News Tracker

Sat, 15 February 2025

3:07 pm DCI arrests eight suspects, including a 50-year-old woman, following the seizure of 497 kg of marijuana at a homestead in Gilgil.
2:51 pm Kenya earned Ksh108 billion from its flower exports in 2024 compared to Ksh106.68 billion in 2023, a trade association has said.
2:13 pm The Chief of Uganda's Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has threatened to attack the town of Bunia in neighbouring eastern Congo unless "all forces" there surrendered their arms within 24 hours amid ongoing peace talks.
1:45 pm The late legendary broadcaster Leonard Mambo Mbotela has been laid to rest at Lang’ata Cemetery in Nairobi County.
1:16 pm The price of Grade 1 Miraa has been increased from Ksh700 to Ksh1,300, while that of Grade 2 and f Alele has been doubled to Ksh700 and Ksh1,000, respectively.
12:39 pm Angola President João Lourenco is the new AU chairperson for one year, succeeding Mauritania’s Ghazouani; Burundi, Ghana, and Tanzania take first, second, and third vice chair positions, respectively.
12:05 pm Kenya has pledged Ksh258 million to support over 30 million Sudanese people in need of humanitarian assistance.
11:45 am UN Sec-Gen Guterres criticises the lack of permanent African representation on the UN Security Council amid calls for permanent representation in the powerful Council.
11:13 am Treasury CS John Mbadi has ordered the boards of six Regional Development Authorities (RDAs) to suspend all promotions, new recruitment, new appointments, and implementation of new projects with immediate effect.
10:50 am The Sports and Culture Ministry owes the Kenya National Library Services (KNLS) Ksh63 million in unpaid rent, a House Committee has been told.
10:30 am The Senate oversight committees has warned corrupt governors that they will be held responsible for the theft of billions of shillings in public funds; this follows the sentencing of former Kiambu Governor Waititu this week.
9:37 am President William Ruto and Raila Odinga share the same vehicle on their way to the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
9:07 am KeNHA announces a four-day closure of the Thika Superhighway at Juja Highpoint, commonly referred to as Centurion.
8:48 am Kenya Power has confirmed delays in the generation of tokens purchased through paybill numbers, after numerous complaints online.
8:12 am House prices dropped by 1.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter and fell 14.28 per cent year-on-year, according to a report by KBA.
7:43 am Parents from a school in Makueni are seeking answers after the school took nearly three days to inform a parent their child had drowned in the school pool.
7:10 am Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu was rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital with high blood pressure complications late Friday night, a day after he was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Fri, 14 February 2025

6:50 pm EPRA announces fuel prices to remain unchanged; Petrol to retail at Ksh176.58, Diesel at Ksh167.06, and Kerosene at Ksh151.39.
6:15 pm IG of Police Douglas Kanja and the Director of DCI Mohammed Amin have asked the court to dismiss the abduction case against them.
5:54 pm Government orders mandatory screening of Mpox and Ebola for travellers from Uganda and Tanzania at JKIA; set up a desk at Terminal 1A, Gate 16.
5:10 pm Pope Francis has been admitted to the hospital with bronchitis; scheduled to undergo several diagnostic tests and continue treatment.
4:45 pm DCI detectives have arrested three individuals linked to a series of warehouse break-ins and thefts within Nairobi and its environs.
4:43 pm More civil servants could find themselves out of work or forced to retire as government plans to continue restructuring the country’s wage bill over the next four financial years.
3:43 pm Ms Jeniffer Gatiri who shot to public limelight over claims of holding 10 different jobs in the public sector can breathe a sigh of relief after the court dismissed a petition seeking to stop her salaries.
3:24 pm Travelers from Uganda and Tanzania coming to Kenya through JKIA will use designated Terminal 1A for screening for Marburg, Mpox and Ebola viruses due to rising cases in their countries of origin, Ministry of Health has said.
2:20 pm Senate Committee on Public Accounts Chair Moses Kajwang has warned corrupt governors and county officials that he will firmly deal with them in the next two and a half years.
2:08 pm Meru County government has announced an outbreak of anthrax among humans, prohibiting animal slaughter at home and threatening the arrest and prosecution of farmers who fail to adhere to the ban.
1:28 pm 23 Kenyans are among hundreds of foreign victims rescued from Myanmar after the intervention of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
12:57 pm Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura says Kenya is confident in the candidature of Raila Odinga for the Africa Union Commission Chairperson seat saying he has met 40 heads of state and enjoys a broad-based backing across Africa.
12:10 pm High Court has ordered the arrest of Defence PS Dr. Patrick Mariru for failing to pay a Ksh 134.7 million compensation to ten former Kenya Air Force officers detained after the 1982 coup if he fails to appear for sentencing on April 29.