News Tracker

Mon, 06 October 2025

  • 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.
  • 9:55 am The Kenyan High Commission in Maputo warns Kenyans not to overstay the 90-day visa-free period in Mozambique, citing legal penalties for violators as overstaying cases rise.
  • 9:24 am Former Interior CS Fred Matiang’i has formally declared joining the Jubilee Party, amid reports of differences with other opposition leaders.
  • 8:58 am Rigathi Gachagua asks Raila Odinga to release photos and videos of the ODM leader to dispel rumours of his frail health.
  • 8:23 am The Motorists Association of Kenya has called for the construction of new highways and lanes that will strictly be used by heavy trucks.
  • 7:35 am The nationwide grassroots leaders' sensitisation programme of the NYOTA project starts today in all 47 counties, led by Principal Secretaries.
  • 7:14 am The Council of Governors is set to convene a Full Council Meeting and hold its elections for the Executive and Committee chairs this morning.

Sun, 05 October 2025

  • 5:58 pm Pharmacy and Poisons Board denies claims of blocking 21,000 medical products, assuring Kenyans of continued access to approved medicines.
  • 5:27 pm The government will employ 24,000 new teachers by January 2026 as part of ongoing efforts to address teacher shortages in public schools, Education CS Julius Migos has announced.
  • 4:58 pm The Kenya Meteorological Department warns that heavy rains, strong winds to persist nationwide, urging vigilance as flooding threatens Nairobi, Rift Valley, Lake Victoria Basin, and Coastal regions.
  • 4:22 pm The government has allocated Ksh7 billion to redesign the Nithi Bridge, which has long been considered a safety hazard, President Ruto has said.
  • 3:42 pm Narok County has closed all hotels in Kilgoris town and banned food hawking after a cholera outbreak killed four people, officials said Sunday.
  • 2:51 pm President Ruto announces plans to make Meru, Kenya's 6th City, and allocates Ksh20 billion for its upgrade to city status.
  • 2:30 pm 996,078 students to sit KCSE exams in November, confirms CS Ogamba.
  • 1:53 pm President Ruto donates Ksh10 million to St. Mary's AIPCA Church, Kathelwa in Meru County.
  • 1:13 pm President Ruto announces construction of Meru State Lodge by December as part of plans to make Meru town a city.
  • 12:50 pm The overnment confirms release of capitation to over 38,000 primary, junior, senior and special needs schools that have been verified, says Education CS Ogamba.
  • 12:20 pm JCM Bishop Ben Kamau donates an ambulance bought in June to the modern hospital TikTok Community Hospital proposed by Kenyans on TikTok.
  • 11:58 am KNUT calls for unity of purpose and professionalism in the teaching sector, insisting professionalism is not the absence of conflict, but dealing wth conflict with compassion.
  • 11:25 am  The East African University has offered full sponsorship to Kaluma Boy, the 17-year-old TikToker who went viral for taking care of his ailing father, to study Sales and Marketing.
  • 10:57 am President Ruto attends church service at St. Mary's AIPCA Church, Kathelwa, Meru.
  • 10:16 am Kenya, led by the Teachers Service Commission, joins the world to mark World Teachers’ Day, celebrating their role in shaping futures.
  • 9:43 am Two teachers are said to be among three injured in a grenade attack in Mandera County on Saturday night.
  • 9:22 am ODM denies claims that Raila Odinga has been taken ill, says the party leader is on a routine foreign trip and not seeking treatment abroad.
  • 8:39 am 80 families rendered homeless after a gas explosion in Huruma estate in Nairobi are calling on the county to provide shelter and food.
  • 8:14 am Nairobi County Chief Environment Officer, Geoffrey Mosiria, has called on police to curb the trafficking of people living with disabilities to beg in the CBD.
  • 7:55 am Oscar Sudi has warned Nyali MP Mohamed Ali that his association with former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua could end his political career.