News Tracker

Mon, 08 September 2025

  • 12:55 pm The Motorists Association of Kenya has raised the alarm over an emerging trend of violence involving boda boda operators, after the latest incident saw a DCI officer's vehicle torched in Thika's Makongeni area.
  • 12:29 pm The Rural and Private Hospitals Association (RUPHA) has warned that over 3,000 private and faith-based hospitals across the country may be forced to shut down by December due to the government’s failure to settle the Ksh76 billion debt in the healthcare sector.
  • 11:54 am The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has flagged rising risks in the country’s financial sector, pointing to surging loan defaults among households and growing vulnerabilities within the SACCO movement.
  • 11:36 am St. George's Girls' Secondary School has been closed indefinitely after students protested alleged corporal punishment.
  • 10:54 am The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has announced new efficiencies in the motor vehicle transfer of ownership process, shifting the service fully to a digital platform.
  • 10:09 am The Ministry of Gender, Culture and Children Services has confirmed the disbursement of Ksh1.78 billion to cater for the June and July 2025 Inua Jamii programme for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC).
  • 9:35 am The National Police Service has reported the recovery of an AK-47 rifle while responding to a kidnapping attempt involving a 16-year-old girl.
  • 9:02 am The government has disbursed Ksh4 billion to the Social Health Authority (SHA) to cover the medical expenses of civil servants, bringing relief after weeks of uncertainty over the availability of funds.
  • 8:15 am Top State House official Dennis Itumbi has taken aim at the Daily Nation newspaper, accusing it of fabricating facts and misreporting on the 10,000 police recruitment stalemate.
  • 7:45 am President William Ruto has urged the United Nations Security Council to provide clear guidance on the future of the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti, as its mandate approaches expiry

Sun, 07 September 2025

  • 5:33 pm Tickets for the Kenya vs Seychelles World Cup qualifier, which takes place at Kasarani Stadium on Tuesday at 4pm, have been reduced from Ksh1,000 to Ksh500 by the Football Kenya Federation.
  • 4:58 pm Only 3,000 schools have received their student capitation, with over 15,000 others waiting for the Ministry of Education to complete its audit, Basic Education PS Julius Bitok has said.
  • 4:17 pm President Ruto has mourned the death of veteran politician and former Cabinet Minister Dalmas Otieno Anyango, hailing him as a sharp and progressive leader whose legacy will endure.
  • 3:43 pm A Pakistani national was rescued by police in Nakuru County after an angry mob attacked him over claims of swindling locals through fraudulent schemes.
  • 3:02 pm The NPSC has confirmed that the recruitment of 10,000 police constables will be carried out through an online system in line with the National Police Service Commission Recruitment and Appointment Regulations Act, 2025.
  • 2:51 pm Disagreements in the DCP party have flared again after party leader Rigathi Gachagua defended the appointment of Dr Mukhisa Kituyi against criticism from his deputy, Cleophas Malala.
  • 2:26 pm A 28-year-old Kenyan man has been indicted in the United States for allegedly laundering over Ksh5 billion of Covid-19 relief funds meant to feed vulnerable children.
  • 1:49 pm A police officer has been arrested after fatally shooting two boda boda operators in a bizarre case of road rage.
  • 1:10 pm The Tax Appeals Tribunal has ruled that the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) could deem all deposits to a bank account as taxable income if there is insufficient proof to the contrary.
  • 12:55 pm Former Rongo MP and Minister for Industrialisation, Dalmas Otieno Anyango, is dead.
  • 12:13 pm All boarding schools in Gatundu South, Kiambu County, have been ordered to close indefinitely after a spate of torching left several dormitories and facilities in ruins. 
  • 11:57 am The Media Council of Kenya has defended LSK President Faith Odhiambo, faulting media houses for attacking her over her appointment to the Presidential Panel of Experts on Compensation of Protest Victims. 
  • 11:31 am Rigathi Gachagua attends a church service at PCEA Miharati Parish, Kipipiri Constituency, Nyandarua County.
  • 10:40 am Miguna Miguna has accused Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro of hypocrisy after the legislator criticised President Ruto’s regime for excessive borrowing, despite being one of the president’s key allies.
  • 10:07 am President Ruto will fly to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this afternoon to attend the second Africa Climate Summit, the State House says.
  • 9:48 am DCI detectives have arrested a man in Lang’ata over a Ksh4.5 million fake gold scam after allegedly conning a Pakistani national with 500 grams of counterfeit gold.
  • 9:22 am Boda boda riders in Thika’s Makongeni estate have set a private vehicle ablaze following a reported fatal road accident near the local police station on Sunday morning.
  • 8:14 am Police detained a man suspected of belonging to a street gang that harasses and steals from the public during a joint operation in Nairobi CBD on Saturday night.
  • 7:58 am Senator Crystal Asige has denounced an incident where Sirisia MP John Waluke was caught on camera making fun of a short-statured man in front of Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen, saying, "...people of their standing would not participate in the public humiliation of disabled people."
  • 7:12 am Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has announced a crackdown on boda boda gangs in Vihiga County, accused of conducting robberies and disrupting traffic and funerals.