News Tracker

Sat, 29 March 2025

  • 12:08 pm Gachagua has cautioned Mt Kenya residents against believing President William Ruto’s promises when he visits the region next week.
  • 11:35 am Police in Kwale County have arrested 120 suspects linked to the machete-wielding criminal gang known as panga boys.
  • 11:10 am Two middle-aged men have been sentenced to 30 years of imprisonment each for sodomising a 16-year-old boy in Kericho County in 2023.  
  • 10:50 am A bus belonging to Super Metro has been involved in a road accident with a personal vehicle on Thika Road that resulted in the bus overturning and landing in a ditch.
  • 10:08 am Motorists travelling to and out of Mombasa have been stuck in traffic for over 10 hours along the busy Mombasa-Nairobi Highway between Mariakani and Bonje at Mazeras.
  • 9:40 am National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula has offered a Ksh1 million cash prize for the chief who will lead in new IDs and voter registrations in Bungoma County. 
  • 9:26 am The government is reviewing the new university funding model to introduce new variables to cluster students into categories that match their current financial situation.
  • 8:48 am South Sudan will probe the First Vice President, Riek Machar, who is under arrest for trying to stir up rebellion despite peace talks led by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
  • 8:15 am At least three people are reported dead after a head-on collision between a matatu and a school bus along the Molo-Keringet road on Friday night.
  • 7:35 am DCI apprehends 12 more suspects from the Panga-Boys gang who have been causing havoc in the coastal region.
  • 7:17 am NTSA launches a crackdown on Magadi Road, resulting in a huge traffic snarl-up and matatus ditching passengers 2km from Ongata Rongai.

Fri, 28 March 2025

  • 7:17 pm NPSC has denied reports that it has begun the much-anticipated national police recruitment.
  • 6:45 pm Police are engaged in running battles with jua kali traders in Nairobi’s Industrial Area after protests broke out after the closure of a dumpsite in the area.
  • 6:10 pm KNEC announces the release of the Business and Technical Courses 2023 examination certificates for TVET institutions.
  • 5:57 pm Kalonzo Musyoka has asked President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to be included in the process of reorganising IEBC.
  • 5:13 pm Former Public Service CS Justin Muturi has dismissed allegations of plotting to release an exposé against President Ruto’s administration.
  • 4:50 pm Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah condemns NIS and KDF involvement in politics, says it violates the Constitution, and calls for their neutrality.
  • 4:17 pm FKF has enlisted the help of DCI and EACC to investigate goalkeeper Patrick Matasi over alleged match manipulation.
  • 3:43 pm The government has issued a warning to all estate agents operating against the law threatening to take legal action.
  • 3:22 pm The Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM) has confirmed that the family of Stephen Munyakho has received the Ksh129 million needed for his release and pardon from execution in Saudi Arabia.
  • 2:55 pm On Friday, the Senate passed an additional Ksh50.5 billion to counties to cater for, among other things, the completion of the construction of county headquarters in five counties that have remained incomplete for nearly a decade.
  • 2:25 pm Almost all petrol stations in the country are supplying quality fuel, but some Kenyans may still be purchasing adulterated or substandard fuel, according to a new report by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA).
  • 1:45 pm Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has declared Monday, March 31, 2025, a public holiday to celebrate Idd-ul-Fitr.
  • 1:19 pm Dagoretti North Member of Parliament Beatrice Elachi, on Friday, March 28, urged parents to pray for the Gen Z generation as she revealed the moments leading to her son Elvis Murakana’s death.
  • 12:55 pm The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has assured Kenyans of the safety of Nairobi City Park Forest following allegations of land-grabbing attempts.
  • 12:39 pm The National Assembly has called on Kenyans to offer comments on President William Ruto’s ambassadorial appointments that include former Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha. 
  • 11:55 am Kenyan TikToker Wangare Kamunge, also known as Rish Kamunge, has been released on a Ksh5 million personal bond in a case about fake jobs in Mauritius.
  • 11:36 am The government, through the Data Protection Commission, has commenced investigations to establish the authenticity of reports by Standard Media suggesting that the United States government took custody of critical health data.
  • 10:45 am Former Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana has congratulated Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli on becoming a father and urged him to consider stepping down from his role as SG.
  • 10:20 am Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) General Charles Kahariri and the Director General of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), Noordin Haji, have come under criticism for allegedly warning Kenyans against making ‘Ruto Must Go’ chants without adhering to constitutional guidelines.