News Tracker

Thu, 29 May 2025

  • 9:55 am Kenyan social entrepreneur Kennedy Odede has been named the 2025 United Nations Nelson Mandela Prize winner.
  • 9:15 am Cleophas Malala has been granted anticipatory bail by the High Court, protecting him from arrest by the police and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) over chaos in Kakamega.
  • 8:36 am President William Ruto has described the late Ngugi wa Thiong'o as a towering giant of Kenyan letters who was courageous and patriotic.
  • 8:00 am Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has apologised to cancer patients affected by the breakdown of the LINAC machine at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).
  • 7:38 am The Haiti Unfinished Liberation of Dessalines (HULOD) has penned a scathing letter to President William Ruto, urging him to withdraw Kenya's police force from the Caribbean nation.

Wed, 28 May 2025

  • 7:19 pm Nairobi County government has indefinitely closed the Habanos Lounge on Kiambu Road, according to Environment CEC Geofrey Mosiria.
  • 6:49 pm The government suspends all labour inspections nationwide, announces Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua.
  • 6:21 pm The Kiambu County government has started terminating doctors who are striking, claiming they are jeopardising patients' lives by leaving their posts.
  • 5:53 pm Winnie Odinga has asked NTSA to abolish plans to suspend PSV licences over graffiti, saying it goes too far and harms the matatu culture.
  • 5:18 pm Two MPs tasked by the National Assembly Speaker, Moses Wetangula, to visit Juja MP George Koimburi at Karen Hospital and compile a report for the House were denied access to the legislator, they have revealed.
  • 4:50 pm Dagoretti North MP Beatrice Elachi has attracted attention after delivering a fiery and emotional prayer during the 2025 National Prayer Breakfast
  • 4:22 pm President Ruto should be worried about his re-election prospects after a recent poll showed most Kenyans no longer believe in his leadership, Saboti MP Amisi has said.
  • 3:50 pm A World Bank report says Kenyan civil servants earn way higher allowances on foreign travel, even more than UN officials, attributing this to an inefficient system.
  • 3:22 pm The planned construction of the Nairobi-Mombasa expressway will generate billions of shillings in revenue once it is completed, a US investment company has said.  
  • 2:50 pm Police have maintained that Juja MP Koimburi staged his own abduction, even as police chief Douglas Kanja announced that three "collaborators" have been arrested.
  • 2:22 pm Nearly half of Kenyans expect ODM leader Raila Odinga to abandon President William Ruto ahead of the 2027 elections, a new survey has said.
  • 1:50 pm The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council has urged its members to adhere to stricter requirements it has set out before their licenses can be renewed.
  • 1:22 pm  Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) says it has invited relevant government agencies to investigate claims of procurement fraud at the authority.
  • 12:50 pm Law Society of Kenya President Odhiambo has accused the police of continuous harassment of lawyers, including raiding the homes of the legal practitioners.
  • 12:20 pm There was an extraordinary moment of unity as Kenyan and Tanzanian MPs joined together in singing during the National Prayer Breakfast in Nairobi.  
  • 11:50 am Kenya has been warned against further delaying preparations for the Africa Nations Championships (CHAN) that is set to start in two months.  
  • 11:23 am President Ruto has apologised to Tanzania, following recent tensions between citizens of the two countries, and to Gen-Zs who have opposed his leadership
  • 10:50 am Investigations into aircraft accidents normally take too long to conclude because of the complexities that involved, according to Transport CS Davis Chirchir.  
  • 10:22 am Joseph Irungu, alias Jowie, who was sentenced to death for the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani, is not among those pardoned by President Ruto.
  • 9:50 am Defunct Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS) contractors threaten to take legal action against the government over Ksh273 million in unpaid dues.  
  • 9:28 am Kenyan students wishing to study in the United States may be in jeopardy after President Donald Trump stopped processing visas for foreign learners.
  • 8:55 am Tanzanian Member of Parliament Jesca Msambatavangu has accused Kenyan youths of cyberbullying her through a barrage of text messages and phone calls.
  • 8:26 am Adani deal whistleblower Nelson Amenya has released yet another dossier, this time detailing the circumstances surrounding the controversial construction of eco camps within the Ngong Road Forest Sanctuary.
  • 8:00 am Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been blocked from using the Kasarani Gymnasium for his Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) launch, which was scheduled to take place on June 4.
  • 7:45 am Detectives have arrested a man whose car was allegedly used in the abduction of Juja MP George Koimburi.