News Tracker

Sat, 24 May 2025

Fri, 23 May 2025

  • 5:45 pm 73 schools, comprising 54 primary and 19 secondary institutions in Kerio Valley, have been ordered to close immediately by KNUT officials due to security concerns.
  • 5:15 pm The health sector in Kiambu County is headed for a major crisis after a doctors' union directed its members to discharge or refer all patients ahead of a strike set to start on Monday.
  • 4:55 pm All public beaches in Mombasa are to be closed following a directive by Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Sherrif Nassir.
  • 4:13 pm Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has explained how Kenya secured the release of Boniface Mwangi following a four-day detention in Tanzania.
  • 3:55 pm Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has criticised Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, accusing him of failing to address persistent insecurity in his home region of Kerio Valley.
  • 3:23 pm Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara has appealed to President William Ruto to reinstate her security detail, claiming that her life is in danger.
  • 2:55 pm One person died while four others suffered serious injuries following an accident along Thika Road, near Pangani.
  • 2:22 pm President William Ruto has ordered the police to expedite investigations into the death of Father Allois Cheruiyot Bett, who was reportedly killed yesterday by unknown assailants.
  • 1:55 pm The government, on Friday, May 23, announced that the Nairobi Green Park Underpass is 88 per cent complete.
  • 1:31 pm Four robbery with violence suspects, including three Ugandan nationals and a Kenyan, have been arrested and three firearms seized in an operation conducted in Nairobi's Dandora, Saika, Pumwani and Huruma estates.
  • 12:45 pm Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched yet another scathing attack on President William Ruto's administration, accusing it of administrative incompetence.
  • 12:14 pm Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has announced mass job opportunities for boda boda operators in Dubai, offering a tax-free salary of between Ksh80,000 and Ksh120,000.
  • 11:55 am An American animal rights organisation has condemned the planned Kakamega County Bullfighting Premier League set to start in 2026, terming it as cruelty to animals.
  • 11:15 am The Standard Media Group has announced a temporary downtime affecting its TV and radio stations, which has resulted in the disruption of services.
  • 10:55 am Ugandan journalist and human rights lawyer Agather Atuhaire, who had been detained in Tanzania alongside Kenya's Boniface Mwangi, has been found and is safe.
  • 10:17 am The Kenyan shilling has been projected to weaken against the US dollar towards the end of May due to an increase in demand for the foreign currency.
  • 9:38 am The government has increased sugarcane prices from Ksh5,300 to Ksh5,500 per tonne, effective May 26.
  • 9:10 am The Kenya Meteorological Department has advised Kenyans living in the Coast, the south-eastern lowlands, and the north-western regions of the country to brace for strong winds over the next three days.
  • 8:45 am Hours after his release from detention in Tanzania, Kenya's bold activist Boniface Mwangi has issued a fiery statement vowing to expose President Samia Suluhu for alleged torture and repression.
  • 8:14 am The United States government will impose sanctions on Sudan after determining that it used chemical weapons to fight against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
  • 7:45 am Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will officially launch the Democracy for the Citizens Party on June 3, 2025.

Thu, 22 May 2025