News Tracker

Tue, 08 April 2025

  • 5:38 pm Multimedia University student Sylvia Kemunto died from strangulation, according to a postmortem contradicting her alleged killer's narratives.
  • 5:12 pm ODM has threatened to expel individuals who intend to disrupt the ongoing party grassroots elections after one man was hacked in Homa Bay.
  • 4:51 pm On Tuesday, April 8, Mombasa Governor Abdullswamad Sherrif Nassir ordered all businesses and residents living near an 11-storey building on the verge of collapse to temporarily evacuate.
  • 4:15 pm Githunguri Member of Parliament (MP) Gathoni Wamuchomba has hit out at those she deemed “political chauvinists,” specifically accusing her predecessor of publicly fighting her and derailing her development projects in the constituency.
  • 3:55 pm The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has reached an agreement with the Nairobi County government that brings a 5-week doctors' strike in the county to a close.
  • 3:20 pm The Gates Foundation, formerly known as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, on Tuesday, April 8, announced its withdrawal from its host country agreement with Kenya that had granted it diplomatic immunity.
  • 2:45 pm Transport was paralysed along Kangundo Road in Komarock, Nairobi County, after matatu operators staged protests over the deplorable condition of the road, which they said had significantly hurt their businesses.
  • 2:18 pm Former Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi now says that his life is in danger after the government allegedly withdrew his security personnel.
  • 1:45 pm United States President Donald Trump's administration has warned nations against entering into agreements with the Cuban government to hire its doctors.
  • 1:06 pm The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has rescued a family of four who had gone missing in Tsavo East National Park after a 24-hour search operation.
  • 12:54 pm The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested the Deputy Clerk and the former Speaker of the Kisii County Assembly.
  • 12:10 pm The United States African Development Foundation (USADF) has terminated grants worth over Ksh 6.7 billion (around $51 million) across several African countries, including a project in Kenya.
  • 11:55 am Molo Member of Parliament Kimani Kuria has revealed that the public will have the option of giving their views on the 2025/2026 Finance Bill through WhatsApp.
  • 11:25 am The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Selection Panel 2025 is set to face another setback after a group of petitioners filed a petition at the High Court on Monday, seeking to stop the ongoing shortlisting process
  • 10:45 am Just a day after Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi denied claims of introducing new taxes in the Finance Bill 2025, the National Assembly Finance Committee Chair Kimani Kuria issued contradicting remarks, acknowledging the possibility of more taxes in the next financial year.
  • 10:21 am The Kenya Meteorological Department has cautioned Kenyans living in various parts of the country to brace for heavy downpours for the next seven days, from Tuesday, April 8 to Monday, April 14.
  • 9:53 am Tension ensued on Monday night at the Egerton University main campus in Nakuru County after students staged demonstrations over security issues within the campus.
  • 9:30 am Following Lee Kinyanjui’s appointment as Cabinet Secretary for Trade, Registrar of Political Parties Ann Nderitu has officially ratified leadership changes in the Ubuntu Peoples Forum (UPF), confirming his removal from the party’s leadership.
  • 8:47 am Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have launched an investigation following the explosion of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Mandera County.
  • 8:13 am United States President Donald Trump on Monday, April 7, fired a warning to Kenya over unfair trade practices.
  • 7:47 am Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has warned the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Charles Kahariri and the Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja to be cautious of President William Ruto.
  • 7:29 am The Ford Foundation has officially opened its new East Africa offices in Nairobi, months after a high-profile standoff with the Kenyan government over the June 2024 anti-Finance Bill protests.

Mon, 07 April 2025

  • 6:58 pm The government is mulling plans to introduce a law aimed at encouraging Kenyans to save money; Labour CS Alfred Mutua says the legislation is to curb the perennially low savings rate.
  • 6:10 pm Doctors in Kakamega County have announced a 14-day strike notice, indicating they will stop working starting April 18 if the county government does not resolve a series of long-standing issues that they claim have been ignored for months.
  • 5:36 pm The Attorney General, Dorcas Oduor, has appointed and forwarded 30 advocates to the KRA to help the taxman deliver its constitutional mandates.  
  • 5:08 pm Health CS Duale has appointed Agnes Ongandi to be a board member of the KUTRRH for three years from April 4 of this year.
  • 4:54 pm A Nakuru resident, Evans Kimori, has started collecting signatures to dissolve the Nakuru County government, which he has deemed incompetent, after inaction following the prolonged absence of Governor Kihika.
  • 4:19 pm China will inject Ksh706.9 billion into Kenya’s stalled SGR extension to Malaba, with Treasury CS John Mbadi confirming plans to introduce tolls as part of the deal.
  • 3:45 pm Treasury CS John Mbadi has warned all Principal Secretaries and accounting officers to ensure their departments comply with the implementation of the new Electronic Government Procurement (eGP) system or face consequences.
  • 3:11 pm The High Court has given the green light for the auctioning of properties belonging to the Senior Presidential Economic Council advisor, Moses Kuria.