News Tracker

Mon, 13 October 2025

  • 7:19 am Moses Kuria announces plans to run for Nairobi Governor in 2027.

Sun, 12 October 2025

  • 5:09 pm Warren Abrahams, coach of the Belgium National Sevens rugby team, has died while coaching at the 2025 Safari Sevens in Nairobi; KRU confirmed his passing, stating that he died on Friday.
  • 4:46 pm Kenya Lionesses win the women's Safari 7s title after defeating Uganda 14-10 at Nyayo Stadium.
  • 4:18 pm Rigathi Gachagua accuses President Ruto of authorising the purchase of two executive jets and eight helicopters from Vietnam, which will cost about Ksh70 billion; he however, did not offer any evidence to back his claims.
  • 3:58 pm Police have nabbed a fourth-year student from Meru University of Science and Technology for running an elaborate online scam selling fake KNEC examination papers as the national examination period approaches. 
  • 3:24 pm Electricity prices are set to go up by Ksh5.24 per unit or Kilowatt Hour (kWh)  in October after the latest review of EPRA.
  • 2:57 pm Makau Mutua has urged the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to create a special portal to expose ghost workers in the country's public sector.
  • 2:00 pm Presidential hopeful Boniface Mwangi finds a spent bullet in his travel bag from JKIA to Malindi and claims his life is in danger.
  • 1:55 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja gifts the African Independent Pentecostal Church of Kenya, Nairobi, 5 acres of land to build a church; the location is yet to be disclosed.
  • 1:17 pm The national government and Nairobi County have entered into an agreement that will see the State fund and collaborate in the cleanup efforts, road construction, and improved lighting within the capital and its estates.
  • 12:53 pm Senator Hamida Kibwana faces backlash after defending MP Peter Orero, seen driving on the wrong side; she cited mental health pressures; critics say this doesn’t excuse breaking traffic laws.
  • 12:34 pm President Ruto gifts Ksh60 million to replace asbestos roofs at Starehe Boys Center and 20 more teachers to the school, which he says was his dream high school.
  • 11:50 am KAA is seeking Ksh243 million from the government to settle legal fees from the ongoing Adani-JKIA deal, according to a letter leaked online by whistleblower Nelson Amenya.
  • 11:31 am Kenya will become a first-world country in the next 30 years, President Ruto has said.
  • 10:58 am Human rights activists in Mombasa are demanding the immediate arrest of organisers behind the East Africa Ocean Festival boat racing competition after three participants drowned during the event on Saturday.
  • 10:25 am Oburu Odinga has said ODM supports KANU joining the government, calling the move a "plus for all"; he dismissed concerns that this alliance will threaten Raila Odinga’s political position in the broad-based government.
  • 9:45 am Fred Matiang'i has dismissed claims linking him to President Ruto, criticising the current administration and reaffirming his goal to unseat Ruto and pursue reforms.
  • 9:08 am President Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto attend a church service at the Africa Inland Church Ziwani for the 70th Anniversary, Nairobi.
  • 8:54 am The Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed it legally granted Host Country Status to the Global Centre on Adaptation, denying reports of external political pressure in the decision process.
  • 8:04 am KeNHA has announced that the Njoro–Mau Summit (B129) Road will be closed for 22 days to carry out extensive pavement reconstruction, focusing on enhancing road safety and travel efficiency.
  • 7:48 am KeNHA to acquire 186 parcels of land in Meru and Isiolo for the construction of the Isiolo–Kulamawe (A10/B84) Road.
  • 7:15 am Police are on the spot over the death of a 30-year-old man from Gatundu South,  at the Kiganjo Police Station on October 9; police say he swallowed 20 rolls of bhang before his death.

Sat, 11 October 2025

  • 5:28 pm Government to transfer police officers who have stayed in their stations for more than three years, Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen announces.
  • 4:49 pm Mbeere South MP Nebart Muriuki forced to flee for his safety as rowdy crowd charges at him while attempting to mobilise a crowd at Kiritiri market
  • 4:08 pm Runda residents take to the  streets to protest against the alleged land grabbing for construction of high-rise buildings in the estate; accuse NEMA of enabling the move.
  • 3:55 pm Former DP Rigathi Gachagua accuses President Ruto of double standards following his truce with KANU party leader Gideon Moi.
  • 3:18 pm National Land Commission in the process of deleting 18 land parcels from the acquisition list for two road projects in Nairobi’s Globe Cinema RoundAbout and the Eastern By-Pass. 
  • 2:21 pm Treasury PS Chris Kiptoo dismisses claims he has repeatedly failed to appear before the National Assembly’s Special Funds Accounts Committee; reaffirms his office’s full commitment to transparency and parliamentary oversight.
  • 1:44 pm Officials from Kenya and Uganda to meet to discuss funding of a multinational 193-kilometre Kisumu-Busia-Kakira expressway linking the two countries.
  • 1:19 pm Three advocates have been suspended from the Roll of Advocates following disciplinary action for professional misconduct.