News Tracker

Fri, 14 November 2025

  • 4:39 pm Court issues arrest warrant for Kisumu County City Manager Abala Wanga, who failed to appear in court to answer charges of forgery, uttering false documents and embezzlement.   
  • 4:18 pm Civil society groups petition IEBC to boost media campaigns on voter registration, want commission to deploy mobile voter registration kits.   
  • 3:52 pm Residents protest planned demolition of houses and business structures in Makongeni and adjacent estates in Nairobi this month under the Affordable Housing Project.   
  • 2:51 pm Three High Court judges rejects request by former LSK president Nelson Havi for them to recuse themselves from petitions seeking removal of Supreme Court judges from office, including CJ Martha Koome. 
  • 2:32 pm National Police Service is grappling with a severe shortage of officers as a recent audit by the EACC revealing that more than 200,000 police positions remain unfilled. 
  • 1:39 pm IEBC summons Boyd Were and Philip Aroko, the two leading candidates in the Kasipul parliamentary by-election contest, as violence threatens to disrupt polls in the area. 
  • 1:16 pm EACC arrests Chair of the Anti-Counterfeit Authority's Board of Directors amid allegations they demanded Ksh15 million in bribes in their capacity as the authority's boss. 
  • 12:41 pm Kenyatta National Hospital launches disciplinary proceedings against a member of staff accused of demanding a bribe of Ksh2,070 from a father who was trying to get his child discharged.   
  • 12:03 pm Textbook publishers and printers criticise govt for slow pace in settling a Ksh11 billion debt, which has stalled printing; warn Grade 10 learning materials may not reach schools in time.   
  • 11:42 am Dutchman caught on video assaulting two police officers at Diani Police Station in Kwale County has been set free after court ruled that he is not fit for trial.   
  • 11:11 am Assistant chief suspended for alleged participation in the Kasipul parliamentary by-elections after he hosted two opposing factions in the race at his home.   
  • 10:29 am At least three police officers shot and injured in Samburu bandit attack just days after Ruto ordered deployment of elite squad to improve security.   
  • 10:09 am President Ruto announces that JSS teachers will be offered permanent and pensionable employment every two years amid reports of an impending disruption to next year's academic calendar.   
  • 9:15 am A Senate report shows 12 counties failed to meet the statutory requirement that at least 30 per cent of entry-level positions be reserved for applicants outside the dominant ethnic group; Bomet, Homa Bay, Samburu, Elgeyo Marakwet and Kirinyaga counties the most affected. 
  • 8:37 am World Bank to help mobilise Ksh174 billion for Kenya’s affordable housing program in a bid to increase access to cheaper mortgages and bridge the gap in the nation’s housing deficit.   
  • 8:19 am President Ruto downplays reports about plans to form a political alliance with Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka ahead of the 2027 general elections.   
  • 7:43 am Wiper MPs Robert Mbui and Julius Mawathe suspended from Parliament for 5 days following chaos during the passing of the Government-Owned Enterprises Bill.   
  • 7:13 am DCI raises alarm over a surge in cases of violent robberies linked to online dating encounters, cautions Kenyans against sharing sensitive details with strangers online.   

Thu, 13 November 2025

  • 6:33 pm ODM formally appoints Siaya Senator Oburu Odinga as its party leader, elevating him from an interim capacity.   
  • 6:01 pm Kenya to no longer import used motor vehicles registered before 2019 from January 2026, KEBS announces. 
  • 5:43 pm Kisumu County City Manager Abala Wanga summoned by EACC for allegedly forging travel and employment documents for a female non-staff member.   
  • 5:21 pm National Police Service denies any bias in executing its mandate ahead of the upcoming by-elections; acknowledges some unfortunate events occurring during campaign trails.   
  • 4:27 pm Interior CS Murkomen has established three new Nairobi sub-regions and reassigned county commissioners in a service delivery overhaul, citing the city’s surging population and public security concerns.
  • 3:58 pm Kenya Railways will run an extra Madaraka Express SGR train on Friday and Saturday to manage increased coastal travel demand.
  • 3:19 pm Police have summoned four Embu bloggers for questioning over alleged online threats against Rigathi Gachagua ahead of his planned campaign visit.
  • 2:56 pm Kenya has received Ksh1 trillion from its citizens in the diaspora, achieving a historic milestone in the country’s fiscal space.
  • 2:30 pm Kiambu Senator Karungo wa Thang’wa has vowed to take action in the Senate after discovering the plight of homeless Kenyans stranded in Saudi Arabia.
  • 1:52 pm The Kenya Bankers Association has urged the government to reconsider the planned overhaul of PAYE tax bands, warning that declining real wages could hurt economic stability.
  • 1:08 pm SGR management announced that all premium class passenger trains are fully booked until February 2026.
  • 12:46 pm Siaya County has ordered striking nurses to resume their duties immediately after a court halted the strike, or the county will halt salaries and allowances.