News Tracker

Fri, 03 January 2025

  • 11:53 am Gas prices could rise this year if proposed laws regulating the LPG sector sail through Parliament, stakeholders warn.
  • 11:14 am KCSE results could be released on Tuesday, January 7, hints CS Julius Migos.
  • 10:45 am Nine people killed as a matatu and lorry collided head-on near Soi shopping centre on Eldoret Kitale Highway, Uasin Gishu County Police Commander Benjamin Mwanthi confirms.
  • 9:37 am A suspected eCitizen crash has hundreds of tourists stranded at the Nairobi National Park; the government site is used to collect entry fees.
  • 9:25 am An angry mob storms a police station in Nandi County, injuring police officers and killing a murder suspect before burning his body.
  • 8:45 am Uganda Law Council to reconsider Martha Karua’s application for a temporary license to defend Kizza Besigye on Monday, January 6.
  • 8:32 am DCI arrests a suspected serial fraudster in a hideout in Ongata Rongai; the suspect is said to have swindled millions from Kenyans.
  • 7:45 am KNEC to release KCSE results in 10 days; PS Kipsang claims analysis of results is ongoing.

Thu, 02 January 2025

  • 6:34 pm EACC arrests nine traffic police officers over alleged extortion of motorists during the Christmas period.
  • 5:55 pm Jubilee Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni blasts Rigathi Gachagua, demanding he names those responsible for the increased abductions in the country.
  • 5:15 pm Two lobby groups move to court seeking orders for the government to refer the cases of abduction to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for action.
  • 4:20 pm Traders are counting losses over congestion at the Port of Mombasa caused by new taxes introduced by South Sudan last year.
  • 3:17 pm One person has died and seven others are nursing injuries after a botched hijacking along the Kerugoya highway resulted in an accident.
  • 2:05 pm President Ruto and the Ministry of Sports donate a combined Ksh1 million to the family of late volleyball star Janet Wanja to help clear medical bills. 
  • 1:18 pm President Ruto promises to elevate the Ramogi Campus of Nyang'oma Technical College to a standalone campus and build a new fish landing site while in Nyanza.
  • 12:41 pm President William Ruto and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni installed as Luo elders during the Piny Luo cultural festival held in Siaya.
  • 12:21 pm Three men were shot dead and scores injured in a fight over disputed land in Elgeyo Marakwet, police confirm. 
  • 11:48 am DCI appeals again to the public to volunteer information that could lead to the arrest of the prime suspect in the Kware murders Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, who escaped from custody on August 20, 2024.
  • 11:12 am Police in Busia County launch investigations into the killing of a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly beaten to death by her mother for coming home drunk on Christmas day.
  • 10:13 am Harambee Stars have departed for Zanzibar this morning to participate in the Mapinduzi Cup; their opening match is scheduled against Burundi on Sunday.
  • 9:07 am Governor Sakaja waives hospital bills worth Ksh2.52 million owed to four government hospitals by 81 patients.
  • 8:25 am Governor George Natembeya has blasted Police IG Douglas Kanja over his claims, asserting he is not aware of who is behind alleged abductions.
  • 7:50 am Lecturers union UASU has issued a 15-day strike notice over delayed salaries, the strike is to start on January 15.

Wed, 01 January 2025

  • 6:06 pm A KDF and a GSU officer have been accused of crippling a man in Kericho over the alleged theft of chicken, and the family is now calling for justice.
  • 5:10 pm Godfrey Otunge, the MSS Mission Force Commander to Haiti, promises that Kenya will push the best forward in a bid to eradicate gang violence in the country and help rebuild it this year.
  • 4:54 pm President Ruto promises to award sugar cane farmers bonuses later in January as part of the sugar reforms.
  • 3:50 pm Police have arrested a KDF sergeant among two other suspects in possession of a rhino horn valued at Ksh2.9 million.
  • 3:08 pm Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku has revealed that some rogue land officials, in collusion with cartels, fraudulently processed title deeds to land belonging to residents of the county before Christmas. 
  • 2:04 pm President William Ruto has issued a warning to contractors delaying the implementation of key government projects across the country, revealing that they risk being fired.
  • 1:45 pm The High Court has declared the 2023 appointment of former President Uhuru Kenyatta's cousin Captain Kungu Muigai as the Chairperson of the Kenya Cultural Centre Council null and void.