News Tracker

Tue, 03 June 2025

  • 3:45 pm Eveleen Mitei has been appointed as the Acting CEO of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) as the race to replace Nancy Macharia continues.
  • 3:20 pm Software developer Rose Njeri, who is facing charges relating to computer misuse and cybercrime, has been released on a personal bond of Ksh100,000 pending the hearing of her case.
  • 2:44 pm A Nairobi court has granted the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) 16 more days to complete investigations and present evidence against Trans-Nzoia Governor George Natembeya.
  • 2:33 pm President William Ruto has directed that 20 per cent of the government-constructed affordable housing units will be given to the disciplined forces.
  • 2:11 pm Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi is expected to present the Statement for the Ksh4.23 trillion 2025/2026 Budget before Parliament on Thursday, June 12, it has been confirmed.
  • 1:55 pm There was drama at the Milimani Law Courts on Tuesday, 3 June, after several individuals believed to belong to Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya's team were forcefully taken away by unknown individuals.
  • 1:22 pm The Ministry of Health has signalled a major shift in healthcare regulation with plans to digitally track and verify all medical practitioners and health processes across the country.
  • 12:29 pm University graduates have been invited to apply for paid internship vacancies in the fourth cohort of the Digital Literacy Programme (DLP).
  • 12:10 pm The government has officially commenced a mass nationwide ID registration drive targeting secondary school students who have turned 18 years old.
  • 11:49 am Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has called on President Samia Suluhu to ensure justice to Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan lawyer Agather Atuhaire, who were reportedly tortured while in detention in Tanzania.
  • 11:18 am The Adani Group has been hit with a fresh scandal, barely months after Kenya pulled the plug on two major investment deals with the conglomerate.
  • 10:55 am The Auditor General has revealed that the government made irregular procurement of MacBooks and iPads by inflating their costs by 200 per cent.
  • 10:22 am Police in Kilifi County on Monday arrested two managers of scrap metal yards suspected of buying stolen motorcycles.
  • 9:48 am The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is set to begin the vetting of all persons with disabilities to determine those who will be given tax exemptions starting June 9.
  • 9:03 am Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga met Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, pledging his support for Somaliland’s recognition efforts.
  • 8:31 am Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has called for the gazettement of Kerio Valley as a "disturbed area" following the accelerating insecurity in the region.
  • 8:00 am The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) has demanded that tough action be taken against Isiolo Governor Abdi Guyo for allegedly making defamatory remarks against Senator Fatuma Dullo.

Mon, 02 June 2025

  • 4:47 pm Former Kilifi County Executive Committee Member Alphonce Mwambura Tokali has died.
  • 4:14 pm Police have denied claims that journalists were specifically targeted after several members of the press were allegedly clobbered by police officers while attempting to enter the Raila Odinga Stadium on Sunday.
  • 3:58 pm Three senators have called on the government to swiftly arrest the killers of Father Allois Bett, who was murdered in the troubled Kerio Valley region.
  • 3:29 pm The Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) launch slated for Tuesday, June 3, at Kasarani Stadium has been cancelled.
  • 2:40 pm Rigathi Gachagua has claimed that the Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has plans to silence all dissent against the Finance Bill 2025.
  • 2:08 pm Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot condemned the arrest of web developer Rose Njeri, taken into custody for creating a website to promote public participation on the Finance Bill 2025/2026.
  • 1:55 pm Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has gifted Reverend Chemjor with a car in a heartfelt gesture for having hosted the now-CS back in 2002 during his early evangelical missions.
  • 1:12 pm The United States has issued another warning to South Sudan's leadership following the United Nations Security Council’s decision to renew specific sanctions on the country.
  • 12:46 pm Activist Boniface Mwangi has revealed he was stripped naked, flogged, and even sodomised using objects during his time in captivity in Tanzania last month.
  • 12:16 pm DCI officers have arrested five gang members linked to the fatal killing of a police officer and the wounding of two others on Sunday night in Nakuru's Free Area Estate and recovered the AK-47 used in their crime spree.
  • 11:49 am Tanzania's main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu's trial on charges including treason continues in Dar es Salaam, with the Judiciary of Tanzania live streaming the highly contentious case.
  • 11:21 am Former Nyeri Town MP Ngunjiri Wambugu has criticised former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for insulting Mt Kenya voters by calling the current elected MPs foolish.
  • 10:52 am WhatsApp will stop working on iPhones running iOS versions below 15.1 and Android devices on OS 5.0 or earlier, starting June 1, 2025.