News Tracker

Sat, 28 June 2025

  • 11:32 am Former Interior CS Fred Matiang’i declares his 2027 presidential bid, urges Kenyans and opposition leaders to support his candidature.
  • 10:50 am Hawkers in Nairobi CBD have come up with new tactics to circumvent operating rules in the City with authorities describing the vendors latest method a calculated strategy to exploit public sympathy.
  • 10:00 am Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has addressed his absence from the June 25 protests, stating his decision was a deliberate show of respect for Kenya's youth
  • 9:08 am Gachagua has advised President William Ruto to either resign with dignity or wait to be voted out in the 2027 elections, dismissing claims of any unconstitutional plot to remove the Head of State from power.
  • 9:05 am Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has clarified his 'shoot-to-kill'  orders, saying police officers are well-trained and aware of their role and that the order was just a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of the officers.

Fri, 27 June 2025

  • 7:08 pm The Senate has warned governors and MCAs against personalising public projects and government vehicles with their names, images or personal messages, as this creates the false impression of private ownership.
  • 6:30 pm The NCPB depot in Maua, Meru County, was broken into during the protests on 25 June with preliminary assessments suggesting that more than 7,000 bags of fertiliser, worth Ksh29.5 million, were looted.
  • 5:56 pm The High Court has ruled that the impeachment of Isiolo Governor Abdi Guyo is null and void, thereby keeping him in office.
  • 5:35 pm The Senate has warned the Governors and MCAs against personalizing the branding of public projects and government vehicles with their names, images, or personal messages.
  • 5:00 pm The High Court has issued orders barring use of tear gas, water cannons or other crowd-control measures against peaceful protesters seeking medical attention in safe spaces.
  • 4:45 pm COTU's Francis Atwoli has questioned the decision by media houses to challenge the government’s directive on the live coverage of the June 25 protests.
  • 4:20 pm Security officers assigned to Former Chief Justice David Maraga have been withdrawn just days after he joined protesters on the streets in Nairobi city centre on June 25, 2025.
  • 3:30 pm Standard Media Group has been given 48 hours to apologise to five individuals over a recent exposé news story, or face legal action.
  • 3:00 pm Amnesty Kenya has demanded the release of blogger behind June 25 protests 'time table' Ndiangui Kinyagia; he has been missing since Saturday, June 21, following a reported raid at his residence in Kinoo.
  • 2:55 pm President William Ruto has condemned the demonstrations witnessed on Wednesday, June 25, terming them a well-calculated move to cause anarchy and destroy the country.
  • 2:19 pm Kenya National Union of Nurses and Midwives has extended their strike notice by 30 days, threatening to begin the strike on August 3, 2025.
  • 1:57 pm MSS Commander Godfrey Otunge has announced the establishment of Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, to serve as strategic hubs for intelligence gathering.
  • 1:15 pm President William Ruto has made changes to the leadership of Kenya’s military, appointing new commanders to the Kenya Army, the Kenya Air Force, and the VC National Defence University.
  • 12:17 pm Two people are feared dead and three other injured in a road accident along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway at Kiongwani area, Makueni County.
  • 11:21 am Outgoing TSC CEO Nancy Macharia has turned down Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata’s nomination as the Chairperson of the County Public Service Board
  • 11:19 am Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi has details government stance to all international organizations in Kenya and heads of diplomatic missions regarding the deadly protests on June 25.
  • 10:53 am The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) has asked all its member churches to use this Sunday's service to reflect on the current state of the nation following the deadly June 25 protests.
  • 10:15 am Moses Kuria has accused 2022 Kenya Kwanza leaders from Mt Kenya region, including Ex DP Rigathi Gachagua and Ndindi Nyoro, of betraying the region by leading its people away from former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
  • 9:46 am The United Nations has condemned the use of force by the Kenyan police during the June 25 demonstrations, terming it ‘deeply concerning’.
  • 8:23 am Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire has accused former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua of attempting to intimidate and coerce her to change her current political position.
  • 8:22 am Nyandarua residents have torched the Ndunyu Njeru Police Station after a police officer fatally shot a boda boda rider.

Thu, 26 June 2025

  • 4:30 pm Amnesty International Kenya has revealed that families who lost loved ones during the June 25 commemorative protests are being asked to bury the victims without post-mortems.
  • 4:25 pm Some Kenyans living in the US face risk of sudden deportation as the Trump administration is seeking to speed up the removal of migrants who entered the country illegally.
  • 4:00 pm During yesterday's demonstrations, 300 police officers and 100 civilians were injured, five guns stolen and several police stations torched, Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has revealed.