News Tracker

Sat, 18 January 2025

  • 6:49 pm MPs are set to gather for a three-day retreat in Naivasha, Nakuru County, from January 27 to 31, 2025.
  • 6:04 pm Female lawmakers to launch Komesha Dhuluma campaign against GBV, backed by Ksh100m from President Ruto; the initiative involves 102 legislators nationwide.
  • 5:56 pm A college student drowns during a swimming outing at the Gwa-Kungu quarry dam, Nyandarua; recovery efforts are ongoing.
  • 5:20 pm CJ Koome, through a letter from Judiciary spokesperson Paul Ndemo, assures the Judiciary's commitment to swift justice in the Baby Pendo murder case.
  • 4:37 pm Chaos erupt in Nyeri after Maina Njenga, accompanied by youths, storm a prayer meeting organised by Pastor Dorcas Rigathi.
  • 4:16 pm National Assembly Minority Leader Junet Mohamed has proposed to relocate Parliament from Nairobi to Kisumu. 
  • 3:45 pm CS Muturi refutes claims he will be attending a planned Mega One Alliance in Limuru 4 conference organised by Kalonzo and Gachagua set for tomorrow.
  • 3:30 pm IPOA has launched investigations into the Friday incident along the Mai Mahiu-Narok road at Duka Moja that saw police officers injured.
  • 2:39 pm The National Police Service Commission has cautioned Kenyans against attacking law enforcement officers following an incident where a policeman’s arm was chopped off by protestors along the Mai Mahiu-Narok road at Duka Moja.
  • 2:18 pm Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi scolds Kenyans for urging Dutch royals to cancel Kenya visit over governance concerns.
  • 1:37 pm President Ruto has urged religious leaders to take the lead in ensuring the integrity of the country’s moral fabric.
  • 1:12 pm The government to spend Ksh193 million for livestock vaccinations with over two million doses purchased, according to Agriculture PS Jonathan Mueke.
  • 12:45 pm ACK elects Canon Jonathan Kabiru as Bishop of Nairobi Diocese.
  • 12:07 pm PSC dismissed 449 government employees found with fake certificates according to an annual report covering the 2023/2024 financial year; 181 others resigned.
  • 11:45 am Former Kitutu Masaba MP Timothy Bosire has declined Ruto’s appointment as the non-executive chairperson of the Board of Directors of NTSA
  • 11:24 am The Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Kenya issues orders prohibiting the sale, distribution, importation, or handling of pharmaceutical products entering the Kenyan market that reference the Indian pharmacopoeia (IP).
  • 10:50 am 217 more Kenyan police officers have left for Haiti, joining the 400 already fighting gangs in the Caribbean country.
  • 10:13 am Nairobi has been ranked as the fifth-best city in Africa in the Travellers’ Choice Awards; Marrakech, Mauritius, Zanzibar, and Cape Town Central are ranked first to fourth, respectively.
  • 9:22 am Two people die in a grisly road accident along the Machakos-Kitui road in Kaseve; 14 others sustain injuries.
  • 9:12 am West Mugirango MP Steve Mogaka has said that he will withdraw the case challenging the establishment of Nyamira University at Kiabonyoru.
  • 8:37 am Treasury CS John Mbadi says the government will release Ksh48.8 billion in capitation funds next week.
  • 8:12 am A suspected gas explosion has destroyed property worth millions of shillings in Moi's Bridge, Uasin Gishu County
  • 7:47 am Education CS Julius Ogamba dismisses  Moi University Council and appoints a new council via gazette notice.   
  • 7:10 am President Ruto appoints Governor Gladys Wanga’s husband, George Wanga, to be the non-executive chairperson of the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA).
  • 6:53 am The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) officially recognises the Kenya Electronic Sports Federation (KESF), a major step forward for Esports in the country.

Fri, 17 January 2025

  • 7:40 pm Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya has picked Millicent Omanga as a member of the Board of Directors of Kenya Shipyard Limited.
  • 7:05 pm President Ruto appoints former Gender Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa to be the non-executive chairperson of the Kenya Roads Board. 
  • 6:50 pm Angry Narok residents attack police officers and chop off an officer's hand while protesting the killing of their livestock at Duka Moja, near Suswa Town.
  • 6:32 pm Kenya Airways (KQ) win two awards: Best Scaled Catering Solution and Best Approach to Scaling Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
  • 5:54 pm Trade PS Alfred K’Ombudo refutes claims Abu Dhabi Ports will take over operations of SGR in the UAE expansion deal.