10:44 am
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula recalls MPs for a special sitting to consider President William Ruto's nominees for cabinet secretary slots and diplomatic jobs among other special parliamentary businesses.
10:14 am
Africa's football governing body CAF has increased the the prize money for the winner of the upcoming 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) and the total prize money by 75% and 32% respectively.
9:54 am
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki says that favourable weather and a stronger currency have seen tea production increase from 445 million kilos in 2022 to 558 million kilos in 2023 and to 600 million kilos in 2024 translating to Ksh211 billion in 2024.
8:23 am
Ugandan househelp Nabalayo Everline Loice, who helped a burglar access a house in Eastleigh, beat up a colleague, and steal valuables, has been arrested while fleeing the country.
7:54 am
The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) announces that it has officially released the 2024 Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) results available on its Competency-Based Assessment (CBA) portal. Here is how to check.
7:02 am
President William Ruto met with the United Kingdom’s Minister for Africa, Lord Collins, on the sidelines of John Mahama's inauguration as the President of Ghana. He expressed his appreciation of the United Kingdom for supporting the continent’s peace and security efforts.
Tue, 07 January 2025
5:59 pm
DP Kithure Kindiki says that Kenya Kwanza Bottom Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA)Plan targets to expand the contribution of the Blue Economy value chains to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from Ksh37 billion currently to Ksh80 billion annually by 2026.
5:19 pm
Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua has revealed that Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye's team is experiencing severe mistreatment by staff at the General Court Martial in Uganda, including the physical assault of a colleague.
4:52 pm
Former Agriculture Principal Secretary Richard Lesiyampe has claimed unknown people tried to assassinate him after one of the vehicles in his convoy was shot at after leaving a wedding ceremony.
4:15 pm
Acting Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen officially handed over the Sports Ministry docket to Salim Mvurya after he was nominated to replace Kithure Kindiki.
3:56 pm
The Health CS Deborah Barasadismisses reports of an alleged outbreak of a flu-like illness caused by the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Kenya noting, "There is no reported increase in the expected number of patients presenting with respiratory symptoms in our health facilities."
3:18 pm
President William Ruto secures support from Equatorial Guinea Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue as Raila Odinga's AUC chairperson campaign enters into the homestretch.
2:45 pm
The Third Quarter Gross Domestic Product Report 2024 by KNBS shows that the Kenyan economy experienced its slowest rate of growth (4%) in four years; It was below Central Bank's forecast of 5.2%.
2:29 pm
The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) on Tuesday, January 7, issued a 14-day strike notice through their national Chairperson Peterson Wachira.
1:55 pm
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has dismissed reports of plotting significant changes to teachers’ salaries countrywide including the removal of non-statutory deductions.
1:29 pm
Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya sends letter to Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wah demanding apology for what he termed as defamatory remarks that were false, malicious, reckless and intended to tarnish his reputation that the latter made during National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula’s mother's burial ceremony.
12:56 pm
Confusion in Nairobi CBD after police tankers and officers were spotted at Nyayo Roundabout along Uhuru Highway despite no protests.
12:21 pm
NACADA and DCI officers seize 628 sticks of bhang, 384 tariffs, and 21.5 litres of chang'aa during a raid in Migori County.
11:51 am
President William Ruto arrives in Accra for the inauguration ceremony of Ghana President-Elect John Mahama.
11:11 am
Billy Mwangi, a youth who had been abducted and later released, says that his X account was hacked and his phone taken and distanced himself from posts appearing on the account.
10:54 am
The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) directs all importers to ensure that all imports possess Marine Cargo Insurance beginning February this year. The digitally procured cover must be obtained from a local insurance company.
10:27 am
The Kenya University Students Association (KUSA)warns of a new wave of protests over the increasing cases of abductions and salary delays among lecturers.
9:48 am
Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah argues that ongoing abductions were an intimidation tactic since Kenyans, particularly the youth, were determined to fight for good governance.
9:25 am
Kenyan firms predict a low output growth in 2025 with the latest Stanbic Bank Kenya Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) December report showing that confidence in economic growth was at its second lowest in the survey’s history.
8:58 am
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has dismissed allegations of launching a manhunt for Bellamkonda Ram Prasad, an Indian citizen, over links to organ harvesting syndicates in the country.
8:17 am
The Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations of the National Assembly, Nelson Koech, has questioned the latest spate of abductions after four alleged abductees were released.
7:58 am
Matatu operators in Vihiga have announced plans to halt services should the county government fail to resolve their grievances, including lowering the levies imposed on motorists.
7:40 am
Gideon Kibet, alias Kibet Bull, one of the two Nakuru brothers abducted two weeks ago, has revealed that he has no injuries after his release from the alleged abduction.
