News Tracker

Sun, 01 June 2025

  • 7:02 am Rigathi Gachagua's Democracy for the Citizens Party has changed the physical location of its headquarters from the Riara Centre at Riara Road to DCP Headquarters, Musa Gitau Road, off Waiyaki Way.

Sat, 31 May 2025

  • 5:55 pm Nominated IEBC Commissioner Hassan Noor Hassan has confirmed that he is Junet Mohamed's brother-in-law.
  • 5:22 pm A Nairobi County law enforcement officer has died after slipping and falling from the sixth floor of the City Hall Annex.
  • 4:55 pm Vihiga MP Ernest Kivai Ogesi has lost his wife, Catherine Ogesi, who has been unwell for a while.
  • 4:22 pm The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) now says it will not send law enforcement officers to arrest loan defaulters as earlier suggested by its Chief Executive Officer, Geoffrey Monari.
  • 3:23 pm IEBC Chairperson nominee Erastus Ethekon faced tough questions about the nature of his work in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he currently resides.
  • 2:55 pm Ahead of the 62nd Madaraka Day celebrations on June 1, motorists and boda boda riders in Homa Bay have been issued strict movement and parking directives.
  • 2:22 pm Kenyans who manufacture, import or distribute specific energy appliances without the requisite approval from the government now risk a fine of up to Ksh1 million.
  • 1:55 pm Rose Njeri, a Kenyan software developer, has been allegedly arrested over an 'anti-finance bill website' and is currently detained at a city police station.
  • 1:25 pm Normalcy was disrupted in Parklands, Nairobi, after residents took to the streets to protest against ongoing constructions they termed unlawful.
  • 12:55 pm The Ministry of Education has directed schools to sensitise parents and candidates regarding the selection process of the three career pathways ahead of the transition of Grade 9 learners.
  • 12:33 pm All existing nicotine product licences have been suspended with immediate effect, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has now declared.
  • 11:44 am Standard Group journalists were on Saturday, May 31, denied access to State House to cover the visit of Slovenia President Natasa Pirc Musar.
  • 11:23 am Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has appointed Wilberforce Odhiambo to be a member of the Board of Directors of Consolidated Bank for three years, beginning June 3, 2025.
  • 10:42 am IEBC chairperson nominee Erastus Edung has clarified that he is not related in any way to former Turkana County Governor Josphat Nanok.
  • 10:16 am The Supreme Court of Kenya has issued a major blow to the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) after ruling that its employees are public officers and the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has authority over their remuneration.
  • 9:45 am The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) announced on Friday, May 30, plans to engage police officers in tracking loan defaulters and other beneficiaries.
  • 9:11 am Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu received global recognition after she was named a Knight of the Royal Maharlika during an international summit held in the United States this week.
  • 8:44 am Nairobi County has shut down The Orchid Lounge and Grill on Ngong Road following numerous complaints over noise pollution and failure to comply with previous notices.
  • 8:09 am A probe into the demolition of a high-rise building in Mombasa has exposed credential renting by licensed engineers and architects.

Fri, 30 May 2025

  • 6:20 pm KRA is set to change how it calculates taxes on imported used cars, shifting from using a fixed retail price to basing taxes on the actual price paid for the vehicle, which will make valuations more accurate.
  • 5:50 pm President William Ruto has defended Kenya's cooperation with China in the wake of sharp criticism of the relationship by the United States, saying it is all in the spirit of multilateralism. 
  • 5:20 pm The National Treasury is planing to roll out major reforms to tighten financial controls, boost transparency, and improve public service delivery by the government.
  • 4:50 pm A viral video of youths milling around President Ruto’s chopper during his ongoing tour of Nyanza has once again sparked concerns and brought the Head of State's security detail under scrutiny.
  • 4:20 pm Hawkers will be moved out of the Nairobi city centre as a way of keeping it tidy, a county government official has said, this being a lesson they learnt from a recent visit to Rajkot city in India.  
  • 3:50 pm A Nairobi court has ordered the Social Health Authority (SHA) to stop the process it has been using to recruit staff, which favours former workers of the defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF).
  • 3:22 pm Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers has condemned the Teachers Service Commission for demoting 158 teachers in Samburu whom it promoted a month ago.
  • 2:50 pm The government has been urged to rescind its latest decision to ban the use of celebrities, influencers and content creators to promote gambling.
  • 2:20 pm Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has advised visitors to Amboseli National Park to use an alternative route due to heavy traffic on the Nairobi–Mombasa Highway.
  • 1:50 pm President William Ruto has ordered the relocation of the Homa Bay GK Prison to Lambwe Valley to provide land for the expansion of Tom Mboya University.