News Tracker

Thu, 06 February 2025

12:23 pm The High Court has declared the Presidential Taskforce on Human Resources for Health unconstitutional. The Head of State appointed the taskforce of 20 members in July 2024 to address critical challenges in Kenya's healthcare sector.
11:49 am President William Ruto launched the construction of a new runway and upgraded the existing one at the Garissa Airstrip to facilitate trade and unlock the region’s huge economic potential.
11:10 am Officers from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have arrested Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok.
10:45 am A State Dept Spokesperson has said that the US has not paused all funding for the Lenya-led policing mission in Haiti
10:05 am Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has termed comments from Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka blaming President William Ruto for the ongoing escalation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as 'reckless'.
9:34 am Narok County Senator Ledama Ole Kina has requested President William Ruto to extend the executive order on ID applications to the Maasai Community.
9:00 am One of Senator Bonnie Khalwale's sons survived a road crash at Ainabkoi along the Eldoret-Nakuru Highway.
8:30 am Kenya Railways is adjusting the Madaraka Express Passenger Service and adding a new link train for travellers to and from Mombasa.
8:00 am Political activist Bob Njagi, who was abducted in August last year, has revealed that he saw the missing Wajir Member of County Assembly (MCA) Yussuf Hussein Ahmed while in captivity.

Wed, 05 February 2025

7:55 pm The government is exploring a new loan deal with the IMF just two months before the end of the current programme Treasury CS John Mbadi has revealed.
7:17 pm Kilifi County gives traders and transport operators 30 days to relocate their businesses from the roadside to allocated spaces or face license revocations.
6:54 pm CBK cuts the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 10.75 per cent, a fourth consecutive rate cut.
6:21 pm NCIC summons Millicent Jerotich Kipkorir, alias Marakwet Daughter for the lyrics in her latest song dubbed 'Arap Ruto.'
5:53 pm Journalist Ken Mijungu quits KTN News after four years at the media station.
5:12 pm The Ministry of Agriculture has announced plans to impose movement restrictions for cattle yet to be vaccinated against foot and mouth disease.
4:48 pm NEMA has closed down a manufacturing company in Mau Summit for failing to comply with restoration orders issued last year.
4:08 pm Kenya to integrate HIV and TB treatment into routine healthcare services as part of the stop-gap measures to aid Kenyans who were dependent on USAID.
3:54 pm The government has asked Kenyans who applied for new generation Identification Documents (ID) to collect the over 400,000 cards from their respective application centres.
3:36 pm Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga, is demanding for respect after being snubbed by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki during his visit to Nyeri 4 days ago.
3:24 pm The Ministry of Health is confident with the high numbers of Kenyans registering for Social Health Authority (SHA) and asks them to include critical data on their ability to remit monthly contribution.
2:52 pm An autopsy report has revealed that 2 Mlolongo abductees, Justus Mutumwa and Martin Mwau, succumbed to death due to multiple abdominal and chest injuries caused by a blunt object and strangulation.
2:27 pm Chaos erupted at the Likoni ferry in Mombasa following a move by security officers to block passengers from boarding the ferry that arrived a few minutes late.
1:41 pm 58 Ethiopian nationals have been rescued in a Kitengela house enroute South Africa where they were seeking for greener pastures.
1:00 pm 4,700 companies have asked to be struck out of the Kenya's company registry since President William Ruto took office in 2022.
12:15 pm A Stanbic Bank report projects that Kenyans will have to dig deeper into their pockets to meet prices of basic goods.
12:09 pm Chief Justice Martha Koome will hold a joint press conference this afternoon with visiting Chief Justice Inam Karimov of the Republic of Azerbaijan who is in the country for an official visit to the Judiciary.
11:50 am A court in Nairobi has delved a major blow to a military officer who dragged his superiors to court for allegedly refusing to buy cigarettes.
11:45 am A female truck driver from Kenya has narrated a harrowing ordeal at the hands of a military group in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
11:38 am Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has revealed plans to remove matatus out of the Central Business District (CBD) before end of 2025.
11:25 am Students who sat their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam in 2024 have been asked to pick their result slips in their former schools.