News Tracker

Mon, 15 September 2025

  • 1:52 pm September electricity bills are expected to jump by Ksh4.42 per kWh due to increased fuel energy charges, foreign exchange fluctuation adjustments and an upward review of WRMA.
  • 1:09 pm NSSF is in the process of constructing a multimillion residential housing complex in Milimani, Kisumu city, with 162 two and three-bedroom units a report has revealed.
  • 12:49 pm Juja MP George Koimburi arraigned in a Nairobi court, charged with conspiracy to defraud, forgery, false land registration, and uttering false documents in an alleged Ksh10 million land fraud scheme.
  • 12:12 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja vows to remove all parking boys from CBD in a bid to boost security in the capital.
  • 11:58 am President Ruto joins other leaders in the funeral service of Mzee Isaac Ichung'wa Ngugi, the father of National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah.
  • 11:10 am The Motorists Association of Kenya has called for the immediate disbandment of EPRA and either a return to the transparent ERC formula or a reversion to a free market after the latest fuel review.
  • 10:52 am President Ruto will be commissioning the Mombasa Commuter Rail Service on Wednesday, September 17; the Ksh4.2 billion project is set to connect the SGR to the city centre.
  • 10:10 am Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has dismissed claims that the United Opposition has picked a 2027 flagbearer, after Rigathi Gachagua appeared to suggest he was the preferred candidate.
  • 9:39 am ODM has sent Kasmuel McOure to represent the party at the European Parliament and other institutions in Brussels, Belgium.
  • 9:27 am Nairobi County askaris are directed to arrest any members of the public found dropping any litter in the CBD.
  • 8:45 am Bungoma Governor Fernandes Barasa asks President Ruto to fire Cooperatives CS Wycliffe Oparanya, saying he is dissatisfied with the postion; the two have been at loggerheads over the ODM chairperson seat in Kakamega. 
  • 8:09 am KFS has introduced drone patrols at Karura Forest in a bid to increase security at the popular spot.
  • 7:55 am Hundreds are set to lose their jobs as 60 companies announce closure, with 80 others issuing notice to shut down as the economy continues to bite.
  • 7:10 am KDF to conduct mass recruitment for cadets (both regular and graduate), Specialist Officers, General Duty Recruits, Tradesmen and Women, and Constables; Cadet recruitment starts October 13; all other applications are online and due by October 12.

Sun, 14 September 2025

  • 6:35 pm EPRA marginally reduces fuel prices, with Super Petrol retailing at Ksh184.52, Diesel at Ksh171.47 and Kerosene at Ksh154.78 in Nairobi, effective midnight on Monday, September 15. 
  • 5:57 pm UDA to pocket over Ksh789 million in the latest revision of the Political Parties Fund (PPF) allocations, while ODM gets Ksh421 million.
  • 5:19 pm The Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) has dismissed claims that it has pulled out of the Malava parliamentary by-election. 
  • 4:44 pm Students were left counting heavy losses after a fierce fire broke out at St Michael Primary School in Kerugoya, Kirinyaga County, destroying a dormitory. 
  • 4:26 pm The Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, has banned the possession of firearms in 13 areas in Marsabit County.
  • 3:49 pm Ferdinand Omanyala had an unceremonious end to his  2025 World Athletics Championships campaign in Tokyo after finishing fifth in the semi-final, effectively ending his quest to medal at the championships.
  • 3:14 pm President Ruto appoints Francis Ndungu Kibera to chair the Board of Trustees of the National Fund for the Disabled of Kenya, effective immediately, to replace Dr Kristina Kenyatta-Pratt, former President Uhuru Kenyatta's sister. 
  • 2:51 pm Two people lost their lives, while several others sustained injuries after a multi-vehicle accident along the Mwea-Embu Highway.
  • 2:13 pm The Communications Authority has announced plans to shut down 42 TV stations in the next seven days; the TV stations include Metropol TV, Mount Kenya TV, and Kingdom Ambassadors TV.
  • 1:50 pm Rigathi Gachagua has vowed to revoke the Housing Levy and refund deductions to all those who have paid for the levy introduced if he is elected president in 2027.
  • 1:15 pm Three suspects who were arrested over the killing of lawyer Kyalo Mbobu have been released due to the lack of evidence.
  • 12:28 pm George Ruto's Ksh14 million matatu, Mood, has been involved in a minor accident in Eldoret; no casualties reported.
  • 11:48 am President Ruto has donated Ksh1 million to the family of Susan Nabwire, the woman who was killed by her husband in Pipeline, Nairobi, on August 13.
  • 11:16 am Benard Njagi, the Chaplain at State House Chapel, reveals that two months before the 2024 anti-government protests, clergy members had visions about the protests and prayed at the chapel, prayers that stopped the protests from turning into a national security threat.
  • 10:39 am President Ruto attends a church service at the State House Chapel, becoming the first president to do so.
  • 9:58 am NTSA allows the collection of smart driving licence biometrics at 15 selected Huduma Centres across the country to speed up rollout.