News Tracker

Tue, 06 August 2024

  • 2:33 pm PNU Party leader and Azimio Principal Peter Munya accuses Raila Odinga of reneging on an earlier agreement between coalition principals not to join govt.  
  • 2:00 pm President William Ruto revokes the appointment of 4 KCC board members and appoints 4 others in their stead. 
  • 1:06 pm  Meta confirms Kenya among nations where content creators can earn on Facebook, Instagram and Threads.  
  • 1:00 pm ODM Sec Gen Edwin Sifuna confirms Azimio's decision to endorse Junet Mohamed and Millie Odhiambo as National Assembly Minority Leader and Whip respectively
  • 12:36 pm  Public Health and Professional Standards PS Mary Muthoni confirms the govt’s intent to bring back an enhanced version of Linda Mama
  • 12:15 pm ODM leaders from Kisii put Raila to task to explain why region missed out on party's share of recent cabinet nominations
  • 11:50 am Kenyan Embassy in the UK states it is monitoring situation in the Kingdom amid escalating tensions triggered by attacks on immigrants by extremist groups.  
  • 11:15 am Azimio Principal Eugene Wamalwa sustains attacks on ODM for joining govt.
  • 10:47 am Ministry of Foreign Affairs begins evacuating Kenyans from Lebanon as security situation continues to deteriorate in the country. 
  • 10:15 am  Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing'Oei calls for regulation of violent protests over the impact they have had on the economy.  
  • 9:49 am Nyeri Town MP Duncan Mathenge denies claims of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's planned impeachment. 
  • 9:00 am Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba dismisses President William Ruto's broad-based govt labelling it a collection of Kenya’s problems brought together. 
  • 8:07 am Registrar of Political Parties formally confirms Hassan Omar as the acting UDA Secretary General.
  • 8:00 am Kenya Aviation Workers threaten to down tools over controversy surrounding Adani deal.
  • 7:23 am Mary Moraa wins bronze in the Olympics women's 800m race after clocking 1:57:42.
  • 7:00 am  Faith Kipyegon's silver medal at the Olympics reinstated after she was controversially disqualified for obstruction.

Mon, 05 August 2024

  • 6:19 pm Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga calls for swift action and construction of a perimeter wall after fire razes down Toi Market.
  • 5:54 pm President William Ruto hosts US Senator John Cornyn, who sits in the Senate Finance, Intelligence, and Judiciary committees, at State House in Nairobi
  • 5:32 pm 26 pupils sustain injury after a tow truck rams into a school bus in Sachangwan, Nairobi Nakuru-Eldoret Highway.
  • 4:17 pm NCIC holds the National Amani Clubs Debate Championship at Koyonzo Boys High school in Kakamega. 
  • 3:43 pm The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) celebrated the birth of a baby rhino at Meru National Park.
  • 3:23 pm Stanbic Bank of Kenya's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) report shows that companies in Kenya continued to increase employment fractionally despite recent protests.
  • 2:54 pm The Nairobi Luhya Council of Elders condemns the assault on Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja at Toi Market and demands swift investigations
  • 2:10 pm Former CS Moses Kuria says he will work very closely with Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga after a meeting at Capitol Hill.
  • 1:30 pm The University of Nairobi Council appoints Prof Margret Hutchinson as Acting VC after Prof Stephen Kiama's suspension.
  • 12:42 pm Two were arrested while attempting to bribe police officers with Ksh50,000 inside DCI headquarters.
  • 12:16 pm Floods paralyse transport along Kehancha-Lolgorian Road after Mogor Bridge in Narok County overflows.
  • 11:53 am Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says he was not consulted before the ouster of Cleophas Malala from UDA was effected.
  • 11:21 am President William Ruto signs the Supplementary Appropriations Bill into Law reducing expenditure by Ksh145.7 billion.
  • 10:33 am Interior PS Raymond Omollo meets regional commissioners to discuss the law and public order situation after recent public unrest.