News Tracker

Tue, 01 April 2025

  • 5:43 pm The proprietors of a Nairobi beauty clinic at the centre of an alleged botched cosmetic procedure that led to the death of Lucy Wambui Ng’ang’a are set to face manslaughter charges.
  • 5:27 pm Senators have proposed to devolve the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) to generate more accurate data.
  • 4:40 pm Health CS Aden Duale has promised to transition UHC workers with over five years of service to permanent and pensionable terms.
  • 4:10 pm The Ministry of Health has warned that the KEMSA is currently facing a drug and other health products stockout and is seeking a Ksh5 billion loan to resolve the situation.
  • 3:47 pm The prices of ten common household items have risen over the last month as the overall inflation also jumped to 3.6%, according to KNBS.
  • 3:18 pm At least two people have reportedly died, while another is nursing critical injuries following a road accident along the Nairobi-Kangundo Road in Matungulu, Machakos County.
  • 2:56 pm Health CS Aden Duale has directed that all Social Health Authority (SHA) claims owed to hospitals be paid by the 14th of every month in a bid to address the unease raised by the providers over the funds. 
  • 2:23 pm Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has opened up about how several high-profile individuals recently approached and advised him to oppose President William Ruto.
  • 1:51 pm The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is set to continue its grassroots elections across the country next week.
  • 1:24 pm Belgut MP Nelson Koech has called out former DP Rigathi Gachagua for changing tune over former President Uhuru Kenyatta's development projects in Mt Kenya region.
  • 12:41 pm The Kenya Met has announced a significant decrease in rainfall this week, but occasional rainfall will occur in some areas; Nairobi will have cloudy mornings and showers in the afternoons and evenings.
  • 12:06 pm USAID has permanently shut down 72 projects in Kenya and retains only 11.
  • 11:49 am Former ODM Chairperson in Magarini, Kilifi County, Ahmed Maamun Ali alias Akaku, is dead.
  • 11:32 am The Public Service Commission (PSC) has advertised more than 243 vacant positions across multiple ministries within the civil service. 
  • 10:45 am Traders at Gikomba market are counting losses after a night fire razed their properties.
  • 10:23 am The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced the commencement of a sensitization program for the construction of the 740-kilometer Multinational Horn of Africa Isiolo-Mandera Corridor, Elwak-Rhamu road.
  • 9:47 am Police Officers from the Voi Police Station on Tuesday morning arrested three suspected highway robbers following an impromptu operation.
  • 9:16 am 17 days after the government of Sudan banned the importation of Kenyan products, including tea, President William Ruto has revealed that the war-torn country has reversed its decision. 
  • 8:44 am Salva Kiir's office has dismissed claims by Raila Odinga, the IGAD Special Envoy to South Sudan, about his visit to Uganda and an alleged directive from President Kiir to seek approval from Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to meet opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar.
  • 8:03 am Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company Limited has waived all penalties for residents with water connections that are against the law who regularise their water connections by the end of April. 
  • 7:45 am Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has dismissed President William Ruto's claims that his impeachment stemmed from internal conflicts with State House officials and Members of Parliament.

Mon, 31 March 2025

  • 7:13 pm President William Ruto is expected to issue over 3,000 residents of Mwichuiri in Kieni Constituency title deeds when he begins his tour of the mountain, eight years after former President Uhuru Kenyatta issued them other title deeds.  
  • 6:48 pm The National Assembly is set to prioritize the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2025, upon resumption from the short recess tomorrow, April 1, 2025.
  • 6:24 pm National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has criticised Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya for opposing the lifting of vetting for obtaining national IDs.
  • 6:20 pm Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen and Tigania East MP Mpuru Aburi have opposed the move by some church leaders to limit political involvement in churches, particularly regarding donations and speaking on the pulpit. 
  • 5:57 pm The government has slammed the Standard newspaper Monday 31 publication that ran a headline associating President William Ruto's trip to Mt Kenya that is set to begin tomorrow with activities of the outlawed Mungiki sect.
  • 5:32 pm President William Ruto has arrived in Sagana to begin his week-long tour of the Mt Kenya region, where he is set to launch various infrastructure projects. 
  • 5:02 pm AUC Chairperson Mahmoud Youssouf has dispatched a high-level delegation to engage with stakeholders to de-escalate tension and promote dialogue in South Sudan, calling for implementation of the R-ARCSS agreement.
  • 4:35 pm Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula is set to launch a competition in Bungoma County that will see chiefs and their assistants who have performed well in ID and voter registration by June 2026 receive a cash prize of Ksh1 million. 
  • 4:28 pm The National Intelligence Service Director Noordin Haji has raised concerns over the escalation of the Israel-Palestine conflict into Yemen, alongside Houthi rebel attacks, saying it has increased security threats against Kenya.