News Tracker

Thu, 29 May 2025

3:28 pm Members of a criminal gang popularly known by Mombasa residents as Panga Boys are now wearing buibuis to conceal their identities as they carry out their illegal activities.
2:57 pm The Catholic church has weighed in on the recent murders of its two bishops with a tough call to the government to expedite the investigations.
2:22 pm The National Assembly can proceed with the vetting of the seven Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) nominees after the High Court lifted the suspension on Thursday, May 29, 2025.
1:45 pm Nominated Senator Esther Okenyuri has raised alarm over what she says are inefficiencies that are frustrating the new initiative by the Nairobi National Park that involves express queues for prepaid ticket holders.
1:16 pm ODM leader Raila Odinga has donated five acres to the government to facilitate the Affordable Housing programme.
12:55 pm The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has busted and closed down a "major unlawful fuel siphoning den" in Port Reitz, Mombasa.
12:14 pm An increase in entrance fees at the popular Nairobi Arboretum has put the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) on the spot over the purported discreet manner the hike in fees was done.
11:55 am The Haitian government has enlisted private military contractors to work alongside Kenyan police in combating the gangs that have been destabilising the Caribbean country.
11:25 am Lang'ata MP Felix Odiwour, also known as Jalang'o, has dismissed claims he filed a petition before the court to stop Nairobi County government's Green Army youths from working.
10:59 am Opposition leaders have demanded that President William Ruto ensure justice for victims of forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings before they can take his apology to Kenyans seriously.
10:15 am Members of the National Assembly have rejected Senator Boni Khalwale's application to withdraw his controversial Bodaboda Bill.
9:55 am Kenyan social entrepreneur Kennedy Odede has been named the 2025 United Nations Nelson Mandela Prize winner.
9:15 am Cleophas Malala has been granted anticipatory bail by the High Court, protecting him from arrest by the police and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) over chaos in Kakamega.
8:36 am President William Ruto has described the late Ngugi wa Thiong'o as a towering giant of Kenyan letters who was courageous and patriotic.
8:00 am Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has apologised to cancer patients affected by the breakdown of the LINAC machine at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).
7:38 am The Haiti Unfinished Liberation of Dessalines (HULOD) has penned a scathing letter to President William Ruto, urging him to withdraw Kenya's police force from the Caribbean nation.

Wed, 28 May 2025

7:19 pm Nairobi County government has indefinitely closed the Habanos Lounge on Kiambu Road, according to Environment CEC Geofrey Mosiria.
6:49 pm The government suspends all labour inspections nationwide, announces Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua.
6:21 pm The Kiambu County government has started terminating doctors who are striking, claiming they are jeopardising patients' lives by leaving their posts.
5:53 pm Winnie Odinga has asked NTSA to abolish plans to suspend PSV licences over graffiti, saying it goes too far and harms the matatu culture.
5:18 pm Two MPs tasked by the National Assembly Speaker, Moses Wetangula, to visit Juja MP George Koimburi at Karen Hospital and compile a report for the House were denied access to the legislator, they have revealed.
4:50 pm Dagoretti North MP Beatrice Elachi has attracted attention after delivering a fiery and emotional prayer during the 2025 National Prayer Breakfast.
4:22 pm President Ruto should be worried about his re-election prospects after a recent poll showed most Kenyans no longer believe in his leadership, Saboti MP Amisi has said.
3:50 pm A World Bank report says Kenyan civil servants earn way higher allowances on foreign travel, even more than UN officials, attributing this to an inefficient system.
3:22 pm The planned construction of the Nairobi-Mombasa expressway will generate billions of shillings in revenue once it is completed, a US investment company has said.
2:50 pm Police have maintained that Juja MP Koimburi staged his own abduction, even as police chief Douglas Kanja announced that three "collaborators" have been arrested.
2:22 pm Nearly half of Kenyans expect ODM leader Raila Odinga to abandon President William Ruto ahead of the 2027 elections, a new survey has said.
1:50 pm The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council has urged its members to adhere to stricter requirements it has set out before their licenses can be renewed.
1:22 pm Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) says it has invited relevant government agencies to investigate claims of procurement fraud at the authority.
12:50 pm Law Society of Kenya President Odhiambo has accused the police of continuous harassment of lawyers, including raiding the homes of the legal practitioners.