News Tracker

Tue, 11 February 2025

  • 10:55 am A police officer has been shot dead as eight remandees from Maralal GK Prison escape after bandits ambushed the convoy transporting the prisoners in Samburu County.   
  • 10:35 am Nairobi County Chief Mobility Officer, Machel Waikenda, has clarified that there are no plans to eject Matatus from the Central Business District, (CBD).    
  • 10:14 am Form Four leavers who score a C (plain) in the KCSE, a C+ (plus) in both Kiswahili and English and wish to join law school can now apply directly on the KUCCPS portal following an agreement between the Kenya School of Law and the university placement body.
  • 9:58 am Simon Muteti, reportedly abducted by unknown people in October, last year has finally been found alive after months of heightened search, LSK President Faith Odhiambo has confirmed.
  • 9:45 am Farmers have asked the Government to stop being lenient on multinational corporations allegedly introducing GMO seeds in farms countrywide.
  • 8:45 am Maersk, the Danish shipping conglomerate, has issued a customer advisory warning clients of anticipated cargo delays at Kenya’s Port of Mombasa. 
  • 8:20 am The government is set to commence the construction of the 140-kilometer El Wak–Rhamu road after securing funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB).
  • 7:50 am Senior Economic Advisor Moses Kuria has criticised former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over alleged plans to lead protests should Chief Justice Martha Koome be dismissed from office.
  • 7:23 am Long-serving NTV journalist Smriti Vidyarthi has left Nation Media Group after 16 years. 

Mon, 10 February 2025

  • 4:55 pm Over 40 youths who were arrested in Isiolo for booing President William Ruto during his visit to the area have been freed with a warning after being charged with being drunk and disorderly.
  • 4:17 pm Kenya's African Union Commission (AUC) candidate, Raila Odinga, has stated that he will accept the outcome of the chairperson elections.
  • 3:59 pm Laikipia North MP Sarah Korere on Monday called out Rigathi Gachagua's allies for selling their political agenda at all events, including burials.
  • 3:30 pm Mukhisa Kituyi has stated that Raila Odinga's bid for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship may face a setback, as Africa's French-speaking bloc is likely to vote in favour of Djibouti's Mohamoud Youssouf.
  • 2:52 pm President William Ruto reveals that Kenya has secured Ksh12.9 trillion ($100 billion) in concessional funding from the World Bank to support development efforts across Africa.
  • 2:27 pm Cooperative Bank lowers its base lending rate by 2 per cent from  16.5 per cent per annum to 14.5 per cent per annum.
  • 1:58 pm Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ando on Sunday narrated that his convoy was once attacked while he was leaving a funeral ceremony and two of his employees were stabbed and left with knife injuries.
  • 1:19 pm Deputy President Kithure Kindiki holds a consultative forum with Kiambu County leaders on priority development projects at his residence in Karen.
  • 12:54 pm A report by EACC shows that the amount of bribes offered to regular police officers increased from Ksh6,032 in 2022 to Ksh11,115 in 2023 while that demanded by traffic police officers rose from Ksh5,039 to Ksh7,011.
  • 12:24 pm A lone highway robber was on Sunday night arrested in Isiolo after stealing a lorry and crashing it outside Archer's Police Post while fleeing police chase.
  • 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.

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