News Tracker

Tue, 17 September 2024

  • 5:37 pm Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale argues that the national govt has no business cleaning Nairobi River.  
  • 5:34 pm EACC on Tuesday submitted a report to the Senate on alleged fraud by First Choice Recruitment, involving 7,000 youths noting that seven individuals and one company have been charged.
  • 5:00 pm President William Ruto appoints Abdi Mohamed as the new chairperson of the Social Health Authority (SHA). 
  • 4:22 pm 3 children succumb following fire which broke out at Mukuru kwa Njenga on Monday night.
  • 4:14 pm NARC-Kenya Party Leader Martha Karua criticises the Kenya Kwanza govt for failing to rein in on corruption.
  • 3:47 pm National Assembly Finance Committee vets Kibet Kemei who has been nominated to take up the position of Competition Authority of Kenya Director General.
  • 3:00 pm Anti-Doping Agency (ADAK) protests after Treasury slashes its budget from Ksh 288 million to Ksh 20 million
  • 2:55 pm Parliament  expected to debate whether to approve the nomination of Douglas Kanja as Kenya's next Inspector General of Police after receiving report from the Senate.
  • 2:00 pm Hillside Endarasha Academy owner David Kinyua reveals that pupils will not report to the old dormitory with a new facility set to be constructed at the school  
  • 1:45 pm Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo survives second impeachment attempt.
  • 1:00 pm Uproar after police caught on CCTV roughing up a protesting Multimedia University student. 
  • 12:47 pm Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga meets Director General of KENHA, Eng. Kungu Ndungu, to fast-track the construction of roads.
  • 12:30 pm National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah claims DP Gachagua, at the height of the 2022 presidential campaigns roughed up Dennis Itumbi at a State Lodge he did not immediately reveal.
  • 11:45 am Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru calls for an end to divisive Mt. Kenya politics; asks her constituents to continue supporting the govt.
  • 11:21 am Acting Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli faults High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi for refusing to listen to DIG Eliud Kipkoech Lagat who he claimed represented him.
  • 10:45 am National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah cites the One Man, One Shilling, One Vote as the genesis of his political differences with DP Rigathi Gachagua.
  • 10:25 am President William Ruto chairs the First Broad-based Cabinet meeting at State House, Nairobi.
  • 9:43 am Ugenya MP David Ochieng claims a senior govt official is advising Acting IG Gilbert Masengeli to ignore the courts. 
  • 9:00 am Azimio Principal Eugene Wamalwa announces plan to run for president in 2027.
  • 8:44 am  Judiciary implements new system to manage all financial transactions.  
  • 8:00 am Multimedia University students stage strike along Mbagathi Way; disrupting the flow of traffic, forcing motorists to seek alternative routes.
  • 7:50 am Property of unknown value destroyed after fire razes 100 houses in Mukuru Kwa Njenga, Nairobi.  
  • 7:00 am Acting IG Gilbert Masengeli defends decision to withdraw Justice Lawrence Mugambi's security detail; says the officers were recalled to attend VIP security training courses.  

Mon, 16 September 2024

  • 6:41 pm LSK vows to sue acting IG Gilbert Masengeli following the withdrawal of Justice Lawrence Mugambi’s security detail.
  • 5:30 pm CJ Martha Koome demands reinstatement of Justice Lawrence Mugambi's security immediately after his security was withdrawn despite raising concerns.
  • 4:39 pm The Chief Magistrate's Court in Makadara grants DCI detectives based at Kasarani Sub County headquarters 30 days to continue holding Pascaline Peter, the main suspect behind a multi-million Shylock and real estate fraud.
  • 4:07 pm Immigration PS Julius Bitok says the government to reduce ID card waiting time to 10 days from the application date as he leads World ID Day celebrations in Machakos.
  • 3:49 pm Plane with 10 passengers veers off runway during take-off at Lichota Airstrip in Migori County
  • 3:11 pm President William Ruto says that adoption of a multi-agency approach in the implementation of the Climate WorX programme will enhance our efforts to restore our environmental ecosystem. 
  • 2:48 pm A boda boda rider and passenger were killed after a Nairobi matatu hit several motorcycles near the junction of Arwings Kodhek and Oledume Road.