News Tracker

Wed, 05 February 2025

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.
4:55 pm The office of the Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ) asks Chief Justice Martha Koome to speedily resolve all complaints against the judiciary and publish its findings within 21 days.
4:31 pm Education CS Julius Migos hosts a delegation from the Republic of Congo to enhance bilateral cooperation in technical and vocational education (TVET) between the two countries.
3:48 pm Environment CS Aden Duale urged President William Ruto to ensure Wajir and Mandera are connected to electricity before Ramadhan celebrations, which are set to begin on March 1, 2025.
3:24 pm Prime Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen meets Mohamed Al-Enazi, Ambassador of Qatar in Nairobi; Since 2024, Qatar has employed 7,000 Kenyans, bringing the total to 75,000.
2:52 pm President William Ruto assured that security agencies had been given firm directives to ensure the safe return of the five chiefs who were abducted in Mandera a day before his scheduled visit telling the crowd, "We will deal with the terrorists and that is why I have come with the Deputy Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli."
2:23 pm President William Ruto inspects the Mandera Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Mandera County.
1:47 pm President William Ruto has responded to criticism from former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over his promise to revive workers’ payslips if elected to office in 2022.
1:43 pm Two people have lost their lives following a tragic road accident between a KENHA vehicle and a Probox near Limuru on the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway.
1:34 pm Gem Member of Parliament Elisha Odhiambo has accused ODM Deputy Leader Simba Arati and Secretary General Edwin Sifuna of orchestrating disorder in the party derailing its future.
1:08 pm COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli supports the increasing of National Social Security Fund (NSSF) deductions saying it is necessary for securing workers’ financial futures.
12:51 pm A woman who was humiliated by Neno Evangelism Center Pastor James Ng'ang'a for seeking his help to pay house rent has landed a Ksh640,000 affordable housing apartment.
12:37 pm The Government will lead investigations into alleged fuel adulteration in several petrol stations countrywide prompted by a viral social media video.
12:20 pm Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced a new tax amnesty programme for tax obligations up to December 31, 2023.
12:02 pm Taita Taveta Governor Andrew Mwadime has blamed the National Government for failing to deliver X-ray Machines after a school accident claimed the lives of five students, the school driver and a parent and injuring several other students.
11:42 am The Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs has cautioned Kenyans to be on the look out for Visa scammers and crooks promising fake jobs abroad.
11:28 am The Directorate of Criminal Investigations(DCI) has arrested five suspects for scamming two foreign nationals over Ksh15 million in a fake gold syndicate that also involved selling guns and ammunition.
10:59 am Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) has called on education stakeholders to join a CBC review panel to audit, develop and approve a new curriculum for senior schools.
10:20 am A detailed report by Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has revealed misuse of National Government Constituency Development Funds (NGCDF) by Members of Parliament.
10:09 am Attorney General Dorcas Oduor has opposed a move by the IEBC to review and set new boundaries for constituencies saying that parliament is crafting a law to remedy the situation.
9:28 am Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka who met former President Uhuru Kenyatta, has opined that he is too trusting, considering the number of times he has been betrayed by Raila Odinga.
8:38 am Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has spilled the beans on his boss President William Ruto offering him Ksh2 billion to resign from his government.
8:12 am 12 miners are still trapped in a collapsed gold mine in Kakamega County
7:43 am The National Police Service (NPS) has launched a special security operation in Marsabit and Isiolo Counties to end cross-border attacks by the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA).
7:20 am Technical University of Kenya (TUK) has been closed indefinitely over delayed staff salaries.

Mon, 03 February 2025

4:55 pm The Architectural Association of Kenya has expressed deep concern over the ongoing renovations at State House, Nairobi, saying they compromise its historical and architectural significance.
4:31 pm A clinical officer at a Mombasa hospital who was charged with raping a patient has been freed on a Sh500,000 bond with surety of a similar amount.