News Tracker

Sun, 15 June 2025

  • 1:46 pm The Nairobi County government has initiated a crackdown on 'fake beggars' who have been roaming the streets of the capital, using rented children to solicit funds.
  • 1:11 pm The First Lady, Mama Rachel Ruto, has penned a heartfelt message to President William Ruto on Father's Day, hailing him as a present father despite being weighed down by national responsibilities.
  • 12:56 pm The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) plans to revoke the operating licences of 13 courier operators located in Nairobi within the next seven days.
  • 12:20 pm Three people, including a police officer, died in a road crash in the Slopes Villa area of Kinangop, Nyandarua County, after a speeding police car collided with a pickup early this morning.
  • 11:40 am President William Ruto is attending a church service at the Friends Comprehensive School, Kivaywa, Lugari Constituency, Kakamega County.
  • 11:15 am Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung'aro is in mourning after the loss of his father, who tragically passed away on Sunday morning.
  • 10:58 am The National Treasury allocated Ksh3.1 billion to Konza Technopolis for constructing data centers and smart city facilities in the 2026/27 budget.
  • 10:13 am The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has mourned the death of two air force pilots in an air crash on Saturday in Kwale County.
  • 9:49 am Health CS Aden Duale has announced the rollout of 74,000 tablets for all health workers and facilities countrywide as part of the new health scheme, SHA.
  • 9:13 am Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has called for the resignation and arrest of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss, Mohammed Amin, following the inconsistencies recorded on Albert Ojwang's death.
  • 8:45 am Attorney General Dorcas Oduor has appointed Samson Alosa and Kenneth Kiptoo Boit as members of the governing council of the National Crime Research Centre for a period of three years.
  • 8:25 am Four people lost their lives Saturday night when a large fire swept through and devastated a four-story residential building in the Stage 2 area of Congo in Kawangware.
  • 7:54 am The Nairobi County Government has revealed that police have identified individuals accused of destroying county property during the protests last week and will apprehend them.
  • 7:16 am Kenyans have launched an attack against the National Police Service after the authority shared a Father's Day post, unaccompanied by any sentimental caption.

Sat, 14 June 2025

  • 7:00 pm A new twist has emerged in the murder case of blogger Albert Ojwang after CCTV footage of his final moments surfaced.
  • 5:10 pm Super petrol prices are set to increase following the latest review by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA).
  • 4:30 pm Two Kenya Air Force officers were on Saturday, June 14, killed in a plane crash in Kwale County.
  • 3:55 pm Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has called on IG Douglas Kanja to enforce a court ruling that bars police officers from wearing facial masks during protests.
  • 3:27 pm Kenya’s capacity to lead the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) in Haiti has come under scrutiny once again after Brazil's Lula da Silva voiced dissatisfaction with the mission’s progress.
  • 2:09 pm The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) and Homa Bay County have announced the temporary closure of the Kanyadhiang' Bridge in Kendu Bay to allow for urgent repairs to the approach slab.
  • 1:07 pm President William Ruto's daughter, Charlene Ruto, has joined Kenyans in mourning the death of Albert Ojwang.
  • 12:06 pm An intelligence-led operation by the National Police Service resulted in the arrest of three suspects believed to be part of a Nairobi-based phone theft syndicate.
  • 11:22 am Former Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) chairperson Irungu Nyakera has suggested that the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) be renamed with a local name like Uhuru Rail to localise it and make it more profitable.
  • 10:55 am The Ministry of Health has introduced new graphic health warnings on all tobacco products nationwide.
  • 10:20 am A stock theft suspect who had been held at the Katito Police Station in Kisumu has died while in police custody.
  • 9:55 am Mildred Wanyama, the mother of Kenyan football legends Victor Wanyama and McDonald Mariga, is dead.
  • 9:21 am CS Kipchumba Murkomen has nominated the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)'s Director, Mohamed Amin, as Kenya’s candidate for election to the INTERPOL Executive Committee, representing the African region.
  • 8:48 am Former first lady Margaret Kenyatta has urged Kenyan youth to use their talents to build a better world.
  • 8:29 am Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado is set to lose assets worth Ksh428 million after the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) officially begins the auctioning process on June 23.
  • 8:00 am A massive fire erupted at Barnabas stage, Pipeline area, in Nakuru County, in the early hours of Saturday, June 14.