News Tracker

Tue, 31 December 2024

  • 10:19 am DCI detectives arrested three suspects after they were found in possession of Government stores and an imitation firearm by officers from Githika Police Station in Kiambu County.
  • 9:53 am DCI, NPS, and NIS are expected to produce the abducted Kenyans who went missing in December 2024 at the Milimani Law Courts.
  • 9:11 am DCI detectives arrest Ian Mahad, a Mombasa youth believed to be behind a cartel using motorbikes to snatch mobile phones from people.
  • 8:40 am The High Court in Nairobi ordered IG Douglas Kanja and other authorities to produce six individuals who were allegedly abducted and detained by the state in December 2024.
  • 8:21 am Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua meets several former MPs including Wainanina Jungle and Ngunjiri Wambugu at his home to explore options for going forward.

Mon, 30 December 2024

  • 4:49 pm The Kenya University Students Organisation (KUSO) demands the creation of an independent task commission to investigate the disappearance and abductions.
  • 4:08 pm Human Rights Activist Hussein Khalid was among 12 people arrested in Mombasa for participating in the anti-abduction protests.
  • 3:40 pm A section of protesters camp outside Central Police Station in Nairobi demanding the release of individuals who were arrested in the company of Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah.
  • 3:13 pm Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka calls President William Ruto the 'Chief Commander of the Abduction Squad' and demands the release of 82 youth abducted in the last three months.
  • 2:39 pm Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah moves to court seeking orders to compel authorities, among them IG Douglas Kanja, DCI Director Mohammed Amin, and NIS Director Noordin Haji, to produce seven individuals who were recently abducted.
  • 2:24 pm Nairobi Regional Commander Adamson Bungei was heckled by protestors in the Nairobi CBD as he tried to address the crowd.
  • 1:50 pm Gerald Karicha and Regina Wairimu, the parents of Billy Mwangi who is missing, apologise to President William Ruto appealing to him to order their son's release promising to discipline him (Mwangi).
  • 1:16 pm President William Ruto meets with a delegation of leaders and residents of the MAA community in Kilgoris, Narok County.
  • 1:08 pm Teargas witnessed along Aga Khan Walk as police attempted to disperse protestors who had gathered with placards. 
  • 12:49 pm Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah joins anti-abduction protests as police block highways feeding into Nairobi CBD.
  • 12:18 pm Police reportedly arrested a number of protesters who joined the anti-abduction protests in Mombasa, Kenya.
  • 11:49 am One person died after 30 herders engaged in a confrontation with Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers after they were caught illegally grazing in Tsavo East National Park. A KWS officer survived after he was struck with a poisoned arrow.
  • 11:19 am Doctors were forced to discharge new mothers from hospitals without BCG vaccines after the country suffered a supply shortage.
  • 10:58 am The Ministry of Health reveals that the total number of confirmed Mpox cases is 31 after two new cases were recorded in Mombasa and Nakuru; Over 2.6 million travelers have been screened at the points of entry.
  • 10:25 am A section of Kenyans in Australia held demos in protest over the rising cases of abductions in Kenya.
  • 9:47 am Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo reshuffles his Cabinet as Jones Omwenga replaces Geoffrey Nyakoe as Finance Minister while the latter was named a member of the Gender Executive Committee.
  • 9:23 am Former Chief Justice David Maraga calls for an end to killings, torture, and abduction of young Kenyans in his New Year message noting, "The killing, maiming and abduction of young Kenyans has put to serious test our institutions."
  • 8:53 am ODPP directs Police IG Douglas Kanja and IPOA to conclude investigations on ongoing abductions in Kenya within 3 days and forward a file to him.
  • 8:23 am President William Ruto eulogises the 39th President of the US Jimmy Carter as an extraordinary leader whose dedication to public service was epic. Carter passed away aged 100 years.

Sun, 29 December 2024

  • 5:25 pm NARC Kenya Party, headed by Martha Karua, is set to be rebranded from National Rainbow Coalition-Kenya (NARC-Kenya) to People’s Liberation Party (PLP) and party colours to change from Luminous, Red, and White to Lilac, Whit,e and Purple.
  • 4:31 pm The Ministry of Defence recorded the highest spending in the first three months of the 2024/25 financial year (July to September) amounting to Ksh40.25 billion, a report by Controller of Budget (CoG) Margaret Nyakang’o has revealed.
  • 4:05 pm DCI detectives arrested 3 robbery suspects accused of attempting to rob Dore Fashion Shop; a G3 rifle, a critical weapon linked to their string of violent crimes, was recovered.
  • 3:48 pm President William Ruto mourns the flight that killed hundreds of passengers in South Korea noting, "We are devastated by the Jeju Air accident that has claimed more than 170 lives. Our thoughts are with the victims’ families and the people of South Korea at this sorrowful time."
  • 2:40 pm Residents of Bomet County heckled Governor Hillary Barchok shortly after Ruto invited him to give an address.
  • 2:27 pm Former DP Rigathi Gachagua says that he believes that his public utterances pushed President William Ruto to admit to abductions in Kenya.