News Tracker

Mon, 28 April 2025

  • 4:39 pm The government plans to increase the enrolment in the National Youth Service to 100,000 from the current 20,000 by 2027, according to Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Geoffrey Ruku.
  • 4:17 pm MP Peter Kaluma has called on the government to ban the BBC in Kenya following a damning exposé on Sunday, April 27.
  • 3:58 pm Thika West Children Officer, Lina Mwangi, has advised residents against supporting street children in Thika town directly through food, clothes and other gift donations.
  • 3:34 pm Just a month after becoming Meru County's governor, Isaac Mutuma is facing a lawsuit from lawyer Mugambi Imanyara over his selection of the county government's spokesperson.
  • 2:44 pm The conclave, the process of selecting a new pope, is set to begin on May 7, 2025, the Vatican has announced.
  • 2:16 pm Senate Labour Committee summons CS Mutua and Employment Authority officials amid the saga over 89 unposted Kazi Majuu recruits.
  • 1:38 pm The Kenya Wildlife Service has announced the birth of a new rare black rhino at Sera Community Rhino Sanctuary.
  • 1:21 pm KNEC has released the 2023 KCSE and KCPE certificates, warning schools not to withhold them from students.
  • 12:57 pm One person was killed and three others were hospitalised, including students, after a dawn attack along the Loruk-Marigat road in Baringo County.
  • 12:34 pm A Guardian bus has burst into flames at Gitaru Interchange along Waiyaki Way, with passengers being forced to scamper for safety.
  • 11:49 am The High Court has upheld the removal of Cleophas Malala as the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Secretary General.
  • 11:15 am Gachagua has announced that the former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary, Mithika Linturi, will hold a top position in his party, which will be launched in May.
  • 10:55 am Lang'ata MP Phelix Odiwuor, alias Jalang'o, has stated that he was misquoted during his Sunday speech in Kisii County when he alluded that he had eavesdropped on a meeting of witches during his trip to the county, affirming his respect for the community.
  • 10:15 am A Nakuru County resident has called for the resignation of the CEC for Health and the CEO of Nakuru Level 5 Hospital, following the death of a mother and her kin while receiving care at the hospital.
  • 9:54 am President William Ruto is set to return to the country today, following a week out in China and a weekend in the Vatican.
  • 9:14 am Deputy President Kithure Kindiki will chair a joint Cabinet Committee meeting at his official residence in Karen from 2pm.
  • 8:39 am Two Kenyans have been sentenced to five years' imprisonment for unlawfully possessing four elephant tusks weighing 24.9 kilograms with a market value of Ksh2.49. 
  • 8:14 am Mumias East Member of Parliament Peter Salasya has declared his 2027 presidential bid, joining the ever-growing list of aspirants who have already announced their bids for the top seat.
  • 7:50 am The coastal region was hit by a 4.5 magnitude earthquake on Sunday, affecting mainly Mombasa and Kilifi but felt in a majority of the coast.
  • 7:18 am Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has declared his presidential bid to dethrone President William Ruto in 2027.

Sun, 27 April 2025

  • 5:21 pm COTU boss Francis Atwoli calls for more regulation of social media to prevent the country from falling into anarchy.
  • 4:50 pm Gachagua asks Mt Kenya residents to vote out all MPs and Senators allied to the president; he termed them 'traitors'.
  • 4:38 pm Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir has slammed President Ruto over his plea to control the Road Maintenance and Development Fund.
  • 3:39 pm The late Malulu Injendi's son, Rhyan Injendi, will be challenging to replace his father in the Member of Parliament seat. 
  • 3:14 pm Lobby group demands that the Education CS, Julius Ogamba, stop unlawful levies and fees being paid to schools and protect parents and guardians from further exploitation. 
  • 2:36 pm Kiharu NG-CDF sponsored principals from 11-day schools in the constituency for a benchmarking tour in Dubai and Malaysia.
  • 1:44 pm Kenyan Sebastian Sawe wins the 2025 London Marathon and dominates a world-class field with a time of 2:02:27; marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge finishes sixth.
  • 1:25 pm Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa breaks the women's only world record, clocking 02:15:50 to win the 2025 London Marathon; Kenya’s Joycline Jepkosgei finishes second.
  • 1:06 pm Amos Kipruto wins the Hamburg Marathon with a time of 2:03:44.
  • 12:38 pm Dela-Anole ward MCA Yusuf Hussein returns home after his release in March, six months after his abduction.