News Tracker

Wed, 13 November 2024

  • 5:45 pm UDA mourns the passing away of nominated Murang'a MCA Mark Gicheru Wainana, terming the death a ‘significant loss’.
  • 5:36 pm Kenya has lost its position as Uganda's top trading partner, according to a new Bank of Uganda report. Over the last few years, Uganda and Kenya have been at odds over tariffs on numerous goods.
  • 4:58 pm DCI detectives in Kakamega County have arrested the seventh suspect in connection with the murder of Wells Fargo HR manager Willis Ayieko following a tip-off from the public. 
  • 4:00 pm An MCA in Nyandarua has filed an impeachment motion against Governor Kiarie Badilisha on various grounds amongst others corruption and gross violation of the Constitution.
  • 3:42 pm President William Ruto eulogises the late Nominated Murang'a MCA Mark Wainaina as friendly, witty, and with immense potential that inspired the growth of the UDA Party.
  • 3:21 pm United States Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman reveals that she submitted her resignation letter to outgoing US President Joe Biden.
  • 2:43 pm Makadara Law Courts deny bond to online influencer Pascaline Peter alias Passy Ma Trevor and George Mutual Mutunga alias Imran.
  • 2:24 pm Deputy President Kithure Kindiki hosts Isiolo County Governor Abdi Ibrahim Guyo and Woman Representative Mumina Bonaya for deliberations on the County’s priority development programmes and enhancement of security.
  • 1:58 pm National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula elected as the President of the Bureau of East African Community Speakers.
  • 1:11 pm Murang'a MCA Mark Wainaina, who is allied to UDA, dies after he was diagnosed with a severe pulmonary disease that had caused both his lungs to fail.
  • 12:54 pm Public Service CS Justin Muturi announces partnership between Huduma Kenya and ASAN Service Center after meeting with Ulvi Mehdiyev, the Minister and Chairman of the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations, in Baku, Azerbaijan.
  • 12:14 pm Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura clarifies that Environmental CS Aden Duale's remarks on middle-class Kenyans polluting the Nairobi River the most were taken out of context noting "What he meant is that Kenyans living in the informal settlements have mastered the art of recycling and re-using waste materials creatively."
  • 11:43 am Molo MP Kimani Kuria was elected as Africa Young Parliamentarians Network chairperson during the just concluded AYPN's Conference on Corruption, Fiscal Justice, and Digital Governance.
  • 11:28 am A new TikTok report shows that 360,000 videos were removed from the platform while 60,465 accounts were banned for violating TikTok's community guidelines; 57,262 of the removed accounts were suspected to belong to minors below 13 years old.
  • 10:58 am KCSE student collapses after being slapped by an examinations official at Sironga Girls High School in Nyamira County over what police reports indicate that she was chewing a suspected unauthorised material.
  • 10:19 am Private security company G4S set to fire 400 employees due to tough economic conditions in the country.
  • 9:55 am Health CS Deborah Barasa and Tourism counterpart Rebecca Miano fail to appear before the Senate plenary to respond to questions relating to their ministries. Deputy Speaker Kathuri Murungi faults the two for unsatisfactory responses.
  • 9:21 am A 19-year-old girl's body was found dismembered and dumped at a farm in Kiambaa, Kiambu County, after she left her house for a stroll and to make a phone call.
  • 8:46 am Health CS Deborah Mulongo and her Tourism and Wildlife counterpart Rebecca Miano are expected to appear before the Senate Plenary at 9:30 am.
  • 8:23 am Murang'a County Assembly members caucus embarks on a fundraiser to help a member, Mark Wainaina, who was diagnosed with severe pulmonary disease causing lung failure.
  • 7:56 am DCI detectives on Tuesday arrested a 21-year-old casual labourer accused of killing his 78-year-old employer at her Kasarani home and dumping her body in a septic tank while protesting low pay after a month's service.
  • 7:05 am The Social Health Authority (SHA) board sent the authority's CEO, Elijah Wachira, on 90-day compulsory leave and appointed Robert Ingasira, the current Financial Services director, as his replacement.

Tue, 12 November 2024

  • 6:05 pm Kitui High Court issues orders lifting the injunctions that halted the FKF branch elections scheduled for Saturday, November 9, 2024.
  • 5:52 pm More than 198 residents of the Kwachocha area in Malindi moved to court seeking immediate compensation for their land acquired by the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) to expand the Malindi International Airport.
  • 5:29 pm A 26-year-old man kills his 24-year-old wife in front of his two children aged 9 years and 5 years in Iravari village, Embu county.
  • 4:42 pm Environment CS Aden Duale says the top polluters of the Nairobi River are not the informal settlement but the city's middle class.
  • 4:26 pm President William Ruto nominates former Isiolo Woman Representative Rehema Jaldesa to serve as the chairperson of the National Gender and Equality Commission
  • 3:48 pm Court of Appeal suspends hearing of lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi's Supreme Court ban case.
  • 3:19 pm President William Ruto nominated former IEBC chairperson Issack Hassan as chair of IPOA; He also nominated other chairpersons and members of the Commission Administrative Justice (CAJ), the National Gender and Equality Commission as well as Gerald Nyaoma Arita as the second Deputy-Governor of the CBK.
  • 2:57 pm Acting UoN VC Margaret Hutchinson directs all striking workers to resume duties noting, 'Any faculty member found not fulfilling their employment obligations will face appropriate action as stipulated in their employment contracts."