News Tracker

Fri, 10 January 2025

  • 6:46 pm Staff at Moi University to down tools immediately; they claim the government has failed to honour a return to work agreement signed in December. 
  • 6:02 pm Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen vows to crack down on Kenyans misusing social media to share images of leaders, including President Ruto in coffins and the like.
  • 5:25 pm President Ruto has appointed Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Faith Odhiambo and Citizen TV investigative journalist Franklin Wallah to be part of a 42-member Technical Working Group on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) to fight the rising gender-based violence and femicide. 
  • 4:49 pm The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has distanced itself from claims it will support President William Ruto’s re-election, insisting the party remains independent.
  • 4:20 pm The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) withholds the 2024 KCSE results of Lugulu Girls’ School in Bungoma. 
  • 3:54 pm A light aircraft has crashed and burnt in the Kwachocha area of Malindi. 
  • 3:20 pm President William Ruto on Friday, January 10, criticised a section of Kenyans for circulating social media images depicting senior government officials inside coffins.
  • 2:55 pm Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi has vowed to fire doctors accused of neglecting duties and selling county drugs. 
  • 2:20 pm The Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) issued a nine-day nationwide strike notice in a move likely to cripple health services across the country.
  • 1:55 pm Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba has said his net worth grew by Ksh75 million in the last two years and currently stands at Ksh500 million.
  • 1:30 pm President William Ruto has exuded confidence for a second term despite the heavy criticism facing his government. 
  • 12:50 pm President William Ruto is in Uasin Gishu County where he is expected to officially open the Ngeria Technical Training Institute.
  • 12:31 pm The drivers of two Rongai matatus caught on camera flouting rules were on Friday arraigned at Kibera Law Courts and fined Ksh 50,000 or face six months in jail.
  • 11:59 am Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has a case to answer in a Sh20 million graft case after Chief Magistrate Ondieki said the DPP proved 11 charges, including abuse of office and money laundering.
  • 11:25 am Nairobi will host Air Cargo Africa 2025, the continent's premier logistics event, between February 19 and 21, 2025.
  • 10:50 am Ababu Namwamba has disclosed that President Ruto invited him to discuss his nomination as Permanent Representative to the UNEP Office (Nairobi) and he knows what is expected of him.
  • 10:37 am Immediate former ICT CS Margaret Ndung'u has declined President Ruto's nomination as High Commissioner to Ghana citing personal reasons.
  • 9:50 am The Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations will today vet nominees for ambassadorial, high commissioner, and diplomatic representative positions.
  • 9:15 am The Port of Mombasa processed 41.1 million tonnes of cargo last year, an increase from the 35.98 million tonnes handled in 2023, according to the latest data from the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA).
  • 8:45 am A record 48,333 candidates scored grade E in the 2024 Kenya Certificate of  Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations.
  • 8:00 am Former Nairobi Governor Anne Kananu, Health DG Patrick Amoth, and commentator Gabriel Oguda have been shortlisted for PS positions.
  • 7:45 am A dormitory at Cardinal Otunga High School in Mosocho, Kisii County, was destroyed by a mysterious fire on Thursday, January 9.

Thu, 09 January 2025

  • 6:06 pm UK Ambassador to Kenya Neil Wigan calls for swift and transparent investigations into reported abductions by the Kenyan Government to "demonstrate Kenya’s commitment to fundamental rights, as it takes up its seat on the UN Human Rights Council."
  • 5:24 pm Kenyan passport has dropped from position 67 to 68th position out of 199 global passports that grant access to 227 travel destinations, the Henley Global Passport Index for the first quarter of 2025 showed.
  • 4:41 pm Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) Flags as fake a list purporting that Nyambaria High School topped KCSE 2024 with a mean grade of 10.87 followed by Cardinal Otunga, Kokuro Boys and Alliance.
  • 4:14 pm High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi declares Section 226 of the Penal Code that criminalises attempted suicide as unconstitutional noting it violated Articles 27, 28, and 43 of the Constitution.
  • 3:50 pm President William Ruto issues more than 10,000 title deeds to Elgeyo Marakwet County residents noting that the exercise will play a crucial role in curbing inter-community conflicts.
  • 3:03 pm KNEC explains that 2024 KCSE candidates are experiencing minor delays in receiving their results due to the high number of requests being sent to the portal, of up to 300,000 hits per second.
  • 2:51 pm The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) on Thursday impounded two matatus branded 'Moneyfest' that had earlier been captured on a harrowing video openly flouting several traffic regulations.
  • 2:30 pm National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah has hit back at Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya’s claims of defamation, daring him to sue.