News Tracker

Sat, 22 November 2025

  • 8:03 am Tensions ran high in Kakamega County on Friday, November 21, after a contingent of police officers attempted to block an opposition rally in Malava Constituency. They were, however, stopped by the area residents who launched a counter-attack.

Fri, 21 November 2025

  • 4:03 pm During the 2025 KCSE examinations, 418 candidates were implicated in malpractice, a significant drop from 614 cases in 2024 - Education CS Ogamba
  • 3:56 pm Prime Cabinet Secretary, and the Cabinet Secretary for foreign affairs, Musalia Mudavadi,has met Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni, to reaffirm strong ties, amid concerns over conflicts regarding the Indian Ocean.
  • 2:00 pm DP Kindiki leads empowerment drive at Gachagua's Mathira constituency backyard in Nyeri county
  • 1:01 pm President Ruto assents to the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill, 2025; the Capital Markets (Amendment) Bill, 2025; the Provisional Collection of Taxes and Duties (Repeal) Bill, 2025; and the Government-Owned Enterprises Bill, 2025, at State House, Nairobi
  • 12:55 pm Cracks have continued to widen within the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) after Matungu Member of Parliament Peter Nabulindo threatened to quit the party.
  • 11:58 am Justin Muturi accuses UDA of voter bribery and intimidation in Mbeere North by-election
  • 10:17 am National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a United States weather department, has warned of continued dry conditions within the East African region, including Kenya.  
  • 9:15 am The Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) has dismissed a widely circulated letter that purportedly announced the expulsion of party leader Eugene Wamalwa from the party.
  • 8:33 am Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has proposed the creation of the East African Federation, a military cooperation to improve the region's defence capabilities.

Thu, 20 November 2025

  • 7:04 pm Court dismisses petition challenging UDA’s Ahmed Malim Hassan candidacy for Banisa parliamentary by-election, clears him to contest the seat on November 27. 
  • 6:35 pm The opposition, led by Kalonzo Musyoka allege plot to rig the upcoming by-elections, voter bribery and lack of transparency by IEBC in procurement of voting materials. 
  • 6:23 pm Petition filed in court challenging newly enacted Privatisation Act, 2025, seeking orders to suspend its implementation. 
  • 5:41 pm 25 bodies of Elgeyo Marakwet mudslide to be buried tomorrow in Chesongoch. 
  • 5:29 pm Dualling of Rironi-Naivasha-Nakuru-Mau Summit highway to start next week as 2,500 kilometres of roads mapped for dualling – Ruto. 
  • 4:01 pm State of Nation Address: Ruto says govt to establish the State Department for Science, Research, and Innovation with the aim of promoting STEM courses in the country. 
  • 3:48 pm State of Nation Address: Ruto says the price of a 2kg packet of maize flour has fallen from what it was, Ksh250 in 2022, to as low as Ksh130 today, praising the impact of the subsidised fertiliser programme.   
  • 3:42 pm State of Nation Address: Ruto says the country's economy expected to grow by between 5.0 per cent and 5.8 per cent, attributes this to stability of the Kenyan Shilling   
  • 3:11 pm President Ruto begins his State of the Nation Address.
  • 2:44 pm KPA announces a 100 per cent waiver on accrued storage and warehouse rent charges for long-stay containerised cargo at the Port of Mombasa, valid until December 6, 2025.
  • 2:22 pm A student has died and seven others have been injured following an attack by a swarm of bees on a group of pupils in Michacha Village, Homa Bay County.
  • 1:02 pm Chaos breaks out in KanyuamboraMbeere North, as campaigns heat up with both DP Kithure Kindiki and his predecessor, Rigathi Gachagua in the area for last-minute campaign rallies. 
  • 12:39 pm Two DCI officers investigating filmmakers accused of being behind the BBC's 'Blood Parliament' set to face perjury charges after it emerged that they may have lied in affidavits filed with the court. 
  • 12:15 pm Siaya Governor James Orengo now denies pushing for protests, stating that his recent comments during the ODM party anniversary were taken out of context. 
  • 11:53 am IEBC receives the first batch of ballot papers printed in Athens, Greece, at a cost of Ksh27 million for the November 27 by-elections.
  • 11:31 am President Trump pledges decisive U.S. action to end the Sudan war after meeting the Saudi Crown Prince, as the RSF signals truce acceptance and regional talks intensify.
  • 10:42 am Several Samoei Boys High School students were arrested after unrest erupted on Wednesday night, with students allegedly attempting to torch some buildings after the school stopped access to the KCSE exam leakage.
  • 10:13 am More than 50 families have been rendered homeless following a fire that swept through homes in Fuata Nyayo area of South B, Nairobi.
  • 9:58 am President Ruto is scheduled to deliver his State of the Nation address during a joint sitting of Parliament today, Thursday, November 20, from 2pm.