News Tracker

Tue, 19 November 2024

  • 3:47 pm Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) names Kiambu, Kisii, Narok, Machakos, Meru, and Tharaka Nithi as hotspots for the distribution of fake seedlings.
  • 3:06 pm The government has secured Ksh300 million to renovate Manda Airport and to bring electricity to the island, confirms Deputy Chief of Staff Eliud Owalo.
  • 2:42 pm Parliament has initiated the process to amend digital lending laws that impact boda boda operators, with three new Bills set to be tabled in the House.
  • 2:09 pm SGR records a 105,782 decline in passengers in September, down from 281,683 passengers in August to report 175,901 users. 
  • 1:47 pm The High Court has handed a 40-year jail term or a fine of Ksh600 million to a Mombasa widow for trafficking drugs worth Ksh275 million in 2018. 
  • 1:16 pm Government excavators demolish houses of the affluent Woodley Estate to demolish houses belonging to 43 residents after the lapse of a three-month notice.
  • 12:52 pm Students were suspended for five months for standing up against unhygienic conditions and impaired services at their school; they complained that they were suspended after they rioted against being forced to bathe with dirty stormwater and unhygienic food preparations.
  • 12:03 pm Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kivaluka has been appointed the new chairperson of the Africa Airline Association (AFRAA) during the 56th Annual General Assembly and Summit in Cairo, Egypt.
  • 11:52 am Senator Fatuma Dullo has proposed a new Bill that will fine Kenyans Ksh100,000 for the destruction of street signs and names, this comes as a result of increased vandalism of street signs.
  • 11:18 am President Ruto has cautioned his Cabinet Secretaries and Principal Secretaries to take personal responsibility for their mandate, arguing there is no room for failure, saying, “Accountability must cascade through all levels of ministries, departments, and agencies to individual officers.”
  • 10:55 am Nairobi County Government on Monday night demolished 43 houses in Woodley Estate, including the house of former government MC Sammy Lui, for planned upgrades. 
  • 10:05 am Kenya Met predicts most parts of the country, including Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru, and Kisumu, will receive rainfall, especially in the afternoon and night, with some parts receiving rainfall in the morning.
  • 9:48 am The Ministry of Education has advertised 217 scholarship openings for Masters and PhD students in China and Hungary. To apply, visit the Ministry's website.
  • 9:16 am The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has warned Kenyans of two companies issuing fake KEBS certificates in the country, which means the regulatory Authority cannot ascertain the quality of products sold under the fake certificates. 
  • 8:55 am The Public Service Commission has shortlisted 6,667 candidates for internship positions advertised in August, with interviews set between Wednesday and Friday this week. 
  • 8:01 am Property of unknown value went up in flames on Monday night at the Mlango Kubwa Estate in Mathare, with reports indicating at least 50 houses were destroyed.
  • 7:45 am The National Assembly Education and Research Committee has given a green light to a proposal seeking to remove all diploma and certificate studies from universities, arguing there is an overlap in the roles of universities and technical institutions.
  • 7:11 am The Catholic Church rejects a Ksh5.8 million donation from President William Ruto and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja after public backlash.

Mon, 18 November 2024

  • 6:46 pm A University student has been charged with publishing false information on X by posting an image of a funeral procession featuring a casket covered with the Kenyan flag escorted by military officers in ceremonial uniform, suggesting it was President William Ruto.
  • 6:31 pm The Democratic Action Party-Kenya (DAP-K) has announced plans to form a grand coalition that will see Eugene Wamalwa, Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka, and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua work together.
  • 5:34 pm Eric Omondi was on Monday, November 18, arraigned in court for causing disturbance on Parliament Road on June 4, 2024. He was released on a Ksh 5000 cash bail.
  • 3:59 pm The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has summoned Moi University VC Prof. Isaac Kosgey over alleged graft in Sh2bn projects. He is required to appear before detectives on Tuesday, November 19, 2024.
  • 2:30 pm The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) is working to review the Energy (Energy Management) Regulations and the Energy (Appliances’ Energy Performance and Labelling) Regulations to revolutionise the energy efficiency sub-sector in Kenya.
  • 1:46 pm The Anglican Church of Kenya Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit criticises President William Ruto's government over attacks on the Catholic Bishops' statement on the state of the nation, urging for an end to too much talks from the government.
  • 1:27 pm Religious leaders drawn from the Nyanza region threaten to mobilise Kenyans for civil disobedience over alleged oppression and mismanagement by President William Ruto's administration.
  • 12:55 pm University Academic Staff Union(UASU) asks the government to close Moi University if it cannot manage to pay them their salaries as per the Collective Bargaining Agreement signed between the two.