News Tracker

Thu, 08 August 2024

  • 4:53 pm DCI detectives arrest a couple behind a series of heists and abductions in Mombasa and Mariakani areas.
  • 4:24 pm Police officers camp outside former Presidential aspirant Jimi Wanjigi's home in Nairobi.
  • 3:27 pm President William Ruto asks Kenyans to support the newly appointed CSs as they seek to deliver on their mandate. 
  • 3:00 pm Environment CS Aden Duale promises to enforce policies to mitigate against the negative effects of climate change following his appointment.  
  • 2:30 pm Meru MCAs impeach Governor Kawira Mwangaza again.
  • 2:00 pm ODM leader Raila Odinga calls for a meeting on Friday to address simmering divisions within the party.
  • 1:07 pm ODM leader Raila Odinga holds meeting with Henriette Geiger, the EU Ambassador to Kenya. 
  • 1:00 pm Treasury CS John Mbadi settles into his new office and holds a meeting with PS Chris Kiptoo.
  • 12:27 pm Uganda’s Foreign Affairs Minister Gen Jeje Odongo appeals to Parliament for a Ksh208M supplementary budget to restore Uganda House in Nairobi which was torched by protestors in June. 
  • 12:00 pm LSK pens letter to Acting Inspector General cautioning NPS against deploying plain-clothed officers to handle Nane Nane protests. 
  • 11:25 am President William Ruto reveals plans to digitise public procurement to seal corruption loopholes and financial penalties for state officers who preside over loss of public funds in their dockets.   
  • 11:00 am Govt to host concert and cultural festival dubbed Harmony4Haiti to demonstrate solidarity with the citizens of the Caribbean nation. 
  • 10:55 am Police lob teargas to disperse protesters assembling in Nairobi CBD.
  • 10:15 am Police erect roadblocks along Thika Road as security agencies continue to monitor security situation in the country ahead of today's protests.
  • 9:30 am John Mbadi takes oath of office as the Cabinet Secretary for Treasury.
  • 9:10 am Kithure Kindiki takes oath of office as Cabinet Secretary for Interior. 
  • 8:39 am Makueni Senator Dan Maanzo pokes holes into formation of the broad-based govt describing it as a quick fix that will not work. 
  • 8:00 am US through Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya cautions Kenyan govt against using excessive force on protestors. 
  • 7:07 am Judiciary to keep all courts open today despite protests.
  • 7:00 am National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah urges Kenyans not to allow divisive politics to split the nation. 

Wed, 07 August 2024

  • 3:32 pm KNUT and KUPPET issue a 7-day strike notice to the Teachers Service Commission if six demands are not addressed.
  • 2:58 pm Moi University staff stage protests asking for Vice Chancellor Prof. Isaac Sanga Kosgey's resignation and dissolution of the university council.
  • 2:21 pm CBK adjusts its economic growth forecast for the country, lowering it to 5.5 per cent from the previous 5.7 per cent.
  • 1:57 pm Oil tycoon Yagnesh Devani denies 11 corruption charges in the Ksh7.6 billion graft case including conspiracy to defraud and obtaining money by false pretenses.
  • 1:10 pm The National Assembly Committee on Appointments approves 19 cabinet secretary nominees and rejects Stella Soy Langat.
  • 12:27 pm NEMA proposes three colour codes, Green, Blue, and Black for use in waste disposal to separate organic, recyclable, and general  waste.
  • 11:46 am NEMA develops the National Carbon Market Registry to promote transparency, facilitate the issuance of carbon units, and prevent double counting of emission reductions.
  • 11:23 am President William Ruto says the newly launched Iriari Irrigation Project will create more than 5,000 jobs.
  • 10:41 am CBK Governor Kamau Thugge says Pakistan is the top export destination for Kenyan tea.
  • 10:18 am Auditor General Report on National Government for 2023 shows that the Kenyan Government paid Ksh1.44 billion interest on foreign loans that the country is yet to receive.