News Tracker

Sun, 02 March 2025

  • 10:21 am The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Qatar have condemned the recent move by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces to sign a charter in Nairobi to form a parallel government, urging a return to the Jeddah Declaration signed on May 11, 2023.
  • 9:33 am President William Ruto attends a church service at Jesus Winner Ministry in Roysambu, Nairobi County.
  • 9:29 am Speaker of the National Assembly Hon. Moses Wetang’ula to visit the home of former IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati in Kiminini, TransNzoia County, on Sunday in the company of various leaders.
  • 8:57 am Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua held a meeting with Ukambani leaders among them Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse and resolved to hold a meeting with President William Ruto to push for infrastructure and education projects.
  • 8:19 am Two people died and 12 others were injured in a tragic road accident at Nyakairu area along the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway when a truck rammed into two personal cars on Saturday.
  • 7:56 am Mysterious disease breaks out in South Mugirango affecting over 200 people; Medics are yet to establish what disease it is.
  • 7:28 am Property worth millions of shillings was destroyed while families were left homeless and injured after fire razed down several houses on Saturday night in Nairobi's Tassia Estate in Embakasi East.

Sat, 01 March 2025

  • 7:21 pm A mysterious illness has hit three villages in South Mugirango, Kisii, affecting about 200 people with headaches, bloody diarrhoea, and trembling; health officials are investigating.
  • 6:50 pm A new report has revealed that only 20 per cent of Kenya’s soil is suitable for food production, indicating worrying times ahead for Kenya’s food basket.
  • 6:10 pm Veteran Nation Media Group journalist Leon Lidigu wins the 6th 2025 Women in Global Health Award.
  • 5:44 pm Education PS Belio Kipsang has eulogised KEPSHA chairperson Johnson Nzioka as a progressive and distinguished educationist whose contribution left an irreplaceable gap in the education sector.
  • 5:09 pm The Luo Council of Elders, Nairobi Chapter, has backed Raila Odinga’s decision to align with President William Ruto for national unity.
  • 4:37 pm Activist Morara Kebaso mets with former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to discuss pressing national issues
  • 4:08 pm Kenyan woman and three Ugandans rescued by police from a brothel run by a Liberian in India.
  • 3:48 pm The government will commence the construction of the Baringo University College of Technology (BUCT) in April, says Ruto.
  • 3:25 pm KeNHA will temporarily close a section of Uhuru Highway on March 4 from 9am to 10:30am for a World Engineering Day procession.
  • 2:50 pm Fuad Ali sworn in as Acting KEPSHA National Chairman following the death of Johnson Nzioka in a tragic accident.
  • 2:32 pm The Transport Ministry vows transparency in the Road Tolling Policy, promising modern payment systems and reinvesting toll revenue into infrastructure.
  • 1:45 pm The Ministry of Education has dismissed allegations that it plans to convert all secondary schools in Kenya into mixed-gender institutions as part of its efforts to transform the future of education in the country.
  • 1:07 pm The Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) has seized 136 illegal gas cylinders in Molo and 500 counterfeit brake pads in Baba Dogo, Nairobi, during a crackdown on illicit trade.
  • 12:44 pm Nairobi County has cleaned and fumigated Stima Plaza after a garbage dispute with Kenya Power, restoring water and sewer services.
  • 12:03 pm Uganda’s CDF Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba threatens to ban Standard Media after it published a story with a headline reading, in part, ‘Four-Star Brat’ on its front page.
  • 11:44 am Kenya has nominated the International Law Commission member Professor Phoebe Okowa for election as a Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
  • 11:15 am The Trump administration has cut at least 10,000 USAID and State Department grants, including life-saving programmes, in a bid to shrink government spending.
  • 10:50 am Pope Francis' respiratory condition has worsened after a bronchospasm, requiring non-invasive ventilation, the Vatican says.
  • 10:05 am Late IEBC chair Wafula Chebukati’s funeral service is set for Wednesday, March 5, in Nairobi, with burial on Saturday, March 8 in Kitale.
  • 9:51 am The Council of Governors has called for the immediate resignation of Health Cabinet Secretary Debora Barasa and Permanent Secretary for Medical Services Harry Kimutai.
  • 9:03 am Wildfires rage across Nairobi National Park, with one near the Athi Basin Dam still active, confirms KWS; says KDF among firefighters battling the blazes fuelled by dry conditions.
  • 8:48 am A 5am fire at Olmekenyu centre, Narok South, destroyed over 20 homes and businesses, displacing several households, Kenya Red Cross says.
  • 8:08 am CJ Martha Koome and the JSC hit back at the Ombudsman and reject summons to explain the failure to publish complaints against the Judiciary, saying the Ombudsman is overstepping their mandate.