News Tracker

Sat, 22 February 2025

Fri, 21 February 2025

  • 7:48 pm A wildfire has erupted on part of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) grassland.
  • 6:23 pm The High Court bars the JSC from considering petitions to remove Chief Justice Martha Koome and her colleagues at the Supreme Court, offering temporary relief for the besieged head of the Judiciary. 
  • 5:50 pm KeNHA exposes a fraud scheme that is sharing emails purporting to award tenders for the construction of various infrastructures.
  • 5:05 pm Chief Justice Martha Koome and fellow Supreme Court judge Njoki Ndung’u sue the Judiciary Service Commission over a petition seeking their removal.
  • 4:57 pm European Union summons Rwanda’s Ambassador and demands immediate withdrawal and cessation of support for M23 rebels in DRC.
  • 4:18 pm Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe has proposed a sentence of not less than 10 years in jail without any fines for anybody found selling fake seeds and fertilisers to farmers.
  • 3:55 pm Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) crowned the African Cargo Airport of the Year at the STAT Times International Awards for Excellence in Air Cargo.
  • 3:10 pm TSC has dismissed allegations that it has appointed a new CEO to replace Nancy Macharia, whose tenure at the helm of the commission nears its end.
  • 2:55 pm Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, on Friday, February 21, revealed that the government plans to eliminate the process of applying for national identification cards.
  • 2:17 pm Principal Secretary at the State Department of Immigration Julius Bitok has emerged as the best performing PS in a survey conducted by research firm, Politrack Africa.
  • 1:55 pm Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has assured that the Ministry is working tirelessly to ensure that the Technical University of Kenya (TUK) which has been closed for over two weeks is reopened.
  • 1:24 pm The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has moved to court seeking fresh orders following the recent acquittal of embattled former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu in a money-laundering case.
  • 12:45 pm Detectives at the Director of Criminal Investigations have arrested another suspect linked to the murder of Taxi Driver Victoria Mumbua Muloki.
  • 12:22 pm Archbishop Anthony Muheria has called on the government to stop giving empty promises and focus on streamlining key services like SHA.
  • 11:55 am The Ministry of Health has announced a polio immunisation campaign in Marsabit, Wajir, Garissa, and Mandera counties from February 21 to February 25, 2025.
  • 11:20 am Eric Nyongesa, the spokesperson for Wafula Chebukati's family, has said they are yet to decide whether a post-mortem will be conducted on the late IEBC chairperson.
  • 10:44 am The salaries of thousands of teachers are at risk of being delayed as the education sector grapples with a Ksh27 billion funding shortfall.
  • 10:15 am President William Ruto has eulogized former IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati as a principled and diligent leader who served the nation with integrity.
  • 9:43 am Former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Wafula Chebukati is dead.
  • 9:15 am Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing’oei has apologised for inadvertently posting an AI-generated video misrepresented as a genuine commentary by Fareed Zakaria of CNN on the search for peace in the Sudan conflict.
  • 8:52 am Malik Agar, Vice-Chairman of the Sudan Sovereign Council has accused President William Ruto of violating AU principles by allowing supporters of the RSF to convene in Nairobi.
  • 8:15 am Former Chief Justice David Maraga expressed deep concern over the Rural Urban Private Hospitals Association's plan to suspend healthcare services due to the government's failure to remit funds, calling it unacceptable as Kenyans have been contributing to the Social Health Authority (SHA) and previously to NHIF.
  • 7:49 am The Ministry of Health has assured that it will address the concerns raised by the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU) regarding intern doctors’ pay.

Thu, 20 February 2025

  • 6:45 pm National Assembly Education Committee has recommended the dissolution of the University of Nairobi Council over alleged interference in the institution’s management.
  • 6:30 pm The Senate has announced the adjournment of its sessions, with proceedings set to resume on Tuesday, February 25, at 2:30 PM.