News Tracker

Fri, 30 August 2024

  • 11:00 am Moses Kuria holds a meeting with Health CS Debra Mulongo ahead of the official rollout of the Universal Health Coverage programme
  • 10:43 am President William Ruto hosts British High Commissioner to Kenya Neil Wigan at the Kisumu State Lodge.
  • 10:25 am Governor James Orengo hosts President William Ruto in Siaya County.
  • 9:57 am Environment CS Aden Duale tells off Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka who declared himself the country's opposition leader stating the constitution only recognises the National Assembly Minority Leader as leader of the opposing party.
  • 9:00 am Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah claims 10 of his teeth are implanted while his skull was broken twice due to his opposition to the Finance Act 2023. 
  • 8:40 am Deloitte ranks Kenya as a top investment destination in Africa alongside South Africa, Nigeria and Tunisia
  • 8:00 am President William Ruto says the govt has met teachers’ demands describing the ongoing strike as unnecessary
  • 7:49 am MPs sustain push to have JKIA-Adani deal stopped.
  • 7:00 am President William Ruto says he is unaware of any instance of a Kenyan kidnapped during anti-govt protests.

Thu, 29 August 2024

  • 6:08 pm President William Ruto praises Treasury CS John Mbadi as a gifted and diligent gentleman noting, "We are optimistic that his competence and requisite management skills will make our economy robust and development sustainable."
  • 5:59 pm Hasmukh Patel, Mombasa billionaire beloved for his philanthropic work, dies aged 58 years old.
  • 5:22 pm Siaya Court sentences terror convict Abdul Bnajib Mohamed, whose formal name is George Oluoch Awiti, to 20 years in prison.
  • 4:51 pm Immigration Principal Secretary Julius Bitok assures the public that obtaining Maisha card is not mandatory, says normal IDs will be admissible.
  • 4:23 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua joins President William Ruto as he inspected the ongoing construction of Homa Bay Town Fish Market and Pier. 
  • 3:30 pm Petitioner who sued government over decision to increase the Road Maintenance Levy by Ksh7 withdraws case with no explanation.
  • 2:56 pm President William Ruto appoints selection panels for the recruitment to the specific constitutional commissions and independent offices including SRC,  IPOA, Commission of Administrative Justice (CAJ, and NGEC.
  • 2:13 pm EACC detectives arrest four police officers caught soliciting bribes while on duty in Kericho.
  • 1:42 pm Treasury CS John Mbadi vows the broad-based govt will revive Kenya's economy within one year.  
  • 1:00 pm Former Health CS Susan Nakhumicha points to a successful tenure as minister; she however says she regrets the protracted doctors' strike.
  • 12:39 pm Govt Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura denies claims he is aware that President William Ruto called lawyer Morara Kebaso to offer him a job.
  • 12:24 pm KeNHA informs motorists to expect temporary traffic disruption at the Haile Selassie Roundabout on Uhuru Highway between Saturday, August 31 and Tuesday, October 15. 
  • 11:40 am Livestock traders in Kirinyaga vow to boycott paying taxes over the poor state of Kutus Market.
  • 11:33 am Former Health Minister Susan Nakhumicha hands over Ministry to CS Debra Barasa.
  • 10:34 am Jubilee Party Sec Gen Jeremiah Kioni promises Azimio will revoke the JKIA lease agreement if the coalition wrestles power from President Ruto in 2027. 
  • 10:19 am President William Ruto in Homabay County on the second day of his development tour of the Nyanza Region.
  • 9:45 am Passengers escape unhurt after 60-seater bus catches fire along the Nairobi - Mombasa Highway.
  • 9:05 am Makueni Senator Dan Maanzo warns President William Ruto that Kenyans will be expecting Raila to win the AUC race considering the resources invested in the campaign.
  • 8:10 am Deputy governors convene meeting with the Senate Committee on Devolution to discuss a new bill seeking to amend the County Governments Act by introducing a new section outlining the specific duties of a DG. 
  • 8:00 am ODM reiterates its official position that it has not struck a coalition deal with UDA ahead of 2027 elections. 
  • 7:50 am Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka reveals plans to form shadow govt to keep the Kenya Kwanza administration in check.