News Tracker

Sat, 27 April 2024

  • 3:42 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says women are the backbone of the Nation, setting it on a firm foundation and holding it together for its social-economic growth.
  • 3:03 pm Nyandarua High Court Presiding Judge Charles Kariuki together with Ol Kalou Law Courts Head of Station Judicaster Nthuku leads judicial officers in a treeplanting activity.  
  • 2:37 pm Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, applauds President Ruto's stand on sanctions placed against Zimbabwe. 
  • 2:07 pm About 8 bodies are retrieved from Muswii River after a truck ferrying sand plunged into the flooded water.  
  • 1:44 pm The Competition Authority of Kenya mandates the Rural Private Hospital Association of Kenya (RUPHA) to permit patients to access medical services using the NHIF card.  
  • 1:12 pm 19-year-old Emmanuel Wanyonyi breaks the World Road Mile record at the Adizero Road to Records event in Herzogenaurach, Germany.    
  • 12:55 pm CBK announces a decrease in short-term loan offers from investors through the sale of its treasury bills.  
  • 12:05 pm PS Internal Security, Raymond Omollo, chairs a meeting bringing together Communication Heads from various institutions within the State Department for Internal Security and National Administration
  • 11:32 am Church leaders in Kenya support the government's proposal to close down all children's orphanages nationwide.  
  • 11:25 am Kenya sets aside Ksh4 billion for immediate relief efforts in response to the ongoing heavy rains and floods
  • 10:56 am Citizen TV renowned news anchor Victoria Rubadiri is set to leave Royal Media Services (RMS) after six years at the television station.  
  • 10:15 am The National Assembly Finance and National Planning Committee details plans to investigate companies offering Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services.  
  • 9:19 am Service operations at JKIA's Terminal 1C in Nairobi grind to a halt due to heavy rains experienced in the country.  
  • 9:01 am NEMA issues a directive to county governments to clear storm drains and demolish any structures obstructing the free flow of water.
  • 8:45 am KMPDU criticises Moses Kuria, Kenya's Public Service CS, for his recent comments undermining the doctors' strike.  
  • 8:04 am Kenya's Forex Reserve stands at $7.232B equivalent to 3.8 months of import cover compared to $ 7.226B last week. 

Fri, 26 April 2024

  • 6:34 pm The Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee of the National Assembly meets the NPS Commission in Mombasa to deliberate on conflict areas where ex-officio uniformed members have unilaterally assumed the role of Human Resources.
  • 6:13 pm ODPP and DCI Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Protection Unit in partnership with LWOB hold an interagency mental wellness session to aid in leading victim-centred, child-friendly and trauma-informed prosecution and investigations of traumatized victims.
  • 5:48 pm Azimio la Umoja Coalition leader Raila Odinga lists several promises he will fulfil once appointed as the Africa Union Commission chairperson.  
  • 5:02 pm The national government announces that the extension of school opening dates will be done on a case-by-case basis.  
  • 4:45 pm Nairobi County Governor, Johnson Sakaja, announces plans for rapid improvements in drainage systems. 
  • 4:12 pm The Transport Licensing Appeals Board directs the NTSA to issue operation licences to all companies operating Noahs and Voxys as Public Service Vehicles (PSVs).    
  • 3:38 pm Parliament summons top officials, including Health CS Susan Nakhumicha, Treasury CS Njuguna Ndungu, and Labour CS Florence Bore.
  • 3:12 pm At least ten people are allegedly swept away by floods while attempting to cross a flooded Muswii River in Makueni County.
  • 2:28 pm A multi-agency crackdown arrests 29 Chinese foreigners in Migori after being found running an illegal mining site. 
  • 2:03 pm The draft report, 'Public Service Transformation Strategy,' reveals all civil servants will be assigned Unified Payroll Numbers (UPNs) to all cadres of staff for ease of management.  
  • 1:23 pm Education PS, Belio Kipsang, says the schools will open despite heavy rains.
  • 1:00 pm The Prime CS and CS for Foreign Affairs, Dr Musalia Mudavadi, convenes a meeting to finalize the review of Kenya's Foreign Policy.
  • 12:59 pm Haiti’s most dreaded gang Leader, Jimmy Cherizier alias Barbecue sends a stern warning as deployment draws near following the swearing-in of the presidential transitional council.  
  • 12:12 pm PS Water, Julius Korir, visits the Thwake Dam project in Makueni County on an Inspection Visit.