News Tracker

Wed, 22 January 2025

6:00 pm The Kenya Forest Service on Wednesday, January 22, informed Kenyans of a new method used by fraudsters to swindle Kenyans concerning forest plantation harvesting.
5:25 pm Vihiga Governor Wilber Ottichilo was on Wednesday heckled by residents of Luanda as he attempted to address them during President William Ruto's tour of the area.
4:45 pm Two Mombasa residents on Wednesday petitioned the High Court to challenge the implementation of Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang'o's decision to bar counties from issuing bursaries.
4:15 pm The government plans to allocate Ksh500 million in the 2025/2026 budget to construct new Huduma Centres, refurbish deteriorating facilities, and modernise equipment.
3:51 pm The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers has suspended their nationwide strike for 21 days.
3:26 pm Two Technical and Vocational Education and Training institutions (TVETs) in Migori county have been closed down for failing to meet the stipulated regulatory standards.
2:58 pm Wildfires that have ravaged over 300,000 acres of grazing land in Isiolo are been caused by honey harvesters, the county commissioner has revealed.
2:26 pm A sex offender from Netherlands, Jan Jacobus Brouwer, who fled his country after conviction has been arrested in Nairobi, Kenya and is awaiting extradition.
1:35 pm City lawyer Danstan Omari has declared interest in Nairobi senatorial seat in 2027 suggesting that the incumbent Edwin Sifuna is considering running for Governor seat instead.
12:49 pm Nairobi City will deploy county askaris to arrest matatu touts and kamageras shouting in Nairobi and creating noise disturbance while trying to woo passengers.
12:23 pm Police in Juja, Kiambu County have arrested a foreigner for stabbing the ex-lover seven times, killing him instantly before fleeing.
11:55 am Nairobi County Chief Officer Geoffrey Mosiria has accused hoteliers of using street families to dispose off waste on walkways.
11:24 am A matatu tout will face murder charges after allegedly slashing his fellow tout with a machete on his neck at Cabanas stage in Embakasi South, Nairobi.
10:55 am The Kenya Police Service has handed over the third forward operating base (FOB) in Haiti to their Guatemalan counterparts, following successful efforts to weed off Haitian gangs.
10:40 am Hass Consult has found that the real estate sector in Nairobi saw a marginal decline in rental prices in Karen, Kileleshwa, Muthaiga, Nyari Estate, Runda, Westlands, Kiserian, Ngong and Tigoni during the fourth quarter of last year.
10:20 am A Kenya National Bureau of Standards (KNBS) report shows the Gross County Product per capita for each Nairobi resident is Ksh802,344.
10:05 am United States President Donald Trump has come under sharp criticism from Kenya's Special Climate envoy, Ali Mohamed, reminding him that the US, is one of the world's largest carbon emitters and should bear the greatest responsibility of spearheading global climate actions.
9:35 am A family in Mombasa is mourning the death of their Kin, shot and killed by a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officer attached to the Mtongwe Military Base in the coastal city.
9:07 am Police in London have launched investigations into the mysterious killing of a Kenyan woman whose lifeless body was discovered in her apartment.
8:37 am State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed assures that no jobs will be lost after Cabinet approved the merger of 42 state corporations and the dissolution of 9 others noting that the affected roles will be absorbed in the public service.
8:02 am Public Service CS Justin Muturi was conspicuously missing in President William Ruto’s first Cabinet meeting this year held at Kakamega State Lodge on Tuesday, January 21. Reports claim he was not invited.
7:40 am Jackson Kuria Kihara alias Cop Shakur, a prison officer at Bungoma Main Prison, was charged with knowingly and unlawfully disseminating false information and granted a bond of Ksh100,000 with the alternative of Ksh50,000 cash bail.
7:17 am President William Ruto says that the National Police Service officers in Haiti handed over the Third Forwarded Operating Base to Guatemalan troops participating in the peace mission.

Tue, 21 January 2025

5:48 pm The Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja will present himself in court when the time comes for him to appear and when he is ready to appear.
5:11 pm The court has ruled on the fate of two suspects linked with the attack on the Dusit D2 hotel terrorist attack that occurred on January 15, 2019.
5:01 pm Police officers in Huruma estate, Nairobi have arrested a man over the murder of his 19-year-old wife whose body parts were found stashed inside a sack.
4:54 pm Kenya has climbed in Africa and World military capabilities, ranking 11th from 12th in Africa, and 83rd in the whole world.
4:34 pm The High Court has ordered the government to delete the names of Kenyan citizens registered as refugees in Kakuma and Daadab camps for food rations from the database.
4:30 pm Uproar as 300 Kenyans nearly swindled 200 acres of land worth Ksh4.5 billion in Kajiado.
4:20 pm An annual assessment by Global Firepower has ranked Kenya's military as the 11th strongest in Africa and 83rd in the world in terms of financial capacity, logistical resources, and strategic positioning.