News Tracker

Sat, 23 November 2024

  • 1:58 pm Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has appointed a 10-member Committee, which includes activist Hanifa Adan, to explore his potential candidacy for the 2027 presidential elections. 
  • 1:04 pm Nominated Senator Veronica Maina dismisses allegations of opposing President William Ruto’s administration, calling them 'cheap gimmicks.'
  • 12:56 pm Mombasa doctors threaten to close their businesses if the county continues to push for them to pay for single business permits; the matter is before the court.
  • 12:22 pm Police officers have launched a manhunt on a man who stabbed his lover in Kiamunyi village in Nakuru.
  • 11:49 am The US Embassy in Nairobi has named Marc Dillard as the Ambassador of the United States to Kenya on an acting basis to replace Meg Whitman.
  • 11:08 am Adani Group claims Ksh32 billion bribery charges levelled in the US affect only one deal and not the whole company, says CFO, Jugeshinder Singh.
  • 10:58 am Police announce the arrest of the main suspect, who was captured by CCTV shooting a 25-year-old man in Eastleigh.
  • 10:07 am Detectives have arrested a man linked to the murder of David Mayaka, a Police Constable attached to DCI in Makadara.
  • 9:56 am The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has handed a six-year ban to rising cross-country star Emmaculate Anyango for multiple anti-doping violations.
  • 9:13 am ODM has called off the homecoming fete of Kisii governor Simba Arati scheduled for next Thursday due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’, says party Director of Communication, Philip Etale. 
  • 8:45 am The Ministry of Sports has appointed a 12-member task force, including Catherine Ndereba, to implement the January 2022 report on Gender Welfare and Equity in Sports and to develop effective gender-based violence (GBV) policies.
  • 8:10 am The new health scheme SHA is set to announce a recruitment drive in three weeks after taking over all functions of the defunct NHIF. 
  • 7:50 am President William Ruto has appointed two former MPs, Nicholas Gumbo and Swarup Ranjan Mishra, to head Kenya Sugar Board and Kenya Biovax Institute Limited, respectively.
  • 7:05 am The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) nominates Abdi Mohamud to succeed Twalib Mbarak as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Fri, 22 November 2024

  • 7:13 pm Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura has hit back at NTV's fact check that poked holes in President William Ruto's State of the Nation Address.
  • 6:10 pm The Pharmacy and Poisons Board has recalled two nasal drops from the market after it emerged that there was a mix-up in labelling and packaging.
  • 5:00 pm Kirinyaga Governor Ann Waiguru has condemned a brutal attack on a Nakuru businesswoman who was stabbed and had her fingers chopped off in another case of gender-based violence.
  • 4:00 pm The High Court in Nairobi has suspended the notice issued by the Communication Authority of Kenya directing phone dealers and those travelling to Kenya to declare their International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) Numbers to ensure tax compliance.
  • 3:15 pm The Catholic Church will work with the State Department for Gender and Affirmative Actions in a bid to protect women and end femicide cases in the country.
  • 2:55 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has warned property developers in Kilimani and Kileleshwa that they will not be issued occupancy licenses until they repair the roads they have damaged.
  • 2:20 pm Uganda's Information and Communication Technology Minister, Chris Baryomunsi, says Kenya's government was aware of the arrest of Kizza Besigye as the operation would not happen without Kenya's intervention. 
  • 1:54 pm Katiba Institute has filed a petition at the High Court challenging the constitutionality of the public notice issued by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) announcing the mandatory registration of phones.
  • 1:10 pm Saudi Arabia has granted Kenya Ksh2.5 billion to combat climate change, the funds will be directed towards investments in clean cooking solutions. 
  • 12:57 pm Police have launched an investigation into the questionable circumstances that led to the death of a KCSE student in Lodwar on Thursday night.
  • 12:08 pm Police in Busia launch investigations after human skulls were found on a bus travelling to Nairobi from Rwanda.
  • 11:46 am ODPP has secured a conviction against controversial businesswoman Joyce Akinyi and two accomplices in a high-profile drug trafficking case, prosecuted at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Courts.
  • 11:04 am The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) is to hold repeat elections tomorrow, Saturday, in Garissa, Kitui, and Vihiga counties for various positions, according to Electoral Board Chairman, Hesbon Owilla. 
  • 10:50 am WhatsApp rolls out a new voice feature that will turn voice notes into text with the transcripts being generated on your device, so no one, not even WhatsApp, will be able to hear or read your personal messages. 
  • 10:08 am At least five people are feared dead, while one person is nursing critical injuries following a road accident in the Kibirigwi area of Kirinyaga along the Karatina-Sagana Highway.
  • 9:49 am MPs launched a probe into the Ksh3.8 billion State Officers and Public Officers Motor Car Loan Scheme for alleged mismanagement and neglect, the fund is said to be investing the funds in government securities