News Tracker

Sun, 02 March 2025

  • 3:49 pm National Treasury Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo has denied claims that county and national governments manually requested over Ksh1.3 trillion of exchequer transactions bypassing the automated system in the last seven months.
  • 3:23 pm Tensions are rising within the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) as officials from the coastal region protested and voiced their concerns, accusing President William Ruto of neglecting them in favor of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM).
  • 2:56 pm President William Ruto orders CS Alfred Mutua to hold a Kazi Majuu recruitment drive at Roysambu's Jesus Winner Ministry on Wednesday.
  • 2:27 pm Ruiru was plunged into chaos on the morning of Sunday, March 2, as irate residents demanded justice against a clergyman accused of abusing young boys.
  • 1:52 pm US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sends best wishes to all Muslims as they begin Ramadan, which is a time of renewal, introspection, service, and generosity in the Muslim faith.
  • 1:26 pm President William Ruto has responded to a recent newspaper headline that labeled him a cunning leader noting that the Standard Newspaper's "Cunning Ruto" headline was driven by recent political events in which his opponents attempted—but ultimately failed—to orchestrate his downfall.
  • 12:50 pm President William Ruto donates Ksh20 million to Jesus Winner Ministry in Roysambu, Nairobi, for the construction of a new church.
  • 12:26 pm A fight erupted during a church service at California Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) Church in Nakuru West leaving several people injured following a brawl reportedly sparked by allegations of gross misconduct, including the misappropriation of church funds by the pastor.
  • 11:54 am National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula and PCS Musalia Mudavadi call for a renewed national focus on self-sufficiency to fill the gap left by the USAID freeze.
  • 11:19 am Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is set to attend a church service at GCC Machakos Church in Machakos town constituency, Machakos County.
  • 10:41 am Several gang members were reportedly killed after an intense raid by Haiti Police in one of the most dangerous neighbourhoods believed to be a stronghold of notorious gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier.
  • 10:21 am The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Qatar have condemned the recent move by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces to sign a charter in Nairobi to form a parallel government, urging a return to the Jeddah Declaration signed on May 11, 2023.
  • 9:33 am President William Ruto attends a church service at Jesus Winner Ministry in Roysambu, Nairobi County.
  • 9:29 am Speaker of the National Assembly Hon. Moses Wetang’ula to visit the home of former IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati in Kiminini, TransNzoia County, on Sunday in the company of various leaders.
  • 8:57 am Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua held a meeting with Ukambani leaders among them Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse and resolved to hold a meeting with President William Ruto to push for infrastructure and education projects.
  • 8:19 am Two people died and 12 others were injured in a tragic road accident at Nyakairu area along the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway when a truck rammed into two personal cars on Saturday.
  • 7:56 am Mysterious disease breaks out in South Mugirango affecting over 200 people; Medics are yet to establish what disease it is.
  • 7:28 am Property worth millions of shillings was destroyed while families were left homeless and injured after fire razed down several houses on Saturday night in Nairobi's Tassia Estate in Embakasi East.

Sat, 01 March 2025

  • 7:21 pm A mysterious illness has hit three villages in South Mugirango, Kisii, affecting about 200 people with headaches, bloody diarrhoea, and trembling; health officials are investigating.
  • 6:50 pm A new report has revealed that only 20 per cent of Kenya’s soil is suitable for food production, indicating worrying times ahead for Kenya’s food basket.
  • 6:10 pm Veteran Nation Media Group journalist Leon Lidigu wins the 6th 2025 Women in Global Health Award.
  • 5:44 pm Education PS Belio Kipsang has eulogised KEPSHA chairperson Johnson Nzioka as a progressive and distinguished educationist whose contribution left an irreplaceable gap in the education sector.
  • 5:09 pm The Luo Council of Elders, Nairobi Chapter, has backed Raila Odinga’s decision to align with President William Ruto for national unity.
  • 4:37 pm Activist Morara Kebaso mets with former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to discuss pressing national issues
  • 4:08 pm Kenyan woman and three Ugandans rescued by police from a brothel run by a Liberian in India.
  • 3:48 pm The government will commence the construction of the Baringo University College of Technology (BUCT) in April, says Ruto.
  • 3:25 pm KeNHA will temporarily close a section of Uhuru Highway on March 4 from 9am to 10:30am for a World Engineering Day procession.
  • 2:50 pm Fuad Ali sworn in as Acting KEPSHA National Chairman following the death of Johnson Nzioka in a tragic accident.
  • 2:32 pm The Transport Ministry vows transparency in the Road Tolling Policy, promising modern payment systems and reinvesting toll revenue into infrastructure.
  • 1:45 pm The Ministry of Education has dismissed allegations that it plans to convert all secondary schools in Kenya into mixed-gender institutions as part of its efforts to transform the future of education in the country.