News Tracker

Tue, 20 May 2025

1:21 pm Foreign students wishing to get absorbed into the Kenyan curriculum can expect to do their qualifying test within the next three weeks, the Kenya National Examinations Council has announced.
12:59 pm Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma has cautioned against the latest court decision to stop vetting of commissioners to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
12:22 pm Traffic along the Kasarani-Mwiki road was disrupted on Tuesday morning after residents blocked it as they protested the killing of one of their own.
11:55 am Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has slammed Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja over his 'militarised' technique of collecting land rate arrears.
11:15 am Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has defended Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu’s decision to ban Kenyan activists from her country.
10:55 am Hospitals, clinics, and dental practices seeking new or renewed licences must now register online.
10:22 am Kenya has entered a deal that will see thousands of citizens flown to the United Kingdom to work across various sectors.
9:39 am Governors are demanding a meeting with President William Ruto to address emerging issues between the two levels of government that could create points of friction.
9:00 am Martha Karua has slammed Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu for accusing her and other Kenyan activists of allegedly invading Tanzania.
8:21 am The DCI has initiated investigations after vehicles belonging to EACC officers were vandalised during a raid at Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya's residence.
8:10 am The Taifa Road parking lot in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) has been seized by Nairobi City County officials over defaulted land rates payments.
7:45 am President William Ruto's administration has dismissed former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's allegations, in which he claimed there was a plot to poison him with chemical weapons.

Mon, 19 May 2025

5:59 pm Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu has said she will not allow 'foreigners to invade and destroy' her country, hours after the detention and subsequent deportation of several high-profile Kenyans.
5:23 pm Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been remanded until June following the adjournment of the treason and sedition case, local media report.
4:55 pm Transport on the Eldoret-Kitale highway and activities in Kitale Town have been halted as residents protest the arrest of Governor George Natembeya.
4:12 pm Rigathi Gachagua has alleged the government was plotting to kill him using chemical weapons to degrade his mind over the next three months during Sunday's siege of his houses.
3:43 pm Tourism CS Rebecca Miano hints at creating a new entrance point for the Nairobi National Park along the Southern Bypass in a bid to decongest the main entrance point of the park.
3:07 pm Experts from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. have projected that the CBK could further slash the base lending rates from the current 10.00 per cent basis to 8.5 per cent.
2:40 pm The Kenyan shilling has been reported as stable against the dollar on Monday, trading at Ksh129.00 and Ksh129.40 per dollar, unchanged from Friday's close.
2:20 pm Kenyans have marched to the Tanzanian Embassy in Nairobi to demand answers after former CJ Willy Mutunga and Martha Karua's deportation.
1:39 pm KUSCCO has announced plans to auction 50 properties spread across the country in three phases next month.
1:07 pm Hundreds of students from Moi Girls' High School walk out of class to Kapsowar town to demand the transfer of the school principal.
12:52 pm MP Peter Salasya has been charged with hate speech at the Milimani Law Courts; he denies the charges and has been released on a Ksh400,000 bond or Ksh200,000 cash bail.
12:10 pm Gospel singer Alex Apoko, known as Ringtone, has been released on a Ksh3 million bond or a Ksh1 million bail alternative in the case of allegedly defrauding a businesswoman of a parcel of land valued at Ksh50 million in Karen.
11:58 am EACC is investigating the fraudulent acquisition of Ksh1.4 billion linked to Trans Nzoia County, following allegations of procurement irregularities, abuse of office, and bribery involving Governor George Natembeya.
11:18 am Mumias East MP Peter Salasya has been presented at the Milimani Law Courts following his arrest on Friday; he is yet to face the judge.
10:54 am COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli has called for the abolition of the National Employment Authority over what he terms 'modern-day slavery'.
10:12 am Primate Elijah Ayodele, the Nigerian prophet who predicted President William Ruto's 2022 win, now warns that Ruto is likely to lose in the 2027 general elections.
9:48 am Five people have been confirmed dead and scores of others injured in a fire incident that occurred early Monday morning in the Mathare B slums of Nairobi.
9:17 am 22 students are recovering from minor injuries sustained during a fire incident that broke out at Amabuko Secondary School in Kisii County on Sunday night.