News Tracker

Thu, 12 September 2024

  • 10:00 am  President William Ruto's economic advisor Moses Kuria hails Gen Z protests as the genesis of a paradigm shift in Kenyan politics where Kenyans assess issues objectively. 
  • 9:43 am Mbeere North MP Geoffrey Ruku claims 'development isolation' is the main reason why Mt Kenya East is backing Kithure Kindiki to replace DP Gachagua as Mt. Kenya leader.   
  • 9:30 am President William Ruto presides over the launch of Kenya's 5th Open Govt Partnership Action Plan
  • 8:44 am Rebecca Cheptegei's family alters burial plans over condition of the late athlete's body.
  • 8:01 am DP Gachagua assures Kenyans President William Ruto is doing everything possible to develop the country.
  • 7:21 am 28 Kisumu residents file class action suit against the state for police brutality after having their relatives either killed or maimed by rogue officers.
  • 7:00 am Muthurwa traders hold demos and block section of Jogoo Road to protest plans by the County Government to relocate them.

Wed, 11 September 2024

  • 6:19 pm  KAA workers call off strike after staging protests the entire day over the JKIA Adani deal.
  • 6:00 pm Treasury CS John Mbadi signs a Ksh8.5 billion loan agreement with the German government.
  • 5:54 pm DP Gachagua directs the Ministry of Education to carry out frequent inspection of dormitories in schools to ensure safety of learners
  • 5:00 pm Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o welcomes ODM's decision to appoint him as acting party leader as Raila focuses on AUC campaigns.
  • 4:55 pm ODM appoints Anyang' Nyong'o to represent Raila as he focuses on AUC campaigns
  • 4:00 pm Elimu Bora Working Group demands Education CS Julius Migos and PS Belio Kipsang to resign over the Hillside Endarasha Academy fire tragedy that left 21 pupils dead.
  • 3:15 pm Members of the Kajiado business community continue to stage protests over two-week power outage.
  • 3:00 pm Trade and Industry CS Salim Mvurya to hold a stakeholders forum to deep-dive into obstacles preventing seamless growth of industries in Kenya and recommend viable solutions.
  • 2:28 pm KRA reports recording a 54% reduction in the time taken to release goods from Port of Mombasa, Inland Container Depots and at Kenya Railways Corporation Sheds over the last 3 years.
  • 2:00 pm Universities Academic Staff Union members issue a 7-day strike notice over unmet demands from the 2021-2025 CBA.
  • 1:26 pm COTU boss Francis Atwoli slams former Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen for failing to listen to stakeholder concerns on the controversial Adani JKIA takeover deal.
  • 1:17 pm  Fuel trailer loses control and rams into three vehicles including a matatu and a hearse at Mai Mahiu.
  • 12:47 pm Education CS Julius Migos states the govt will conduct a mandatory inspection of all public and private schools countrywide to assess compliance levels.
  • 12:33 pm Normal operations resume at Terminal One of the JKIA.
  • 11:56 am State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed dismisses claims that MPs allied to Raila Odinga skipped a meeting organised by President William Ruto.
  • 11:22 am Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura, in a chat with Kenyans.co.ke, confirmed that cases of missing Hillside Endarasha Academy pupils was being investigated after some parents lamented that they were yet to locate their children.
  • 10:52 am Passengers at Moi International Airport left stranded as workers at the Mombasa-based airport joined JKIA colleagues in strike against Adani deal.
  • 10:23 am Fire razed down Ng'ombeni Girls High School's dormitory in Kilifi County but no casualties were reported. The school has 703 students.
  • 9:56 am COTU SG Francis Atwoli demands release of workers who were arrested while protesting JKIA-Adani Group deal in Nairobi.
  • 9:18 am Former presidential aspirant Abduba Dida's family discloses that he was arrested after unintentionally violating a restraining order involving his ex-wife during a visit to a mosque in the USA.
  • 8:47 am Hillside Endarasha Academy owner David Kinyua took DCI detectives around the school during a six-hour interrogation exercise.
  • 8:19 am Workers at JKIA filmed demonstrating while chanting, "Adani must go."
  • 7:43 am DCI detectives arrest Dan, a forex trading fraud mastermind, at his residence in the Kimbo area after an extensive investigation into fraudulent activities that misled and exploited members of the public.