News Tracker

Wed, 28 May 2025

Tue, 27 May 2025

  • 5:18 pm National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula has called for a parliamentary investigation into the alleged abduction and torture of Juja MP George Koimburi.
  • 4:50 pm Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara has rejected government-provided security, saying it is risky as the officers are being used as a tool for political punishment.  
  • 4:20 pm Governors have accused the national government of excluding them from projects it is initiating in their regions, and urged President Ruto to prioritise county-level implementation of such programmes.  
  • 3:49 pm Former senator Cleophas Malala has been given 72 hours to report to police in Kakamega to record a statement over the chaos that erupted during his party's rally on Saturday, or he will be arrested.
  • 3:18 pm Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has claimed he was mistreated by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission officers who arrested him a week ago over graft claims.
  • 2:50 pm Tanzanians have been warned against publishing foreign content criticising President Suluhu, with those defying the order being warned of stern action.
  • 2:50 pm Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has claimed the government is running an "abduction squad" mandated to silence those opposed to the William Ruto administration.
  • 1:55 pm The Judiciary wants the LSK and Senior Counsel Bar to take disciplinary action against renowned lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi for repeatedly accusing judges of corruption without proof.
  • 1:23 pm The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has threatened to suspend and revoke the licences of motorists found flouting traffic regulations.
  • 12:55 pm Students at Nyambaria Boys' High School, in Nyamira County, are counting huge losses after an early morning fire destroyed a dormitory on Tuesday, May 27.
  • 12:21 pm Public beaches in Mombasa are now open for public access and recreational use.
  • 11:45 am Kenya's economic growth for the current fiscal year has dropped by half a point to 4.5 per cent, according to the World Bank in its Kenya Economic Update report.
  • 11:22 am Kenya has cancelled the opening of a new Somaliland liaison office in Nairobi and pledged support for the government in Mogadishu, amid diplomatic tension  
  • 10:50 am Fresh details have emerged in the probe into the murder of businessman Willis Ayieko after a boda boda rider revealed he was paid Ksh9,000 to ferry the killers.