News Tracker

Wed, 23 October 2024

  • 11:42 am  Mining CS Hassan Joho reveals 95% of mining done in Kenya is illegal.  
  • 11:10 am Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale tears into Isiolo Governor Abdi Guyo for skipping multiple Senate summons.
  • 10:37 am  Aldai MP Marianne Kitany claims MPs hurried approving Kithure Kindiki's nomination because as it stands, IEBC is not properly constituted.
  • 10:14 am Southern Bypass to be largely affected as government gears to close 6 Nairobi Roads this weekend ahead of the Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon.
  • 9:49 am The High Court issues conservatory orders restraining state agencies from interfering with the activities of activist Morara Kebaso regarding his monitoring of government projects.
  • 9:25 am Kenya Power explains that parts of Garissa experienced a power outage since yesterday due to a fault at the KETRACO Substation.
  • 8:52 am Safaricom to refund M-Pesa fee for all first transactions that Kenyans will make through M-PESA today as it marks its 24th anniversary; Business Fibre subscribers to enjoy 25% off for the first month. 
  • 8:19 am Ministry of Health officials convenes a meeting with the Presidential Task Force on Human Resources for Health to evaluate advances in workforce development in line with the Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
  • 7:54 am EACC to arraign 4 senior Taita Taveta County officials arrested over alleged theft of public funds amounting to Ksh7 million in the pretext of commemorating the First World War before a Mombasa Anti-Corruption Court.
  • 7:21 am Health PS Harry Kimtai cautions all hospitals from charging patients cash after SHA rollout; threatens deregistration.

Tue, 22 October 2024

  • 6:31 pm Section of Kiambu clergy alleges harassment by police officers for preaching against the government. 
  • 6:00 pm Sports CS Kipchumba Murkomen awards the Kenyan U-20 football team Ksh 1.8 Million for historic AFCON qualification
  • 5:09 pm 50 houses razed down in Mukuru kwa Njenga after gas explosion causes massive fire.
  • 5:00 pm Treasury CS John Mbadi, PS Chris Kiptoo, and CBK Dr. Kamau Thugge hold talks with IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath in the US.
  • 4:44 pm Immigration PS Julius Bitok reveals KCSE candidates will receive Maisha Cards before they complete writing their exams. 
  • 4:25 pm High Court rules Housing Levy was properly enacted in accordance with the Constitution.
  • 3:17 pm High Court currently delivering ruling on cases challenging legality of Housing Levy
  • 3:00 pm  Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi lands in Samoa for the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
  • 2:35 pm Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka promises Kenyans Azimio will do everything in its capacity to ensure Adani does not take over JKIA
  • 2:00 pm Lawyer Willis Otieno pokes holes into the legality of Kithure Kindiki's nomination as Deputy President claiming the lack of a properly constituted IEBC makes the process illegal.
  • 1:37 pm Karungo wa Thang'wa, the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Roads, Transport and Housing reveals the committee is wrapping up probing the JKIA-Adani takeover deal and the preliminary conclusion is the deal went against all the prescriptions of the law. 
  • 1:00 pm High Court hearing Rigathi Gachagua impeachment case forced to adjourn until 2pm after ousted DP's legal team questions constitution of three-judge bench over the weekend. 
  • 12:15 pm President William Ruto contests the High Court's powers to hear petitions challenging Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment arguing they should be handled by the Supreme Court.
  • 12:00 pm Environment CS Aden Duale directs NEMA's Nairobi office to launch a major crackdown on pollution, targeting noise from clubs, nighttime construction and improper waste disposal and air quality. 
  • 11:48 am Hearing of a case challenging push to formally replace DP Rigathi Gachagua with CS Kithure Kindiki underway at the Milimani Law Courts. Ousted Deputy President present.
  • 11:00 am Chief Justice Martha Koome announces death of Principal Magistrate Bernard Kipyegon Rugut
  • 10:45 am Rigathi Gachagua arrives at Milimani Law Courts for a case against his impeachment.
  • 10:00 am President William Ruto sends best wishes to the 965,000 candidates sitting their KCSE examinations which start today.  
  • 9:29 am Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah holds that the Kenyan taxpayer has a right to demand to know how their money is spent.
  • 9:00 am A contingent of Kenya Defence Forces troops returns home from Somalia.