News Tracker

Fri, 07 February 2025

  • 9:14 am Kenya has deployed an additional 144 police officers to the Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti including an elite all-female SWAT team.
  • 9:10 am National Assembly Minority Leader Junet Mohamed has dismissed claims that President William Ruto’s recent decision to abolish mandatory vetting for Identification card applicants in North Eastern region is a vote-getting strategy.
  • 8:55 am Former US President Barack Obama has described the move by current US President Donald Trump halting foreign aid to poor countries as a callous foreign policy mistake that Congress should resist.
  • 7:58 am President William Ruto and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday discussed strengthening bilateral relations, with the US exempting its support for the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti from the broader assistance pause.

Thu, 06 February 2025

  • 6:38 pm Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen, on Thursday morning, flagged off an additional 144 police officers comprising 120 men and 24 women to bolster the 600 officers earlier deployed in Haiti.
  • 5:48 pm President William Ruto and his deputy Kithure Kindiki reopened the Garissa Immigration Office which had stopped operation in 2014.
  • 5:26 pm High Court Judge Bahati Mwamuye quashed Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja’s 2024 ban on protests within Nairobi CBD terming the directive unconstitutional.
  • 4:53 pm Lawyer Apollo Mboya has filed a petition at the High Court challenging the appointment of Professor Adams Oloo to the IEBC Panel arguing that it is a conflict of interest since he serves as an advisor to the President
  • 4:27 pm Kirinyaga Woman Representative Njeri Maina and the Young Lawyers for Justice (YLJ) issued a list of demands to the government, highlighting what they termed as an unprecedented attack on the judiciary, privacy violations, abductions, and the collapse of public systems.
  • 3:56 pm Warrant Officer Class One (retired) Elijah Koranga who served as former Defence Forces Sergeant Major has died a few years after he left the force. He served for 40 years.
  • 3:20 pm Kenya Defence Forces(KDF) officers arrested two Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) military counterparts on Thursday at Sumba Island in Port Victoria, Busia County over claims of targeting and harassing Kenyan fishermen operating on Lake Victoria.
  • 2:52 pm The Judiciary says that since establishing the small claims court in April 2021, the court has experienced significant growth in caseload from 1,023 in the first year to 61,269 currently. It handles disputes with a value of up to Ksh 1,000,000.
  • 2:28 pm Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) jointly with the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has dismissed concerns about the quality of fuel sold in the country after carrying out tests separately.
  • 1:49 pm The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has expressed confidence that the Kenyan Shilling will remain stable despite the United States withdrawing its foreign aid due to growing diaspora remittances and current accounts.  
  • 1:18 pm Justice Julius Nangea of Nakuru Law Courts declined to issue further orders in the case involving the alleged disappearance of Brian Odhiambo noting that there was no evidence that he was in the custody of KWS officers.
  • 12:51 pm Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo calls out former President Uhuru Kenyatta for siding with President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw foreign aid noting, "He was laughing at people he used to serve. This is a matter of concern, health is a big issue and as a nation, we must come together to discuss matters of health."
  • 12:23 pm The High Court has declared the Presidential Taskforce on Human Resources for Health unconstitutional. The Head of State appointed the taskforce of 20 members in July 2024 to address critical challenges in Kenya's healthcare sector.
  • 11:49 am President William Ruto launched the construction of a new runway and upgraded the existing one at the Garissa Airstrip to facilitate trade and unlock the region’s huge economic potential.
  • 11:10 am Officers from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have arrested Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok.
  • 10:45 am A State Dept Spokesperson has said that the US has not paused all funding for the Lenya-led policing mission in Haiti
  • 10:05 am Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has termed comments from Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka blaming President William Ruto for the ongoing escalation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as 'reckless'.
  • 9:34 am Narok County Senator Ledama Ole Kina has requested President William Ruto to extend the executive order on ID applications to the Maasai Community.
  • 9:00 am One of Senator Bonnie Khalwale's sons survived a road crash at Ainabkoi along the Eldoret-Nakuru Highway.
  • 8:30 am Kenya Railways is adjusting the Madaraka Express Passenger Service and adding a new link train for travellers to and from Mombasa. 
  • 8:00 am Political activist Bob Njagi, who was abducted in August last year, has revealed that he saw the missing Wajir Member of County Assembly (MCA) Yussuf Hussein Ahmed while in captivity.

Wed, 05 February 2025

  • 7:55 pm The government is exploring a new loan deal with the IMF just two months before the end of the current programme Treasury CS John Mbadi has revealed.
  • 7:17 pm Kilifi County gives traders and transport operators 30 days to relocate their businesses from the roadside to allocated spaces or face license revocations.  
  • 6:54 pm CBK cuts the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 10.75 per cent, a fourth consecutive rate cut.
  • 6:21 pm NCIC summons Millicent Jerotich Kipkorir, alias Marakwet Daughter for the lyrics in her latest song dubbed 'Arap Ruto.'
  • 5:53 pm Journalist Ken Mijungu quits KTN News after four years at the media station.