News Tracker

Tue, 21 January 2025

  • 9:45 am The National Treasury plans to sell shilling-denominated bonds abroad to diversify the country’s investor base without elevating foreign currency risks. 
  • 9:26 am The Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced a vacancy for the Vice-Chancellor position at the University of Nairobi and instructed applicants to submit their papers before February 11, 2025.
  • 8:55 am Senior Counsel Paul Muite has said Gen Zs are beyond incitement and are educated enough to hold leaders accountable and make the right decisions
  • 8:14 am Kenya Power has asked all customers who use electricity bills to claim Value Added Tax (VAT) returns to update their records.
  • 7:50 am US President Donald Trump has ordered a 90-day pause in foreign development assistance pending assessments of efficiencies and consistency with his foreign policy.
  • 7:25 am President William Ruto has lauded National Police officers under the Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti for restoring order in several towns.

Mon, 20 January 2025

  • 7:45 pm A fire incident was on Monday evening reported at Moi Girls High School, Nairobi.
  • 6:46 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has echoed the concerns of several other Governors over the Controller of Budget's (CoB's) decision to stop counties from issuing bursaries.
  • 6:39 pm The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has confirmed the capture of a lioness in Rimpa after she was previously spotted in CCTV footage predating on dogs around Masai Lodge.
  • 5:50 pm An unknown number of people are feared dead after an accident involving a 14-seater matatu and a bus along the Ndori-Lwanda Kotieno road in Siaya County.
  • 5:23 pm Mathew Nyamlori, the man who went viral for sitting the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCPE) nine times, has passed away.
  • 4:50 pm Kenyan-born photojournalist Polly Irungu, who was the first person to hold the position of photo editor in the Office of USA Vice-President Kamala Harris at the White House, has resigned.
  • 4:19 pm President William Ruto has directed the ministries of Agriculture, Energy, and Treasury to immediately begin drafting regulations that will see Kenya start producing fuel products such as ethanol from molasses.
  • 3:55 pm The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) commenced a nationwide strike on Monday following the government’s failure to meet their demands.
  • 3:25 pm Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi has hit out at former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, accusing him of double standards and plotting a witch-hunt against former President Uhuru Kenyatta and ex-CS Fred Matiang'i.
  • 2:57 pm COTU SG Francis Atwoli slams former President Uhuru Kenyatta's call to Kenyan youth to fight for their rights noting that he is worried about his property.
  • 2:14 pm The Kenya Tea Growers Association (KTGA) calls on President William Ruto to step in after incurring large-scale losses of up to Ksh30 million every month after people invaded tea farms for illegal harvests.
  • 1:48 pm President William Ruto says that Kenya is on course to attain surplus sugar production and commence regional exports by 2026 after a record 832,000 tonnes produced last year.
  • 1:16 pm Protests erupt in Nakuru over the disappearance of a 31-year-old man who was allegedly taken by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officers.
  • 12:51 pm Public Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni calls on parents to vaccinate their daughters with the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to help prevent cervical cancer.
  • 12:18 pm Mumias East Member of Parliament Peter Salasya questions President William Ruto's source of funds distributed to sugar farmers in Mumias arguing that it was not budgeted for.
  • 11:40 am Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) condemns remarks made by controversial city preacher Pastor James Ng'ang'a on women and rape and demands an apology from the preacher.
  • 11:17 am Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua calls for swift investigations over the murder of Richard Otieno in Molo noting, "The gruesome and brutal murder over the weekend is a clear testimony of another strategy of infusing fear among Kenyans in a pathetic and archaic strategy to silence government critics after failed abductions."
  • 10:58 am State House Senior Economic Advisor Moses Kuria says that Kenyan Government and the World Bank are working on a new National Youth Opportunity Towards Advancement (NYOTA) programme to extend Ksh50,000 grants to 100,000 Kenyan youth. 
  • 10:27 am Ministry of Interior announces that Kenya will deploy additional officers from various specialised units including the General Service Unit (GSU), the Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU), and the all-female Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) to Haiti in the coming months.
  • 9:54 am President William Ruto takes a tour of Mumias Sugar farms ahead of first-ever bonus to cane farmers.
  • 9:16 am The Interior Ministry says that since Kenyan police officers landed in Haiti, they have overseen the reopening of schools and colleges as well as distabilised major gangs among them the Delmas 6 Gang, Kraze Barye Gang, and the Gran Griff Gang.
  • 8:57 am President William Ruto mourns the late Mathare United founder Robert Munro as a "pillar of our sports and a firm believer in youth development." Munro died in Westlands after battling an illness for 6 months.
  • 8:23 am Trans Nzoia Senator Allan Chesang asks President William Ruto to establish a task force to investigate the Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) over claims of bribery and fraud.
  • 7:32 am Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja joined cleaners in Nairobi on Sunday night to clean the city's streets.