News Tracker

Sun, 06 April 2025

  • 3:50 pm Former DP Rigathi Gachagua has alleged that President Ruto plans to postpone the next general elections to extend his stay in office beyond the constitutional timelines. 
  • 3:07 pm Kenya suffered heartbreak in the final of the 2025 Singapore 7s, losing 12-21 to Fiji after a spirited battle at the Singapore National Stadium in what was a rematch of the 2016 showdown. 
  • 2:37 pm NACADA officials have seized Ksh2.9 million worth of contraband goods in Bondo, Siaya County; 4,600 sticks of suspected cannabis sativa are among the items recovered; two suspects are in police custody.
  • 2:07 pm The death toll rises to five after a four-storey building under construction collapses in Itierio, Kisii County; more people are feared trapped under the rubble.
  • 1:51 pm Global oil prices have dropped a week before EPRA's fuel review, sparking fresh hopes for reduced fuel prices that have remained the same for two consecutive months.
  • 1:10 pm A Wajir Court permits DCI to exhume the body of Gaala Aden Abdi, a 17-year-old who was burnt to death after allegedly refusing to marry a 55-year-old man. 
  • 12:40 pm Recovering Pope Francis makes a surprise public appearance and mingles with crowds at the Vatican just two weeks after leaving the hospital. 
  • 12:10 pm An unknown number of people have been trapped after a four-storey building under construction in the Kisii, Itierio area collapsed; rescue efforts are ongoing.
  • 11:50 am Gachagua's guards fire gunshots to disperse youths who have stormed the PCEA Kasarani East church where he is attending Sunday service. 
  • 11:18 am Mombasa County Governor Abdulswamad Nassir has waived the medical bills of 100 patients in various county hospitals days after several patients died after an alleged oxygen supply disruption at the Coast General Hospital.
  • 10:47 am Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba has called on President Ruto to visit the Mt Kenya region every three months after he concludes his five-day tour of the region.
  • 10:12 am Kenyan officers serving under the MSS mission are paid on time, and there are no plans by the officers to resign over salary delays, according to MSS Spokesperson Jack Ombaka.
  • 9:57 am Kenya Shujaa beats Spain 12-5 to reach the Singapore Sevens final.
  • 9:29 am Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen will tour six Coast counties from April 7 to 12 to assess security and engage local leaders in his first major national visit since his appointment.
  • 8:53 am The US has revoked all visas held by South Sudanese nationals and announced a stop to the processing of new visas, as Kenya—a transit hub for many refugees—continues to receive more daily.
  • 8:23 am The government has been providing airtime and bundles to police officers stationed in Haiti, according to the MSS Spokesperson Jack Ombaka.
  • 7:58 am The Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission has dismissed reports claiming that many Kenyan officers have suffered serious injuries while on duty in Haiti.
  • 7:15 am NTSA has warned Kenyans against sharing images of the crash that led to the deaths of 13 people along the Kaplong-Litein Road on Saturday evening.

Sat, 05 April 2025

  • 5:55 pm A resurfaced video of former First Lady Lucy Kibaki warning Kenyans against leaders chasing publicity through fake promises has sparked conversations.
  • 5:25 pm Senior Chief Protus Wechuli, popularly known as Chief Misheveve, who went viral on the internet, has retired.
  • 4:55 pm Lugari Member of Parliament Nabii Nabwera has threatened to table a motion in parliament to dissolve the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), citing discrimination in the recent teachers’ promotion.
  • 4:33 pm Accomplished Senior Counsel and advocate Pheroze Nowrojee is dead.
  • 3:55 pm At least 13 people have died, while 11 others are nursing serious injuries following a grisly road accident involving three vehicles on the Sotik- Kericho Highway in the Cheptangulke area of Bomet County.
  • 3:25 pm Suna East Member of Parliament Junet Mohammed has revealed that he is set to file a motion in parliament to have former Public Service CS Justin Muturi summoned.
  • 2:55 pm Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi on Saturday met Massad Boulos, Senior Advisor on Africa to President Donald Trump, as Kenya braces itself for the effects of Trump’s latest executive order affecting Kenyans.
  • 2:30 pm President William Ruto has told Kenyans that he will concede defeat if he loses the forthcoming general elections scheduled for August 2027. 
  • 1:55 pm Mining Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho has dismissed reports that a group of tourists arriving in Kenya for a vacation were attacked and robbed by a gang of 50 youths in Mombasa.
  • 1:25 pm The last group of 78 Kenyans who had been stuck in scam compounds in Myanmar and Thailand has landed in the country.
  • 12:55 pm Irungu Nyakera has called on citizens to speak up and hold the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) government accountable to its 2022 promises.
  • 12:33 pm Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli has proposed the regulation of social media in a bid to tackle the growing misuse of digital platforms.