News Tracker

Tue, 29 October 2024

  • 4:00 pm Senate orders Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja to apologise for brutality meted on Kenyans during anti-govt protests
  • 3:52 pm President William Ruto revokes the appointment of Millicent Omanga as a member of the Nairobi Rivers Commission after she declined the job and appoints Josephat Sagero to the position.
  • 3:00 pm Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor reveals HR Manager Willis Ayieko died as a result of head injuries which led to bleeding in his brain.
  • 2:41 pm Medical Services PS Harry Kimtai reveals the govt has released Ksh9 billion to SHA to address outstanding bills incurred by healthcare facilities under NHIF.
  • 2:00 pm President Samia Suluhu hosts First Lady Rachel Ruto in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  • 1:22 pm Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen hosts Governor James Orengo at his office.
  • 1:00 pm  Homabay Town MP Peter Kaluma defends Adani Power deal insisting it is needed to help Kenya increase power generation.  
  • 12:35 pm President William Ruto reveals Kenya currently has 700,000 acres under irrigation and plans to scale that up to 1.8 million by 2032 with a view to enhance food security.
  • 12:00 pm KenGen records a 35% profit after tax for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 to Ksh6.8 billion up from Ksh5 billion.  
  • 11:52 am Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja claims Kenyans have offered to contribute towards "Dishi na County" Program. 
  • 11:00 am Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka opines Raila Odinga should pronounce himself on recent wave of abductions
  • 10:25 am East African countries hold meeting to address and chart the future on how to handle blood disorders
  • 10:00 am  Interior PS Raymond Omollo assures Kenyans that adequate security measures have been put in place ahead of national exams to address possible cases of cheating
  • 9:49 am Narok Senator Ledama ole Kina proposes that persons nominated to serve in the Cabinet from Parliament be allowed to continue representing their constituents due to lack of a substantive IEBC.  
  • 9:00 am  Mining CS Hassan Joho issues directives guiding Kenyans celebrating Diwali this week on how to go about lighting fireworks
  • 8:54 am  TSC advertises for 20,000 JSS intern teaching positions.
  • 8:00 am DCI arrests suspect linked to HR Manager Willis Oyieko's murder.
  • 7:40 am President William Ruto promises to safeguard peace, stability, democracy and economic growth during meeting with CIA Director William Burns. 
  • 7:00 am National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula vows to crack whip on MPs over absenteeism.

Mon, 28 October 2024

  • 6:06 pm Former President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses delegates during the inauguration of Nigeria’s National Defence College (NDC) Course 33 in Abuja, highlighting the significance of strong institutions in promoting security and development across Africa. 
  • 5:51 pm Father of one of the accused told the court that his son, who was once a rugby player, dropped out of Technical University to join Good News International Church linked to Pastor Paul Mackenzie after he was told that education is an evil earthly affair.
  • 5:17 pm National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula holds the National Assembly Leadership retreat in Nakuru County.
  • 4:53 pm The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Monday seized 121 official stamps believed to be used in the fraudulent scheme that saw Bomet County lose Ksh1.6 billion.
  • 4:12 pm The Court has allowed Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga to withdraw the sensational Ksh7.6 billion graft case facing controversial oil tycoon Yagnesh Devani after a key witness withdrew from the case.
  • 3:49 pm Kenyan athletes Ruth Chepng'etich and Agnes Ng'etich nominated for the World Athletics Female Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year award while Benson Kipruto was shortlisted for the Male Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year award.
  • 3:23 pm The Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare cautioned Treasury CS John Mbadi and his MSME counterpart Wycliffe Oparanya for snubbing summons over the disbursement of a Ksh204 million pension for former KCC employees.
  • 2:56 pm Maverick Aoko's aide says that she found the door hinges of her Nairobi apartment broken into before she went missing.
  • 2:23 pm Supreme Court set to decide the fate of Housing Levy tomorrow at 4:00 pm.
  • 1:40 pm Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua files a petition at the Court of Appeal seeking to stop the ongoing proceedings at the High Court over the three-judge bench empaneling by Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu.
  • 12:55 pm President William Ruto honored with the Kenya Forest Service Lifetime Achievement Award for his leadership in conservation efforts.