News Tracker

Sun, 08 June 2025

  • 7:49 am Treasury CS John Mbadi has reappointed Jedidah Karwitha Mwiti as a member of the Board of Directors of Consolidated Bank Limited for a term of three years.
  • 7:28 am Molu Koropu Tepo and Francis Nkako have been reappointed as board members of the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) for a three-year term by Treasury CS John Mbadi.

Sat, 07 June 2025

  • 7:57 pm The government has released Ksh3.51 billion to support vulnerable groups under the Inua Jamii Cash Transfer Programme for May.
  • 7:30 pm The County Government of Nairobi has allocated Ksh235 million for the new official residence of the County boss, Governor Johnson Sakaja, in Kilimani.
  • 6:26 pm Kirinyaga Woman Representative Njeri Maina has raised concerns over Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi’s recent Ksh145 million donations, questioning the spending priorities of government leaders.
  • 5:24 pm The State Department for Diaspora Affairs has announced job openings for Kenyan healthcare professionals to work in Jersey Island.
  • 4:15 pm Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has instructed national referral hospitals, the Social Health Authority (SHA), and the Digital Health Authority (DHA) to formalise partnerships with Centres of Excellence in cancer care.
  • 3:25 pm Nairobi County Governor Johnson Sakaja has installed modern-designed, Glasdon Jubilee 110-litre litter bins across the central business district(CBD).
  • 2:55 pm Residents of Usalo Village in Siaya County have once again witnessed a rare phenomenon after spotting another exotic migratory Western Osprey bird from Finland this week.
  • 2:17 pm A fire has broken out in a building situated along Kumasi Road in Nairobi's Central Business District.
  • 1:25 pm Four people have been confirmed dead and several others injured after a gold mine collapsed in Turkwel, West Pokot County.
  • 12:22 pm Juja MP George Koimburi has finally spoken out, revealing chilling details of his alleged abduction.
  • 11:55 am COTU boss Francis Atwoli has called on President William Ruto to intervene in the brewing row over the use of the Housing Levy.
  • 11:21 am Tanzanian politician Godbless Lema, a member of CHADEMA party, was reportedly barred from travelling to Kenya on Friday, June 6, 2025.
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  • 10:15 am Members of Parliament have called out some East African Community (EAC) countries for failing to pay their agreed-upon contributions.
  • 9:47 am The Kenya Prisons Service has released the complete list of shortlisted candidates for the positions of cadets, technicians, and artisans, following an earlier recruitment advertisement on April 7.
  • 9:15 am Days after COTU boss Francis Atwoli exposed loopholes that threatened the use of billions of housing levy funds, the government has responded, accusing him of misleading Kenyans.
  • 8:22 am Mukoma wa Ngugi, the fourth-born son of the late celebrated author Ngugi wa Thiong’o, has opened up about the deep rift that separated him from his father for the last four years.
  • 8:00 am The National Assembly has raised concerns over Tullow Oil's sale of oil assets to Gulf Energy, citing a lack of detail in the Ksh15 billion ($120 million) deal.

Fri, 06 June 2025

  • 6:25 pm The Ministry of Health has announced the arrival of polio and Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine doses following a shortage in most health care facilities across the country.
  • 5:55 pm Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura has denied claims that his office will be allocated Ksh36 billion.
  • 5:25 pm The Australian government has issued an advisory notice urging its citizens who are planning to visit Kenya to be cautious
  • 4:35 pm John Thoya Maitha, son of former Cabinet Minister Karisa Maitha, is dead.
  • 4:00 pm A section of Members of County Assembly (MCAs) from Embu have denied a plot to impeach Governor Cecily Mbarire.
  • 3:00 pm Police officers in Mombasa have arrested two human rights activists who were attempting to stop an ongoing Finance Bill public participation process.
  • 2:00 pm The High Court in Nanyuki has sentenced a woman to 40 years in jail for murdering her ex-lover, bringing an end to a winding, seven-year case.
  • 1:27 pm The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has issued a clarification explaining a recent change to how taxes are calculated on imported second-hand vehicles.
  • 12:26 pm The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has launched an investigation after a deadly shooting that left three people dead and several others severely injured in Lolkuruk Village, Angama Mara, Narok County.
  • 11:25 am The Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), Kamau Thugge, was sent away by a parliamentary committee on Thursday, June 5, for failing to present the required documents to support his submissions.