News Tracker

Sat, 05 October 2024

  • 3:05 pm Chief Justice Martha Koome appoints 100 magistrates to hear corruption cases. 
  • 2:33 pm ODM Deputy Party Leader Simba Arati says the Raila-led outfit will let MPs vote independently on DP Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment.
  • 2:01 pm Treasury report shows the govt borrowed Ksh303 billion in the FY 2023/2024 pushing the country's debt to Ksh10.5 Trillion.
  • 1:57 pm Police launch probe after 8 people die in Tana River clashes. 
  • 1:27 pm Police officer reported missing found dead at his home in Embakasi.
  • 12:57 pm Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi hosts the First Lady of Serbia, Tamara Vučić at his office. 
  • 12:00 pm Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris criticises violence meted on Morara Kebaso at Bomas on Friday.
  • 11:34 am Former LSK President Eric Theuri attributes the problems being experienced in the country to a disconnect between political class and the electorate
  • 11:21 am Naivasha resident dies after crane collapses at him at construction site.
  • 10:57 am KNEC announces new changes in examination papers including pre-printed candidate details. 
  • 10:00 am Medical practitioners in Machakos threaten to go on strike over unmet promises.
  • 9:49 am Security beefed up in Nyeri as residents engage in public participation on Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment.
  • 9:00 am Kiambu County embarks on construction of Ksh500 million industrial park.
  • 8:45 am First Lady Rachel Ruto hosts former Namibian First Lady Monica Geingos at State House, Nairobi.
  • 8:00 am Council of Governors calls on the Treasury to form a new directorate to oversee the disbursement of devolution finances.  
  • 7:40 am Retired Kenyan athlete Samson Kandie found dead at his home in Elgon View in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County. 
  • 7:00 am Health PS Harry Kimtai admits SHA portal encountered challenges on October 1 when the program was rolled out but claims the govt has since addressed that.   

Fri, 04 October 2024

  • 6:40 pm Ministry of Health reports two new Mpox cases.
  • 6:00 pm KEMRI reveals special labs have been scrambled to contain the Marbug virus after WHO alert.
  • 5:25 pm Public participation on DP Gachagua impeachment extended to Saturday, October 5. 
  • 5:00 pm Govt targets to raise Ksh430 billion in tourism earnings by June 2025
  • 4:54 pm Kenyans fundraise for 76-year old man denied dialysis at hospital demanding he pay cash amid SHIF transition
  • 4:00 pm WHO raises the alarm over the spread of the Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Rwanda, sparking fears of an outbreak in Kenya.
  • 3:49 pm Azimio Principal Eugene Wamalwa urges govt to deploy more resources to address mental health.
  • 3:00 pm Court rules charge sheet against Morara Kebaso defective and dismisses charges levelled against activist. 
  • 2:45 pm Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues advisory to Kenyans trapped in Lebanon warning them of fraudsters taking advantage of persons seeking evacuation. 
  • 2:00 pm Labour CS Alfred Mutua expresses his unequivocal support for DP Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment.
  • 1:34 pm  US Ambassador Meg Whitman pays a courtesy call to Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja.
  • 1:19 pm Haiti Prime Minister Garry Conille calls on the Multinational Security Support Mission to intervene following a gang attack that left 20 dead.
  • 12:39 pm Kenya acquires Ksh11.7 billion loan from French government to build National System Control Centre.