News Tracker

Mon, 06 January 2025

  • 7:02 am Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua sends a message to Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya challenging him not to be 'cowed from speaking out on behalf of the people of Kenya when it’s necessary.'

Sun, 05 January 2025

  • 6:47 pm Nairobi Archbishop Philip Anyolo decries the alarming rise in abductions across the country, labelling them a blatant violation of human rights. 
  • 6:06 pm A 29-year-old man from Kikuyu, Kiambu County, tragically stabbed to death by his lover, who later surrendered herself to the police.
  • 5:33 pm Police rescue 300 girls from female genital mutilation (FGM) in Kuria, Migori Couty; 10 suspects arrested.
  • 4:12 pm President William Ruto orders the reopening of 13 schools closed due to bandit attacks in Kerio Valley. 
  • 3:45 pm Two people lost their lives and several others are nursing injuries after the vehicle they were travelling in collided with another oncoming vehicle along the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway.
  • 2:35 pm An IEBC official, Aisha Akinyi Abubakar, was murdered by thugs who broke into her home in Utange, Mombasa County.
  • 1:17 pm A seven-year-old child has been killed on the spot after being hit by a molasses transport truck that lost control on the Kakamega-Kisuku road.
  • 12:38 pm Tiaty MP William Kamket has threatened to rally support to extend President William Ruto's stay in power over mounting criticism; this is the second time a Ruto ally has made such claims.
  • 12:14 pm Police deny abducting activist Ibrahim Mwiti; however, questions have emerged after it was revealed police identified him 42 days before his family found him.
  • 11:51 am Former DP Rigathi Gachagua has claimed that he was impeached for questioning President William Ruto.
  • 11:30 am The government has disbursed Ksh48.4 billion as capitation for all public primary and secondary schools ahead of reopening for the first term on Monday.
  • 10:54 am Rigathi Gachagua directs Mukurwe-ini MP John Kaguchia to file a petition calling for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the government over the return of the Mungiki faction.
  • 10:32 am President William Ruto attends church service in Tot, Elgeyo Marakwet County; Kindiki was scheduled to appear with the Head of State but is in Mbeere North. 
  • 9:27 am Kenya supports Malawi’s import of 40,000 metric tonnes of diesel and petrol through the G2G program to stem the acute fuel shortage, the Malawi Ministry of Energy confirms.
  • 8:48 am Former DP Rigathi Gachagua attends Mass at Guardian Angel Tetu Catholic Church, in his backyard of Nyeri County.
  • 8:24 am KNEC is to release the results of the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) tomorrow, the Ministry of Education announces.
  • 7:55 am Harambee Stars draw 1-1 with Burkina Faso in their Mapinduzi Cup first group game at the Gombani Stadium in Zanzibar on Saturday night.

Sat, 04 January 2025

  • 7:06 pm DP Kindiki dismisses claims of a split with President Ruto in his first appearance for weeks.
  • 6:24 pm Three new political parties apply for recognition as the 2027 election draws near; there are 90 fully registered political parties so far.
  • 5:39 pm Five people injured in a road accident involving two private cars near Nyakairo, Kinungi, on the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway; they were evacuated to Naivasha Subcounty Referral Hospital.
  • 4:56 pm Police launch a probe in Uasin Gishu after a mother allegedly locked her children in the house and torched it. 
  • 4:27 pm The Standard Group Editor-in-Chief Ochieng Rapuro resigns.
  • 3:39 pm Migori residents decry the lack of medicine in public health facilities; the county government says the issue is being addressed. 
  • 2:44 pm Police in Kiambaa, Kiambu County, discover the lifeless body of a 28-year-old woman in the Kamutaro area along the Ruaka-Banana Road.
  • 2:33 pm Two bodies of missing youths, aged 27 and 26, respectively, have been found at Kahawa and Mwiki in Kiambu and Nairobi counties.
  • 1:58 pm A former Kericho magistrate, Judith Nyakol, who was hounded out of office on allegations of corruption, has been awarded Ksh5 million in compensation because she was subjected to double jeopardy. 
  • 1:23 pm The US Embassy, IPOA, National Police Service, and Raila are among the leaders and institutions mourning KNHCR Chairperson Roseline Odede.
  • 12:11 pm Moses Kuria defends President Ruto after mourners in Embu heckled his speech; he terms the actions as ‘ungodly’.
  • 11:20 am KNCHR Chairperson Roseline Odhiambo Odede dies after a short illness.