News Tracker

Sun, 03 September 2023

  • 2:47 pm Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Chairman John Mbadi criticises government over high cost of education in higher learning institutions. Legislator expresses concerns that students from humble backgrounds will be unable to afford education if cost of learning continues to spike. 
  • 2:12 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga attends nominated MCA Christine Lemein's thanksgiving service in Narok.
  • 1:54 pm President William Ruto drives himself to the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). 
  • 1:01 pm Families at Farmer's area in Limuru, Kiambu County left stranded after a fire burns down several houses.
  • 12:49 pm Embakasi East MP Babu Owino vacates his position with the Kenya Young Parliamentarians Association.
  • 12:06 pm Govt closes roads in the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) ahead of Climate Summit.
  • 11:40 am Former Bungoma Governor Wycliffe Wangamati ditches Azimio and pledges to work with President William Ruto.
  • 11:13 am More than 200 doctors in Nakuru County issue 21-day strike notice due to poor working conditions.
  • 10:45 am Police launch investigations into disappearance of two minors in Kisii town
  • 10:10 am Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua takes morning walk to visit his aunt in Mathira, Nyeri County.
  • 9:45 am Trans Nzoia Senator Allan Kiprotich proposes a bill seeking to establish Real Estate Board.
  • 9:04 am Number of online businesses and Kenyans operating their businesses from home reduced in June 2023, CBK report shows.
  • 8:38 am University of Nairobi (UoN) Vice Chancellor Prof. Stephen Kiama returns to office one month after taking terminal leave.
  • 8:03 am President William Ruto receives English Premier League trophy at State House, Nairobi escorted by Nigeria football legend Jay Jay Okocha.
  • 7:30 am Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa denies claims that he has decamped to President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party.
  • 7:10 am Azimio Principal Martha Karua refutes reports that the Coalition now recognises President William Ruto as validly elected Head of State.

Sat, 02 September 2023

  • 6:30 pm President William Ruto meets TikTok Africa executives at State House, Nairobi to discuss moderation and monetization on the platform.
  • 6:15 pm Beatrice Chebet, who won the bronze medal in the 5000m at the World Championships, and Emmanuel Wanyonyi, the silver medalist in the world 800m, set world-leading times at the Xiamen Diamond League.
  • 5:45 pm Government plans to enroll  5,000 Inua Jamii beneficiaries in fresh registration campaign.
  • 5:01 pm Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi dismisses opposition calls demanding audit of 2022 presidential results
  • 4:46 pm 7 vehicles collide along Nairobi- Mombasa Highway leaving several passengers injured.
  • 4:20 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga warns President William Ruto over 'mambo ni matatu' remarks. Terms the remarks careless and unpresidential.
  • 3:46 pm Maragua man arrested on suspicion of killing his wife after dispute triggered by disagreement over Ksh3,000 worth of marijuana.
  • 3:12 pm Regional administrators to sign performance contracts, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki says.
  • 2:45 pm EACC directs county governments to submit comprehensive anti-corruption strategies within 60 days, as ongoing investigations reveal runaway graft within the devolved units.
  • 2:10 pm Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul-haq-Kakar cancels three-day official visit to Kenya. The Head of State was expected to attend the Africa Climate Summit.
  • 1:47 pm Kenya Defence Forces Rangers deployed to Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) ahead of Africa Climate Summit.
  • 1:20 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga and COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli meet for the first time in public at a burial in Vihiga County.
  • 12:45 pm Meru Deputy Governor Isaac Mutuma maintains he will not resign amid bitter fallout with Governor Kawira Mwangaza.
  • 12:19 pm Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki assures that all 27 remaining Sub-Counties, which have been gazetted but are yet to become operational, will be commissioned within one year.