News Tracker

Mon, 27 October 2025

  • 10:55 am Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has filed a petition at the Milimani Law Courts seeking to stop all Cabinet Secretaries and state officials from engaging in political activities.
  • 10:12 am President Ruto is in Nakuru County, where he is taking part in a tree-planting marathon at the Mau Forest Complex.
  • 9:55 am The Special Operations Group has foiled an attempted terror attack after intercepting eight Al-Shabaab militants who were setting up IEDs in the Welmerer-Yumbia area of Garissa County.
  • 9:32 am The Ministry of Tourism has revealed plans to privatise five beaches and four Islands in Kwale, Lamu, and Kilifi counties to boost investment in the sector.
  • 8:54 am Six Iranians arrested with a drug haul worth Ksh8 billion are expected to be arraigned at the Mombasa Law Courts today.
  • 8:23 am Thousands of youths rallied in Embu on Sunday, backing 'Mama Gift,' a single mother whose dedication to her ailing son has sparked nationwide solidarity across social media platforms.
  • 7:50 am KJSEA and KPSEA assessments begin as the government warns schools against holding any students from sitting the exams.
  • 7:11 am ODM's Central Management Committee to hold a meeting to address mounting tensions, leadership confusion, and growing factionalism within the once-united opposition movement.

Sun, 26 October 2025

  • 6:55 pm KJSEA and KPSEA assessments are set to run concurrently with the ongoing KCSE from tomorrow, Monday, October 27.
  • 6:22 pm KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atellah has lost his father; he was fighting a chronic illness for some time, according to KMPDU national Chairman Abidan Mwachi.
  • 5:11 pm Kenya welcomed its first-ever cruise ship, the SH Diana, at the newly built Shimoni Port in Kwale, marking a milestone for the nation's cruise tourism sector.
  • 4:42 pm The government will burn the Ksh8 billion worth of methamphetamine consignment nabbed in a coordinated multi-agency operation in the Indian Ocean on Saturday, Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has announced.
  • 4:08 pm NLC has reserved 1,974 hectares in Taita Taveta County for the National Intelligence Service to develop security infrastructure, transferring control under a gazette notice issued dated October 26.
  • 3:50 pm Kericho residents have blocked a major highway in protest over delayed rescue efforts for a drowned boy, accusing county officials of negligence and demanding immediate action to recover his body.
  • 3:12 pm Residents along the Rironi-Mau Summit Highway and emergency vehicles, including police and ambulances, will receive toll exemptions or reduced rates, the PPP directorate announced, as toll charges are set for periodic review.
  • 2:40 pm Nairobi United stands to earn Ksh51 million if they reach the CAF Confederation Cup group stage, marking a potential historic payday for the Sakaja-backed club.
  • 2:07 pm Interior CS Murkomen says President Ruto will fulfil Raila Odinga’s vision for national transformation, aiming to make Kenya a first-world nation by 2055.
  • 1:45 pm Kisii County forms a special security unit to fight student drug trafficking, with Governor Arati linking rogue police to the vice and vowing joint enforcement efforts.
  • 1:20 pm National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah has defended the Cyber and Computer Crime Act, claiming it protects families and poses no harm, following public concern.
  • 12:53 pm The family of a KMTC employee who has been missing for a week now is calling on the DCI to help them unravel the circumstances of her mysterious disappearance in Kitale last Friday. 
  • 12:17 pm The National Land Commission will acquire over 960 hectares in Garissa from the Kamuthe community for LAPSSET Corridor infrastructure, advancing trade links with Ethiopia and South Sudan.
  • 11:56 am A police officer will face murder charges after allegedly shooting a 22-year-old Kitale Polytechnic student, who died from his injuries following an altercation in Eldoret, authorities said.
  • 11:13 am Kenya Met warns of heavy rains and strong winds as weakening tropical storm Chenge nears the Kenya-Tanzania coast, urging coastal residents and boat operators to brace for the rough weather.
  • 10:54 am ODM leaders caution against young politicians vying to succeed Raila Odinga, urging unity and support for Oburu Oginga to steer the Luo community after Raila’s death.
  • 10:26 am Governor Arati urges former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Kalonzo Musyoka to rejoin ODM in honour of Raila Odinga ahead of the 2027 elections.
  • 9:50 am Bernard Chepkwony and Hellen Chepkorir claimed the men’s and women’s titles at the Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon, while John Wambua won the 21km wheelchair race.
  • 9:10 am Kenya has repatriated a toddler from Indonesia after the child's mother was arrested, Diaspora PS Roseline Njogu said Saturday.
  • 8:49 am Several people from the same family are feared dead after a vehicle they were travelling in plunged into a river in Gatanga, Murang'a County.
  • 8:08 am Public university students are demanding swift government action as a 40-day lecturers’ strike disrupts studies, forcing many into odd jobs and raising concerns over academic delays.
  • 7:57 am Reuben Kigame has called out media houses for not paying journalists, urging prayer and action after recalling late anchor Catherine Kasavuli’s financial struggles.