News Tracker

Wed, 05 February 2025

6:54 pm CBK cuts the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 10.75 per cent, a fourth consecutive rate cut.
6:21 pm NCIC summons Millicent Jerotich Kipkorir, alias Marakwet Daughter for the lyrics in her latest song dubbed 'Arap Ruto.'
5:53 pm Journalist Ken Mijungu quits KTN News after four years at the media station.
5:12 pm The Ministry of Agriculture has announced plans to impose movement restrictions for cattle yet to be vaccinated against foot and mouth disease.
4:48 pm NEMA has closed down a manufacturing company in Mau Summit for failing to comply with restoration orders issued last year.
4:08 pm Kenya to integrate HIV and TB treatment into routine healthcare services as part of the stop-gap measures to aid Kenyans who were dependent on USAID.
3:54 pm The government has asked Kenyans who applied for new generation Identification Documents (ID) to collect the over 400,000 cards from their respective application centres.
3:36 pm Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga, is demanding for respect after being snubbed by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki during his visit to Nyeri 4 days ago.
3:24 pm The Ministry of Health is confident with the high numbers of Kenyans registering for Social Health Authority (SHA) and asks them to include critical data on their ability to remit monthly contribution.
2:52 pm An autopsy report has revealed that 2 Mlolongo abductees, Justus Mutumwa and Martin Mwau, succumbed to death due to multiple abdominal and chest injuries caused by a blunt object and strangulation.
2:27 pm Chaos erupted at the Likoni ferry in Mombasa following a move by security officers to block passengers from boarding the ferry that arrived a few minutes late.
1:41 pm 58 Ethiopian nationals have been rescued in a Kitengela house enroute South Africa where they were seeking for greener pastures.
1:00 pm 4,700 companies have asked to be struck out of the Kenya's company registry since President William Ruto took office in 2022.
12:15 pm A Stanbic Bank report projects that Kenyans will have to dig deeper into their pockets to meet prices of basic goods.
12:09 pm Chief Justice Martha Koome will hold a joint press conference this afternoon with visiting Chief Justice Inam Karimov of the Republic of Azerbaijan who is in the country for an official visit to the Judiciary.
11:50 am A court in Nairobi has delved a major blow to a military officer who dragged his superiors to court for allegedly refusing to buy cigarettes.
11:45 am A female truck driver from Kenya has narrated a harrowing ordeal at the hands of a military group in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
11:38 am Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has revealed plans to remove matatus out of the Central Business District (CBD) before end of 2025.
11:25 am Students who sat their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam in 2024 have been asked to pick their result slips in their former schools.
10:54 am A Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI ) report indicates that 60 per cent of businesses will not hire new employees in 2025.
10:16 am Officials of United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and Uganda's National Resistance Movement (NRM) are in Kampala to share their experiences and best practices as well as learn from each other, NRM says.
10:07 am Government will increase funding to state agencies that add more value to its development agenda, Deputy Chief of Staff, Eliud Owalo says.
9:55 am Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have arrested former Likoni District Criminal Investigation Officer (DCIO) Charles Onyango KA'galo over alleged corruption.
9:12 am The Education Ministry has disbursed Ksh3.2 billion for upkeep of first and second-year university students under the 2024/2025 academic year.
9:04 am University lecturers have demanded for a monthly salary increment of between Ksh397,000 for the lowest earning academic staff and above Ksh1 Million for the highest.
8:21 am Kenya's peacekeeping mission in Haiti is in limbo following the withholding of critical funds by the US government.
7:45 am His Highness, the Aga Khan, a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad has passed away in Lisbon aged 88.
7:27 am The family of 19-year-old Elvis Munene is distraught after their kin went missing on January 28 after departing home for work at City Hall never to return.

Tue, 04 February 2025

5:57 pm President William Ruto promises to sign an executive order on Wednesday ending the compulsory vetting of Identification card applicants in the Northeastern region.
5:21 pm President William Ruto says that his government is, for the first time since independence, building the 750km Isiolo- Modogashe- Elwak- Mandera Road to open up the area and spur socio-economic transformation.