News Tracker

Sat, 31 August 2024

  • 6:25 pm President William Ruto launches the Ksh3.5 billion Lake Victoria Safety Initiative.
  • 6:08 pm Interior CS Kithure Kindiki appoints 13-member committee to review reforms in the National Police Service (NPS). 
  • 5:50 pm KeNHA announces plan to build 60-km Highway in Thika in push to make it Kenya's 6th city
  • 5:00 pm President William Ruto presides over the commissioning of the 150-bed Nyabondo Trauma Centre in Kisumu County.
  • 4:54 pm Ministry of Health confirms fourth mpox case in the country.
  • 4:05 pm The Commission for University Education initiates the process of establishing the first-ever university in Nyamira following a directive by President William Ruto
  • 3:44 pm President William Ruto commissions the Lake Basin Development Authority Rice Mill Project in Kibos.
  • 3:00 pm Nandi leaders and residents call on EACC to investigate possible loss of public funds in the construction of Koitalel Samoei University
  • 2:45 pm University of Nairobi student leaders call for nationwide demos over funding model.
  • 2:26 pm President William Ruto promises return of rebranded Kazi Mtaani which will be rolled out in one month's time.  
  • 1:50 pm University of Nairobi (UoN) student leaders call for nationwide strike on Monday over university funding model. 
  • 1:15 pm President William Ruto wraps up Nyanza Tour.
  • 12:42 pm Four rescued after boat capsizes in Lake Victoria.
  • 12:00 pm Faith Kipyegon books a place in the Diamond League Final after winning the 1500m qualifier.
  • 11:43 am Man dies after alighting from moving matatu on Lang'ata Road. 
  • 11:18 am President William Ruto launches Affordable Housing projects in Lumumba, Kisumu County. 
  • 10:45 am Treasury CS John Mbadi taps PS Chris Kiptoo to head committee on Kenya's transition to accrual accounting.
  • 10:00 am KAA denies reports of a blackout at JKIA.
  • 9:40 am Bomet County impeaches three CECs on various counts ranging from alleged abuse of office to incompetence.  
  • 9:00 am President William Ruto presides over the ground breaking ceremony for the Lake Victoria Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Kisumu County.
  • 8:45 am DP Gachagua assures counties of timely disbursement of their equitable share.
  • 8:02 am Mary Moraa’s cousin, Sarah Moraa wins gold in  the 800m race at the World U20 Championships.
  • 7:31 am National Assembly's Public Investments Committee on Social Services inspects projects under NSSF over concerns on potential financial impropriety.
  • 7:00 am The Beyond Zero Initiative launches a cervical cancer program in collaboration with the Embu County Govt at Kairuri Health Centre in Manyatta. 

Fri, 30 August 2024

  • 4:50 pm President William Ruto lays the foundation stone for the Siaya Modern Market Hub and the Alego Usonga Affordable Housing Project.
  • 4:09 pm Labour CS Alfred Mutua attends the burial of Peter Kilukumi Musau, who passed away at the age of 94.
  • 3:44 pm Education CS Julius Migos appoints Julius Aritho as the Acting Managing Director of the Kenya Literature Bureau (KLB).
  • 3:08 pm President Ruto and Prime CS Mudavadi attend Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi's homecoming ceremony in Siaya.
  • 2:27 pm Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o hosts his Mombasa counterpart Abdulswamad Nassir during which they discussed potential areas for cooperation. 
  • 2:00 pm Four petitioners file case seeking to compel Sports CS Kipchumba Murkomen to appoint a caretaker committee for Athletics Kenya