News Tracker

Thu, 12 September 2024

  • 3:00 pm President William Ruto to fly out tonight for a two-day visit to Germany.
  • 2:45 pm NCIC summons Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku for allegedly making inflammatory remarks.
  • 2:00 pm David Ndii dismisses allegations that Adani paid a Ksh258 billion bribe to secure the JKIA revamp deal.
  • 1:45 pm Police block protesters who stormed Endarasha Academy demonstrating against reports that some pupils are missing.
  • 1:06 pm Kenya among 60 countries that have endorsed the use of responsible AI in military operations.
  • 12:30 pm President William Ruto offers to sponsor the full education of a kid through to high school after Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja’s request.
  • 12:19 pm President William Ruto hands over Ksh511 million recovered by the EACC from public officials to Treasury CS John Mbadi.
  • 11:40 am President Ruto receives the Golden Plate Award from the Academy of Achievement over what the institution describes as exemplary leadership.
  • 11:22 am An economic report from the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis projects that the GDP will grow above 6pc in 2024 on private investments.
  • 10:40 am  President William Ruto launches the Climate WorX jobs portal and asks youth to apply for the available opportunities. 
  • 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.