News Tracker

Sun, 05 October 2025

  • 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.
  • 7:36 am KMPDU has threatened to mobilise all doctors to go on strike from Monday in solidarity with their colleagues in Kiambu County, citing the county government's failure to resolve a protracted standoff that has now lasted 128 days.

Sat, 04 October 2025

  • 5:29 pm The University of Nairobi directs academic staff to resume work on Monday amid ongoing lecturers' strike.
  • 5:11 pm President Ruto waives Ksh1,000 national ID replacement fee until after the 2027 polls in a move to ensure no Kenyan is denied a chance to register as a voter.
  • 4:55 pm Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen warns against bribery in the nationwide police recruitment; says anyone involved will face severe consequences.
  • 4:37 pm Police officers from Muthangari Station arrest a suspected phone snatcher in Soko Mjinga, Dagoretti, recovering three phones hidden in foil.
  • 3:41 pm Court releases man caught on camera beating a woman in Narok alongside three others, on a Ksh800,000 bond, ruling that he is not a flight risk.
  • 2:47 pm Kisumu County blocks officials from the Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK) from conducting an assessment of Kibuye Market, which partially collapsed on Thursday following heavy rains.
  • 1:28 pm Kenya Defence Forces warns members of the public to be cautious about fraudulent individuals soliciting money from unsuspecting Kenyans in exchange for slots in the upcoming KDF recruitment exercise.
  • 1:11 pm Governor Fernandes Barasa petitions Senate Speaker Amason Kingi to take immediate action against Senator Boni Khalwale after he physically confronted a county officer in Kakamega.
  • 12:48 pm Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) launches a nationwide public engagement drive on the proposed Standards Bill, 2025.
  • 11:37 am Detectives arrest 41-year-old Kenyan woman at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) minutes before takeoff while attempting to smuggle drugs to Dubai.
  • 11:05 am Relief for Kenya after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) spared the country from impending sanctions after taking the necessary steps to comply with the global body’s doping rules.
  • 10:39 am Kenya Prisons Service promotes Lillian Odira to the rank of sergeant following her historic performance at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, where she broke a championship record that had stood for over four decades.
  • 10:13 am Principal of Litein Girls' School is under pressure following reports that students were locked out of the school at night for arriving late after a mid-term break.
  • 9:43 am Signs of division within the United Opposition emerge with former DP Rigathi Gachagua and former Interior CS Fred Matiang’i disagreeing on the best way to select the group’s presidential candidate.
  • 9:19 am IEBC announces short-term vacancies across in preparation for the 2027 General Election and the November by-elections with the temporary staff to be hired on a daily wage ranging from Ksh1,000 to Ksh2,500 depending on the role.
  • 8:19 am Government to roll out mass National Identity (IDs) registration drive targeting over one million Kenyans who have attained the mandatory age, Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has revealed.
  • 7:41 am Former Director General of the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA), Philemon Kandie, arrested by anti-corruption officials in a night-time raid on his home on Friday and taken to the Integrity Centre.
  • 7:09 am EACC secures conviction against a Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company official who attempted to use a forged Diploma in Sports Science Management to gain employment.

Fri, 03 October 2025

  • 6:33 pm Five Kenyans set to appear in court on Monday to face charges relating to fraudulent payment of hospital claims by SHA, DCI confirms.
  • 5:20 pm Kenya formally reaches out to Ugandan authorities following reports that two Kenyan activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, were abducted in Kampala on Wednesday; the two were said to have been in Uganda for a meeting with Bobi Wine.
  • 5:01 pm Radio Africa Limited announces plans for a new restructuring after a round of voluntary pay cuts.
  • 4:49 pm KNEC installs additional 25 containers in various sub-counties, bringing the total number of containers to 642, up from 617 used last year to ease examination admission process.
  • 4:22 pm Former Interior CS Fred Matiang’i launches nationwide campaign to consolidate grassroots support ahead of 2027 presidential elections.