News Tracker

Tue, 28 January 2025

2:33 pm The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has suspended the manufacturing permit of a major steel company over substandard ribbed bars.
2:29 pm National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has cautioned Kenyans to stop speculating on the health of Malava MP Malulu Injendi who is currently admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
2:18 pm Government has directed all importers to digitally procure Marine Cargo Insurance cover by February 14 before receiving customs clearance for their goods.
1:52 pm United Nations will support the East African Community resolve to end ongoing fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
1:26 pm Kenya's Ksh45.3 billion Talanta Sports Stadium that will host AFCON 2027 alongside Uganda and Tanzania will be completed by December 2025, government says.
1:15 pm COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli has admitted that Ruto’s 2022 presidential election victory was imminent and senior Azimio coalition officials knew it despite casting aspersions on the win.
12:19 pm President William Ruto is set to hold a high level meeting with his counterparts from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with the aim of taming escalating tensions in DRC.
12:12 pm Civil servants will have their salaries cut up to 45%-50% due to increased deductions of SHIF, housing levy, and increased NSSF contributions.
11:44 am Dreaded Haiti gangs members shot, some arrested while others escape with gunshot wounds after they attacked residents at Kenscoff Town located 10 kilometres Southeast of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, MSS Commander Godfrey Otunge says.
11:27 am Kenya has issued a fresh plea to the US President Donald Trump to provide alternative funding to cushion the world's most venerable populations.
10:30 am Kenya Chamber of Mines (KCM) has accused the government of being unjust in conducting raids on their premises despite disclosing their inventories.
10:05 am Youth who turned up at Kisii National Polytechnic for government brokered jobs in the Middle East leave hopes dashed after CS Alfred Mutua post-postpones the recruitment.
9:42 am Kenyans living in the United States of America illegally are a worried lot as the crackdown on illegal migrants intensifies nabbing 956 people.
9:23 am President William Ruto has flown out of the country to attend the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
8:55 am The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has outlined several directives targeting owners, carriers and operators of commercial vehicles.
8:22 am The African Union (AU) through its African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has disputed Moody’s Global Credit Rating Agency’s recent decision to revise Kenya’s economic outlook from negative to positive.
7:54 am The Judiciary has urged the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) members to cancel their planned protests against Chief Justice Martha Koome and the other Supreme Court judges.

Mon, 27 January 2025

7:15 pm President William Ruto has said he spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron about the situation in Eastern DRC and he has expressed support for the regional efforts to deal with the challenge.
7:01 pm Kenya Railways has announced that the Lukenya train which leaves the Nairobi CBD at 5.50pm daily was not available on Monday due to a blockage on a section of the line in Athi River.
6:50 pm The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has confirmed the arrest of two suspects who have been conning the public by pretending to be directors with the ability to terminate cases.
6:04 pm A suspect arrested for allegedly posting a photo on the X platform depicting President Ruto's funeral will be detained for four days pending investigations.
5:50 pm The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) arrested 17 Kenyans including two suspected ISIS members, several foreign terrorist fighters and others involved in terrorism financing, radicalisation and propaganda.
5:25 pm Webuye West MP Dan Wanyama has been summoned by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) over remarks he made a week ago regarding the Mountain region.
4:50 pm The Kenya Forest Service on Monday welcomed 29 former employees of the defunct Kenya Water Towers Agency (KWTA) following the merger of some state corporations.
4:10 pm Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has said his ministry is committed to streamlining immigration and security services at Kenya's airports to improve customer experience.
3:55 pm Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has once again hit out at President William Ruto, saying he was instructed to defend government projects even when they were failing.
3:30 pm The Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) has called for the immediate revocation of the appointment of Aisha Jumwa as Chair of the Kenya Roads Board (KRB).
2:55 pm Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka has divulged that former Interior CS Fred Matiang'i is set to quit his role at the World Bank and come back to Kenya.
2:25 pm Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says he was the only one in the cabinet who could call out President William Ruto.
1:55 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is among the leaders attending the unveiling of the new Democratic Action Party-Kenya (DAP-K) Party Headquarters in Karen, Nairobi.