News Tracker

Wed, 28 August 2024

  • 10:54 am Kenya Police killed several gang members in the first biggest targeted operation with Haiti National Police
  • 10:10 am Fire breaks out along Thika Road and engulfs a shop business.
  • 9:34 am The government of Kenya and its Saudi Arabia counterpart conducts interviews for specialist Kenyan nurses seeking employment opportunities in Saudi Arabia. 
  • 8:53 am President William Ruto receives credentials from ambassadors to Kenya at State House in Nairobi.
  • 8:27 am US Ambassador Meg Whitman says IMF cancelled the Ksh131 billion disbursement for Kenya after withdrawal of the Finance Bill but reiterates on the importance of the disbursement.
  • 7:58 am US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman says it was wrong for Kenyan government to go after the Ford Foundation accusing it of funding the anti-Finance bill protests.
  • 7:26 am Kenyan athlete Andrew Kiptoo Alamisi wins first gold for Kenya in the 5000m race on the first day of the World Athletics U-20 Championships in Lima, Peru.

Tue, 27 August 2024

  • 5:32 pm President Ruto reveals Somali President Hassan Mohamud called him in advance and told him he won't be able to attend Raila's AUC bid launch held at State House, Nairobi. 
  • 5:15 pm Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna criticises Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni over attack on Embakasi East MP Babu Owino.
  • 4:40 pm The King of England ratifies the nomination of Kenyan Bishop Dr Timothy Wambunya as the next Area Bishop of Wolverhampton. 
  • 4:06 pm  Immigration Dept reveals govt has cleared IDs backlog while 470,000 cards remain uncollected.
  • 3:29 pm Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka reveals he intentionally skipped Raila's AUC bid launch held at State House today.
  • 3:02 pm Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni slams Embakasi East MP Babu Owino over his dalliance with Bobi Wine
  • 2:40 pm  Environment CS Aden Duale orders an immediate ban on the export of raw veneer materials.
  • 2:23 pm The Employment and Labour Relations Court  temporarily halts the ongoing national teachers strike following a case submitted by TSC.
  • 1:47 pm President William Ruto appoints Foreign Affairs PS Dr. Korir Sing’Oei as the head of Raila Odinga’s bid for the AUC Chairperson position.
  • 1:28 pm President William Ruto formally launches ODM leader Raila Odinga's AUC bid at State House, Nairobi.
  • 12:36 pm ODM leader Raila Odinga promises to constitute AUC cabinet of chairpersons with a continental outlook if he ascends to the position. 
  • 12:20 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua declares support for ODM leader Raila Odinga's AUC candidature.
  • 11:24 am President William Ruto to embark on a four-day tour of the Nyanza Region on Wednesday. 
  • 11:05 am Former Minister Eliud Owalo officially hands over the ICT ministry to CS Margret Ndung'u.
  • 10:36 am Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu lands in Nairobi to attend Raila Odinga's AUC bid launch at State House, Nairobi.
  • 10:00 am National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula meets Pope Francis at his Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.
  • 9:36 am Govt Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura assures Kenyans the State will probe latest reports of police abductions.
  • 9:00 am  Former KNUT Sec Gen Wilson Sossion exudes confidence Raila will clinch the AUC seat claiming the former premier is "99 per cent there". 
  • 8:56 am US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins will be in Kenya from August 28 to 29 for an official visit.
  • 8:00 am South Sudanese President Salva Kiir arrives in the country for the unveiling of Raila Odinga's AUC candidacy.
  • 7:37 am TSC to pay revised salaries to all teachers by Aug 30.
  • 7:00 am DP Gachagua assures CSs Wycliffe Oparanya and Dr.  Andrew Karanja of his support & commitment in reforming the cooperatives and agriculture sectors.

Mon, 26 August 2024

  • 5:55 pm Education CS Julius Migos says the government is constructing 3 500 classrooms as part of the preparation for Grade 9 early next year.