News Tracker

Wed, 23 July 2025

  • 9:56 am Martha Karua has revealed little-known details of a phone call with former Prime Minister Raila Odinga regarding the state of the nation, particularly Raila’s role in President William Ruto’s government.
  • 9:25 am The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is under scrutiny after an audit flagged procedural lapses in its Ksh14.5 billion currency printing contract with a foreign company.
  • 8:48 am The independent investigative committee established to probe allegations of tissue and organ transplants at Mediheal Hospital has recommended criminal charges against the hospital’s founder, Swarup Mishra.
  • 8:29 am Outspoken Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party Secretary General Edwin Sifuna has once again stirred up political debate after indicating his willingness to step down from his position if the party leadership demands it. 
  • 7:54 am Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has faulted Uganda for reportedly disrupting the implementation of the Government-to-Government oil deal.

Tue, 22 July 2025

  • 7:23 pm Wambui Nyutu has been dismissed as the Vice Chairperson of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) over her involvement in partisan political activities.
  • 6:31 pm Susan Kamengere Njoki, the CEO of Toto Touch, died from manual strangulation, an autopsy report has revealed.
  • 5:40 pm The DCI has introduced a WhatsApp number - 0709570000 - to be used by citizens to share crime-related information anonymously.
  • 5:17 pm Women leaders allied to former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua have called on the DCI to arrest Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wah over remarks he made about Gachagua’s wife, Pastor Dorcus.
  • 4:47 pm President Ruto fails to sign the Pensions Amendment Bill, which aimed to set deadlines for pension payments upon the retirement of a public officer; expresses reservations on two clauses.
  • 4:43 pm EACC summons Director-Generals of KeNHA, KeRRA, and KURA to record statements in an ongoing corruption probe involving Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi.
  • 4:18 pm At least 58 SACCOs across the country are at risk of losing their assets through auction after defaulting loans amounting to Ksh1.36 billion.
  • 3:47 pm Parliament to proceed with the Public Transport Motorcycle Regulation Bill, 2025, which aims to regulate the boda boda sector in the country.
  • 3:07 pm Major traffic along Nairobi's Waiyaki Way after lorry overturns at the Brookside Drive junction, blocking the busy city-centre bound carriage just before the Westlands roundabout at The Mall.
  • 2:49 pm A fire broke out early Tuesday morning at one of Bishop Ndingi High School's dormitories, leaving hundreds of students stranded.
  • 2:24 pm President William Ruto’s Senior Advisor on Constitutional Affairs, Professor Makau Mutua, has proposed controversial reforms targeting the matatu industry.
  • 1:55 pm KeNHA has cancelled the tender for the expansion of Kiambu Road, just a week after inviting Chinese contractors to bid for the project.
  • 1:21 pm The head of the creative economy, Dennis Itumbi, has revealed the government's plan to introduce TikTok monetisation in Kenya.
  • 12:52 pm Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has announced that the government will soon unveil a new electricity distribution blueprint to address rising cases of unlawful power connections in densely populated residential areas.
  • 12:15 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja on Monday came under fire after senators revealed a massive 51 per cent loss of all the water produced in the county.
  • 11:55 am Naivasha Member of Parliament Jayne Kihara has alleged that President William Ruto rewards leaders with perks every time they attend a meeting at State House.
  • 11:22 am The Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced 4000 internship opportunities in the Ministry of Lands, Public Works and Urban Development.
  • 10:52 am FBI agents have apprehended a 20-year-old murder suspect in Kenya and extradited him to the United States over the fatal shooting of a woman outside a Costco store in Tukwila, Washington.
  • 10:15 am A fresh dispute has emerged between the Council of Governors (CoG) and the Office of the Auditor-General, with county heads strongly opposing a planned audit targeting bursary allocations, scholarships, and ECDE services in six counties.
  • 10:04 am The National Treasury, through its State Department for Economic Planning, has announced a mass recruitment for Economists and Statisticians.
  • 9:45 am The British Government has revealed that it is closely collaborating with the Kenyan government on the rehabilitation and construction of railway networks across Nairobi.
  • 9:20 am Police discovered two skulls and a human body after a raid in a homestead in Kilifi County.
  • 9:00 am President William Ruto has donated Ksh1million to the funeral of comedian KK Mwenyewe, who was popular for imitating former DP Rigathi Gachagua.
  • 8:30 am The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) has announced a six-month-long closure of a section of Links Road in Nyali, Mombasa County, to facilitate the rehabilitation of the road.
  • 8:00 am The Public Service Commission (PSC) has stated that the promotion of workers across all government departments will, from now on, be strictly based on performance.