News Tracker

Thu, 25 September 2025

  • 12:48 pm The body of Corporal Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve, who died in a tragic road traffic accident while on patrol in Haiti on September 1,  is scheduled to arrive in Nairobi tomorrow, September 26, NPS has said.
  • 12:18 pm NPS has confirmed Benedict Kabiru, the officer who went missing during an operation in Haiti in March 2025, is dead.
  • 11:54 am The Nairobi County has closed two factories that process glass from liquor bottles in Kayole that were operating near residential buildings.
  • 11:12 am Cooperatives CS Wycliffe Oparanya has directed all SACCOs with fewer members to merge with larger ones in a move aimed at enhancing financial stability and sustainability in the sector.
  • 10:47 am Nairobi to host California–Africa Climate and Economic Partnership, which will accelerate the adoption of sustainable ways to run sectors like transport and electric mobility, green ports, and climate-smart agriculture in partnership with the California State.
  • 10:29 am EPRA invites Kenyans for public participation for the proposed review of transport and storage charges, which were last increased in July 2024; the charges influence the pump prices announced every month.
  • 9:56 am Standard Group journalist Collins Kweyu, who was arrested last week in a suspected bribery triangle involving a judge, will now be turned into a state witness, DCI has said.
  • 9:12 am The U.S. has threatened to withdraw all funding from the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti if the UN Security Council rejects proposals for the mission’s restructuring and expansion.
  • 8:50 am 27 illegal firearms, including G3 rifles and AK-47s, are given to Tot, Elgeyo Marakwet County, police as part of a continuous voluntary disarmament exercise.
  • 8:25 am Tension is high at the Tulwet Boys High School in Kericho County after a building went up in flames last night in a suspected case of arson; no casualties were reported.
  • 8:10 am Kenya and the U.S. are nearing a new bilateral trade agreement set to be signed by the end of the year, President Ruto has said.
  • 7:36 am Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has completely ruled out the possibility of becoming anyone's running mate as he sent a subtle plea to other opposition figures to endorse his candidature.
  • 7:17 am President William Ruto met with the U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, on Wednesday, holding key talks on matters of security, with the situation in Haiti taking centre stage.

Wed, 24 September 2025

  • 5:21 pm KRA to recruit 10,000 agents across the country to assist Kenyans with registration, filing taxes and other services of the Authority.
  • 4:58 pm Support for UDA has fallen sharply from 38% in 2022 to 16% in September 2025, while ODM loyalty dropped from 32% to 13%, according to the latest TIFA survey on political party preferences.
  • 4:19 pm Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has rejected an invitation by Orange Democratic Movement chief Raila Odinga to attend the party’s upcoming 20th anniversary celebrations.
  • 3:46 pm MP proposes that new IG and DIGs be below 60 years at the time of nomination, and introduces a 5-year term limit for DIGs who, at the moment, have no mandatory retirement age.
  • 3:24 pm Wetslands MP Tim Wanyonyi introduces a motion to force national and county governments to create zoning laws to protect land meant for agricultural use.
  • 2:52 pm ODM party accuses one of its aspirants for the chaos that delayed its primaries ahead of the Kasipul Parliamentary by-election.
  • 2:52 pm Parliament is plan to compel the national and county governments to establish new land zoning laws to protect agricultural land.
  • 1:40 pm Mogadishu City Football Club has issued a formal apology to Kenya following a disturbing video showing a pair of supporters desecrating the Kenyan national flag during last weekend.
  • 1:15 pm Treasury CS John Mbadi confirms disbursing funds to counties after reports of salary delays in the devolved units emerged, says some county budgets were sent late, and others were not approved by the Controller of Budget.
  • 12:56 pm Nairobi County legislators have threatened to take legal action against Defence CS Soipan Tuya over the minister's failure to respond to their grievances concerning the recently announced KDF recruitment exercise.
  • 12:34 pm IMF team arrives in Kenya for talks with the government for another IMF-supported programme expected to exceed the previous Ksh465.2 billion loan that ended in March.
  • 11:49 am MPs call for urgent removal of all asbestos roofing nationwide saying despite the government banning the use of asbestos for roofing decades ago, there are still buildings using it.
  • 11:14 am The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has come under fire after Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah expressed concerns about a 'secretive’ Ksh14.5 billion currency printing contract awarded to the German firm, Giesecke & Devrient.
  • 10:44 am Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya is set to face further scrutiny as senators seek answers regarding potential corruption and mismanagement in the county; the governor admitted his administration has failed to collect revenue as effectively as the previous local authorities.
  • 10:11 am National Assembly Public Petitions Committee has backed a 2024 petition by Dr Lukoye Atwoli seeking to decriminalise attempted suicide.
  • 9:36 am Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) arrests a senior Busia Land official for allegedly soliciting and receiving a Ksh10,000  bribe from a member of the public.
  • 9:11 am The family of Benedict Kabiru, a Kenyan police officer who went missing in Haiti in March, is now demanding answers after President Ruto confirmed that he was among three Kenyan officers who died in the Caribbean nation.