News Tracker

Tue, 04 February 2025

5:57 pm President William Ruto promises to sign an executive order on Wednesday ending the compulsory vetting of Identification card applicants in the Northeastern region.
5:21 pm President William Ruto says that his government is, for the first time since independence, building the 750km Isiolo- Modogashe- Elwak- Mandera Road to open up the area and spur socio-economic transformation.
4:55 pm The office of the Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ) asks Chief Justice Martha Koome to speedily resolve all complaints against the judiciary and publish its findings within 21 days.
4:31 pm Education CS Julius Migos hosts a delegation from the Republic of Congo to enhance bilateral cooperation in technical and vocational education (TVET) between the two countries.
3:48 pm Environment CS Aden Duale urged President William Ruto to ensure Wajir and Mandera are connected to electricity before Ramadhan celebrations, which are set to begin on March 1, 2025.
3:24 pm Prime Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen meets Mohamed Al-Enazi, Ambassador of Qatar in Nairobi; Since 2024, Qatar has employed 7,000 Kenyans, bringing the total to 75,000.
2:52 pm President William Ruto assured that security agencies had been given firm directives to ensure the safe return of the five chiefs who were abducted in Mandera a day before his scheduled visit telling the crowd, "We will deal with the terrorists and that is why I have come with the Deputy Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli."
2:23 pm President William Ruto inspects the Mandera Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Mandera County.
1:47 pm President William Ruto has responded to criticism from former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over his promise to revive workers’ payslips if elected to office in 2022.
1:43 pm Two people have lost their lives following a tragic road accident between a KENHA vehicle and a Probox near Limuru on the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway.
1:34 pm Gem Member of Parliament Elisha Odhiambo has accused ODM Deputy Leader Simba Arati and Secretary General Edwin Sifuna of orchestrating disorder in the party derailing its future.
1:08 pm COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli supports the increasing of National Social Security Fund (NSSF) deductions saying it is necessary for securing workers’ financial futures.
12:51 pm A woman who was humiliated by Neno Evangelism Center Pastor James Ng'ang'a for seeking his help to pay house rent has landed a Ksh640,000 affordable housing apartment.
12:37 pm The Government will lead investigations into alleged fuel adulteration in several petrol stations countrywide prompted by a viral social media video.
12:20 pm Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced a new tax amnesty programme for tax obligations up to December 31, 2023.
12:02 pm Taita Taveta Governor Andrew Mwadime has blamed the National Government for failing to deliver X-ray Machines after a school accident claimed the lives of five students, the school driver and a parent and injuring several other students.
11:42 am The Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs has cautioned Kenyans to be on the look out for Visa scammers and crooks promising fake jobs abroad.
11:28 am The Directorate of Criminal Investigations(DCI) has arrested five suspects for scamming two foreign nationals over Ksh15 million in a fake gold syndicate that also involved selling guns and ammunition.
10:59 am Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) has called on education stakeholders to join a CBC review panel to audit, develop and approve a new curriculum for senior schools.
10:20 am A detailed report by Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has revealed misuse of National Government Constituency Development Funds (NGCDF) by Members of Parliament.
10:09 am Attorney General Dorcas Oduor has opposed a move by the IEBC to review and set new boundaries for constituencies saying that parliament is crafting a law to remedy the situation.
9:28 am Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka who met former President Uhuru Kenyatta, has opined that he is too trusting, considering the number of times he has been betrayed by Raila Odinga.
8:38 am Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has spilled the beans on his boss President William Ruto offering him Ksh2 billion to resign from his government.
8:12 am 12 miners are still trapped in a collapsed gold mine in Kakamega County
7:43 am The National Police Service (NPS) has launched a special security operation in Marsabit and Isiolo Counties to end cross-border attacks by the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA).
7:20 am Technical University of Kenya (TUK) has been closed indefinitely over delayed staff salaries.

Mon, 03 February 2025

4:55 pm The Architectural Association of Kenya has expressed deep concern over the ongoing renovations at State House, Nairobi, saying they compromise its historical and architectural significance.
4:31 pm A clinical officer at a Mombasa hospital who was charged with raping a patient has been freed on a Sh500,000 bond with surety of a similar amount.
3:58 pm The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has announced that the heaviest elephant in Kenya’s history, weighing over 10,000 kg (10 tonnes), was recorded during the recently concluded elephant translocation from the Solio area.
3:23 pm High Court orders the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) to release all impounded public service vehicles in Nairobi and return their confiscated registration plates pending a hearing and determination of the case.