News Tracker

Sun, 15 December 2024

  • 9:26 am On Saturday, the Kenyan team drew 1-1 against Burundi in the ongoing Parliamentary Games in Mombasa; the goal was scored by Kericho Senator and team Co-captain Aaron Cheruiyot.
  • 8:51 am 6 people died while 16 others sustained injuries after a school bus collided head-on with a matatu along the Bomet-Narok Highway; the bus driver vanished from the scene of the accident.
  • 8:14 am An autopsy on two bodies of a Kisii couple found dead while holding hands showed that the lady died from blunt force trauma to her head after enduring torture.
  • 7:41 am Detectives from DCI on Saturday arrested a serial fraud suspect Brian Otiende Anyanga believed to be the ring leader of a city cartel fleecing land buyers.
  • 7:21 am Lands CS Alice Wahome says that the completion of the first batch of 200,000 affordable houses will be delayed for 4 months due to a flurry of court cases and litigation opposing the housing levy. Over 500,000 Kenyans have shown interest in owning the homes.

Sat, 14 December 2024

  • 7:10 pm The government has launched a five-day mass drug administration campaign towards eliminating intestinal worms and bilharzia in Kakamega.
  • 6:28 pm Taxpayers could shoulder a Ksh3.11 billion cost to fund a proposed pension scheme for MCAs as the Senate reviews a Bill sponsored by Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot to establish a state-backed retirement fund for ward representatives.
  • 5:58 pm 67% of Kenyans have faced challenges using the new health scheme SHA, while 47% have had to pay out of pocket, according to a survey from the rural and private hospitals umbrella body, RUPHA.
  • 5:15 pm EPRA reduces the prices of Super Petrol, Kerosene, and Diesel in its latest fuel review by Ksh4.37 per litre, Ksh3 per litre, and Ksh3 per litre respectively.
  • 4:35 pm Kirinyaga County gazettes a special sitting for Wednesday, December 18, at 11.00 am for a County Address by Governor Anne Waiguru.
  • 3:48 pm Electricity prices are set to go up after EPRA reviewed the Water Resource Management Authority (WRMA) levy upwards by Ksh1.35 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
  • 3:03 pm One person has died, while three others are nursing critical injuries after a car they were travelling in got involved in an accident along the Nakuru-Narok Highway.
  • 2:55 pm PSC has appointed a technical committee to recommend the terms and conditions of service for officers and other staff of the National Intelligence and Research University (NIRU). 
  • 2:10 pm The British government has handed over to Kenya a vast collection of digitised archives, including documents on the Mau Mau insurgency and key figures like Jomo Kenyatta.
  • 1:53 pm EACC has recovered land worth Ksh30 million in Mombasa adjacent to the State House allegedly grabbed by a district officer and a land commissioner.
  • 1:05 pm Environment CS Aden Duale named Maclean Sitati Nangalama as a member of the Board of Directors in the National Environment Management Authority for a period of three years. 
  • 12:56 pm President Ruto has revealed that he is engaged in talks with top military brass to make changes in the military on advice from former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
  • 12:14 pm Doctors and nurses to down tools in nationwide strike starting Sunday, December 22, KMPDU has announced.
  • 11:41 am The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has appointed Raimond Molenje as its new CEO, effective 1st December 2024. 
  • 11:27 am President William Ruto Stephen Maore to be the chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Regional Centre on Groundwater Resources Education, Training, and Research in Eastern Africa.  
  • 10:54 am An audit of Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (KUSCC) has revealed widespread financial irregularities amounting to Ksh12 billion in financial losses within the national body.
  • 10:09 am Jubilee Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni has dismissed allegations that former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s younger brother, Muhoho Kenyatta, is eyeing a key Cabinet position 
  • 9:48 am Police in Rongai, Kajiado County, arrest two women for possessing and distributing narcotic substances, including bhang, cleverly concealed as cigarettes to avoid detection.
  • 9:14 am Acting ODM Party Leader Anyang' Nyong'o has cautioned leaders seeking to replace Raila Odinga against having blind ambitions, saying it will lead to “political hell.”
  • 8:50 am One person has died and another was left nursing serious injuries after being run over by a lorry while boarding a ferry at the Likoni Crossing Channel in Mombasa on Friday night.
  • 8:08 am Nairobi County issues notice to owners of 107 pieces of land in Kayole, Mathare North, and Umoja 1, threatening to repossess the land.
  • 7:48 am Raila Odinga lobbies for Africa to get two veto seats at the United Nations Security Council during the Mjadala Afrika Debate.
  • 7:06 am President William Ruto to grace the Kenya Navy 60th anniversary celebrations at Mtongwe Navy Base, Mombasa.

Fri, 13 December 2024

  • 8:00 pm Rwanda officially announced its bid to host Formula One races ahead of an awards ceremony in the capital Kigali that will hand the champion’s trophy to Max Verstappen for a fourth year in a row.
  • 7:01 pm Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga begins debiting two other candidates for the African Union Chairmanship (AUC) in a live debate in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.