News Tracker

Tue, 15 October 2024

  • 3:00 pm  Parents at Kianjogu Primary School in Laikipia County demand the removal of the headteacher citing poor performance and neglect.
  • 2:30 pm Transport CS Davis Chirchir holds a meeting with a delegation from the China Development Bank at his office. 
  • 2:00 pm University Workers' Unions issue 7-day strike notice.
  • 1:41 pm ODM leader Raila Odinga's comments on Adani attract backlash in India
  • 1:00 pm Kakamega Muslim clerics ask President William Ruto to pick Mudavadi as deputy president should DP Gachagua be impeached.
  • 12:36 pm KNUT piles pressure on the national govt to release capitation for schools.
  • 12:00 pm KUPPET lobbies govt to ensure uniform development of infrastructure in primary schools for intake of Grade 9 students next year.
  • 11:25 am Youth clash with police outside the Nyamira County Assembly while attempting to block the Speaker from returning to his office.
  • 11:23 am Ugandan national sentenced to 5 years in prison by the Kahawa Chief Magistrate for sending a malicious email to the Interpol General Secretariat in France acting out of anger to punish his wife.
  • 10:24 am KNCCI report shows most businesses don't plan to make more hires in the fourth quarter of 2024. 
  • 10:00 am Senate forced to adjourn after senators failed to show up for the morning session. 
  • 9:09 am Defence CS Soipan Tuya presides over the KDF Day celebrations at Thika Garrison. 
  • 9:00 am Foreign Affairs PS Korir Singoei vows to sue lawyer Miguna Miguna for making what he considers to be defamatory remarks.  
  • 8:38 am Govt cancels and recalls 900 birth certificates after the registration booklets got lost.
  • 8:00 am Senate Speaker Amason Kingi communicates court rulings will not stop the impeachment process against DP Rigathi Gachagua
  • 7:34 am Foreign Affairs PS Korir SingOei hosts Pakistan High Commissioner to Kenya Ibrar Hussain Khan as the two govts seek to scale up the trade volumes.
  • 7:05 am Former Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana opines that the accusations levelled against DP Rigathi Gachagua don't meet the threshold for impeachment

Mon, 14 October 2024

  • 5:56 pm Education CS Julius Migos Ogamba hosts the Deputy Chief of Staff for Performance and Delivery Management in the Executive Office of the President, Eliud Owalo, and his team for the validation of the 2024/2025 Performance Contract.
  • 5:15 pm 34 Senators vote to uphold Kericho Governor Erick Mutai's objection in a delegation vote done electronically effectively saving him from impeachment. Only 10 voted no.
  • 4:43 pm Ugandan Government signs a Ksh381 billion to extend SGR from Malava to Kampala with a Turkish company, Yapi Merkezi.
  • 4:24 pm CBK grants authority to JPMorgan Chase Bank in the US to establish a representative office in Kenya by the name of JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Representative Office Kenya.
  • 3:54 pm The High Court is scheduled to rule tomorrow at 2:30 pm on whether the Senate can proceed with Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment trial in a petition filed by the DP.
  • 3:29 pm Chief Justice Martha Koome appoints three judges; Eric Ogola, Anthony Mrima, and Frida Mugambi to hear the petition filed by the DP.
  • 2:53 pm NCIC Chairperson Simon Kobia cautions senators to handle DP Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment with care since the outcome is likely to divide Kenyans.
  • 2:04 pm Sports CS Kipchumba Murkomen meets UK High Commissioner to Kenya Neil Wigan to explore areas of partnerships geared towards attracting more UK firms to invest locally in sports technology and the development of talent.
  • 1:42 pm Housing PS Charles Hinga announces that Kenya is on course to complete 124,000 houses under President William Ruto's tenure.
  • 1:20 pm Kenya reports the most expensive prices of maize, rice, wheat, and beans in East Africa according to the latest report by the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).
  • 12:52 pm Auctioneer Onyango and Tarus puts 38 vehicles on auction for as low as Ksh57,000 
  • 12:25 pm The High Court on Monday granted a Ksh1 million anticipatory bond to Mombasa Lands County Executive Committee (CEC) Mohammed Hussein in a blogger's assault case.
  • 11:49 am Lawer Katwa Kigen argues that 31 MCAs who impeached Kericho Governor Erick Mutai did not reach the threshold since the two-thirds stands at 31.3.