News Tracker

Wed, 30 July 2025

  • 8:00 am The Cabinet is set to consider a comprehensive report reviewing designated hardship areas across Kenya’s public service.
  • 7:45 am The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Judiciary have been directed to investigate suspected mismanagement within the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme.

Tue, 29 July 2025

  • 6:12 pm The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has kicked out Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro from the Budget and Appropriations Committee, just months after demoting him from the position of chair of the influential parliamentary committee.
  • 4:42 pm NTSA has urged all motor vehicle and motorcycle owners to update their vehicle records and tax status with the authority.
  • 4:12 pm Detectives apprehend Ministry official, suspected to be linked to fraudulent activities, carrying ammunition, KDF Captain badges, four mobile phones and personal cheques in his car along Garissa-Lamu road.
  • 3:47 pm Saboti MP Caleb Amisi threatens to abandon the ODM party in the 2027 General Election if it continues cooperating with President William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza administration.
  • 3:42 pm ODM party to constitute a technical team to expedite implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed with President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party.
  • 3:01 pm High Court dismisses an application by Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara seeking to quash criminal charges filed against her by the Director of Public Prosecutions paving the way for the MP’s trial.
  • 2:47 pm National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has dismissed reports suggesting that he took a swipe at former President Uhuru Kenyatta over his silence amid the ongoing Gen Z-led protests and public discontent.
  • 2:15 pm Motorist Association of Kenya is now calling on the government to halt the expansion of the Nairobi-Nakuru highway and the construction of the Nairobi-Mombasa expressway, citing a lack of transparency.
  • 2:00 pm Mining CS Hassan Joho has ordered the closure of one of the leading cement companies' mining operations in the Kilifi-Kaloleni area, spelling doom for hundreds of workers.
  • 1:49 pm Vincent Ochola Gumbi, a Senior Superintendent at the Kenya Prisons Service, has been selected for the prestigious Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship leadership programme in the United States.
  • 1:21 pm Democratic Congress Party(DCP) Nairobi Patron Irungu Nyakera has questioned President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s push for the use of national ID cards instead of the official voter register in the 2027 general election.
  • 1:15 pm Ndiritu Muriithi, the Chair of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), has clarified the issue of the taxman going after Kenyans' mobile and bank money, explaining that the matter had been widely misunderstood.
  • 12:45 pm Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has come under sharp criticism from a section of Kenyans over his empowerment programmes after reports emerged showing students learning in deplorable conditions.
  • 12:13 pm The IEBC has addressed the ongoing debate regarding plans to potentially eliminate voter cards as a mandatory requirement in the 2027 General Election. 
  • 11:44 am Amina Halake, the wife of former presidential candidate Abduba Dida, has announced her intention to run in the 2027 general election.
  • 11:22 am Dagoretti North Member of Parliament Beatrice Elachi has cautioned that Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu may consider taking legal action against the Kenyan government over the growing number of online insults and mimicry directed at her by Kenyans on social media.
  • 10:55 am Four individuals involved in a gold scam have been arrested after detectives raided their residence and recovered incriminating evidence.
  • 10:24 am The Kenya Railways Corporation has suspended its Nairobi-Kisumu Safari train, leaving thousands of passengers who use it stranded.
  • 9:44 am The government now says it is on the verge of completing the expansion of Diani Airport in Kwale County.
  • 9:15 am A storm is brewing in the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) after the party's Youth League rejected the gazettement of Harold Kipchumba Kimuge as a nominated MP to replace John Mbadi.
  • 8:48 am The government has announced 64 job openings across various positions within the Social Health Authority (SHA), as part of a broader plan to support the effective implementation of the Authority's mandate.
  • 8:19 am Kenyans have been warned against falling prey to an Inua Jamii scam circulating on social media, particularly via WhatsApp.
  • 7:45 am Police officers in Kisumu County apprehended five suspects on Monday, July 28, who are believed to be behind a string of criminal activities within the city.

Mon, 28 July 2025

  • 6:27 pm Health CS Aden Duale visits Kenyatta National Hospital following the murder of two patients at the facility; he announced immediate reforms to enhance patient safety and accountability in all national hospitals.
  • 5:31 pm You will not be allowed to carry vuvuzelas, whistles, drums, plastic bottles or pets into the stadiums for CHAN games, the tournament’s Local Safety and Security Department said in a list of prohibited items.
  • 5:09 pm Clashes between groups from Huruma and Kiamaiko disrupted traffic along the busy Outer Ring Road on Monday afternoon, just days after rival youth groups had blocked the road on Thursday, July 24.
  • 4:47 pm Charlene Ruto has forgiven author Webster Ochora for writing an unauthorised book about her; she had sued over the book’s publication, but has now opted to settle the matter out of court.
  • 4:15 pm The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), in the next two months, will lead a team from several agencies to conduct a mandatory mapping of all coffee farms in the country in line with the new European Union Deforestation Regulations.