News Tracker

Sun, 03 November 2024

  • 2:22 pm Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja formally designated 6 new police stations and 4 new police posts through a Gazette notice dated October 31, 2024.
  • 1:52 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja says that Woman Rep Esther Passaris and him have constructed a safe house for women in Gigiri.
  • 1:18 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja promises to allocate a piece of land to the African Divine Church in the city.
  • 12:35 pm Residents stage protests increased femicide cases in Kenyan demanding President William Ruto to declare it a national disaster.
  • 11:59 am Uasin Gishu Deputy Governor appointee Evans Kipruto Kapkea set to be sworn into office on November 14, 2024.
  • 11:25 am Former LSK President Nelson Havi says he is paid an honorarium of Ksh80,000 which is taxed to Ksh50,000 as Revenue Benefits Authority (RBA) chair.
  • 10:48 am State House Senior Advisor Moses Kuria attends the Thanksgiving service of Honourable Maureen Nyaga at ACK Trinity in Muthatari Embu County.
  • 10:23 am Li Xi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, arrives in Kenya for a three-day tour.
  • 9:59 am Kenya's William Ruto ranked the highest-earning President worldwide by GDP ratio as per a report by Political Salaries. His yearly salary is 2,000 per cent of the country's GDP per capita.
  • 9:13 am Murang'a Governor Irungu Kang'ata buys a new truck to repair street lights across the county.
  • 8:55 am Police kill two robbers during a shootout in Kilimani, Nairobi, after they were caught red-handed during a night patrol.
  • 8:24 am Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka and other Azimio leaders including Jeremiah Kioni and Eugene Wamalwa attended a church service at the Dini ya Roho Mafuta Pole ya Africa sanctuary in West Pokot County.
  • 7:51 am 2 people are feared dead and 1 seriously injured after a private car lost control and rammed into the Ruiru footbridge along Thika Superhighway.
  • 7:21 am Azimio co-principal Eugene Wamalwa announces that the Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) will exit from the opposition coalition because "we no longer find it tenable to continue being in a relationship with people who are no longer like-minded with us."

Sat, 02 November 2024

  • 2:15 pm Rigathi Gachagua promises to let President William Ruto work over the next three years, as he assures his Mt Kenya backyard to offer direction in due time
  • 1:34 pm Detectives from the Kasarani Police Station initiated a manhunt after a woman's body was discovered in a three-bedroom residence in Kahawa West, Nairobi, lying in a pool of blood with many knife wounds that were suspected to have been caused by her lover.
  • 12:45 pm The family of Wells Fargo's Willis Ayieko has praised police for arresting suspects in his murder, with support from Siaya officials. Ayieko’s body was found days after he went missing on October 18.
  • 12:28 pm The government announces a new price as it seeks to purchase one million bags at Ksh3,500 each, down from Ksh4,000 last year. Agriculture CS Andrew Karanja says the move will stabilise prices.
  • 11:10 am Former DP Rigathi Gachagua makes his first public appearance after DP Kithure Kindiki’s swearing-in at a funeral service at Kiamwathi Anglican Church in Gichugu Kirinyaga County.
  • 10:00 am The IMF warns Kenya against enacting a proposed Environmental Restoration Levy on imported goods, urging an economic impact assessment to avoid unintended consequences, including multiple taxation and inflation concerns.
  • 9:30 am Record-breaking Hellen Obiri aims to defend her title at Sunday’s New York City Marathon, leading three Kenyans in the women’s race. On the men’s side, Evans Chebet, with the fastest time, joins Geoffrey Kamworor, Abel Kipchumba, and Albert Korir.
  • 8:10 am Former cabinet minister and former Member of Parliament Oloo Aringo is dead. The former Alego Usonga MP passed away on Friday, November 1, according to MP Sam Atandi
  • 7:00 am EU Ambassador to Kenya, Henriette Geiger, urges more Kenyans to capitalise on duty-free exports by increasing manufactured goods for higher profits.

Fri, 01 November 2024

  • 7:00 pm President Ruto has announced plans to increase tax compliance from 70 per cent to 90 per cent by Financial Year 2026/2027 while raising revenue collection from 14 per cent to 22 per cent of GDP.
  • 6:45 pm Kenya generated Ksh24.6 billion in new revenue from 1.2 million new taxpayers in the 2023/2024 financial year, President Ruto says.
  • 5:34 pm President Ruto is currently hosting Kenya Revenue Authority's Taxpayers' Day to honour taxpayers and streamline tax compliance, trade, and education.
  • 5:00 pm Blogger Maverick Aoko has been found alive near Kenya-Tanzania border after nearly ten days missing, with aide revealing she was rushed to hospital.
  • 4:33 pm President William Ruto has assented the Sugar Bill into law two years after it was presented in parliament in a move that is set to regulate and provide structure to the sugar industry. 
  • 3:35 pm Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has returned to his native home in Mathira, Nyeri County, after his legal battles failed to stop DP Kithure Kindiki’s swearing-in. Gachagua on Friday shared photos of him spending time with his family, including his wife, Pastor Dorcas Rigathi.
  • 12:45 pm The Senate’s Justice, Legal Affairs, and Human Rights Committee has advised against passing a Bill introduced by Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei, which seeks to extend presidential, gubernatorial, and parliamentary term limits to seven years.