News Tracker

Sat, 07 December 2024

  • 3:39 pm The government has ramped up the production of seeds and has procured a fresh shipment of fertiliser due to a rise in demand, according to the Head of Public Service, Felix Koskei. 
  • 3:19 pm President William Ruto condoles with Marsabit MP Naomi Waqo after losing her sister Sarah Darmi Halkano.
  • 2:53 pm NTSA has directed all motor vehicle dealers and showroom operators to register their vehicles on the NTSA portal in the next 14 days, or face consequences.
  • 2:18 pm Former Sauti Sol lead singer Bien Aime-Baraza is the most streamed Kenyan artist on Spotify according to the Spotify Wrapped 2024 list.
  • 1:49 pm Senior Economic Advisor Moses Kuria has advised the IEBC selection panel to begin advertising the commissioner positions within seven days, after mounting criticism. 
  • 1:02 pm Kenya reports two more cases of Mpox in Nakuru, taking the current caseload to nine; 49 contacts are being traced.
  • 12:48 pm The government has released Ksh2 billion to KTDA to refund smallholder tea farmers for fertiliser costs under the subsidy programme, says Agriculture Principal Secretary Dr Paul Rono.
  • 12:11 pm Factions have emerged within the Meru Council of Elders, Njuri Ncheke, over the backing for the formation of the Gikuyu, Embu, Meru, and Akamba (GEMA) political party.
  • 11:56 am Police are searching for a middle-aged man accused of killing his 3-year-old stepson in Suna East, Migori County.
  • 11:01 am Three children aged between 10 and 4 years were burnt beyond recognition after the house they were locked in caught fire under unclear circumstances on Friday evening in Moburo village in Kapsogut location, Kericho County.
  • 10:49 am A 60-seater Modern Coast bus has caught fire near the Gilgil Weigh Bridge along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway; no injuries were reported.
  • 10:05 am Radio Jambo host Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee has been appointed among 21 other members of a National Steering Committee to oversee the preparation for the Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) in 2025 and the AFCON 2027 tournament.
  • 9:23 am The ECC Chairperson, Bishop David Oginde, has appointed Abdi Mohamud to be the CEO of the commission effective January 11, 2025.
  • 8:56 am KeNHA to partially close part of Mombasa Road at the Southern Bypass interchange for seven days starting Friday, December 6. 
  • 8:16 am 90 delegates alongside ten National Executive Committee (NEC) members to vote for the next FKF President in elections being held in the Kasarani Indoor Area.
  • 7:48 am 29 police officers were killed while on duty this year, down from 37 in 2023, according to Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi.
  • 7:04 am The Multinational Security Support (MSS) Force Commander, Godfrey Otunge, has refuted reports that some Kenyan police officers in Haiti have issued resignation letters over delayed payment of allowances.

Fri, 06 December 2024

  • 8:00 pm County governments report an outstanding pending bill amounting to Ksh168.62 billion in the first quarter of the 2024/25 financial year, according to Controller of Budget Margret Nyakang'o.
  • 7:13 pm KeNHA will close the busy Nairobi-Nakuru highway at Kangemi Interchange for 31 days starting Wednesday, December 11, for construction.
  • 6:55 pm The government has announced plans to utilise the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to revitalise the ailing Perkerra Irrigation Scheme and other aging irrigation schemes in the country.
  • 6:35 pm KenGen Board of Directors has appointed former Sabatia Member of Parliament Alfred Agoi Masadia as Chairman of the company.
  • 5:09 pm Over 550,000 Kenyans have registered for ownership of affordable housing units, Housing and Urban Development CS Alice Wahome has announced.
  • 4:48 pm President William Ruto opens a regional Center of Competence for Digital and AI Skilling at the Konza Technopolis. 
  • 4:32 pm President William Ruto will on Saturday officially open the 14th edition of the East African Community (EAC) inter-parliamentary sports games in Mombasa, says Speaker Moses Wetangula.
  • 3:54 pm The Auditor-General, Nancy Gathungu, has been elected the First Vice Chair of the African Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (AFROSAI) and a member of the Governing Board during the 16th General Assembly.
  • 3:23 pm SHA releases over Ksh1.36 billion in claims for October, stemming from 217,700 claims submitted by 2,382 hospitals amounting to Ksh2.6 billion, according to CEO Ingasira Robert.
  • 2:43 pm Lawyer Nelson Havi has written a letter to Chief Justice Martha Koome over delays in the delivery of a judgment in a case being heard by High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi.
  • 2:07 pm Saboti MP Caleb Amisi, in a statement, has warned of mass protests in 2025 over the reconstitution of IEBC.
  • 1:59 pm Church and Clergy Association of Kenya Chairman Hudson Ndeda has criticised the Catholic Church and the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) for rejecting the President’s donations to churches, describing their stance as hypocritical and tantamount to corruption.
  • 1:30 pm At least 16 Tanzanian legislators who were travelling to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) games in Mombasa have been involved in an accident.