News Tracker

Tue, 07 January 2025

  • 12:21 pm NACADA and DCI officers seize 628 sticks of bhang, 384 tariffs, and 21.5 litres of chang'aa during a raid in Migori County.
  • 11:51 am President William Ruto arrives in Accra for the inauguration ceremony of Ghana President-Elect John Mahama.
  • 11:11 am Billy Mwangi, a youth who had been abducted and later released, says that his X account was hacked and his phone taken and distanced himself from posts appearing on the account. 
  • 10:54 am The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) directs all importers to ensure that all imports possess Marine Cargo Insurance beginning February this year. The digitally procured cover must be obtained from a local insurance company.
  • 10:27 am The Kenya University Students Association (KUSA) warns of a new wave of protests over the increasing cases of abductions and salary delays among lecturers.
  • 9:48 am Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah argues that ongoing abductions were an intimidation tactic since Kenyans, particularly the youth, were determined to fight for good governance.
  • 9:25 am Kenyan firms predict a low output growth in 2025 with the latest Stanbic Bank Kenya Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) December report showing that confidence in economic growth was at its second lowest in the survey’s history.
  • 8:58 am The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has dismissed allegations of launching a manhunt for Bellamkonda Ram Prasad, an Indian citizen, over links to organ harvesting syndicates in the country.
  • 8:17 am The Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations of the National Assembly, Nelson Koech, has questioned the latest spate of abductions after four alleged abductees were released.
  • 7:58 am Matatu operators in Vihiga have announced plans to halt services should the county government fail to resolve their grievances, including lowering the levies imposed on motorists.
  • 7:40 am Gideon Kibet, alias Kibet Bull, one of the two Nakuru brothers abducted two weeks ago, has revealed that he has no injuries after his release from the alleged abduction.

Mon, 06 January 2025

  • 6:15 pm Cartoonist Gideon Kibet, alias Kibet Bull, known for his viral caricatured silhouettes of President William Ruto, has been released after his abduction.
  • 5:20 pm Veteran journalist Eric Latiff on Monday, January 6, joined the Nation Media Group (NMG) hours after leaving Standard Group PLC.
  • 4:10 pm National Police Service (NPS) Spokesperson Resila Onyango has confirmed that four abductees including Billy Mwangi and Peter Muteti who mysteriously disappeared in December last year have been found alive and police will reach out to them.
  • 3:54 pm US Embassy advises its citizens to exercise caution after calls for nationwide anti-government protests across Kenya warning that "Demonstrations in central business districts across the country and potential road blockages of major thoroughfares are possible."
  • 3:26 pm DCI report reveals that John Muchiri Muthoni, a youth whose body was discovered a day after he went missing, passed away after being a victim of mob justice in connection to a burglary attempt.
  • 2:51 pm Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji claims that Billy Mwangi was traumatised after his release noting, "The young man is seriously traumatised, he has been whipped, and he was kept in a dark room."
  • 2:17 pm Narc-Kenya Party leader Martha Karua's application to represent Opposition leader Kizza Besigye in a Ugandan Court was approved by the Uganda Law Council.
  • 1:57 pm DP Kithure Kindiki says that the Government is establishing the Kenya Leather Industrial Park (KLIP) in Kenanie, Machakos County to push the annual contribution of the leather industry from the current Ksh15 billion to Ksh175 billion and industry jobs from 17,000 currently to 100,000.
  • 1:19 pm Basic Education PS Dr. Belio Kipsang says the Ministry of Health is ready to fully implement the CBC programme while monitoring school opening day in Nairobi.
  • 12:26 pm State House Senior Advisor Moses Kuria holds a Taifa Care Express in Mombasa County flanked by region's leaders among them Governor Abdulswamad Nassir.
  • 11:51 am IEBC CEO Hussein Marjan condemns the murder of the late senior official in Kilifi, Aisha Akinyi Abubakar, urging security agencies to expedite investigations and bring those responsible to justice.
  • 11:15 am DP Kithure Kindiki meets CSs Chris Kiptoo (Treasury) and Alfred K'Ombudo (Trade) and others for a briefing on the status report for the establishment of 47 County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIPs)- one per County. The completion of the first cohorts of CAIPs is envisaged for 2025.
  • 10:49 am Nyandarua Senator John Methu writes a letter to Senate Speaker Amason Kingi asking him to convene a special seating to discuss the unresolved cases of abductions currently rocking the country.
  • 10:16 am Several passengers are feared dead after two Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) collided along the Murang’a-Kenol Highway. A section of staff from the Mwai Kibaki Hospital were among the victims of the crash.
  • 9:53 am Former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Nelson Havi vows legal action aimed at removing Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and his successor in the Interior docket Kipchumba Murkomen from the roll of advocates.
  • 9:23 am Billy Mwangi, Peter Muteti, Bernard Kavuli, and Rony Kiplagat, who were abducted in December 2024 by unknown people, were released on Monday morning.
  • 8:35 am Deputy President Kithure Kindiki held an early morning engagement with representatives of small-scale business people operating within markets in Nairobi County and agreed that the National Government would supplement the county government's support.
  • 8:24 am Spice FM presenter Eric Latiff, a founding host at the station, announces departure from Standard Media Group after serving for 5 years.
  • 7:44 am A former nominated MCA was arrested along a Kisumu Highway after her son was accused of leading an irate mob that stormed Chemase Police Station in Nandi, stoned and beheaded a murder suspect before chopping off his private parts. The politician was accused of leading an organ-harvesting syndicate.