News Tracker

Thu, 08 May 2025

  • 7:15 am Philip Nahashon Aroko, a key suspect in the murder of Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were, surrendered himself to police at the Gigiri Police Station on Wednesday night, hours after DCI issued a wanted notice.

Wed, 07 May 2025

  • 5:49 pm The late Kasipul MP Charles Were appeared disturbed hours before his fatal shooting on Wednesday, April 30, MP Silvanus Osoro has revealed.
  • 5:16 pm 50 per cent of Kenyans have 'no confidence at all' in the integrity of the upcoming  2027 general elections, a TIFA survey has found.
  • 4:38 pm Residents of the Bahraini Centre scramble for bales of maize flour from an overturned lorry along the Eldoret-Kitali Highway.
  • 4:10 pm A woman from Chubunyo in Bomet County is seeking justice after allegedly being assaulted by a local chief; the woman is said to have been tied up by the chief.
  • 3:55 pm The court has granted four Kenyan filmmakers linked to the ‘Blood Parliament’ documentary by BBC an anticipatory bail of Ksh10,000 after DCI summons.
  • 3:27 pm Three men have been charged with the murder of a 17-year-old girl in Wajir County in March this year.
  • 2:47 pm Tourism and Wildlife CS Rebecca Miano has launched the Conflict Compensation Drive for Kenyans affected by human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) with mobile money payments of up Ksh100,000.
  • 2:22 pm Joy Karwitha Kiugu, a nominee for the County Executive Committee Member, sent tongues wagging after she arrived for her swearing-in ceremony in a chopper. 
  • 1:45 pm Universal Health Coverage (UHC) staff have rejected the Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale's directive to transfer the management of their payslip to the county governments.
  • 1:22 pm Voting in several Ugandan villages was cancelled after hundreds of Kenyans reportedly crossed the border to participate in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party polls. 
  • 12:56 pm Four foreigners and a Kenyan have been ordered to pay a fine of Ksh1 million each or serve one year in jail after they were found guilty of attempting to smuggle live ants. 
  • 12:25 pm Several people are feared dead and others injured after a grisly road accident at the Githurai 45 area along the busy Thika Super Highway. 
  • 11:54 am Several estates around Nairobi face water supply disruptions following the failure of a pump at  Kabete Water Treatment Works.
  • 11:23 am Senate Speaker Amason Kingi on Wednesday, May 7, urged Senators to file a censure motion against Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi for skipping Senate summons.
  • 10:47 am Several residents living in Nairobi on Wednesday morning expressed concerns following a suspected earth tremor.
  • 10:13 am A Kenyan is among three learners who suffered serious injuries in an electrocution incident at a prestigious school in England.
  • 9:55 am The driver and bodyguard of late Kasipul MP Charles Were are among three more individuals who have been arrested in connection with the legislator's murder.
  • 9:30 am The Constituency Development Fund (CDF) manager for Lari in Kiambu County has been arrested over claims she used fake academic papers to secure the job.
  • 8:49 am The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has announced plans to send more of its staff home, including Kenyans, citing rising operational costs following major funding cuts.
  • 8:00 am The National Police Service (NPS) has clarified a viral video circulating on social media which depicted a police officer assaulting a man lying on the ground.
  • 7:44 am Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has announced that the government will reduce the Digital Asset Tax from the current 3.0 per cent to 1.5 per cent under the Finance Bill 2025.

Tue, 06 May 2025

  • 6:31 pm Narok County is positioned to become a direct gateway to the Masai Mara, one of the world's leading tourism destinations, after President William Ruto announced the construction of Narok International Airport to be ready in March 2026.
  • 6:00 pm The government has waived taxes on tea packaging materials to cut costs during value addition, the Ministry of Agriculture has announced.
  • 5:41 pm The Social Health Authority (SHA) has cautioned Kenyans against some health facilities, accusing them of engaging in suspicious activities aimed at defrauding the agency.
  • 4:56 pm Evojo Primary School in Sabatia Subcounty has been closed indefinitely after body parts were found in a toilet within the school premises.
  • 4:22 pm Four Kenyan filmmakers who were recently apprehended over their alleged involvement in the ‘Blood Parliament’ documentary by BBC have been summoned to appear at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters in Kiambu Road.
  • 3:55 pm The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) central branch has announced that doctors in Kiambu county will down their tools on March 26, midnight. 
  • 3:22 pm A road trip to Mombasa could soon cost as much as a flight, as plans for the Nairobi–Mombasa Expressway gain momentum with the promise to reduce the current 8-hour journey to just 4.5 hours.
  • 2:55 pm Kenya is likely to have a new Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in the next 14 days after President William Ruto officially received a report on nominees for the crucial commission two years before the election.