News Tracker

Fri, 14 February 2025

2:08 pm Meru County government has announced an outbreak of anthrax among humans, prohibiting animal slaughter at home and threatening the arrest and prosecution of farmers who fail to adhere to the ban.
1:28 pm 23 Kenyans are among hundreds of foreign victims rescued from Myanmar after the intervention of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
12:57 pm Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura says Kenya is confident in the candidature of Raila Odinga for the Africa Union Commission Chairperson seat saying he has met 40 heads of state and enjoys a broad-based backing across Africa.
12:10 pm High Court has ordered the arrest of Defence PS Dr. Patrick Mariru for failing to pay a Ksh 134.7 million compensation to ten former Kenya Air Force officers detained after the 1982 coup if he fails to appear for sentencing on April 29.
11:57 am Politicians, veteran sportsmen, and national heroes, have urged the government to set aside a section of the Uhuru Gardens National Monument & Museum to honour the country's heroes and heroines.
11:51 am The United States Embassy has flagged as fake a press release purportedly from the US Ambassador to Kenya alleging that President William Ruto met top officials of the Al Shabaab terrorist group.
11:06 am Government plans to scrap off the full fees waiver on KCSE exam registration a shift that could mark the to a decade-long program that eased pressure on parents and children from poor backgrounds.
10:25 am The Mau Mau Veteran Association has asked African leaders to vote for Kenya's candidate Raila Odinga during tomorrow's African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson election.
9:40 am President William Ruto has slammed global credit rating agencies for crippling Africa's economic growth by deliberately using biased and fraudulent models to distort the true economic potential of the continent.
9:03 am Police have arrested a woman and seven men with 21 sacks (497 Kg) of bhang in Elementaita, Nakuru County.
8:54 am Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has commended former Prime Minister Raila Odinga ahead of the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson elections.
8:00 am A report tabled in the National Assembly has revealed that President William Ruto’s administration acquired external loans amounting to Ksh68 billion between September and December last year.

Thu, 13 February 2025

6:32 pm The United Democratic Alliance has reaffirmed National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula's declaration that the Kenya Kwanza Alliance remains the Majority in the house despite a High Court ruling that stated otherwise. They cited the coalition's 165 membership against the Azimio la Umoja's 154 as the reason.
5:47 pm Southern African Development Community (SADC) has written to its 16 member states advising them to vote for Madagascar’s candidate Richard Randriamandrato over Raila Odinga for the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson position.
5:09 pm The 2025 Budget Policy Statement has been tabled in the National Assembly after Cabinet approval.
4:44 pm Lamu County Assembly has approved the nomination of Dr. Mohamed Mbarak Bahjaj as the new deputy governor; 11 MCAs voted in favour while seven were absent.
4:21 pm The Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya (CIPK) has appealed to President William Ruto to waive taxes on imported dates ahead of the Holy month of Ramadan emphasising that the exemption should apply only during the Holy month.
3:55 pm President William Ruto arrives in Addis Ababa for the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union.
3:25 pm The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) arrested two traffic police officers at Moi Avenue Primary and Junior School in Nairobi’s central business district (CBD) for allegedly collecting bribes.
2:49 pm A new report by NACADA ranks lecturers among the top drug suppliers to university students alongside parents, university staff, canteens, bars, and premises near universities.
2:05 pm Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu's lawyers requested the court to allow their client to visit a hospital before commencing his 12-year sentence after he was found guilty in a Ksh588 million graft case.
1:45 pm Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has been sentenced to 12 years in prison or pay a fine of Ksh53.5 million after being found guilty of fraud in the Ksh588 million case.
1:12 pm Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has proposed bringing in National Intelligence Service (NIS) officers to universities in the country to curb drug and alcohol abuse.
12:56 pm KMTC CEO reveals recruitment firms from abroad, particularly in the US and UK, are keen on recruiting students who have specialised in physiotherapy, occupational therapy, clinical medicine, medical laboratory sciences, nutrition, and dietetics.
12:13 pm Former Lands Minister Amos Kimunya has lost an appeal seeking to overturn a High Court decision that he has a case to answer in a fraud case involving irregularly allocating land to a private company worth Ksh600 million.
11:54 am DCI has arrested four suspects believed to be part of the multi-billion scandal at the KUSCCO after the Inspector General of Police, Kanja ordered a probe.
11:18 am Huduma Kenya denies reports of double payments at Huduma Centers, and says cyber cafes with their premises operate as individual businesses.
10:50 am The family of missing baby Mercy Chepng’eno suspects Nakuru Hospital swapped their child, as they’ve waited six days to see the alleged corpse.
10:05 am Lands CS Alice Wahome has dismissed claims that the government awarded deported Turkish businessman Harun Aydin a tender to construct part of the Affordable Housing units.
9:44 am The family of Chief Augustine Odongo, whose funeral was disrupted by clashes between rival political sides over the weekend, has been slapped with a demand letter seeking over Ksh1.5 million in compensation for damages.