News Tracker

Thu, 28 November 2024

  • 6:55 pm Murang'a County's Kangatacare, founded by Governor Irungu Kang'ata, won the best innovation in public service, the Golden Award for African governments beating 68 innovations from other African governments.
  • 6:27 pm IEBC CEO Marjan Hussein Marjan appears before the Public Petitions Committee chaired by Turbo MP Janet Sitienei to discuss Petition No. 40 of 2023 regarding the delimitation of electoral units at Bunge Towers.
  • 5:59 pm Treasury CS John Mbadi tells the National Assembly's Public Debt and Privatisation Committee that the government has legally terminated the Adani deal.
  • 5:17 pm President William Ruto awards the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) the All-Time Highest Transaction in the Corporate Category awards on Thursday for leading in the digitisation of its services on the eCitizen platform.
  • 4:33 pm The Director of Public Prosecutions, Renson Ingonga, notes that the threat of terrorism, terrorism financing, violent extremism, and radicalization continues to pose significant risks to peace, stability, and security in the region.
  • 4:26 pm National Assembly passes the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Amendment Bill barring foreign companies from being awarded tenders below Ksh1 billion in Kenya in favour of local firms.
  • 3:39 pm Embakasi East MP Babu Owino vows to introduce an amendment to the NTSA Act to protect online drivers from exploitation by the government and service providers.
  • 3:20 pm Chaos ensued at a burial ceremony attended by Rigathi Gachagua in Limuru, Kiambu County forcing the former DP to scamper for safety.
  • 2:50 pm ODM's National Election Coordinating Committee (NEC) chairperson Emily Awita directs all candidates who wish to appeal the results of the just concluded grassroots elections to pay Ksh3,000 within 24 hours after the results are declared to have their appeal heard.
  • 2:23 pm The Universities of Embu, Kibabii and Murang’a have overtaken the Univerity of Nairobi (UoN) in the latest Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings 2024 which is based on several metrics including the financial stability of the institutions.
  • 1:41 pm President William Ruto announced that all government cash transfers targeting vulnerable citizens in Kenya will be paid on the eCitizen platform beginning Friday, November 29, 2024.
  • 1:12 pm Acting Interior CS Musalia Mudavadi presides over the signing of Performance Contracts for the Financial Year 2024/2025 with Internal Security PS Raymond Omollo and his Immigration and Correctional Services counterparts Julius Bitok and Salome Beacco.
  • 12:57 pm The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) meets the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga to discuss issues relating to the enforcement of capital markets regulations, particularly those involving financial crimes, fraud, and market manipulation.
  • 12:21 pm The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) informs exporters that it will set up a service desk and offer assistance in applying for the Certificate of Origin (COO) to its members and non-members at a fee of Ksh200.
  • 11:55 am President William Ruto on Thursday, November 28, put on notice CEOs of 34 agencies within his government who he claims have been undermining government efforts in the digitisation of government services and non-compliance with the eCitizen platform.
  • 11:21 am Kenyans who won this year's Lu’an Marathon in Anhui, China, were awarded live geese.
  • 10:49 am The Government of South Sudan directs all payments of trade permits for goods entering the country to be paid within the country’s borders affecting Kenyan traders at the Mombasa port.
  • 9:50 am President William Ruto and other high-ranking government officials are at KICC, Nairobi, to mark the First Anniversary of the eCitizen Directorate.
  • 9:14 am The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has informed smallholder farmers that they will receive fertilizer suspense refunds together with the Green Leaf (GL) payable in January 2025.
  • 8:45 am Makueni Senator Dan Maanzo has warned government officials who colluded with businessman Gautam Adani that they might need to refund him after his deals with Kenya were cancelled.
  • 8:15 am COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli wants the Presidential term limit scrapped to eliminate politicking immediately after Elections.
  • 7:37 am 24 Kenyan banks could face closure within the next three years if the proposed increase in core capital in the Business Laws, from Ksh.1 billion to Ksh.10 billion, is implemented.
  • 7:00 am The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) has announced the temporary closure of several city roads on December 1, 2024, from 6am to 10am to pave way for the World AIDS Day half marathon.

Wed, 27 November 2024

  • 6:30 pm Labour Cabinet Secretary (CS) Alfred Mutua has announced that the nationwide recruitment for foreign jobs will take a temporary hiatus until mid-December.
  • 5:50 pm The Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) Human Resource Manager has been arrested over allegations of corruption involving a tender for the provision of staff medical cover.
  • 5:25 pm Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana has withdrawn the Religious Organisations Bill that seeks to regulate religious groups.
  • 4:45 pm Parliament has approved the appointment of Gerald Nyaoma Arita as the second Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, following the submission of a joint Parliamentary report.
  • 4:26 pm Tranport CS Davis Chirchir has announced the signing of a Ksh8.4 billion contract with South Korean Samsung C&T for the construction of phase one of Nairobi's Intelligent Transport System (ITS) and the Traffic Management Centre (TMC) to end traffic congestion in Nairobi.
  • 3:45 pm The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has instructed all medical interns across the country to withdraw their services following the recent suicide case of an intern doctor.