News Tracker

Wed, 14 May 2025

  • 1:15 pm U.S. Senator and the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Jim Risch has raised concerns over Kenya’s growing ties with China, calling for a reassessment of the relationship between Kenya and the U.S.
  • 12:45 pm Githunguri Member of Parliament, Gathoni Wamuchomba, has criticised the Kenya Kwanza government for delaying HELB disbursements and mishandling the education sector
  • 12:22 pm Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has called for the resignation of Labour CS Alfred Mutua over fake jobs.
  • 11:55 am Asthma patients have been urged to ensure the inhalers they buy have two critical components crucial in the management of the disease.
  • 11:25 am Global tech giant Microsoft has announced plans to lay off 6,000 employees, including in Kenya.
  • 10:55 am The government has announced the closure of a section of Ngong-Suswa road to allow for construction.
  • 10:25 am Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo has finally responded to online trolling by Kenyans, saying he is enjoying it.
  • 9:55 am The rider of the motorcycle used to ferry assailants who tracked and killed Kasipul MP Charles Ong'ondo Were has been apprehended.
  • 9:01 am Chinese investors have announced their intent to establish and invest in tea production factories in the country following agreements reached after President William Ruto visited the Asian nation.
  • 8:30 am The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has come under fire following allegations of missing crucial land records, which have prevented the expansion of Malindi Airport.
  • 8:00 am The administration of three key national examinations may be jeopardised after the government failed to allocate a budget for the tests, an omission that is likely to affect thousands of learners.
  • 7:45 am Siaya Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) have dismissed claims that they turned down President William Ruto's State House invitation.

Tue, 13 May 2025

  • 6:29 pm Senators have called for the reinforcement of data regulations in the country to regulate vendors selling phones under the instalment scheme, commonly referred to as 'lipa polepole'.
  • 5:55 pm Nelson Amenya, the whistleblower who gained national attention for highlighting the JKIA-Adani deal, has sounded the alarm over an alleged new arrangement between the government and a Dubai firm.
  • 5:32 pm A lobby group disputed President William Ruto’s recent claims that all victims of forced disappearances and abductions have been reunited with their families, calling the remarks misleading and insensitive.
  • 4:54 pm The Nairobi County government has closed down four buildings in the central business district over unpaid rent and threatened to close 20 more buildings tomorrow.
  • 4:25 pm The government has denied claims it had sold public sugar companies in the Western region to private investors.
  • 3:53 pm The Central Bank of Kenya has disputed reports that it plans to return to the era of interest rate caps, which allowed CBK to set interest rates that commercial banks could charge on loans or pay on deposits.
  • 3:30 pm MP Johana Ngeno has asked the government to establish a KDF camp at Angata Barakoi in Trans Mara, Narok County, to check renewed clashes in the area.
  • 3:04 pm Real estate, technology, treasury bonds, and money markets are the preferred investment avenues for most Kenyan millionaires, according to the latest report by Knight Frank.
  • 2:56 pm Nairobi Police Commander George Sedah has sent a stern warning against the planned protest at the official residence of Deputy President Kithure Kindiki in Karen.
  • 2:15 pm Several residents of Simbi Kogembo village and nearby areas in central Karachuonyo, Homa Bay County, have been forced to leave their homes after River Awach Kibuon burst its banks, causing severe flooding.
  • 1:53 pm The High Court has temporarily suspended the operations of a task force appointed by Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale to audit medical claims owed by the defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF).
  • 1:15 pm Expreso Sacco has broken its silence after one of its matatus overturned and injured passengers on Sunday, May 11.
  • 12:58 pm Africa Travels Investment, a tourism firm backed by Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, has acquired Pollman's Tours and Safaris, Kenya's oldest tourism company.
  • 12:25 pm Kalonzo and other opposition leaders have claimed that several IEBC selection panellists and nominees have close ties with President William Ruto, and some serve in various positions in government.
  • 11:55 am Two people have lost their lives after the matatu they were travelling in got involved in a road accident at Malili on the busy Nairobi-Mombasa Highway.
  • 11:22 am Former Chief Justice David Maraga and Martha Karua have reacted angrily to President William Ruto's seeming admission to abductions in Kenya and called for thorough investigations and prosecution of the culprits.
  • 10:55 am Farmers who supply their sugarcane to the four leased-out sugar factories will be paid every week, the Kenya Sugarcane Board has said.
  • 10:26 am The government may introduce more taxes, through amendment bills, to bridge the budget deficit, Treasury Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo has said.