News Tracker

Mon, 10 February 2025

  • 11:48 am Matatu operators block Moi Avenue in Nairobi's Central Business District while protesting their eviction from designated parking spots and stages within the CBD.
  • 11:10 am Health PS Mary Muthoni directs school principals to prioritise the health and safety of students by implementing robust food safety protocols after 68 students at St Thomas Aquinas Igumori Secondary School suffered food poisoning.
  • 10:37 am Learning activities at Nakuru High School have been suspended indefinitely after students went on a rampage on the evening of Sunday, February 9.
  • 10:16 am President William Ruto mourns with Speaker of the Senate Amason Kingi following the death of his father Mzee Kingi Mwaruwa; The president eulogised the deceased as "respected, progressive and hardworking."
  • 9:42 am Orange Democratic Party (ODM) leaders and delegates clashed on a myriad of issues facing the party including the decision to work with President William Ruto and the sustained attacks of the party's Secretary General Edwin Sifuna on the government.
  • 9:26 am President William Ruto delivers a Diplomatic Corps address to Heads of Missions and International Organisations at State House, Nairobi, where he endorsed Raila Odinga's African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship bid.
  • 8:50 am Senate Speaker Amason Kingi mourns the death of his father, Mzee Kingi Mwaruwa, noting, "I’m completely broken, Dad, especially when I remember the painful journey and struggles that you went through to make me who I am today."
  • 8:21 am The National Police Service (NPS) on Sunday night flagged as fake a notice cautioning police bosses of a terror attack in Nairobi targeting malls, government installations, and crowded places.
  • 7:51 am The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has confirmed a hack on its social media pages (Facebook and X) that took place on Sunday evening. The authority, however, recovered the accounts within 20 minutes.
  • 7:24 am Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has postponed the much-awaited launch of his new political party to May this year. He confirmed that all formalities had been completed, with only the official launch remaining, which will take place in Nairobi.

Sun, 09 February 2025

  • 5:27 pm Parents of a 5-year-old girl demand the arrest of the son of a Kenyan diplomat and a class 12 student accused of defiling their daughter in India between August and September 2024. 
  • 4:59 pm Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), through its interim party leader Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, on Sunday directed its members to table a motion in Parliament when sessions resume next Tuesday challenging President William Ruto's Executive Order on IDs vetting in the Northeastern region.
  • 4:17 pm Isiolo County Commissioner Geoffrey Omoding confirms the arrest of 43 youth in Isiolo Town in a crackdown targeting drug peddlers, muggers, illicit brew makers, second-generation alcohol dealers, and people found idling past midnight following President William Ruto's crackdown directive.
  • 3:56 pm Mandera Governor Mohamed Adan Khali slams Trans Nzoia counterpart George Natembeya for criticising President William Ruto for signing an executive order waiving vetting for ID issuance in the Northeastern region.
  • 3:12 pm The late Leonard Mambo Mbotela is set to be laid to rest at Lang'ata Cemetery on Saturday, February 15, 2025.
  • 2:53 pm Three Kenyan athletes Bethwell Kipkemboi, Kennedy Kipyeko, and Vincent Kiprono win a combined Ksh11 million after scooping the top 3 positions at the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon on Sunday, February 9.
  • 2:07 pm Ilchamus Community in Baringo County demands the creation of Ilchamus Sub-County whose progress was derailed by a boundary dispute.
  • 1:42 pm Kenyatta National Hospital Acting CEO William Sigilali has raised concerns about a possible take-out job from inside the facility (possibly involving other patients or staff) following the death of Gilbert Kinyua Muthoni, a patient who was found with an open slit throat in one of the wards
  • 1:23 pm Kenya-led MSS mission in Haiti receives a consignment of three helicopters designated to help with the evacuating of the injured in the ongoing batter to secure Haiti from gangs.
  • 12:49 pm Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims, set to be buried in Egypt today after a private funeral was held in Lisbon on Saturday.
  • 12:17 pm A female student from a training institute in Thika jumped to death from a home she shared with her boyfriend at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) gate C area of Juja Town.
  • 11:49 am Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to hold a joint media interview on Sunday at 7:00 pm to give an interim report of the various consultations he held.
  • 11:09 am Deputy President Kithure Kindiki commended counties for their initiatives to enhance growth when he presided over the opening of the Nyanza International Investment and Development Conference in Kisumu. 
  • 10:56 am Owners of 77 companies spanning online, water supplies, and loan resettlement sectors were given a 3-month notice before their businesses are dissolved.
  • 10:24 am Mandera Governor Mohammed Adan revokes the appointments of four hospital board members Oman Issack Abdi, Abdikadar Daud Adan, Shamhad Mohamud, and Rashid Mohamed Ahmed barely a week after their appointments.
  • 9:57 am President William Ruto mourns the Namibian founding President Sam Nujoma as a selfless, courageous, and visionary leader who dedicated his life to the liberation and development of his country. Nujoma passed away aged 95 years three weeks after he was hospitalised.
  • 9:28 am The wife of a patient who was murdered inside a KNH ward has called for speedy investigation and justice for her late husband and father of two.
  • 8:52 am Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti appeals to Nyanza residents to support Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka’s 2027 presidential bid since the Kamba Community had backed Raila Odinga in several presidential bids.
  • 8:25 am The funeral of an administrative officer in Mayoni Ward, Kakamega County, descended into chaos leaving the family in disarray after rival groups allied to Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa and former Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa clashed.
  • 7:46 am Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya slams President William Ruto's decision to sign an executive order waiving the vetting requirement for Northeastern residents applying for IDs noting, "This thing has a serious security implication, this is not something to just do anyhow as it will reach a point that even an MCA will be elected from the outlawed groups."