News Tracker

Tue, 03 September 2024

  • 1:20 pm NCIC summons Embakasi North MP James Gakuya over alleged ethnic incitement.
  • 12:49 pm High Court orders Acting IG Gilbert Masengeli to present himself in court at 3pm today over the alleged abduction of 2 siblings and 1 activist.
  • 12:00 pm  China offers Kenya a mutually beneficial partnership to counter US influence during President William Ruto's visit to Beijing.
  • 11:50 am  Lawyer Morara Kebaso asks Kenyans to fundraise for a PA System costing between Ksh840K and Ksh1.4 million to carry out civic education.    
  • 11:00 am Data published by the Inter-Parliamentary Union Parline shows Kenya ranks among the East African countries with the lowest female legislator representation at 22.3% compared to Burundi 38.2% and Rwanda 63.8%
  • 10:20 am China commits to expanding its market for Kenyan produce during President William Ruto's visit to Beijing.
  • 10:00 am Ministry of Transport proposes  a new law to open Kenya Railway infrastructure to private companies .
  • 9:40 am  World Bank appoints Qimiao Fan as the Country Director for Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, and Uganda.
  • 9:20 am President William Ruto meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing.
  • 8:39 am LSK demands probe into threats issued to Mediamax journalist Wanjeri Kariuki.
  • 8:04 am One person dies, several injured after gunmen spray bullets at bus along Moyale-Nairobi Highway. 
  • 7:17 am China expands Visa fingerprint exemption for Kenyans
  • 7:00 am DP Rigathi Gachagua assures Kenyans the govt will apply prudence in managing public resources meant for foreign travel.

Mon, 02 September 2024

  • 6:34 pm KUPPET Secretary General Akelo Misori calls off nationwide strike after a consultative meeting with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
  • 5:58 pm High Court rules that those who hire school buses for events like crusades, weddings, or funerals are not entitled to insurance compensation in case of accidents.
  • 5:22 pm President William Ruto arrives in Beijing, China, aboard Kenya Airways plane to attend the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit. 
  • 4:39 pm Civil Servants issue nationwide strike notice from end of this month over failure by govt to honour CBA.
  • 4:18 pm The Kenya Red Cross starts sensitization of communities countrywide after 4 cases of Mpox confirmed.
  • 3:43 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says that he is confident that by the end of the year, all the presidential directives so far issued will be audited, worked on and implemented.
  • 3:13 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja dismisses claims of impending impeachment arguing that he is focused on delivering promises.
  • 2:49 pm Trans-Nzoia KUPPET chairman Eliud Wafula leads hundreds of teachers in a demonstration in Kitale town, calling for the implementation of the CBA. 
  • 2:29 pm Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi arrives in Beijing for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), where Kenya will lobby for additional financial and technical support for key sectors. 
  • 1:47 pm LSK President Faith Odhiambo calls for investigations after K24 TV reporter Wanjeri Kariuki, who was shot during anti-government protests, reveals she is receiving death threats.
  • 1:24 pm Students of the University of Nairobi (UoN) began their strike on Monday to protest against the new university funding model.
  • 12:41 pm EACC summons officials from Nakuru, Baringo, and Bomet counties for interrogations over theft of public funds.
  • 12:25 pm KAWU Secretary General Moses Ndiema laments that Adani Group representatives are already roaming at JKIA.
  • 11:35 am Several high schools including Jomo Kenyatta Boys begin sending students back home as KUPPET Strike continues to affect learning.
  • 10:54 am KAWU SG Moses Ndiema clarifies that union's delivery of petition to JKIA management affected check in and check out leaving passengers stranded for hours.
  • 10:10 am Kenyan Athlete Mary Moraa shatters Caster Semenya's 600m world record, running an incredible 1:21.63 in Berlin.
  • 9:56 am KUPPET officials kick off the teachers strike for a second week demanding the state to honour the 2021 collective bargaining agreement.