News Tracker

Sun, 04 May 2025

  • 4:50 pm Motorists using the busy Nakuru-Eldoret highway are stuck in slow traffic after a multi-car collision involving a matatu, a trailer, and a lorry at Equator in the Mumberes area of the highway.
  • 4:23 pm Police have linked the murder of Kasipul MP Charles Were to members of the notorious Mjahidin gang, operating in Nairobi’s Eastleigh estate.
  • 3:47 pm The Kenya National Union of Coaches (KNUC) and the Kenya Dental Surgery Assistants and Hygienists Union  (KEDSAHU) have officially tabled their application to onboard COTU. 
  • 3:17 pm KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atellah has issued a seven-day strike notice to Nakuru, Kajiado, and Laikipia Counties over unfulfilled CBAs.
  • 2:59 pm Siaya Senator Oburu Odinga has openly criticised Governor James Orengo, challenging the governor to leave the Orange Democratic Movement if he is unhappy with the party's decision to join Ruto's camp.
  • 2:17 pm KeNHA has announced that it intends to acquire more land for the dualling of the Mombasa-Mariakani Road.
  • 1:37 pm Several football fans have been injured hours before the highly anticipated KPL match between Shabana FC and Gor Mahia after a stampede erupted from the stands at the Gusii Stadium. 
  • 1:10 pm Ruto has vowed to ensure that those involved in the assassination of Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were will be brought to book.
  • 12:58 pm Bungoma District Hospital has been upgraded to a Level 6 Teaching and Referral Hospital.
  • 12:22 pm Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua hosts PLP Party Leader Martha Karua at his Wamunyoro residence.
  • 11:43 am DCI has arrested a key suspect in the murder of Kasipul MP Charles Ong'ondo Were.
  • 11:20 am Several football players narrowly escaped with their lives after the van they were travelling in was involved in a road accident along the busy Kitale-Lodwar highway this morning.
  • 10:49 am Interior PS Raymond Omollo has warned politicians in Homa Bay County against perpetrating political violence, reiterating that the government will arrest and arraign the suspects behind the killing of Kasipul Member of Parliament Ong’ondo Were.
  • 10:14 am Super Metro Sacco has announced that it will begin servicing its new route from Community, KNH, Ngong Road to Kabiria from Kencom Bus Stop at 6am daily, starting tomorrow, Monday, May 5.
  • 9:50 am Sports CS Salim Mvurya has extended the term of a taskforce on the review of the policy, legal and institutional framework for Sports in Kenya for six months, with effect from February 15.
  • 9:19 am The Kenya Veterinary Board (KVB) has announced that it will conduct a compliance assessment in 10 counties this month.
  • 8:48 am The bodies of three Kenyans killed in a tower fire in Sharjah, UAE, will be repatriated home this week for burial after the intervention of former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko.
  • 8:27 am Steve Jacob Maunda, popularly known as Shatta Bway, has left Cape Media Limited, which owns TV 47 and Radio 47 stations.
  • 7:45 am Kiambu County Governor Kimani Wamatangi has fired seven members of the Ward Education Bursary Committees, whom he replaced almost immediately.
  • 7:26 am Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen reports 21 deaths from banditry, including a police officer, from January to March 2025; he cites poor infrastructure and land issues as key factors behind the attacks.

Sat, 03 May 2025

  • 5:29 pm A section of Members of Parliament is calling on the National Police Service and other security agencies to enhance their protection following the shocking killing of Kasipul MP Charles Ong'ondo Were.
  • 4:55 pm Thousands of learners in various schools across the country risk being sent home beginning next week after the government failed to disburse adequate capitation.
  • 4:25 pm A group of unknown goons raided and destroyed property at a deserted General Service Unit (GSU) camp in Angata Barrikoi, Narok County, after learning that officers had been moved from the area.
  • 3:55 pm U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has condemned attempts by senior government officials to silence or censor journalists.
  • 3:26 pm Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has compared President William Ruto’s government to that of the late President Daniel Arap Moi, saying Moi was not afraid of young people, unlike some leaders in the current administration.
  • 2:53 pm A resurfaced video circulating online has implicated a Kenyan goalkeeper in accepting to manipulate the outcome of a past Kenya Premier League (KPL) match.
  • 2:25 pm The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has banned the use of foreign currencies for local transactions, meaning all goods and services must be priced and paid for in Tanzanian Shillings (TZS).
  • 1:55 pm The Public Service Commission (PSC) on Saturday, May 3, exposed a jobs scam circulating on WhatsApp and urged unsuspecting Kenyans to stay alert over fake job offers shared on the social media platform.
  • 1:24 pm Chief Justice Martha Koome has announced a raft of changes within the Judiciary as part of the effort to enhance service delivery and improve access to justice.
  • 12:56 pm Baringo North MP Joseph Makilap has asked President William Ruto to fire Internal Security Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, saying he is an incompetent leader who has failed to protect the people.