News Tracker

Tue, 21 January 2025

  • 11:45 am The government is fast tracking the completion of a mobile payment system, Fast-Payment System (FPS) that will allow Kenyans to send and receive money instantly irrespective of the type of bank a customer belongs to.
  • 11:05 am Amani National Congress (ANC) members have threatened to withdraw from the party accusing Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi of betrayal in the merger with United Democratic Alliance (UDA).
  • 10:43 am Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has told off former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over his continued attacks on the Kenya Kwanza Administration.  
  • 10:05 am Kiambu County has authorised doctors, nurses, and health practitioners to use Artificial intelligence (AI) in treating patients in their hospitals.
  • 9:45 am The National Treasury plans to sell shilling-denominated bonds abroad to diversify the country’s investor base without elevating foreign currency risks. 
  • 9:26 am The Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced a vacancy for the Vice-Chancellor position at the University of Nairobi and instructed applicants to submit their papers before February 11, 2025.
  • 8:55 am Senior Counsel Paul Muite has said Gen Zs are beyond incitement and are educated enough to hold leaders accountable and make the right decisions
  • 8:14 am Kenya Power has asked all customers who use electricity bills to claim Value Added Tax (VAT) returns to update their records.
  • 7:50 am US President Donald Trump has ordered a 90-day pause in foreign development assistance pending assessments of efficiencies and consistency with his foreign policy.
  • 7:25 am President William Ruto has lauded National Police officers under the Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti for restoring order in several towns.

Mon, 20 January 2025

  • 7:45 pm A fire incident was on Monday evening reported at Moi Girls High School, Nairobi.
  • 6:46 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has echoed the concerns of several other Governors over the Controller of Budget's (CoB's) decision to stop counties from issuing bursaries.
  • 6:39 pm The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has confirmed the capture of a lioness in Rimpa after she was previously spotted in CCTV footage predating on dogs around Masai Lodge.
  • 5:50 pm An unknown number of people are feared dead after an accident involving a 14-seater matatu and a bus along the Ndori-Lwanda Kotieno road in Siaya County.
  • 5:23 pm Mathew Nyamlori, the man who went viral for sitting the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCPE) nine times, has passed away.
  • 4:50 pm Kenyan-born photojournalist Polly Irungu, who was the first person to hold the position of photo editor in the Office of USA Vice-President Kamala Harris at the White House, has resigned.
  • 4:19 pm President William Ruto has directed the ministries of Agriculture, Energy, and Treasury to immediately begin drafting regulations that will see Kenya start producing fuel products such as ethanol from molasses.
  • 3:55 pm The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) commenced a nationwide strike on Monday following the government’s failure to meet their demands.
  • 3:25 pm Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi has hit out at former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, accusing him of double standards and plotting a witch-hunt against former President Uhuru Kenyatta and ex-CS Fred Matiang'i.
  • 2:57 pm COTU SG Francis Atwoli slams former President Uhuru Kenyatta's call to Kenyan youth to fight for their rights noting that he is worried about his property.
  • 2:14 pm The Kenya Tea Growers Association (KTGA) calls on President William Ruto to step in after incurring large-scale losses of up to Ksh30 million every month after people invaded tea farms for illegal harvests.
  • 1:48 pm President William Ruto says that Kenya is on course to attain surplus sugar production and commence regional exports by 2026 after a record 832,000 tonnes produced last year.
  • 1:16 pm Protests erupt in Nakuru over the disappearance of a 31-year-old man who was allegedly taken by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officers.
  • 12:51 pm Public Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni calls on parents to vaccinate their daughters with the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to help prevent cervical cancer.
  • 12:18 pm Mumias East Member of Parliament Peter Salasya questions President William Ruto's source of funds distributed to sugar farmers in Mumias arguing that it was not budgeted for.
  • 11:40 am Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) condemns remarks made by controversial city preacher Pastor James Ng'ang'a on women and rape and demands an apology from the preacher.
  • 11:17 am Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua calls for swift investigations over the murder of Richard Otieno in Molo noting, "The gruesome and brutal murder over the weekend is a clear testimony of another strategy of infusing fear among Kenyans in a pathetic and archaic strategy to silence government critics after failed abductions."
  • 10:58 am State House Senior Economic Advisor Moses Kuria says that Kenyan Government and the World Bank are working on a new National Youth Opportunity Towards Advancement (NYOTA) programme to extend Ksh50,000 grants to 100,000 Kenyan youth. 
  • 10:27 am Ministry of Interior announces that Kenya will deploy additional officers from various specialised units including the General Service Unit (GSU), the Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU), and the all-female Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) to Haiti in the coming months.
  • 9:54 am President William Ruto takes a tour of Mumias Sugar farms ahead of first-ever bonus to cane farmers.