News Tracker

Sat, 19 October 2024

  • 9:00 am President William Ruto appoints Paul Wachana as the new KIPPRA chairperson.
  • 8:30 am A team comprising detectives from different agencies destroys 63 bags of bhang previously used as exhibits in a court case in Nyahururu.
  • 8:00 am Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu throws his weight behind Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka for 2027 while slamming President William Ruto for failing to keep his promises.
  • 7:44 am Seven Turkish nationals allegedly kidnapped in Nairobi.
  • 7:00 am Azimio Principal Eugene Wamalwa questions the hurry to install Kithure Kindiki as Kenya's next Deputy President.

Fri, 18 October 2024

  • 6:06 pm Sim card fraud mastermind arrested in Ruiru.
  • 5:56 pm Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi supports Kithure Kindiki's nomination as Kenya's next Deputy President
  • 5:00 pm National Assembly adjourned until Tuesday November 5, 2024 due to lack of quorum.
  • 4:50 pm High Court in Kerugoya issues orders barring Kithure Kindiki from assuming office as DP. 
  • 4:00 pm Treasury to release Ksh 500 million to Moi University by November 15, 2024. 
  • 3:55 pm National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula officially gazettes the approval of Prof. Kithure Kindiki as Deputy President. 
  • 3:00 pm Ministry of Health confirms 14th Mpox case in the country.
  • 2:45 pm Acting ODM Party leader Anyang' Nyong'o welcomes Kindiki's nomination as DP stating it is good for the country. 
  • 2:00 pm Teachers threaten strike over allowances dispute ahead of KCSE.
  • 1:55 pm MPs approve Kithure Kindiki's nomination as Kenya's next DP
  • 1:00 pm Weatherman issues heavy rainfall advisory for most parts in Kenya. 
  • 12:27 pm Rigathi Gachagua's allies in Parliament missing in action as MPs vote to approve Kithure Kindiki's nomination as Kenya's next Deputy President.
  • 12:00 pm Lawyer Willis Otieno faults Rigathi Gachagua impeachment stating the process was flawed
  • 11:31 am Oscar Sudi congratulates Kithure Kindiki following his nomination as Kenya's next Deputy President.
  • 11:00 am Nairobi court recommends the ODPP institutes criminal charges against Omar Lali after finding him liable for Tecra Muigai's murder. 
  • 10:45 am Mbeere North MP Geoffrey Ruku dismisses claims MPs were bribed to impeach Rigathi Gachagua
  • 10:16 am President William Ruto nominates Interior CS Kithure Kindiki as Kenya's next Deputy President.
  • 9:45 am Former Tharaka Nithi Woman Rep Beatrice Nkatha passes away. 
  • 9:09 am Rigathi Gachagua's legal team moves to court to challenge his impeachment as deputy president.
  • 8:38 am Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka to visit DP Rigathi Gachagua in hospital at 9:45am. 
  • 8:00 am Moses Kuria asks Central Kenya residents to rally behind a politician from Mt Kenya East as its next leader.
  • 7:49 am Former UDA Sec Gen Cleophas Malala faults President William Ruto for failing to intervene and stop the impeachment process after Rigathi Gachagua was taken ill.
  • 7:00 am Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba and former Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri break down in tears after visiting Rigathi Gachagua in hospital.

Thu, 17 October 2024

  • 6:58 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua's lawyers walk out noting that they had no instructions from their client to continue representing him after the Senate declined to postpone the impeachment hearing.