News Tracker

Sun, 28 September 2025

  • 9:49 am Police arrest 24 in Kakamega, seize 84 litres of chang’aa in a crackdown on illicit brews; suspects to be arraigned Monday.
  • 9:18 am CS Geoffrey Ruku accuses ex-President Uhuru Kenyatta of inciting Kenyans and clarifies that the “Linda Mama” program was expanded into the family-inclusive “Linda Jamii.”
  • 8:55 am Kenya Civil Aviation Authority says aviation services across the country will not be disrupted despite the planned strike by Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) workers starting on Tuesday.
  • 8:32 am Government to launch 'No Woman Should Die While Giving Life' campaign to tame maternal deaths, Health CS Aden Duale has announced.
  • 7:57 am Russia denied hiring its national arrested in Nairobi to recruit Kenyans for Ukraine, stating through its Embassy that the individual is not employed by any government body or the Embassy in Nairobi.
  • 7:20 am Six people perished on Saturday night after an ambulance linked to St Mary's Mission Hospital, Elementaita, lost control and crashed, killing the driver, a nurse, the patient and three others.

Sat, 27 September 2025

  • 6:44 pm Education CS Julius Ogamba makes 16 new appointments and two reappointments to various state institutions including KNEC, Kenya Institute of Special Education and Kenya Education Management Institute.
  • 6:37 pm The govt, through the Ministry of Lands, has distanced itself from allegations of orchestrating the grabbing of 2600 acres of Kibiko land in Ngong, Kajiado from the rightful owners.
  • 5:39 pm Social Health Authority assures the public that the ongoing recruitment exercise of new officers is transparent and in strict adherence to laid-down procedures.
  • 5:25 pm General Manager of the Kisumu-based media station Nam Lolwe FM, Washington Ochieng Oguya died early Saturday, September 27  morning at his home in Chiga,  Kisumu, following a short illness.
  • 4:25 pm Police were deployed at Lake Nakuru National Park after Kenyans were denied entry, as the park had been excluded from those with free access to mark World Tourism Day.
  • 3:43 pm IEBC assures Kenyans that it is fully prepared to conduct the by-elections scheduled for 27 November 2025 after it secured the requisite funding from the National Treasury.
  • 3:13 pm Allies of President William Ruto have hit back at former President Uhuru Kenyatta for criticising Ruto’s administration; threaten to cut his retirement perks.
  • 2:54 pm Detectives from DCI arrest two suspects linked to a string of motor vehicle thefts along major roads in the country.
  • 2:27 pm Police  arrest four suspects accused of murdering a woman, wrapping her body in blankets and a plastic bag, and tricking an unsuspecting taxi driver into dropping it off as a parcel.
  • 1:23 pm Education CS Julius Ogamba has called on striking university lecturers to obey court orders and resume teaching to pave the way for negotiations with the government.
  • 12:38 pm President Ruto has dismissed claims his govt is supporting Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to overthrow the Sudanese government; clarifies Nairobi maintains a neutral position.
  • 12:23 pm Pest Control Products Board has seized illegal pesticides worth over Sh3 million in a crackdown in Garissa.
  • 11:17 am Four law enforcement officers consisting of an assistant superintendent prisons officer, two constables and a corporal, arrested over suspicion of being part of an illegal arms trade.
  • 10:48 am MP Caleb Amisi graduates as the top student in his Master's of International Relations class at the 47th United States International University-Africa graduation ceremony.
  • 10:09 am Former Governor Mike Sonko has received three prestigious international awards including an honorary doctorate in leadership and governance
  • 9:55 am Chief Justice Martha Koome appoints 129 judicial officers as adjudicators for the Small Claims Court for a period of twelve months.
  • 9:11 am Kenyatta National Hospital successfully performs first facial reconstruction surgery on a boy who was disfigured during an attack by bandits
  • 8:36 am Days after announcing free entry to all national parks across the country on Saturday, September 27,  KWS has made a U-turn, prohibiting free entry into Lake Nakuru National Park.
  • 8:09 am Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) steps in to push for justice for woman captured on video being brutally assaulted by her brothers.
  • 7:49 am Body of police officer Kennedy Mutuko Nzuve, who died in a road accident in Haiti, arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on September 27, taken to Chiromo Mortuary ahead of his burial.
  • 7:09 am Boda boda riders burn another car along Thika Superhighway after a fatal accident that left a rider dead near Northlands.

Fri, 26 September 2025

  • 6:01 pm Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) and other lobby groups have filed a petition with the High Court to stop Housing Levy deductions, which could deal a huge blow to President William Ruto's Affordable Housing agenda.
  • 5:58 pm One suspect linked to the brutal assault of a woman in Narok County has been arrested as a manhunt for remaining culprits continues; he was among four men captured in viral video flogging a helpless woman.
  • 5:14 pm Nairobi, Kiambu, Nyeri and Meru among areas to experience afternoon showers and cold nights, while areas in the Lake Region area to experience thunderstorms in the afternoons over the next five days, Kenya Met warns.