News Tracker

Sun, 08 June 2025

  • 10:44 am The Registrar of Political Parties has released Ksh1.14 billion for political party funding this year, with UDA set to get Ksh480 million while the ODM  will receive Ksh256.6 million.
  • 10:21 am MPs and the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) have expressed concerns regarding arbitrary charges imposed by county governments on products entering the Kenyan market via the sea.
  • 9:50 am Members of Parliament and the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) have raised concerns over arbitrary charges by the county governments on products entering the Kenyan market via the sea.
  • 9:13 am A British soldier stationed at the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) in Nanyuki has been arrested in connection with an alleged rape incident near the military camp.
  • 8:47 am The Environment Cabinet Secretary, Deborah Barasa, has ordered the immediate removal of roofing material made of asbestos on all buildings.
  • 8:10 am The Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, has announced the establishment of three new police stations in Nairobi and Turkana.
  • 7:49 am Treasury CS John Mbadi has reappointed Jedidah Karwitha Mwiti as a member of the Board of Directors of Consolidated Bank Limited for a term of three years.
  • 7:28 am Molu Koropu Tepo and Francis Nkako have been reappointed as board members of the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) for a three-year term by Treasury CS John Mbadi.

Sat, 07 June 2025

  • 7:57 pm The government has released Ksh3.51 billion to support vulnerable groups under the Inua Jamii Cash Transfer Programme for May.
  • 7:30 pm The County Government of Nairobi has allocated Ksh235 million for the new official residence of the County boss, Governor Johnson Sakaja, in Kilimani.
  • 6:26 pm Kirinyaga Woman Representative Njeri Maina has raised concerns over Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi’s recent Ksh145 million donations, questioning the spending priorities of government leaders.
  • 5:24 pm The State Department for Diaspora Affairs has announced job openings for Kenyan healthcare professionals to work in Jersey Island.
  • 4:15 pm Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has instructed national referral hospitals, the Social Health Authority (SHA), and the Digital Health Authority (DHA) to formalise partnerships with Centres of Excellence in cancer care.
  • 3:25 pm Nairobi County Governor Johnson Sakaja has installed modern-designed, Glasdon Jubilee 110-litre litter bins across the central business district(CBD).
  • 2:55 pm Residents of Usalo Village in Siaya County have once again witnessed a rare phenomenon after spotting another exotic migratory Western Osprey bird from Finland this week.
  • 2:17 pm A fire has broken out in a building situated along Kumasi Road in Nairobi's Central Business District.
  • 1:25 pm Four people have been confirmed dead and several others injured after a gold mine collapsed in Turkwel, West Pokot County.
  • 12:22 pm Juja MP George Koimburi has finally spoken out, revealing chilling details of his alleged abduction.
  • 11:55 am COTU boss Francis Atwoli has called on President William Ruto to intervene in the brewing row over the use of the Housing Levy.
  • 11:21 am Tanzanian politician Godbless Lema, a member of CHADEMA party, was reportedly barred from travelling to Kenya on Friday, June 6, 2025.
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  • 10:15 am Members of Parliament have called out some East African Community (EAC) countries for failing to pay their agreed-upon contributions.
  • 9:47 am The Kenya Prisons Service has released the complete list of shortlisted candidates for the positions of cadets, technicians, and artisans, following an earlier recruitment advertisement on April 7.
  • 9:15 am Days after COTU boss Francis Atwoli exposed loopholes that threatened the use of billions of housing levy funds, the government has responded, accusing him of misleading Kenyans.
  • 8:22 am Mukoma wa Ngugi, the fourth-born son of the late celebrated author Ngugi wa Thiong’o, has opened up about the deep rift that separated him from his father for the last four years.
  • 8:00 am The National Assembly has raised concerns over Tullow Oil's sale of oil assets to Gulf Energy, citing a lack of detail in the Ksh15 billion ($120 million) deal.

Fri, 06 June 2025

  • 6:25 pm The Ministry of Health has announced the arrival of polio and Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine doses following a shortage in most health care facilities across the country.
  • 5:55 pm Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura has denied claims that his office will be allocated Ksh36 billion.
  • 5:25 pm The Australian government has issued an advisory notice urging its citizens who are planning to visit Kenya to be cautious
  • 4:35 pm John Thoya Maitha, son of former Cabinet Minister Karisa Maitha, is dead.