News Tracker

Fri, 13 June 2025

  • 11:15 am Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has raised the alarm over the transfer of a Kenya Pipeline project worth Ksh192 million to a private firm, citing three major constitutional violations.
  • 10:44 am The National Police Service has ordered the immediate interdiction of the Rwanyambo Police Post Commander following an unfortunate incident in which a woman miscarried while in custody.
  • 10:22 am CS Kipchumba Murkomen has addressed the recent incident involving a panga-wielding man and police officers in Nakuru, criticising Kenyans for supporting him.
  • 9:21 am FIDA has strongly condemned an incident where a man threw a baby from a balcony in Nairobi, calling on authorities to ensure justice is served.
  • 9:00 am A new twist has emerged in the death of blogger Albert Ojwang, after a report by Mbagathi Hospital revealed that he was brought in already dead, with blood oozing from his head.
  • 8:35 am Kiambu County has been put on the spot after the county senator, Karungo wa Thang'wa, raised an alarm over unexplained land rates in the county.
  • 8:00 am In a bid to improve national security, the government has allocated over Ksh464.8 billion of the Ksh4.29 trillion 2025/26 budget to the security sector.

Thu, 12 June 2025

  • 7:22 pm Authorities have made their first arrest in the case involving the murder of blogger Albert Ojwang.
  • 6:45 pm Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, on Thursday, June 12, presented the 2025/26 Ksh4.29 trillion budget, allocating a total of Ksh702.7 billion to the education sector.
  • 6:23 pm The government has urged all refugees in the country to refrain from registering their SIM cards using borrowed Kenyan IDs and instead use their own Refugee IDs.  
  • 5:48 pm The government has proposed an allocation of Ksh700 million towards the implementation of the Electronic Government Procurement (eGP) system which is aimed at addressing and sealing corruption loopholes in procurement within government agencies.
  • 5:18 pm Kenyans can now file their 'Nil returns' through eCitizen, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has revealed.
  • 4:45 pm The High Court has issued conservatory orders halting the implementation of the controversial transfer of the Public Seal from the Attorney General to the Head of Public Service.
  • 4:15 pm Activist and photojournalist Boniface Mwangi risks arrest after failing to appear in court to answer charges of assaulting police officers.
  • 3:53 pm Nanam Ward MCA and UDA party member Philip Ekuwam Lomuria has died, the party has confirmed.
  • 3:22 pm The National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) is demanding answers from the National Police Service (NPS) after reports of a pregnant woman suffering a miscarriage at seven months while in police custody.
  • 3:10 pm President William Ruto has pledged additional budgetary allocation to the investigating and prosecution agencies to fight money laundering.
  • 2:55 pm Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has emerged victorious in a legal battle that ended a long-running leadership dispute within the Jubilee Party.
  • 2:29 pm New data by Meta revealed that Kenya was the leading country in East Africa for requesting user data, making 35 requests targeting 55 accounts in 2024.
  • 1:55 pm The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has adopted a collaborative approach with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) to bolster voluntary tax compliance in the private sector.
  • 1:27 pm Health Cabinet Secretary, Aden Duale, has urged all County Governments to collect the over 6 million vaccine doses from regional depots.
  • 12:40 pm Protestors are engaging police in running battles in the Nairobi CBD, demanding justice for slain blogger Albert Ojwang.
  • 12:22 pm More than 100 families were forced to sleep in the cold on Wednesday night after a fire in Nairobi's Kibra estate.
  • 11:48 am Kenya is set to enjoy zero tariff treatment if a proposed partnership between China and 53 African countries is agreed.
  • 11:22 am Kenya will be taking part in key global travel policies after it was elected to the UN Tourism Executive Council for the 2025–2029 term.
  • 11:00 am Kenyans are set to enjoy a new, one-of-a-kind driving experience by Bolt after the ride-hailing platform launched “Bolt Comfort”, a new ride category designed to meet growing demand for high-quality transport services.
  • 10:41 am A section of Mombasa Road will be temporarily closed this weekend to facilitate ongoing installation works, the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced.
  • 10:08 am CCTV cameras are set to be installed at Nyayo Stadium as part of a wider effort to improve security, in line with recommendations from the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
  • 9:45 am The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested five public officials, including an Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) official, in an ongoing crackdown on fake academic certificates.
  • 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.