News Tracker

Tue, 22 April 2025

  • 5:02 pm Former Farmers Party Leader Irungu Nyakera has warned that 27 constituencies in Kenya could be scrapped if the delayed boundary review process is not started soon, thus affecting the 2027 elections.
  • 4:55 pm Cabinet Secretary for Public Service and Human Capital Development Geoffrey Ruku has announced plans to migrate the services of passport registration processing from the immigration offices to the Huduma Centres.
  • 4:22 pm Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi met with senior officials of the Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG) International on the sidelines of President William Ruto's China trip to discuss the expansion of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
  • 3:55 pm Seven Chinese nationals have been sentenced to serve seven years in jail for conducting unlawful mining in Kenya. 
  • 3:20 pm President William Ruto's administration is set to sign a multi-billion-dollar agreement with the Chinese government for the construction of a state-of-the-art Foreign Affairs complex in Nairobi.
  • 2:55 pm The United Nations has exposed a disturbing trend involving Asian scam syndicates targeting unsuspecting victims, including Kenyans, to run their operations, which are fast gaining traction.
  • 2:28 pm Nairobi Member of the County Assembly (MCA) representing Kariobangi North ward, Joel Munuve, has passed away.
  • 1:55 pm Two people have been found dead, and 57 others rescued by police from St Joseph Mission of Africa Church in Migori County, Kochola Village.
  • 1:26 pm The Vatican on Tuesday, April 22, revealed the last wishes of the late Pope Francis even as preparations for the Pope’s burial commenced.
  • 12:55 pm Popular activist Hanifa is among the tens of individuals who have landed new roles at the Nation Media Group as the company recently underwent a mass restructuring.
  • 12:24 pm The National Assembly has kicked off the process of amending the Constitution of Kenya to entrench the National Government Constituencies Fund (NG–CDF), the Senate Oversight Fund, and the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) into law.
  • 11:57 am Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and Internal Security PS Raymond Omollo have proposed the National Government Coordination (Administrative Units) Regulations, 2025, a Bill aiming to recognise and streamline village elder leadership in the country.
  • 11:25 am Suba South Member of Parliament Caroli Omondi has proposed the introduction of 'Nationhood Science' to reinforce the political fitness of the country.
  • 10:55 am A police officer based at Naroosura Police Station in Narok County is under investigation for allegedly assaulting a woman in public and inflicting physical injuries.
  • 10:37 am The Kenya Highways Authority (KeNHA) on Tuesday, April 22, invited Kenyans for a countrywide public auction for the sale of obsolete, surplus and unserviceable items.
  • 9:55 am Jaoko Oburu Odinga, son of Siaya Senator Oburu Odinga, was on Tuesday, April 22, appointed by President William Ruto to the position of  Special Advisor, Economic Empowerment, and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Executive Office of the President.
  • 9:20 am The Director of the Kenya Meteorological Department, David Gikungu, now says that Kenyans should brace for intense rains over the next seven days, between Tuesday, April 22, and April 28.
  • 8:58 am Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, on Monday, April 21, held discussions with International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials following his visit to the United States.
  • 8:12 am The Vatican on Monday, April 21, revealed that Pope Francis died of a stroke, followed by a coma and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse.
  • 7:54 am The Haitian National Police (HNP) has dismissed claims suggesting that Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission officers stopped collaborating with Haitian officers to curb the surging gang violence in the Caribbean nation.

Mon, 21 April 2025

  • 6:55 pm Kenyan Sharon Lokedi wins the women's 2025 Boston Marathon, shattering the course record with a time of 2:17:22; Hellen Obiri finishes second.
  • 6:23 pm  John Korir wins the 2025 Boston Marathon in the third fastest time of 2:04:45, following in the footsteps of his brother Wesley Korir, who won the same marathon in 2012.
  • 5:47 pm China has warned countries against making any deals with the US that will hinder trade with Beijing; this comes amid a trade war between Presidents Trump and Xi.
  • 5:20 pm According to Governor Abdulswamad Nassir, the building collapse in Mombasa, which has left two individuals trapped, was unauthorised, operated without a valid licence, and built on top of a septic tank.
  • 4:11 pm A fisherman was killed on Sunday in a fight among fishermen near Lake Victoria's  Misori Beach in Gembe, Homa Bay County, over ownership of the fishing grounds, according to police.
  • 3:42 pm Mombasa County's Disaster Chief, Ibrahim Basafar, has stated that families of two people trapped under the collapsed sewer will have to wait at least six more hours for recovery efforts, as more equipment is needed.
  • 3:09 pm Senator Gloria Orwoba has demanded an incident report from Mash Poa bus company after a woman was allegedly dragged, robbed, and sexually assaulted in one of its buses en route to Mombasa last week.
  • 2:51 pm Authorities in Kitui South are currently searching for a 43-year-old man suspected of fatally attacking his father on Sunday afternoon under mysterious circumstances.
  • 2:11 pm Martha Karua, the leader of the People's Liberation Party (PLP), has declared that she will be a candidate on the presidential ballot in 2027.
  • 1:36 pm A 26-year-old woman has died at Nakuru County Hospital after undergoing an emergency C-section; according to the county, she was admitted with a postdated pregnancy and early labour.