News Tracker

Sat, 18 January 2025

  • 1:37 pm President Ruto has urged religious leaders to take the lead in ensuring the integrity of the country’s moral fabric.
  • 1:12 pm The government to spend Ksh193 million for livestock vaccinations with over two million doses purchased, according to Agriculture PS Jonathan Mueke.
  • 12:45 pm ACK elects Canon Jonathan Kabiru as Bishop of Nairobi Diocese.
  • 12:07 pm PSC dismissed 449 government employees found with fake certificates according to an annual report covering the 2023/2024 financial year; 181 others resigned.
  • 11:45 am Former Kitutu Masaba MP Timothy Bosire has declined Ruto’s appointment as the non-executive chairperson of the Board of Directors of NTSA. 
  • 11:24 am The Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Kenya issues orders prohibiting the sale, distribution, importation, or handling of pharmaceutical products entering the Kenyan market that reference the Indian pharmacopoeia (IP).
  • 10:50 am 217 more Kenyan police officers have left for Haiti, joining the 400 already fighting gangs in the Caribbean country.
  • 10:13 am Nairobi has been ranked as the fifth-best city in Africa in the Travellers’ Choice Awards; Marrakech, Mauritius, Zanzibar, and Cape Town Central are ranked first to fourth, respectively.
  • 9:22 am Two people die in a grisly road accident along the Machakos-Kitui road in Kaseve; 14 others sustain injuries.
  • 9:12 am West Mugirango MP Steve Mogaka has said that he will withdraw the case challenging the establishment of Nyamira University at Kiabonyoru.
  • 8:37 am Treasury CS John Mbadi says the government will release Ksh48.8 billion in capitation funds next week.
  • 8:12 am A suspected gas explosion has destroyed property worth millions of shillings in Moi's Bridge, Uasin Gishu County
  • 7:47 am Education CS Julius Ogamba dismisses  Moi University Council and appoints a new council via gazette notice.   
  • 7:10 am President Ruto appoints Governor Gladys Wanga’s husband, George Wanga, to be the non-executive chairperson of the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA).
  • 6:53 am The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) officially recognises the Kenya Electronic Sports Federation (KESF), a major step forward for Esports in the country.

Fri, 17 January 2025

  • 7:40 pm Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya has picked Millicent Omanga as a member of the Board of Directors of Kenya Shipyard Limited.
  • 7:05 pm President Ruto appoints former Gender Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa to be the non-executive chairperson of the Kenya Roads Board. 
  • 6:50 pm Angry Narok residents attack police officers and chop off an officer's hand while protesting the killing of their livestock at Duka Moja, near Suswa Town.
  • 6:32 pm Kenya Airways (KQ) win two awards: Best Scaled Catering Solution and Best Approach to Scaling Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
  • 5:54 pm Trade PS Alfred K’Ombudo refutes claims Abu Dhabi Ports will take over operations of SGR in the UAE expansion deal.
  • 5:10 pm President Ruto's UDA and Mudavadi's ANC merge to form the United Democratic Alliance Party.
  • 4:42 pm Residents block the Narok-Suswa highway at Duka Moja, near Suswa Town in protests, and a huge snarl-up builds.
  • 4:17 pm Nyandarua Senator John Methu has demanded for the resignation of President William Ruto over rising cases of abductions in the country. 
  • 3:00 pm Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on Gen Z to continue fighting for their rights, barely two months after a symbolic ‘handshake’ with President William Ruto.
  • 2:26 pm President William Ruto has welcomed leading Chinese tyre maker Linglong Tyres to set up factory in Kenya.
  • 1:30 pm Kenya Power has warned Kenyans who charge their phones overnight that it increases their electricity bills.
  • 1:14 pm The Council of Governors has criticised a move by the Controller of Budget (COB) Margaret Nyakang’o restricting the issuance of bursaries to students in primary, secondary schools and tertiary institutions.
  • 12:35 pm Governor Susan Kihika has broken her silence after concerned Kenyans questioned her whereabouts, demanding an explanation of why she had been missing in action.