News Tracker

Sun, 13 October 2024

  • 5:00 pm Ruth Chepng'etich breaks world record; smashing Berlin feat after clocking 2:09:57 at the Chicago Marathon.
  • 4:44 pm ODM leader Raila Odinga backs Adani deal claiming country's precarious economic situation warrants proceeding with controversial agreement.
  • 4:09 pm Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi hints at detailed explanations on why MPs have voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
  • 3:33 pm Kenyan runner Nehemiah Kipyegon wins the Generali Munich Marathon.
  • 3:11 pm Former Inooro Radio journalist Kihara wa Gathua dies.
  • 2:09 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua asks Kenyans to remain calm and not to be fazed by his looming impeachment.
  • 2:05 pm Former FKF CEO Barry Otieno formally announces bid to run for president of the storied football federation.
  • 1:40 pm President William Ruto clarifies skipping event in Embu stating he opted to attend the church's 30th anniversary celebration instead, citing a long-standing connection with the congregation.
  • 1:00 pm Machakos County shifts blame to Treasury on delayed payments to medical practitioners. 
  • 12:45 pm Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka criticises MPs for voting to impeach DP Rigathi Gachagua stating they lack the moral authority to do so.
  • 12:00 pm Mandera Senator Ali Roba expresses his opinion for the need to have presidents and governors appoint their deputies after elections.
  • 11:46 am Kinangop MP Zachary Kwenya forced to leave nightclub after residents heckle him for voting YES to Gachagua impeachment.
  • 11:00 am Former Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana calls on religious leaders to mediate between President William Ruto and his deputy.
  • 10:25 am US Embassy in Nairobi to close temporarily on Monday for Columbus Day observance.
  • 10:00 am Moses Kuria forced to cut short speech at a concert in Githurai as residents chanted 'Riggy G' seemingly depicting their anger at the push to kick out Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
  • 9:45 am Medical Services PS Harry Kimtai assures Kenyans they will get more services under SHA than they did under NHIF.
  • 9:00 am President William Ruto cancels event in Embu over projected hostility stemming from plot to impeach DP Rigathi Gachagua.
  • 8:45 am Haiti Prime Minister Garry Connille visits second cohort of Kenyan police officers set to be deployed to the troubled Caribbean nation.
  • 8:00 am Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji vows to table bill proposing referendum as the only path to impeach president, deputy president and governors.  
  • 7:45 am Benga musician Princess Jully dies at 51.
  • 7:00 am Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai writes to the Nairobi County Assembly Speaker and requests to be removed from all committees.

Sat, 12 October 2024

  • 6:43 pm COTU Sec Gen Francis Atwoli welcomes 6% increase in minimum wage announced by Labour CS Alfred Mutua.  
  • 6:00 pm CBK report projects an increase in the prices of food items; particularly vegetables in October due to the upcoming short rains.
  • 5:25 pm Council of Governors condemns the arrest of Tana River Governor Dhadho Godhana and accuses the govt of 'bullying' him.
  • 5:01 pm ODM leader Raila Odinga calls on the govt to initiate action against police officers accused of meting brutality on anti-govt protestors.
  • 4:39 pm Haiti Prime Minister Garry Connille visits the National Defence College and delivers lecture to students on the second day of his official visit to Kenya.
  • 4:00 pm Labour CS Alfred Mutua announces 6% increase in minimum wage across various sectors.
  • 3:40 pm Raila Odinga, referencing a report by the Auditor General claims ODM is the only party in Kenya operating within the law. 
  • 3:00 pm Kenyan Embassy in Thailand cautions citizens against travelling to Myanmar.
  • 2:37 pm Mining CS Hassan Joho threatens to blacklist contractor for failing to deliver on Ksh151 million fish landing site.