News Tracker

Thu, 29 May 2025

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.
  • 12:20 pm There was an extraordinary moment of unity as Kenyan and Tanzanian MPs joined together in singing during the National Prayer Breakfast in Nairobi.  
  • 11:50 am Kenya has been warned against further delaying preparations for the Africa Nations Championships (CHAN) that is set to start in two months.  
  • 11:23 am President Ruto has apologised to Tanzania, following recent tensions between citizens of the two countries, and to Gen-Zs who have opposed his leadership
  • 10:50 am Investigations into aircraft accidents normally take too long to conclude because of the complexities that involved, according to Transport CS Davis Chirchir.  
  • 10:22 am Joseph Irungu, alias Jowie, who was sentenced to death for the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani, is not among those pardoned by President Ruto.
  • 9:50 am Defunct Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS) contractors threaten to take legal action against the government over Ksh273 million in unpaid dues.  
  • 9:28 am Kenyan students wishing to study in the United States may be in jeopardy after President Donald Trump stopped processing visas for foreign learners.
  • 8:55 am Tanzanian Member of Parliament Jesca Msambatavangu has accused Kenyan youths of cyberbullying her through a barrage of text messages and phone calls.