News Tracker

Thu, 12 June 2025

  • 9:00 am Two petitioners have made a last-ditch effort to stop the appointment of new commissioners for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission with a letter to Chief Justice Martha Koome.
  • 8:28 am Central Police Station OCS Samson Talaam has denied being the prime suspect in Albert Ojwang's murder.
  • 8:00 am Treasury CS John Mbadi will today read the 2025/2026 Budget Statement at the National Assembly.

Wed, 11 June 2025

  • 7:12 pm Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Kipkoech Lagat has been dealt a fresh hurdle after a group of human rights activists filed a petition in court seeking to initiate private prosecution proceedings against him.
  • 6:51 pm The Ministry of Defence has announced that Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops will be deployed in Siaya County to oversee two critical infrastructure projects.
  • 6:10 pm DCI boss Mohammed Amin has said Central Police Station OCS Samson Taalam should be treated as the prime suspect in the murder of Albert Ojwang.
  • 5:44 pm IG Kanja has issued an apology for the statement he made earlier that blogger Albert Ojwang died by suicide after knocking his head on the wall several times.
  • 5:07 pm The US Embassy in Kenya has called for accountability in investigations into the murder of blogger Albert Ojwang.
  • 4:46 pm The athletics world has been plunged into mourning following the death of Kenyan-born middle-distance runner Eliud Kipsang.
  • 4:12 pm IEBC CEO Marjan Hussein is staring at a possible jail term or a hefty fine after being found guilty of contempt of court.
  • 3:45 pm The Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, has revealed that the X account linked to Albert Ojwang went by the name "Pixel Pioneer".
  • 3:12 pm The government has dismissed calls by opposition leaders to have June 25 declared a public holiday to honour Gen Z protesters who lost their lives during the 2024 anti-government demonstrations.   
  • 2:55 pm President William Ruto has broken his silence on the death of blogger Albert Ojwang while in custody and directed the police to fully cooperate in the investigations.
  • 2:22 pm Albert Ojwang's case has taken a new twist after IPOA revealed that critical CCTV footage from the OCS's office had been tampered with.
  • 1:45 pm The EU has placed Kenya in its updated list of high-risk jurisdictions presenting strategic deficiencies in their national anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism regimes.
  • 1:15 pm MCAs in Isiolo are seeking to impeach Governor Abdi Guyo on various grounds, including alleged abuse of office. 
  • 12:55 pm The government, through Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, has explained why there has been inaction on its end in the aftermath of the murder of Albert Ojwang.
  • 12:19 pm MPs have summoned the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to explain why teachers in Mwala and Kalama sub-counties, in Machakos County, are not among those enjoying hardship allowances.
  • 11:45 am Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, and Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss Mohamed Amin were directed to take oath as they prepared to appear before the Senate.
  • 11:22 am The government requested over half a billion to fund ODM leader Raila Odinga’s bid for the chairmanship of the African Union Commission (AUC), the Controller of Budget (CoB) has revealed.
  • 10:48 am National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has moved to avert further crisis in the health sector as he announced plans for legislative and budgetary intervention to end the stalemate between the government and the medics.
  • 10:15 am Former Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi has regained his position as the leader of the Democratic Party of Kenya.
  • 9:45 am Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen is expected to appear before the Senate to respond to questions surrounding the death of Albert Ojwang.
  • 9:24 am Former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Nelson Havi wants police spokesperson Muchiri Nyaga arrested for attempting to conceal a crime following the murder of blogger Albert Ojwang.
  • 8:45 am President William Ruto has gazetted the appointment of the new Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) team.
  • 8:15 am Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has narrated how poverty politics have been used to lock the Ukambani region out of government for years.
  • 7:45 am The Director of Public Prosecutions, Renson Igonga, has given the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) seven days to complete investigations into the death of Albert Ojwang.

Tue, 10 June 2025

  • 6:26 pm Political aspirants have been dealt a blow after the High Court ruled that campaigns conducted outside the election period are a violation of the law.
  • 5:45 pm National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula has directed the Administration and Internal Security Committee chairman, Gabriel Tongoyo, to produce an interim report on the killing of blogger Albert Ojwang within the next 48 hours.
  • 5:15 pm The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has sought to dispel fears that a group of individuals is moving around under the guise of checking IDs ahead of the 2027 elections, falsely posing as the agency's enumerators.