News Tracker

Tue, 11 November 2025

  • 5:43 pm The Council of Governors’ Security and Foreign Affairs Committee chaired by Simba Arati settles on Trans Nzoia’s George Natembeya as vice chair. 
  • 5:11 pm Former Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal has been cleared of a Ksh84.5 million corruption conviction after the High Court overturned the ruling.   
  • 4:49 pm Kenya’s recent decision to repay its SGR loan using Chinese yuan instead of the US dollar has sparked a warning from IMF over potential currency risks. 
  • 4:24 pm Kenya School of Government has cancelled hundreds of certificates amid an ongoing crackdown on fake academic documents.   
  • 3:49 pm Kenya’s Affordable Housing Programme receives Certified Bronze Gigacity award 2025 in recognition for promoting urbanisation and improving access to decent housing for Kenyans.   
  • 3:13 pm Court blocks ongoing process to recruit new NLC commissioners, rules the Presidential decision was unconstitutional and threatened the rights of current officeholders.   
  • 2:24 pm Govt invites Kenyans to apply for 200 international scholarships in the latest round of opportunities offered by the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Commission.
  • 2:02 pm Nairobi County government arrests several landlords who ignored an October directive to repaint their buildings as part of an initiative to enhance the city’s image.   
  • 1:37 pm Uasin Gishu County Governor Jonathan Bii has calls for renaming of the county to Eldoret County, to avoid confusing foreigners and tourists.   
  • 1:20 pm High Court removes Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President, Faith Odhiambo, as a party in petitions challenging the composition of the compensation panel for protest victims.   
  • 12:53 pm Hate speech case against Mumias East MP Peter Salasya heads for full trial after talks with the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) collapsed.   
  • 12:13 pm President Ruto hosts delegation from UAE at State House Nairobi as he seeks support for various infrastructure projects, including road construction, energy generation and the development of the nation’s ports and airports.   
  • 11:48 am Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) announce a nationwide suspension of harvesting and trading of Macadamia nuts from December 1, 2025, to February 15, 2026.   
  • 11:06 am Govt clarifies that gas cylinders, which were initially promised to be distributed for free to vulnerable households, will now be offered at subsidised prices. 
  • 10:56 am Lugari MP Nabii Nabwera demands Ksh20 million in damages from a Kakamega-based blogger over statements linking him to the disappearance and death of a high school principal.   
  • 10:11 am A new cohort of KDF recruits, comprising general duty recruits and tradesmen and tradeswomen, reports for training at the Defence Forces Recruit Training School (DFRTS) in Eldoret. 
  • 9:31 am A Vihiga Magistrate’s Court sentences cleric to three years in prison or pay Ksh280,000 fine over land fraud after being found guilty on four counts including forging documents and acquiring land falsely.     
  • 9:05 am Court told six Kenya Wildlife Service officers may have orchestrated the disappearance of fisherman Brian Odhiambo, who went missing outside Lake Nakuru National Park.   
  • 8:41 am Vast majority of Kenyans cannot afford expensive mortgages, with only 4 percent of the population qualifying for loans above Sh10 million, a new study has revealed.   
  • 8:09 am National Assembly on the verge of finalising the Transplant and Organ Donation Bill, currently under review by the Budget and Appropriations committee, in a move to curb prevalent cases of organ trafficking in Kenya.      
  • 7:39 am DCI sleuths arrest a Mombasa-based woman for allegedly orchestrating a robbery with violence scheme against a British man who was robbed Ksh800,000.     
  • 7:18 am DAP-K deputy leader Ayub Savula breaks rank with party leader Eugene Wamalwa as he joins the campaign trail for Malava UDA candidate David Ndakwa instead of backing DAP-K candidate. 

Mon, 10 November 2025

  • 5:52 pm 94 per cent of ride-hailing users consider the services safer than other means of transport, such as matatus, according to a new Safety Index report by Ipsos.
  • 5:29 pm ODPP has charged the former Nairobi Water employee accused of forging academic certificates, which she used to earn over Ksh8 million during her employment with fraud.
  • 4:41 pm President Ruto dismisses criticism from Rigathi Gachagua, affirming Kenya remains on course to advance from Third World to First World status through his administration’s vision and strategy.
  • 4:13 pm The planned trip of U.S. Vice President JD Vance to Kenya has officially been cancelled, Foreign Affairs CS Musalia Mudavadi confirms.
  • 3:54 pm The National Land Commission has reserved 17 acres of public land in Kisii to facilitate the expansion of the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital (KTRH), a project President Ruto earlier this year called to be fast-tracked.
  • 3:23 pm Popular gospel artist Beatrice Wairimu Mbugua, better known as Betty Bayo, has died. 
  • 2:44 pm The Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority has issued a notice to 147 entities, inviting them to claim assets that belonged to their deceased loved ones.
  • 2:11 pm The High Court has annulled President Ruto’s Executive Order No. 3 of 2024 on state corporation appointments, ruling it unconstitutional and upholding the Public Service Commission’s exclusive authority over public sector management.