News Tracker

Sun, 05 January 2025

  • 11:30 am The government has disbursed Ksh48.4 billion as capitation for all public primary and secondary schools ahead of reopening for the first term on Monday.
  • 10:54 am Rigathi Gachagua directs Mukurwe-ini MP John Kaguchia to file a petition calling for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the government over the return of the Mungiki faction.
  • 10:32 am President William Ruto attends church service in Tot, Elgeyo Marakwet County; Kindiki was scheduled to appear with the Head of State but is in Mbeere North. 
  • 9:27 am Kenya supports Malawi’s import of 40,000 metric tonnes of diesel and petrol through the G2G program to stem the acute fuel shortage, the Malawi Ministry of Energy confirms.
  • 8:48 am Former DP Rigathi Gachagua attends Mass at Guardian Angel Tetu Catholic Church, in his backyard of Nyeri County.
  • 8:24 am KNEC is to release the results of the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) tomorrow, the Ministry of Education announces.
  • 7:55 am Harambee Stars draw 1-1 with Burkina Faso in their Mapinduzi Cup first group game at the Gombani Stadium in Zanzibar on Saturday night.

Sat, 04 January 2025

  • 7:06 pm DP Kindiki dismisses claims of a split with President Ruto in his first appearance for weeks.
  • 6:24 pm Three new political parties apply for recognition as the 2027 election draws near; there are 90 fully registered political parties so far.
  • 5:39 pm Five people injured in a road accident involving two private cars near Nyakairo, Kinungi, on the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway; they were evacuated to Naivasha Subcounty Referral Hospital.
  • 4:56 pm Police launch a probe in Uasin Gishu after a mother allegedly locked her children in the house and torched it. 
  • 4:27 pm The Standard Group Editor-in-Chief Ochieng Rapuro resigns.
  • 3:39 pm Migori residents decry the lack of medicine in public health facilities; the county government says the issue is being addressed. 
  • 2:44 pm Police in Kiambaa, Kiambu County, discover the lifeless body of a 28-year-old woman in the Kamutaro area along the Ruaka-Banana Road.
  • 2:33 pm Two bodies of missing youths, aged 27 and 26, respectively, have been found at Kahawa and Mwiki in Kiambu and Nairobi counties.
  • 1:58 pm A former Kericho magistrate, Judith Nyakol, who was hounded out of office on allegations of corruption, has been awarded Ksh5 million in compensation because she was subjected to double jeopardy. 
  • 1:23 pm The US Embassy, IPOA, National Police Service, and Raila are among the leaders and institutions mourning KNHCR Chairperson Roseline Odede.
  • 12:11 pm Moses Kuria defends President Ruto after mourners in Embu heckled his speech; he terms the actions as ‘ungodly’.
  • 11:20 am KNCHR Chairperson Roseline Odhiambo Odede dies after a short illness.
  • 10:47 am Government warns Kenyans against visiting the area where the space rocket fell over health concerns.
  • 10:09 am Cases against Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja over the abductions of six men last year will be heard on Wednesday, January 8.
  • 9:50 am The government directs parents with pupils in 348 schools that were closed over safety standards to seek transfers ahead of the reopening next week.
  • 9:03 am Millions worth of property were destroyed as fire gutted the historic Limuru Country Club on Friday night.
  • 8:45 am Public Service CS Justin Muturi has broken ranks within the Cabinet, becoming the first to criticize the government over the rising cases of abductions.
  • 8:01 am The body of missing activist Ibrahim Hilal Mwiti, who was last seen in the Nairobi CBD in November last year, has been found at Thika Level V Hospital.

Fri, 03 January 2025

  • 4:50 pm The government says the eCitizen paywall issue was caused by an internal network occurrence that affected the operating system.
  • 4:17 pm Ruto on abductions: 'Whether undertaken by citizens, criminals, or the police, it must be investigated, and we must get to the bottom.' 
  • 3:49 pm Lobby groups call for the overhaul of NTSA to end road carnage.
  • 3:14 pm Former DP Rigathi Gachagua dismisses Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah's claims of linking him to abductions of Kenyans, asking him to stop being used by the government to divide Kenyans.
  • 2:50 pm The police arrest one suspect believed to be part of a carjacking ring that has been stealing from motorists along Nairobi’s Southern Bypass.