News Tracker

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5:30 pm CJ Martha Koome demands reinstatement of Justice Lawrence Mugambi's security immediately after his security was withdrawn despite raising concerns.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.
  • 2:08 pm Adani Holdings Group denies issuing statements after a false letter clarifying bribery allegations went viral.
  • 1:56 pm The security assigned to High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi, who sentenced Acting IG Gilbert Masengeli has been withdrawn with immediate effect.
  • 12:24 pm Dagoretti High School closed indefinitely after 11 students sustained injuries following a night fight after a basketball match.
  • 11:58 am International Justice Mission (IJM) in collaboration with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) is conducting a three-part sensitization program on the Decision to Charge (DTC) guidelines for prosecutors.
  • 11:34 am President William Ruto confirms that Kasarani and Nyayo stadia will be ready by the end of this year for African Nations Championships 2025 while Talanta Sports City Stadium will be completed by December 2025 for AFCON 2027.
  • 10:52 am Activist Boniface Mwangi reveals that he considered committing suicide but his family forced him to seek professional help.
  • 10:25 am The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) have summoned 50 police officers following deaths and injuries during the Gen Z and Azimio la umoja protests.
  • 9:47 am 11 students were injured at Dagoretti School in Nairobi during a fight between two groups of students at the institution.
  • 9:22 am Government to pay for the medical bills of 1 million cancer patients in Kenya who are at risk of the fatal disease.
  • 8:49 am KETRACO and the Ministry of Energy are scheduled to hold a stakeholder engagement and public participation on public-private partnerships and the Adani/Africa50 proposals.
  • 8:23 am Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen promises to deliver three major stadia ahead of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) and the African Cup of Nations (Afcon) games.
  • 7:52 am Former Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri warns of dire consequences should DP Rigathi Gachagua be impeached; including chaos within the ruling UDA Party.
  • 7:17 am EACC launches investigations into an alleged misappropriation of over Ksh732 million by Maasai Mara University officials set aside for the construction of a library.

Sun, 15 September 2024

  • 5:52 pm The Kenyan government clarifies that the labour deal with Germany has no minimum or maximum limit for job seekers.
  • 5:29 pm Taita Taveta MCAs urged to allocate a section of the Ward Equalisation funds to support the Financing Locally-Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) Programme.
  • 4:45 pm Mombasa County launches crackdown on street children and families believed to be causing disturbances to residents.
  • 4:04 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua implores leaders from the Mt Kenya Region to stop high-octane politics and focus on their respective duties in development.
  • 3:39 pm A pupil who was fishing with 20 others drowns in water in Trans Nzoia,  the county's police boss Jeremiah Ole Kosiom confirmed.
  • 2:48 pm Environment CS Aden Duale commissions a state-of-the-art facility at the Markaz Al-Rashidat Islamic Education Centre in Garissa County.
  • 2:28 pm Mining CS Hassan Joho sends a warning to unscrupulous business people he accused of disregarding the law by continuing to mine and deal in strategic minerals, particularly copper, coltan, and chromite.
  • 1:58 pm President William Ruto donates Ksh2 million to Hillside Endarasha Academy to replenish pupils' possessions that burnt down.
  • 1:21 pm Speaker Moses Wetangula says reconstitution of IEBC to form part of priority business to be handled by the National Assembly as it resumes its sittings Tuesday.
  • 12:56 pm Wajir MCA Yussuf Ahmed, who went missing on September 13, 2024, following an alleged abduction in Nairobi by unknown individuals, was found at Uriri Hospital in Migori County.