News Tracker

Fri, 25 August 2023

  • 9:24 am Azimio La Umoja split over Kamwene Unity Forum backed by leaders in the coalition drawn from Mt Kenya region
  • 8:50 am Sports CS Ababu Namwamba to launch Vijana2invest youth initiative in Nairobi. 
  • 8:21 am Azimio La Moja claims witch-hunt in former Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya's corruption case. 
  • 7:23 am Humphrey Mulongo Wattanga assumes office as 7th Commissioner General for KRA after being sworn into office.
  • 7:19 am Embakasi East MP Babu Owino's case linked to anti-government protests pushed to September 6 after prosecutors fail to show up in court. 

Thu, 24 August 2023

  • 6:54 pm CJ Martha Koome commissions the new Maralal Law Courts building, launches a High Court sub-registry and rolls out e-filing in Samburu.
  • 6:53 pm Attorney General Justin Muturi attends the burial of former KANU Party official Cosmas Kathungu in Runyenjes, Embu. 
  • 5:37 pm Former Bomet Governor Isaac Rutto revives calls seeking to have management of Nairobi County handed over to national government.
  • 5:18 pm President William Ruto deploys 3,000 police officers to secure Baringo and oversee the reconstruction of 44 schools.
  • 4:41 pm Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu assures Kenyans no first-year student will be sent away from university due to lack of fees.
  • 4:09 pm Police confiscate bhang valued at Ksh1 million in Migori County.
  • 3:45 pm Ex IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati and Former Presidential Candidate Ekuru Aukot in war of words over 2022 election.
  • 3:27 pm Kenya backtracks on its initial plan to bring peace to Haiti. Police officers will now man key installations instead.
  • 2:51 pm National government to build 10 new markets in Nyandarua County this financial year.
  • 2:02 pm NARC Kenya Party Leader Martha Karua takes on the EACC for its conduct during the arrest of former Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya. The former Gichugu MP says Azimio politicians were blocked from accessing the ODM Deputy Party Leader.
  • 1:19 pm President William Ruto commissions tarmacking of Ndaragwa Roads.
  • 1:15 pm Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner General appointee Humphrey Wattanga sworn into office.
  • 12:47 pm Education Cabinet Secretary, Ezekiel Machogu, reveals that only 30% of students have successfully completed the application process for funding, only days before the scheduled reopening of higher learning institutions.
  • 12:30 pm President William Ruto conveys to TikTok CEO that the content he expects on the platform should be geared towards boosting business opportunities and generating income for the youth in Kenya.
  • 11:56 am BRICS admits six members into the alliance including; Ethiopia and Egypt.
  • 11:00 am TikTok agrees to remove inappropriate material after meeting between President William Ruto and its Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew.
  • 10:48 am Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti bans doctors employed by the County from owning and running private chemists.
  • 10:29 am Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki orders Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome (NPS) to remove all roadblocks citing prevalent corruption.
  • 9:45 am Vetting of Director of Public Prosecutions(DPP) nominee Renson Ingonga scheduled for Thursday, next week.
  • 9:21 am ICT Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo dismisses possibility of outrightly banning TikTok in Kenya.
  • 8:51 am MPs advocate for a thorough review of the new higher education model, pointing out gaps that need to be addressed to ensure equitable access to education.
  • 8:11 am Former Kenya Film and Classification Board (KFCB) CEO Ezekiel Mutua advises embattled Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba to focus on doing what's right.
  • 7:46 am Parliament proposes tapping of calls and emails for people moving unexplained large amounts of cash
  • 7:41 am Indian Police arrest 2 Kenyan women with cocaine worth Ksh25 million
  • 6:45 am  Anti-stock theft police in Nyakach relocated following public petition.