News Tracker

Thu, 26 September 2024

  • 3:17 pm Kenyan tea exports fetch 18 per cent more returns for farmers hitting Ksh102.4 billion in revenue in the first half of 2024, an improvement from Ksh87 billion in a similar period last year.
  • 2:48 pm Trade CS Salim Mvurya confirms that the government released Ksh3 billion to roll out the construction of 5 export processing zones countrywide.
  • 2:23 pm Interior CS Kithure Kindiki says detectives and police officers have stepped up the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators to protect boda boda operators against attacks, killings, and theft of their motorbikes.
  • 1:48 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua sends a message to his boss, William Ruto, lamenting that his staff and allies have endured harassment from security agencies for two months.
  • 1:14 pm President William Ruto is set to fly out to Congo-Brazzaville for a high-level meeting organised by the African Development Bank (AFDB).
  • 12:41 pm Interior CS Kithure Kindiki reveals that only 42 people lost their lives in Gen Z protests contracts human rights groups figure of 61; The CS added that 132 were reported missing and 1,208 were arrested.
  • 12:24 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua says that the people of Mt Kenya are 'forgiving but not forgetful' amid planned impeachment talks against him.
  • 11:47 am The US Department of Treasury sanctions former member of Haiti's parliament Prophane Victor for his role in forming, supporting, and arming gangs and their members that have committed serious human rights abuse.
  • 11:19 am 9 Hillside Endarasha victims to be buried today. 
  • 10:36 am KAA issues statement confirming temporary fuel disruption at JKIA which delayed flights. 
  • 10:11 am DCI recommends that MPs allied to DP Gachagua namely Mejja Donk of Embakasi Central and James Gakuya of Embakasi North be charged over their alleged involvement in funding the Gen-Z led protests.
  • 9:47 am ODM leader Raila Odinga tours IBM's research facility in the USA.
  • 9:18 am  Murang'a Senator Joe Nyutu calls on President William Ruto to prevail upon his MPs to shelve their plans to impeach DP Gachagua.
  • 8:22 am Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah claims the planned motion to impeach DP Gachagua is a diversionary tactic to shift the focus of Kenyans from more important issues like the Adani deal
  • 8:00 am  President William Ruto holds talks with UK PM Keir Starmer revolving around the implementation of the Railway City project .
  • 7:45 am Senate experiences operational problems due to budget constraints
  • 7:00 am  President William Ruto meets French President Emmanuel Macron in New York.  

Wed, 25 September 2024

  • 6:34 pm DP Gachagua to attend the Hillside Endarasha Fire Victims Memorial Service at Mweiga Stadium in Nyeri County tomorrow.
  • 6:10 pm KANU dismisses the hype around plans to impeach DP Gachagua says both President Ruto and his deputy should vacate office over failures in their regime.  
  • 5:27 pm Faith Chepkoech, a Kenyan athlete banned for 3 years over alleged doping.
  • 5:00 pm  DP Gachagua says Kenya is on course to comply with the European Union Deforestation Regulations (EUDR) before the December 30 deadline.
  • 4:44 pm Chinese athlete accused of threatening to kill Kenyan ex-lover freed on Ksh50,000 bond.
  • 4:00 pm Karatina University closed indefinitely after students stage protests.
  • 3:50 pm The Ministry of Lands will need Ksh35 billion to digitise all land records in Kenya, CS Alice Wahome reveals. 
  • 3:15 pm Govt Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura asks Kenyans to refrain from challenging all govt moves in court especially on revenue raising measures since the Kenya Kwanza administration has exhausted all borrowing avenues.
  • 2:45 pm  EACC audit on Inua Jamii uncovers transfers to deceased persons
  • 2:00 pm Meta announces plan to incorporate Kikuyu and Swahili into its AI chatbot, Llama.
  • 1:17 pm KEBS denies claims it has suspended 10 popular cooking oil brands amid reports substandard products have flooded the market. 
  • 1:00 pm  Busia Senator & Activist Okiya Omtatah files petition to remove Inspector General Douglas Kanja
  • 12:23 pm Faith Kipyegon among Kenyan athletes invited to feature in the Athlos Meet in New York this Thursday, September 26. The event was founded by Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian.