News Tracker

Thu, 09 January 2025

  • 1:47 pm The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) holds a road safety compliance checks along the Nairobi - Nakuru and Mombasa - Nairobi Highways
  • 1:23 pm President William Ruto commissions Liter Girls High School in Elgeyo Marakwet noting that his administration has allocated KSh100 million to rebuild other schools in the region to ensure all children return to class.
  • 12:55 pm The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has urged Kenyans wishing to repeat their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations to do so by 2027.
  • 12:20 pm The results of 840 candidates who sat for the KCSE in 2024 have been cancelled due to cheating while those of 2829 candidates have been withheld pending investigations.
  • 11:55 am The 2024 KCSE results were released on Thursday, January 8, by CS Julius Ogamba and 1,693 candidates scored a mean grade of A.
  • 11:10 am President William Ruto was on Thursday briefed on the 2024 KCSE results and highlighted plans to improve the curriculum, hire teachers and equip schools with more learning materials. 
  • 10:50 am The International Commission of Jurists (Kenya) has strongly condemned the arrest, detention and sentencing of Ugandan Advocate Eron Kiiza without the benefit of a fair trial.
  • 10:30 am Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has warned hawkers that they will be restricted to backstreets and lanes from Monday to Saturday between 4pm and 10pm.
  • 9:55 am Activist-cum-businessman Morara Kebaso has broken his silence after reports that the government had gone after him over unpaid taxes.
  • 9:28 am Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba will today, January 9, 2025, release the KCSE 2024 Examination results at Mitihani House, South C, Nairobi at 10am.
  • 8:55 am Kisumu Senator Prof Tom Ojienda says ODM will support President William Ruto for a second term and the deal may include the possibility of having a Deputy President from ODM.
  • 8:20 am Moses Kuria has claimed that most of his economic advice has been consumed by the government but he does not expect to be praised.
  • 7:56 am ODM Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna has said there is no agreement between ODM and UDA to support President William Ruto in the 2027 polls.
  • 7:30 am Moses Kuria has claimed that former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was ousted because of divisive politics and hunger for power.

Wed, 08 January 2025

  • 7:45 pm The government has launched investigations into firebrand activist Morara Kebaso over tax evasion.
  • 7:00 pm Kenyan athletes have been ordered to register on the Athletics Kenya Database Management System or risk missing out on key services and recommendations.
  • 6:15 pm Radio Jambo presenter Cyrus Afune, known to listeners as Lion Deh, is mourning the death of his child who fell off a balcony.
  • 5:45 pm The US Embassy in Kenya is set to be temporarily closed on Thursday, January 9, in observance of the national day of mourning for the late former President Jimmy Carter.
  • 5:15 pm Property of unknown value went up in flames on Wednesday, January 8, after a fire broke out at a bus terminus in Narok County.
  • 4:55 pm The Labour Ministry has announced the release of Ksh3.5 billion to 1,758,735 beneficiaries enrolled in the Inua Jamii programme.
  • 4:15 pm The government plans to increase licence fees for satellite communication service providers, a move that will require major companies, such as the American satellite internet firm Starlink, to pay higher fees to operate in Kenya.
  • 3:55 pm Kenyan athlete Faith Chepchirchir was on Wednesday, January 8, provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for the presence/use of a suspended substance- Norandrosterone.
  • 3:20 pm King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands are set to visit Kenya in March to strengthen bilateral ties.
  • 2:45 pm The Kenya National Examination Council has cautioned Kenyans against fraudsters claiming to change the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KEPSEA) and the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results.
  • 2:15 pm Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has claimed there is a plot to impeach him due to his vocal nature and stand against the government.
  • 1:51 pm The High Court deals a blow to former Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome after ruling that he should be held personally responsible for certain orders that he issued while serving as Kenya's police boss.
  • 1:13 pm Deputy President Kithure Kindiki visits Kenyatta National Hospital to inspect and assess Taifa Care programme implementation.
  • 12:31 pm City lawyer Danstan Omari, who is representing Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen in the case of the abductions, was removed from court for contempt after interrupting the session.
  • 12:00 pm Justice Bahati Mwamuye postpones court proceedings for team to locate IG Douglas Kanja after skipping court for a second time.
  • 11:41 am The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) limits company secretaries to serving a maximum of three listed firms at any given time to curb cases of over-commitment.