News Tracker

Tue, 07 October 2025

  • 3:17 pm Young women are to enjoy maternity support of up to Ksh16,000 through a savings-linked insurance plan under the newly launched NYOTA programme.
  • 2:46 pm ODM football tournament involving Gor Mahia, AFC Leopards, Shabana FC and Bandari FC to take place between Thursday, 9 and Friday, 10.
  • 2:13 pm Kabuchai MP Majimbo Kalasinga has claimed that his life is in danger, accusing Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang'ula of being behind the threat. 
  • 1:54 pm Police are probing the death of an elderly man who died within the premises of Bungoma Law Courts, while awaiting direction on a case.
  • 1:09 pm Kenya Meteorological Department appoints Edward Muriuki Acting Director of Meteorological Services taking over from David Gikungu.
  • 12:49 pm Naivas Supermarket has appointed Andreas von Paleske as its new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding the long-standing CEO, David Kimani; Andreas will take up the role on November 1, 2025.
  • 12:29 pm Governor Sakaja has ordered building owners in Nairobi to repaint their buildings within the next 14 days.
  • 11:51 am Cancer patients protested outside SHA headquarters in Nairobi demanding an increase in medical coverage for cancer treatment.
  • 11:28 am A voter in Nairobi has sued IEBC after it suspended the Continuous Voter Registration process in Embakasi North constituency.
  • 10:51 am Law Society of Kenya asks Court of Appeal to dismiss an application seeking to lift High Court orders that suspended the operations of President William Ruto’s Victims’ Compensation Panel.
  • 10:34 am Kirinyaga Woman Rep, Njeri Maina awarded Champion For Justice by the Delaware community in recognition of her efforts in championing the rights and freedoms of the Kenyan youth.
  • 9:52 am Residents of Aldai in Nandi County hold demonstrations in protest at a court order preventing the development of Aldai Boys Secondary School into a campus of Friends Kaimosi University.
  • 9:33 am Kiambu County denies allegations that 136 newborn babies died as a result of the ongoing health crisis in the county as County Health Officer, Patrick Nyagah, accuses the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) of exaggerating fatalities.
  • 8:51 am Nairobi residents and institutions are set to face widespread water supply disconnections from October 15 as Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) announces crackdown on unpaid bills.
  • 8:19 am Govt in efforts to rescue Kenyans captured by Ukrainian Forces fighting for Russia as Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing'oei meets Ukrainian Ambassador to Kenya Yurii Tokar.
  • 7:49 am Education stakeholders warn of a possible disruption in the national examinations due to delayed capitation with less than two weeks to the start of the exams.
  • 7:35 am Former Cooperatives CS Simon Chelugui breaks silence since his dismissal last year, faults President William Ruto for not listening to Kenyans.

Mon, 06 October 2025

  • 4:17 pm High Court in Kerugoya extends orders barring operationalisation of the Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Demonstrations and Public Protests until October 21.
  • 3:53 pm LSK President Faith Odhiambo has resigned from President Ruto's Victims Compensation Panel, after weeks of mounting pressure.
  • 3:20 pm Governor Ahmed Abdullahi (Wajir) has won a second term as the Chairman of the Council of Governors, Mutahi Kahiga (Nyeri), to continue deputising, while Muthomi Njuki (Tharaka Nithi) becomes the Whip.
  • 2:50 pm KRA has given traders 30 days to collect goods from Nairobi's ICD or risk their items being auctioned.
  • 2:16 pm Over 100 Kenyan companies have shut down, with mass job losses expected across sectors after being struck off the companies register.
  • 1:44 pm President Ruto has defended his leadership style, dismissing claims he micromanages top officials and stressing his commitment to national ambition.
  • 1:13 pm TSC has been directed to reinstate a teacher who was demoted and subjected to a salary deduction that left him earning only Ksh1.25 per month.
  • 12:51 pm IG Kanja has upgraded 92 establishments, including police posts, to police stations through a gazette notice dated Friday, October 3.
  • 12:24 pm Moi University students protest against the lecturers' strike that has been going on for nearly a month now; some say they have been in school for nine years.
  • 11:47 am Deaths from the Cholera outbreak in Narok County jump to 5, and the Ministry of Health and Red Cross respond to the emergency.
  • 11:05 am Ugandan Police deny reports linking them to the alleged abduction of two Kenyan activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, in Kampala last week; they say no missing persons report has been filed with the force.
  • 10:40 am President Ruto revokes the appointment of Charles Muriuki Njagagua as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Consolidated Bank of Kenya Limited, effective Friday, October 3.
  • 10:12 am Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu faces treason trial just weeks before the elections, which his party has been barred from contesting.