new Vice Chancellor of the Cooperative University of Kenya.
  • 11:13 am The prices of common market products such as maize, potatoes, and green vegetables are set to rise further in May, following a surge in inflation rates.
  • 10:50 am The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has revealed details of the intricate process that will go into the vetting of betting and gaming companies ahead of the 2025/2026 financial year, as the crackdown against rogue companies intensifies.
  • 10:10 am The Wildlife Principal Secretary, Silvia Museiya, has revealed that the government is set to knock down some factories erected within the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) along Mombasa Road to pave the way for a wildlife migratory corridor.
  • 9:55 am The United States President Donald Trump's administration has listed Kenya among the countries that lack proper enforcement structures to curb the entry of counterfeit goods.
  • 9:05 am The National Assembly's Public Petitions Committee on Tuesday, 29 April, received a petition seeking the official recognition of the Chuka community as a distinct tribe in Kenya.
  • 8:10 am Traders at Limuru Market in Kiambu County were thrown into panic on Tuesday evening after a swarm of bees descended on the area, attacking anyone in sight.
  • 7:49 am The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) on Tuesday, April 29, announced a raft of measures to ensure tax compliance by members of the public.

Tue, 29 April 2025

  • 6:11 pm The Cabinet has approved the Finance Bill, 2025; no new taxes, just a clean-up, according to the State House. 
  • 5:46 pm The Cabinet has approved the establishment of a Consulate General in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.