News Tracker

Tue, 02 December 2025

  • 10:09 am Kalonzo Musyoka dismisses claims by Rigathi Gachagua that the two had struck a deal for Wiper to withdraw its candidates from all major Nairobi seats in favour of DCP. 
  • 9:53 am Kenya Met forecasts that counties including Nairobi, Kiambu, Marsabit, Meru, Makueni and Machakos, are likely to experience rains and showers between Tuesday and Saturday, December 6. 
  • 9:15 am President William Ruto and ODM leader Oburu Oginga are hosting a breakfast meeting with the seven newly elected MPs ahead of their swearing-in later today. 
  • 8:41 am Philip Aroko, runner-up in the recently concluded Kasipul by-elections, claims Homa Bay town MP Peter Kaluma was attacked after allegedly attempting to bribe voters. 
  • 8:27 am Kenya Railway warns motorists of prosecution following a spike in cases of train obstruction at railway level crossings. 
  • 7:31 am IEBC clarifies it will resume voter registration process in areas affected by the recent by-elections after the legally mandated 28-day petition period elapses. 
  • 7:09 am DCI launches a pioneering Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Investigation Training Module to help strengthen Kenya’s capacity to combat sophisticated digital crimes.   

Mon, 01 December 2025

  • 5:11 pm A court heard four of 15 rescued Shakahola cult survivors died en route to the hospital, as the prosecution logs 191 deaths and 70 witnesses in the Mackenzie case.
  • 4:52 pm EACC arrested two Kisii Technical College instructors over a Ksh40 million bribery scheme linked to extortion of students taking NTSA plant operation exams.
  • 4:22 pm The court grants parties more time to negotiate a petition against the EPRA ban on matatu pickups at Nairobi CBD petrol stations, allowing current operations to continue.
  • 3:58 pm Kwale Judiciary has ordered the closure of seven unregistered children’s homes in Lunga Lunga over alleged child abuse, trafficking, and exploitation, warning only licensed institutions may operate.
  • 3:14 pm The court grants parties more time to negotiate a petition against the EPRA ban on matatu pickups at Nairobi CBD petrol stations, allowing current operations to continue.
  • 2:57 pm A Kisii MP is under scrutiny after CCTV showed him assaulting a man over a suspected love triangle in a Kisii restaurant; police are investigating.    
  • 2:13 pm Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga removed Deputy Oyugi Magwanga as county agriculture chief after he backed a rival in the Kasipul by-election.
  • 1:40 pm The airspace over JKIA was closed for nearly two hours on Monday due to Kenya Air Force Jamhuri Day rehearsals, KCAA officials confirmed; only military flights were allowed.
  • 1:05 pm Education CS Julius Ogamba urges TVET graduates to create their own jobs, highlighting new government efforts to boost youth employment in technology and construction.
  • 12:50 pm Police have launched a manhunt after a digital taxi driver was fatally stabbed by a passenger in Nairobi following a dispute.
  • 12:22 pm EACC arrests three Labour Ministry officials at JKIA for allegedly extorting agents handling migrant workers travelling to the Middle East.
  • 11:59 am President Ruto orders the Interior Ministry to ensure all newly recruited chiefs and assistant chiefs complete training within six months.
  • 11:15 am The U.S. Embassy warns of potential curfews and disruptions in Tanzania ahead of anti-government protests planned for December 9.
  • 10:57 am Michael Kingi Thoya, brother to Senate Speaker Amason Kingi, has been sworn in as SRC Commissioner.
  • 10:16 am Kenya has been elected vice chair of the International Telecommunication Union's advisory group, set to represent Africa following elections in Baku, Azerbaijan.
  • 9:51 am Rescue teams on Sunday saved a hiker from Mt Longonot crater after he spent Saturday night stranded on a rock ledge near Naivasha, KWS says.
  • 9:10 am 17-year-old Edmund Serem named the 2025 World Athletics Male Rising Star of the Year. 
  • 8:55 am Sebastian Sawe was also crowned World Athletics’ Out-of-the-Stadium Athlete of the Year.
  • 8:09 am Olympic and World Champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi has been crowned as the World Athletics Male Track Athlete of the Year. 
  • 7:45 am Moses Kuria picks Makadara MP George Aladwa as his running mate for the 2027 Nairobi gubernatorial seat.
  • 7:27 am President Ruto to preside over the graduation of 1,837 chiefs and assistant chiefs at the National Police College, Embakasi ‘A’ Campus, Nairobi.

Sun, 30 November 2025

  • 6:01 pm Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka stated that the United Opposition will file a formal petition to challenge the alleged interference of election results in the Mbeere North and Malava by-elections
  • 4:22 pm Nairobi County has recorded the highest number of new HIV infections in Kenya, with more than 3,000 fresh cases reported in the past year.