News Tracker

Wed, 09 July 2025

  • 1:08 pm Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has distanced himself from talk of tabling an impeachment motion against President Ruto, saying that 90 per cent of Parliament is compromised and that such a motion would not succeed.
  • 12:57 pm The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry President, Erick Rutto, has urged government to protect all businesses during protests, in reference to the recent looting and destruction of property witnessed in the country recently.
  • 12:31 pm The High Court has barred the Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, from ordering the erection of roadblocks within the Nairobi Central Business District.
  • 12:03 pm A woman delivered on a Nairobi-Sori bound Ena Coach bus with the help of passengers on Tuesday morning as they left the capital; mother and baby were later transferred to hospital after the successful delivery.
  • 11:27 am Hundreds of motorists were on Tuesday, July 8, forced to spend the night on the road following a heavy traffic snarl-up along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.
  • 11:00 am President William Ruto has issued a tough warning to goons taking advantage of protests to attack Kenyans and destroy property; urges police to use force selectively and shoot attackers in the leg.
  • 10:36 am Irate locals torched the Itibo Police Station in Nyamira County after a student was reportedly fatally shot by a police officer on Tuesday, July 9.
  • 10:07 am Athletes who recorded exemplary results in past competitions but were overlooked by the government are set to be compensated thanks to a raft of new reforms by the Ministry of Sports.
  • 9:27 am President Ruto ally Homa Bay Town MP Opondo Kaluma vows to block any deal allowing LGBTQ rights in the country after Kenya voted in support of a UN’s LGBTQ mandate.
  • 8:47 am The Senate on Tuesday evening voted to save Isiolo Governor Abdi Guyo from impeachment, bringing an end to a heated and protracted debate that gripped the chambers for hours.
  • 8:26 am Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni and Chief of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces, caused an uproar on social media on Wednesday after offering to support Ruto using the military.
  • 7:50 am Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir now says that the government has been in talks with six different development financial institutions to fund the renovation of JKIA.
  • 7:16 am Senior Economic Adviser to the President, Moses Kuria, has resigned from government, just ten months after his appointment by President William Ruto.

Tue, 08 July 2025

  • 5:29 pm A fresh wave of protests erupted in Kiambu town on Tuesday, 8 July, as residents took to the streets to demonstrate over the death of a 12-year-old girl who had been shot during the Saba Saba Day protests.
  • 4:40 pm FIDA-Kenya has urged the Ministry of Education to take action against the administration of Alliance Girls High School, following alleged sexual misconduct by a teacher at the school.
  • 4:21 pm Several families counting losses after fire destroys property of unknown value at Nyeri’s Kiawara Slums on Tuesday June 8, afternoon.
  • 3:47 pm IEBC has urged registered voters to verify their details ahead of the 2027 General Elections after upgrading the system.
  • 3:21 pm Kenya among eight African nations expected to fast-track approval for a groundbreaking malaria drug tailored for babies and young children, marking a global first in the fight against the disease.
  • 2:51 pm Grade 7 girl, Bridget Njoki Wainaina, who was struck by a stray police bullet inside their home in Ndumberi, Kiambu, during Saba Saba Day demos on July 7 has succumbed to bullet wounds.
  • 2:33 pm The United Nations Human Rights Commission has called for quick and thorough investigations into the killing of 11 Kenyans during the Saba Saba Day demonstrations on July 7.
  • 1:55 pm Famous lawyer and university don Elisha Ongoya has made a comeback at the Senate for yet another high-profile impeachment hearing. He is representing impeached Isiolo Governor Abdi Guyo
  • 1:33 pm Chief Justice Martha Koome has called on the police to exercise strict adherence to human rights standards when dealing with protesting Kenyans.
  • 12:19 pm Fresh protests have erupted in Embu town following the arrest of ex-DP Rigathi Gachagua ally, Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji, on July 7 over Saba Saba Day violence.
  • 12:00 pm Council of Legal Education lists 18 universities across the country, including UoN, Moi, CUEA, Strathmore and Riara, as approved to offer Bachelor's and Master's of Laws degrees in Kenya.
  • 11:37 am Kenyan family in the United States heartbroken after their beloved patriarch mysteriously vanished just hours after landing. 72-year-old Reuben Waithaka had travelled to Alabama to witness his grandson graduate from high school.
  • 11:00 am President William Ruto has conferred Kenya’s highest state honour, the Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart on former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in recognition of his outstanding global service and leadership.
  • 10:47 am The Law Society of Kenya is investigating an incident where three Kenyans were reportedly arrested after carrying a body to the Juja Police Station.
  • 10:01 am The Kenya Meteorological Department has urged Kenyans in five regions including Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Kiambu and the Rift Valley to brace for continued rains, cold, and strong winds over the next five days.
  • 9:47 am KeNHA has announced receipt of a third privately initiated proposal to upgrade the 175-kilometre, four-lane section of the Nairobi-Nakuru highway between Rironi and Mau Summit.
  • 9:11 am The internet observatory group Netblocks has confirmed that a four-hour outage of the Telegram app was registered at the height of the Saba Saba protests.