News Tracker

Sat, 21 September 2024

  • 10:30 am Oscar Sudi, President William Ruto's close ally, claims that the real truthful man will come out soon, a sly dig at DP Gachagua who has consistently fashioned himself as a truthful man.
  • 10:05 am KNUT assures its members of a better 2025-2029 CBA as they look forward to further talks with the govt.  
  • 9:45 am Nominated Senator Tabitha Mutinda proposes bill seeking to grant Treasury CS powers to control the prices of basic commodities
  • 9:00 am KWS officers apprehend 3 suspects with 85.7kg of elephant tusks along Garsen-Witu Road.
  • 8:49 am Activist Morara Kebaso offers to refund contributions channeled towards him after concluding Kenyans don't want to see change.
  • 8:00 am President William Ruto to make stopover in Haiti before arriving in the US to participate in the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. 
  • 7:28 am Digital Strategist Dennis Itumbi reveals that President Ruto himself was removed from the State House Diary, a WhatsApp group managing President Ruto's schedule, after DP Gachagua protested being kicked out.
  • 7:00 am National Assembly to appeal High Court ruling declaring NG-CDF unconstitutional.

Fri, 20 September 2024

  • 6:46 pm Court of Appeal issues stay orders allowing the Ministry of Health to proceed with SHIF rollout.
  • 6:00 pm President William Ruto to fly to the US tonight to participate in the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
  • 5:56 pm Court declares NG-CDF unconstitutional.
  • 5:00 pm ODM leader Raila Odinga delivers speech in New York at the International Conference on Sustainable Development ICSD 2024. 
  • 4:46 pm Justice Lawrence Mugambi recuses himself from Deputy Inspector General Gilbert Masengeli's case after setting aside his conviction and sentence.
  • 4:33 pm Court sets aside Deputy Inspector General Gilbert Masengeli's 6-month prison sentence.
  • 3:33 pm Kenya Union of Clinical Officers issues 30-day strike notice over unmet demands.
  • 3:00 pm Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki warns Mt Kenya risks losing out on development goodies if  DP Gachagua continues to differ with President Ruto.
  • 2:45 pm Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka demands police officers responsible for alleged abductions be brought to book.
  • 2:00 pm Lawyer Charles Mugane serves Deputy IG Gilbert Masengeli in court. The attorney is seeking to have the police boss removed for contempt of court.
  • 1:21 pm Dennis Itumbi heckled by university students while attempting to justify the Adani deal at a UDA event.
  • 1:05 pm  Deputy IG Gilbert Masengeli apologises for contempt of court
  • 12:58 pm Court suspends Deputy Inspector General Gilbert Masengeli's jail term by 7 days.
  • 12:10 pm S.K Macharia's lawyer Danstan Omari warns motorists using Directline Insurance that the policies may be invalid over the ownership squabbles plaguing the company.
  • 11:44 am Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga reveals he will be vying for the Council of Governors (CoG) chairperson position.
  • 11:09 am Gilbert Masengeli presents himself in court after initially ignoring seven summons.
  • 10:50 am Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua remains defiant over plot to impeach him; says he remains uncowed claiming only the electorate can remove him from office.
  • 10:00 am Trade CS Salim Mvurya reveals negotiations are underway to secure a Ksh.32.25B loan from India to boost manufacturing.
  • 9:44 am University of Nairobi lecturer found dead inside his home in Karachuonyo, Homa Bay County.
  • 9:00 am UDA announces it is planning to field a candidate in the Ugunja by-election.
  • 8:31 am Mutahi Kahiga denies Gachagua intentionally skipped President Ruto's event in Nyeri; claims Ruto led him to believe he would be attending an event in Kirinyaga where the DP proceeded.
  • 8:00 am A three-judge bench expected to rule on the legality of  NG-CDF and whether the fund should be scrapped or not today.