News Tracker

Fri, 25 July 2025

  • 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.
  • 9:00 am The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) has addressed concerns raised over the erection of barrier walls along Kenyatta Avenue within Nairobi's Central Business District.
  • 8:25 am Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has warned of looming mass layoffs at some universities and the closure of select campuses across the country due to a cash crunch.
  • 8:00 am Kenyans without upfront cash or Social Health Authority (SHA) coverage may lose access to critical medical attention after Kenyatta National Hospital introduced new mandatory requirements for patients.
  • 7:45 am Boda boda riders across the country have threatened to stage demonstrations if the government proceeds with implementing the motorcycle regulation bill currently before Parliament.

Thu, 24 July 2025

  • 7:22 pm Kiambu Senator Karungo wa Thang'wa has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi to resolve the ongoing medical strike in the county.
  • 6:47 pm A number of motorists were left counting losses on the afternoon of Thursday, July 24, following violent clashes between rival youth groups along Outering Road in Nairobi.
  • 6:00 pm National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula has confirmed that President William Ruto has appointed Pius Angasa as a board member of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK).
  • 5:25 pm Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna is a man under pressure after a section of Kisumu Youths allied to President William Ruto called for his removal.
  • 5:13 pm Siaya could be facing a looming leadership crisis as Governor James Orengo and his deputy, William Oduol, face mounting pressure over their alleged prolonged absence from office. 
  • 4:50 pm Detectives have launched investigations into the murder of the son of former Uriri MP Haman Omamba, whose body was discovered early Wednesday near his residence in Migori Town.
  • 4:46 pm Members of the National Assembly have rejected the Senate’s amendments to the National Disaster Risk Management Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 24 of 2023).
  • 4:30 pm The court has ordered the detention of the KNH murder suspect for 10 days as the State seeks to establish his true identity; the prosecution says he has no documents, a fixed abode, or known relatives.  
  • 4:08 pm The government of Kenya has reaffirmed its support for the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and its Council of Eminent Personalities’ push for peace in the troubled Horn of Africa.  
  • 4:00 pm The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has successfully recovered public land valued at Ksh104 million in Mombasa following a court ruling that declared the allocation and transfer of the parcel illegal. 
  • 3:40 pm President William Ruto has nominated Pius Angasa for appointment to the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK).
  • 3:26 pm The government is installing new technology in all Huduma Centres across the country to reduce the processing time for police clearance certificates, also known as good conduct certificates, to 24 hours.
  • 3:13 pm Treasury CS John Mbadi has announced the government can no longer afford to provide free primary and secondary education citing the increased number of students in schools and constrained fiscal resources.
  • 2:43 pm Kenyans saving through cooperative societies could soon see stricter rules applied to their SACCOs following new proposals in Parliament aimed at tightening oversight and improving accountability in the sector.
  • 2:10 pm Houses within Nairobi's suburbs and satellite towns saw a marginal drop in rental prices between April and June with Muthaiga, Westlands, Kilimani, and Runda among suburbs that saw rent drop.
  • 1:43 pm At least 30 people have expressed interest in the Malava MP by-election following the death of Moses Malulu earlier in the year, 
  • 1:00 pm Police Constable Jackson Konga has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by the Nakuru High Court for the murder of his superior, Sergeant Christopher Kimeli.
  • 12:51 pm Martha Karua says she is willing to work with ODM’s Raila Odinga, but only if he severs his ties with President William Ruto and supports her 2027 candidacy for the presidency.