News Tracker

Mon, 28 April 2025

  • 9:14 am Deputy President Kithure Kindiki will chair a joint Cabinet Committee meeting at his official residence in Karen from 2pm.
  • 8:39 am Two Kenyans have been sentenced to five years' imprisonment for unlawfully possessing four elephant tusks weighing 24.9 kilograms with a market value of Ksh2.49. 
  • 8:14 am Mumias East Member of Parliament Peter Salasya has declared his 2027 presidential bid, joining the ever-growing list of aspirants who have already announced their bids for the top seat.
  • 7:50 am The coastal region was hit by a 4.5 magnitude earthquake on Sunday, affecting mainly Mombasa and Kilifi but felt in a majority of the coast.
  • 7:18 am Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has declared his presidential bid to dethrone President William Ruto in 2027.

Sun, 27 April 2025

  • 5:21 pm COTU boss Francis Atwoli calls for more regulation of social media to prevent the country from falling into anarchy.
  • 4:50 pm Gachagua asks Mt Kenya residents to vote out all MPs and Senators allied to the president; he termed them 'traitors'.
  • 4:38 pm Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir has slammed President Ruto over his plea to control the Road Maintenance and Development Fund.
  • 3:39 pm The late Malulu Injendi's son, Rhyan Injendi, will be challenging to replace his father in the Member of Parliament seat. 
  • 3:14 pm Lobby group demands that the Education CS, Julius Ogamba, stop unlawful levies and fees being paid to schools and protect parents and guardians from further exploitation. 
  • 2:36 pm Kiharu NG-CDF sponsored principals from 11-day schools in the constituency for a benchmarking tour in Dubai and Malaysia.
  • 1:44 pm Kenyan Sebastian Sawe wins the 2025 London Marathon and dominates a world-class field with a time of 2:02:27; marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge finishes sixth.
  • 1:25 pm Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa breaks the women's only world record, clocking 02:15:50 to win the 2025 London Marathon; Kenya’s Joycline Jepkosgei finishes second.
  • 1:06 pm Amos Kipruto wins the Hamburg Marathon with a time of 2:03:44.
  • 12:38 pm Dela-Anole ward MCA Yusuf Hussein returns home after his release in March, six months after his abduction.
  • 12:11 pm Kenya joins other African nations in a discussion hosted by the US Space Force’s Mission Delta 2 in Colorado Springs, focusing on collaboration in sharing space activity information.
  • 11:49 am Kenya has asked the government of the DRC and the rebel group M23 to respect the terms of the ceasefire agreement signed last week.
  • 11:16 am KNUT has urged the Ministry of Education to release capitation to schools as students return to class next week, starting Monday, April 28.
  • 10:50 am KMPDU has called for an urgent investigation into the recruitment and licensing of foreign medical practitioners in the country.
  • 10:26 am Activist Mike Makarina has declared his intention to pursue a constitutional interpretation regarding the Woman Representative position, as he aims to run for the seat in the 2027 elections.
  • 9:49 am AU plans to increase the number of troops in Somalia to 8,000 to counter Al-Shabaab resurgence.
  • 9:10 am A joint operation led by the DCI led to the recovery of two AK-47 rifles connected to the death of three National Police Reservists (NPR) in Isiolo North Sub-County, Isiolo County.
  • 8:55 am A KDF soldier is currently cooling his heels at the Kitengela DCI after being detained for the suspicious death of his lover on Saturday.
  • 8:23 am CS Kipchumba Murkomen has warned scrap metal dealers who vandalise critical infrastructure, such as roads and electricity installations, to source their wares elsewhere.
  • 7:45 am Duale has said that teachers and their dependents can access medical care under SHA, contradicting earlier claims from TSC boss Nancy Macharia that the Authority declined to onboard over 360,000 teachers.
  • 7:09 am PS Omollo has announced a crackdown on all unlawful betting firms following a public uproar over the vice's implications.

Sat, 26 April 2025

  • 5:00 pm The High Court has directed Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah to serve former President Uhuru Kenyatta and senior government officials with a petition seeking their accountability over the country's debt.
  • 4:38 pm The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has warned owners of goods left at the Customs Warehouse Keeper, Inland Container Depot, that their items will be sold if they are not collected within 30 days.
  • 3:55 pm The United States Infrastructure Investment firm, Everstrong Capital, has announced plans to begin the construction of the Nairobi-Mombasa expressway next year.
  • 3:19 pm 1500m World record holder Faith Kipyegon has held the Kenyan flag high yet again after delivering a stunning performance at the Xiamen Diamond League, setting a new meeting record of 2:29.21 in the 1000m race.