News Tracker

Sun, 23 November 2025

  • 4:30 pm Trans Nzoia Governor Natembeya challenges PCS Musalia Mudavadi to personally campaign against him in 2027 after the CS promised to dethrone him as political rivalry heats up ahead of by-elections.
  • 3:58 pm The Supreme Court will take its recess from December 21 to January 13, CJ Koome has announced.
  • 3:42 pm Security forces repel armed Ethiopian troops who crossed into Moyale on Saturday evening, restoring calm after a brief border standoff; no casualties were reported.
  • 2:44 pm The government orders a new tea factory audit, targeting workers paid without tea farms, as the government intensifies its crackdown on fraudulent earnings affecting small-scale farmers.
  • 2:10 pm Police in Kirinyaga have launched a probe after the mutilated body of a missing 22-year-old student was discovered in a coffee plantation on Sunday.
  • 1:58 pm Kenya will sell 65 per cent of the Kenya Pipeline Company, with Uganda set to acquire shares under a new regional investment plan, President Ruto has announced.
  • 1:24 pm President Ruto has denied media reports of tensions with Uganda, affirming both nations' friendly ties despite President Museveni's remarks over Indian Ocean access.
  • 12:52 pm Kenya Railways has dismissed a viral job ad for over 700 vacancies as fake, urging the public to verify offers via its official website.
  • 12:19 pm IEBC added 670 voters to Kabuchai Constituency days before the by-elections, raising the total to 18,288, the commission says in a gazette notice.
  • 11:50 am President Ruto joins Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to witness the groundbreaking of a mega steel project by Devki Group of Companies in Osukuru, Tororo District, Uganda.
  • 11:26 am Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba appoints Peter Kaiyoro as the non-executive Chairperson of the Council for Tharaka University.
  • 10:55 am Chief Justice Martha Koome appoints a 25-member Standing Committee on Criminal Justice Reforms under the National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ) to spearhead criminal justice reforms in the country.
  • 10:23 am President Ruto appoints James Waore Dianga as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Lake Basin Development Authority.
  • 9:40 am Gachagua claims political leaders are paying youths for IDs to rig the Mbeere North by-election; neither IEBC nor UDA have yet to respond to the allegations.
  • 9:21 am Several people are feared dead after a matatu and a lorry collide head-on near Machakos Junction, with emergency services attending the scene as investigations begin.
  • 8:47 am Tourism CS Rebecca Miano appoints 491 honorary wardens for conservation areas across Kenya, with three-year terms effective November 2025.
  • 8:12 am Moses Kuria urges IEBC and police to boost security after election-related unrest in Mbeere North ahead of the by-elections this week.
  • 7:45 am Makueni County Executive Committee Member for Trade, Marketing, Industry, Culture, and Tourism, Dr Sonia Nzilani found dead at her home.
  • 7:34 am Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi threatens to sponsor candidates against Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya in 2027 following repeated attacks.

Sat, 22 November 2025

  • 3:38 pm Former Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha has officially declared her bid to unseat the current Trans-Nzoia Governor George Natembeya in the upcoming 2027 general elections.
  • 12:47 pm Kericho Governor Erick Mutai and his Isiolo Counterpart Abdi Guyo face sanctions by the Senate over allegedly skipping summons to address queries raised in the Auditor General's report.
  • 11:37 am President William Ruto has dared the united opposition to unveil their agenda for kenyans to prove that they have the vision and plan to run the country.
  • 10:06 am Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing’Oei has assured of the government’s commitment to repatriating the body of John Ogutu, a Kenyan teacher killed in Tanzania.
  • 8:46 am At least six people died on Friday, November 21, following a fatal road accident involving a lorry and a 14-seater matatu in the Mbooni area of Makueni County.
  • 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.