News Tracker

Sat, 26 July 2025

  • 1:41 pm KRA customs officers cornered a foreign passenger who had arrived in Kenya from Bangkok, Thailand, after 41 sachets of concealed narcotics were found in his suitcases.
  • 12:33 pm Police in Trans Nzoia recovered a rifle loaded with 18 rounds of ammunition from a workplace in the area following a tip-off from an employer about an employee having an illegal firearm; the suspect fled.
  • 11:27 am Cane farmers are set to get windfall after the government once again revises the minimum sugarcane price upwards, raising it from Ksh5,500 to Ksh5,750 per tonne.
  • 10:43 am JKIA to undergo improvements including the establishment of a UN Humanitarian Hub and a dedicated Red Cross Logistical Hub following a high-level meeting between Kenya Airports Authority and the Ministry of Foreign
  • 10:17 am President William Ruto has made significant changes to key health institutions as part of the broader strategy to strengthen service delivery within the health sector.
  • 9:42 am Man sentenced to death on three counts and life imprisonment on four counts after being found guilty of multiple counts of robbery with violence and rape; the suspect lured his victims by pretending to help them find employment.
  • 9:12 am The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced a full closure on the Mwingi-Ukasi Road for four months from July 28 to November 12, 2025 for maintenance works.
  • 8:44 am The family of the missing human rights activist, Mwabili Mwagodi, has urged the Kenyan and Tanzanian governments to locate him; he was reportedly abducted by unknown individuals while working in Tanzania.
  • 8:14 am The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council has ordered the immediate closure of the Chiromo Hospital branch where Toto Touch CEO Susan Njoki passed away; the council has also ordered the evacuation of all patients from the facility.
  • 7:37 am President Ruto has appointed former Red Cross chief Abbas Gullet as the non-executive chair of the Kenyatta National Hospital board for a period of three years; the appointment of Samier Muravvej has been revoked.
  • 7:07 am Treasury CS John Mbadi has been replaced by Harold Kipchumba in Parliament following the announcement by the IEBC of a reallocation of special seats in both the National Assembly and County Assemblies.

Fri, 25 July 2025

  • 6:57 pm Chief Justice Martha Koome has tasked the National Police Service, under the leadership of Inspector General Douglas Kanja and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga, to follow the law when handling terrorism charges and accusations.
  • 6:25 pm ODM leader Raila Odinga has said the party's Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna has the right to speak his mind and should not be bashed.
  • 5:54 pm Basic Education PS Julius Bitok has assured parents that they have no reason to worry, as the government has no intention of scrapping the free education programme.
  • 5:21 pm KNUT Secretary General Collins Oyuu, on Friday, July 25, warned of an imminent strike if the government fails to honour the recently signed Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
  • 4:55 pm Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has revealed that bandits who willingly surrender their firearms will be taken through educational training by the government.
  • 4:19 pm The Kenya Meteorological Department has announced continued occasional cold and cloudy conditions over several parts of the country for the next five days, from Friday this week to Tuesday next week.
  • 3:45 pm Lawyer Morara Kebaso has offered to refund all Kenyans who donated money during his campaign fundraising.
  • 3:22 pm Former Cabinet Secretary Farida Karoney has made a comeback to the media world, joining Cape Media Limited as the Growth Strategy Consultant.
  • 2:55 pm President William Ruto's administration has successfully defended a Ksh260 billion case instituted by Rift Valley Railway at the London Court of International Arbitration.
  • 2:15 pm Senior Counsel Martha Karua has revealed that she was not independently representing blogger Ndiang'ui Kinyagia but acted jointly with the Law Society of Kenya (LSK).
  • 1:55 pm Controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie has distanced himself from alleged involvement in a Kilifi cult that has attracted widespread attention in the Coast region.
  • 1:20 pm Kenyans in the Karen area, Ngong town, and Kiserian might be consuming unsafe 'njugu'. 
  • 12:55 pm The Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced a deadline change for the 4,000 internship positions under the State Department for Housing and Urban Development.
  • 12:33 pm The High Court has directed Samidoh to surrender his passport following allegations of desertion of duty raised by the National Police Service (NPS).
  • 11:55 am Kenyan visa applicants have been warned against omitting details of their social media handles when applying for a travel permit to the U.S.
  • 11:15 am Kenyatta University medical students have a reason to smile after the Senate issued an ultimatum to the university and the Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) over a longstanding standoff that has denied them crucial clinical training.
  • 10:47 am Vocal Africa Chief Executive Officer Hussein Khalid revealed that activist Mwabili Mwagodi has gone missing in Tanzania.
  • 10:06 am Nairobi County has announced that it will now arrest not only hawkers operating in illegal areas but also individuals buying goods from them.
  • 9:39 am Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has raised the alarm over skyrocketing university hostel accommodation costs, warning that the high fees are forcing students to seek accommodation in unsafe areas.