News Tracker

Mon, 31 March 2025

  • 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.
  • 4:00 pm Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has challenged President William Ruto to launch his own projects ahead of his planned tour to the Mount Kenya region.
  • 3:33 pm The Kenya Muslims National Advisory Council (KEMNAC) national chairperson, Sheikh Juma Ngao, has called on President William Ruto to revoke the entire selection panel of the Muslim Endowment Fund (Waqf) Commission that was appointed by Attorney General Dorcas Oduor.
  • 3:00 pm The United Nations has warned that attacks on peacekeepers may constitute war crimes, stressing that all parties in the Central African Republic (CAR) must adhere to their obligations under international humanitarian law. This statement follows the killing of a Kenyan peacekeeper while on a mission in the country. 
  • 2:48 pm The Kenyan government advises Kenyans in Myanmar and Thailand to stay alert and monitor updates of local news and official alerts for real-time information on aftershocks and emergency measures after an earthquake claimed 1,700 lives.
  • 2:22 pm Laikipia Woman Representative Jane Kagiri has revealed that the National Assembly Defence Committee has set a condition that the case of Agnes Wanjiru, who was allegedly killed by a British soldier in 2012, be resolved before a new Defence Corporation Agreement with the United Kingdom is signed.
  • 1:49 pm Public Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni has urged President William Ruto to complete the projects that he had promised Embu County ahead of his week-long tour to Mt Kenya.
  • 1:20 pm Seven family members perished in a road accident that happened on Sunday night in Naivasha, Nakuru County, along the busy Naivasha-Longonot Highway while coming from a memorial service.
  • 12:56 pm Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) from Bomet County have threatened to paralyse learning activities in the county over what they termed the Kenya Wildlife Service's (KWS) inaction regarding wild animal attacks in the region targeting students.
  • 12:10 pm Former CJ David Maraga argues that corruption remains the country's biggest challenge, noting that poor funds management is holding the country back from enjoying crucial services.
  • 11:51 am The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) announced on Monday, March 31, that nine petrol stations selling adulterated and export-bound fuel were closed after tests were conducted in 1,360 petrol stations between January and March.
  • 11:26 am Health PS Mary Muthoni asks President William Ruto to fulfill his development promises during his tour ofthe  Mt Kenya region.
  • 10:55 am Makueni Senator Dan Maanzo criticises the government, noting, "When the President moves around totally unnecessarily in the country, all that money used to visit that region is enough to do all of the roads."
  • 10:13 am Mutahi Kagwe, the CS for Agriculture, said that the government has dispatched 200 trucks of subsidised fertiliser to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) stores, following the accelerating demand for subsidized fertilizer in the country.
  • 9:55 am Labour CS Alfred Mutua has unequivocally stated that he opposes any impeachment motions against governors from the three Ukambani regions of Kitui, Machakos, and Makueni, challenging the region's leaders to unite and work with the government for development projects.
  • 9:29 am Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary General Davji Atellah says that he is skeptical that the new health cabinet secretary, Aden Duale, will handle the weight of the Health Ministry.
  • 8:56 am The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) has denounced remarks made by Trans Nzoia County Executive Committee Member (CECM) Phanice Naliaka against Woman Representative Lillian Siyoi Walubengo and called for a retraction and public apology.
  • 8:23 am Mining and Blue Economy CS Hassan Joho defends President William Ruto's expanded government, noting that representation is critical for the peace of the country.
  • 7:52 am Garissa County Governor Nathif Jama Adam, who is allied to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party, has urged the national government to develop mechanisms to ensure that there is a lasting solution to the River Tana flooding.
  • 7:22 am Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko says that former Citizen TV journalist Kimani Mbugua will be driven back to the rehabilitation centre in Mombasa after he was tracked down to the streets of Thika after he relapsed.

Sun, 30 March 2025

  • 5:48 pm NPS joined other  Services for the Annual National Joint Thanksgiving Service for Uniformed Services and their families at the Tudor Pastoral Centre, Mombasa; The event was aimed at giving thanks to God, praying for the nation, their work, peace, unity, and reconciliation in the country.
  • 5:10 pm Kariara Ward MCA Hon. Gichobe Mbatia's car vandalised as he attended a church service at the Mwagu AIPCA Church in Murang'a County.
  • 4:52 pm CS Kipchumba Murkomen says that the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) will open up roads in the Mukogodo forest in Laikipia County, paving the way for a multi-agency operation to flush out criminal elements.
  • 4:19 pm Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei says that Mosop MP Abraham Kirwa, who was hospitalised in Texas, USA, would be back in the country to serve his constituents in a few months after a visit at his home in the US.
  • 3:58 pm Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi says President William Ruto will successfully defend his seat, noting, "I have been in politics for so long, and I know it will be difficult to defeat (the President) in the 2027 election with his collaborations in the broad-based government."
  • 3:17 pm Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has warned chiefs and administrative officers whose locations are selling illicit brews and narcotics that the government will terminate their employment contracts.