News Tracker

Sat, 22 March 2025

  • 2:05 pm Head of Public Service Felix Koskei has warned bandits in North Rift, vowing government action to end the violence following the killing of a chief in Loruk, Baringo North.
  • 1:40 pm President William Ruto is back in the country after attending the inauguration of Namibia's new Head of State, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, in the capital, Windhoek.
  • 1:23 pm Super Metro Sacco has surrendered over 250 buses for NTSA inspection after the agency suspended its operating licence in Nairobi.
  • 12:53 pm Cleaning staff at Kakamega County Referral Hospital have downed tools over six months of unpaid salaries, paralysing services.
  • 12:11 pm The government has admitted a fertiliser shortage, assuring farmers that NCPB depots will be restocked by Monday.
  • 11:44 am Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital asks striking medics to return to work, insisting it has met some of the demands, including staff shortages, salaries, and promotions; terms the strike illegal.
  • 11:22 am A fuel tanker has exploded into flames along the busy Muhoroni-Londiani Highway, injuring at least two people. 
  • 10:38 am UDA extends the candidate registration deadline for Phase II elections to March 26, and grassroots polls are set for April 11 to 12 in more than 20 counties.
  • 10:17 am Kenya health workers are now calling for the removal or impeachment of the SHA Chairperson and CEO, whom they have identified as the main problems in SHA insurance. 
  • 9:49 am Pastoralist communities in Isiolo and Samburu have been urged to control the use of fire in grazing areas to prevent wildfires that have plagued the country since January.
  • 9:23 am Detectives in Kirinyaga have arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly murdering his lover and burying her in a septic tank at their Ngurubani home.
  • 8:55 am A Baringo chief was shot dead on Friday in Chipilat, Tiaty Constituency, Baringo County, after a gunfire exchange between police and bandits. 
  • 8:08 am Ruto, head of EAC, has agreed to a joint virtual meeting of EAC heads of state and SADC leaders next week to address the escalating DRC crisis.
  • 7:43 am A magistrate stationed at the Thika Law Courts has alleged that court operations have stalled after EACC confiscated her mobile phone, according to her latest court filing.
  • 7:12 am Lecturers at Moi University have issued a seven-day strike notice over delayed salaries, setting the stage for a potential disruption of academic activities at the institution.

Fri, 21 March 2025

  • 6:35 pm Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei on Friday, March 21, issued an update on Margaret Nduta, who is currently being held in a prison in Vietnam.
  • 5:55 pm The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by 16 police officers seeking to block their prosecution over the killing of Baby Pendo in 2017.
  • 5:30 pm Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana has dismissed a recent travel advisory by the US warning its citizens against travelling to Kenya over security concerns.
  • 4:55 pm The Kenya Meteorological Department has urged Kenyans to brace for heavy downpours in several parts of the country between Friday, March 21 and Tuesday, March 25.
  • 4:30 pm The Financial Reporting Centre (FRC) has directed licensed dealers in precious metals and stones to register with the centre to ensure compliance with the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2009 (POCAMLA).
  • 3:58 pm President William Ruto has joined the people of Namibia in celebrating the historic inauguration of their first female President, Her Excellency Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.
  • 3:40 pm Prominent city lawyers Nelson Havi and Ahmednasir Abdullahi on Friday, 21 March, criticised the Dutch King over his meeting with Chief Justice Martha Koome.
  • 2:55 pm Langata Deputy OCPD Christopher Meme has said security will be beefed up around Nyayo Stadium on Sunday as Harambee Stars face Gabon in a World Cup qualifier match.
  • 2:27 pm The Court of Appeal has dismissed a petition by Speaker Moses Wetang’ula that sought to overturn a High Court ruling declaring the Azimio Coalition as the majority in the National Assembly.
  • 1:55 pm The Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) on Friday, March 21, seized 233 bags of fake fertiliser worth Ksh2.1 million in a crackdown.
  • 1:24 pm Researchers from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) Wellcome Trust research programme in Kilifi have identified a drug, unithiol, that can neutralise snake bite venom through an oral dose.
  • 12:55 pm The Supreme Court has declared three laws, including one governing Saccos, unconstitutional, citing their passage by the National Assembly without Senate involvement.
  • 12:25 pm The Council of Governors on Friday issued a 14-day ultimatum to Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, threatening to shut down county operations.
  • 11:59 am An unknown number of people have reportedly died, while others are nursing critical injuries following a road accident near Two Rivers Mall in Kiambu County.
  • 11:38 am The Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) fraternity has been thrown into mourning following the death of Fredrick Parsayo, a journalist who served as a reporter in the editorial department.