News Tracker

Sat, 26 April 2025

  • 2:23 pm Attorney General Dorcas Oduor has appointed award-winning singer and songwriter Dan Aceda, Sarah Wanjiru Migwi, and Agatha Lutala Karani as members of the board of directors of the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO).
  • 1:58 pm Cabinet Secretaries across various ministries on Friday, April 25, announced fresh appointments to streamline operations within their dockets.
  • 1:24 pm Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o has praised President William Ruto for signing a new deal with the Chinese government to expand transport infrastructure in Kenya.
  • 12:55 pm Lawyer Nelson Havi on Saturday, April 26, gave Chief Justice Martha Koome 14 days to appoint a judge bench to listen to a petition filed by the CJ and her fellow Supreme Court judges seeking to stop the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) from listening to petitions seeking her removal.
  • 12:25 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has come under sharp criticism after the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) accused his administration of persistent corruption.
  • 11:55 am The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has given a stern order to all radio and television broadcasters to reduce betting, lottery and gambling content within 14 days.
  • 11:38 am Kenya's Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary, Korir Sing'Oei, has commended the United States government for intervening in the conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
  • 10:55 am People's Liberation Party leader Martha Karua has been warned against poking her nose into issues of Tanzania and advised to concentrate on mending Kenya.
  • 10:33 am President William Ruto is currently in Italy to attend the funeral of Pope Francis, just moments after he concluded his official State visit in China.
  • 9:55 am The Central Bank of Kenya and Kenyan banks are in a state of disagreement over the CBK’s base lending rate, which directly affects Kenyans' access to loans.
  • 9:27 am Moses Kuria has advised the government to disband the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERRA) and the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), which manage funds from the Roads Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF).
  • 8:40 am The European Union has urged Kenya to improve its business environment, citing graft, frequent legislative changes, and unfavourable taxes, even as it plans to intensify trade activities with the East African nation.
  • 8:00 am Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika is finally back in the country after spending over five months in the US.

Fri, 25 April 2025

  • 7:15 pm Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has directed leaders to cease criticising Siaya Governor James Orengo and Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o for their remarks on the broad-based government.
  • 6:45 pm The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Selection Panel on Friday, April 25, denied accusations that it had sneaked in six additional names in the list of candidates for interviews.
  • 6:27 pm The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has denied claims that it has handed over City Park Forest to a developer.
  • 5:53 pm China has acknowledged that Kenya has performed exceptionally well in servicing its debt, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has claimed.
  • 5:15 pm A petition seeking to hold the next General Election in August 2026 has been filed before Chief Justice Martha Koome and her fellow judges at the Supreme Court.
  • 4:14 pm Kariobangi North Member of County Assembly Joel Munuve died due to a blood clot and lack of sufficient oxygen, government pathologist Johansen Oduor has revealed.
  • 3:30 pm Two people lost their lives, and several others sustained injuries following a fatal road crash on the Siaya-Kisumu road on Friday, April 25, at Ng’iya Centre.
  • 2:55 pm Stephen Odhiambo, the man who dangerously hung on a helicopter carrying YouTuber Oga Obinna at a wedding ceremony in Migori, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
  • 2:32 pm Following the death of Kariobangi North MCA Joel Munuve, seven pathologists will be present during his postmortem, the MCA's family lawyer Danstan Omari has revealed.
  • 1:55 pm Kenya is set to acquire more gold to diversify its foreign exchange holdings beyond the dollar and other currencies, Central Bank of Kenya Governor Kamau Thugge has revealed.
  • 1:30 pm Radio Africa Limited on Friday, April 25, announced the firing of 27 employees, saying the move was necessitated by the current tough economic times.
  • 12:55 pm Here is the list of items that will be placed inside Pope Francis' Coffin.
  • 12:25 pm Former President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday, April 25, recounted an experience with the late Pope Francis where the Pope ‘threw him out of his own office.'
  • 11:55 am The Ministry of Education has officially shifted from the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) to Competency-Based Education (CBE) to simplify learning pathways and make education more affordable, accessible, and practical for students.
  • 11:23 am Police officers have arrested Abel Kahindi Gandi, pastor of the New Foundation Church in Chakama, Magarini Constituency, Kilifi County, over the deaths of church members after tree-climbing rituals.
  • 10:55 am Former President Uhuru Kenyatta, former Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka and Chief Justice Martha Koome are among those attending a mass commemorating the life of Pope Francis at Holy Family Basilica.
  • 10:22 am Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has slammed Dadaab Member of Parliament Farah Maalim over the latter's controversial sentiments, demanding his expulsion from Kenya.