News Tracker

Thu, 17 October 2024

  • 7:00 am Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja skips DP Gachagua's Senate trial to speak at the Bloomberg Summit in Mexico. 

Wed, 16 October 2024

  • 6:45 pm  Media Council of Kenya cautions journalists to exercise caution while reporting on Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment. 
  • 6:35 pm Fire burns building in Eastleigh in Nairobi. The Kenya Red Cross has responded.  
  • 5:49 pm Interior PS Raymond Omollo assures Kenyans Kwale Stadium is ready to host Mashujaa Day Celebrations.
  • 5:00 pm Treasury CS John Mbadi hosts UAE's Ambassador to Kenya, Salim Mohamed Al-Naqbi at his office.
  • 4:53 pm Treasury CS John Mbadi dismisses calls to abolish the Social Health Authority (SHA).
  • 4:00 pm Lamu Governor Issa Timamy names James Gichu as his new deputy following the death of Raphael Munyua.
  • 3:55 pm J.P. Morgan appoints former CBK Executive Sailepu Montet as its new Country Manager for Kenya.
  • 3:00 pm President William Ruto expresses his concern that Kenya's manufacturing sector is not doing well & weighing down the country's economy. 
  • 2:30 pm Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga hosts US Ambassador Meg Whitman at her office.
  • 2:00 pm President William Ruto sets goal to limit Kenya’s inflation rate below 3 per cent to curb rising cost of living and lower borrowing costs.
  • 1:46 pm A source in Lebanon confirmed to Kenyans.co.ke that several Kenyans are still stranded in the war-torn nation and now living on streets as bombings heighten.
  • 1:28 pm National Assembly adjusts its calendar to allow for a special sitting on Friday, October 18 to handle high-priority business, before heading to recess next week.
  • 12:19 pm  Murang'a Governor Irungu Kang'ata meets ODM leader Raila Odinga amid reports he is being lined up to replace Rigathi Gachagua as deputy president. 
  • 12:11 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua's legal team, through Lawyer Ndegwa Njiru, objects to Legal Counsel James Orengo appearing on behalf of the National Assembly at the Senate impeachment hearing.
  • 11:22 am Senate officially kicks off DP Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment trial after reaching the required quorum.
  • 11:07 am High Court rules DP Gachagua can still appeal potential impeachment at the Senate even after the house removes him from office. 
  • 10:45 am President William Ruto, Prime CS Mudavadi and Treasury CS John Mbadi arrive at KICC for the Inua Biashara MSME Exhibition
  • 10:12 am SRC reveals that it reduced the public wage bill by advising on daily subsistence allowance and abolishing taxable car allowances for CSs, PSs, and Judges among others.
  • 9:45 am Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua arrives at Parliament Buildings ahead of the hearing of his impeachment motion at the Senate.
  • 9:10 am 3-judge bench at the High Court in Nairobi declines to stop DP Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment debate at the Senate noting that his petition raised constitutional issues that required further judicial interrogation. 
  • 8:58 am Security heightened as Parliament Road closed ahead of the Senate impeachment trial against DP Rigathi Gachagua at the Senate.
  • 8:23 am The Senate of Kenya is set to resume its sittings on Wednesday at 9:00 am to debate the proposed removal of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office through impeachment.
  • 7:49 am The Government of Kenya assures that it will disburse Ksh4.5 billion NHIF debt to healthcare facilities in 90 days even as the country moves to the new SHA system.
  • 7:23 am Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka dismisses allegations of planning to replace embattled Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua as the next second in command.

Tue, 15 October 2024

  • 6:00 pm Three-judge bench to rule on DP Gachagua’s second bid to halt Senate hearing on Wednesday morning.
  • 5:41 pm Senate Speaker Amason Kingi directs Inspector General Douglas Kanja to arrest Isiolo Governor Abdi Guyo for skipping house summons.
  • 5:02 pm NEMA officials in conjunction with officers from Nairobi County Government carried out inspections in Westlands and 6 other estates after an increase in noise pollution.
  • 4:36 pm Mbeere North MP Geoffrey Ruku renews calls to have Mt Kenya East separated from the larger Mt Kenya region lamenting that only Mt Kenya West enjoys government's development programmes.
  • 4:06 pm High Court declines to suspend DP Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment trial set for Wednesday and Thursday at the Senate.