News Tracker

Thu, 03 October 2024

  • 2:42 pm Treasury CS John Mbadi asks governors to close excess county offices to enable the country cut on costs
  • 2:00 pm The Employment and Labour Relations Court gives 30 days to Jubilee Party officials and NEC Members with State jobs to choose between their party positions or the govt jobs.
  • 1:48 pm DP Gachagua moves to court to stop his impeachment.
  • 1:23 pm Transport CS Davis Chirchir reveals that the Government plans to complete thirty-two (32) new Kenya Railway stations to boost the capacity of commuters transported within the Nairobi Metropolis.
  • 12:41 pm Transport paralysed on the Murang’a-Kenol highway after Murang’a Teachers College students stage demos accusing the administration of poor management.
  • 12:10 pm Teachers applying for 46,000 jobs advertised by TSC report being unable to send their applications with the portal being down. 
  • 11:35 am Moses Kuria describes problems experienced with SHA as teething problems which will be addressed promptly. 
  • 11:23 am Stanbic Bank report shows that September's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dropped to 49.7, down from 50.6 in August.
  • 10:55 am High Court issues orders temporarily stopping implementation of the new higher education funding model.
  • 10:00 am Samburu West MP Naisula Lesuuda criticises the impeachment motion against DP Gachagua, saying it doesn't meet the constitutional threshold insisting a censure motion would have been more appropriate.
  • 9:45 am Kirinyaga Woman Rep Njeri Maina summoned by DCI over allegations of mobilising goons to disrupt public participation on DP Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment.
  • 9:01 am Governors fault the national govt over disruption caused to health services in the counties by SHIF rollout.
  • 8:40 am Makueni Senator Dan Maanzo claims ODM leader Raila Odinga is being prepared to replace Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
  • 8:05 am DCI summons Kirinyaga Woman Rep Jane Njeri over alleged plans to mobilise goons to cause chaos during a public participation exercise on DP Gachagua's impeachment motion. 
  • 7:38 am National Assembly Minority Whip Millie Odhiambo reiterates stance that ODM has not entered into a coalition agreement with UDA
  • 7:01 am UDA condemns bill to extend presidential term limit to 7 Years, terms it backward, retrogressive and primitive

Wed, 02 October 2024

  • 6:47 pm Ministry of Health confirms 9th Mpox case.
  • 6:00 pm Environment CS Aden Duale orders crackdown on Nairobi’s skyrocketing flats.
  • 5:46 pm  Nominated Senator Crystal Asige features in Time 100 Next rankings.
  • 5:00 pm Kenyans continue to report being onboarded to SHA without their consent. 
  • 4:34 pm DP Gachagua to appear before the National Assembly Plenary on October 8 to defend himself on the accusations levelled against him in his impeachment motion
  • 4:00 pm Matatu crash on Sagana-Karatina highway leaves 1 dead and several injured. 
  • 3:34 pm National Assembly Deputy Speaker Gladys Boss Shollei hosts Nigerian MPs in the country for a benchmarking tour. 
  • 3:00 pm Kenya's Ambassador to Thailand Linsay Kiptiness sends condolences to the Asian country as floods continue to devastate communities and after more than 20 pupils died in a school bus fire
  • 2:51 pm Kericho MCAs impeach Governor Eric Mutai, defying a court order barring the same.
  • 2:25 pm Tharaka Boys High School closed indefinitely after students went on a rampage on Tuesday night; 2 were arrested and interrogated over the incident.
  • 1:32 pm President William Ruto officially opens the Magical Kenya Travel Expo during a ceremony at Uhuru Gardens; Says Kenya's target remains to attract 5 million visitors a year by 2027.
  • 1:16 pm Head of the Public Service Felix Koskei receives status updates on the implementation of various government programmes during a monthly meeting with Principal Secretaries.
  • 12:42 pm Suba North MP Millie Odhiambo unveils her new book "Rig or be Rigged".  
  • 12:00 pm Treasury CS John Mbadi tells Senators he will work with the Ministry of Interior to ensure that the service fee charged on first-time ID applicants is scrapped.