News Tracker

Fri, 24 January 2025

6:07 pm Public Service CS Justin Muturi has continued to discharge his ministerial roles even after missing out on Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting chaired by President Ruto at the Kakamega State Lodge.
5:39 pm The government seizes an illegal mineral dealership in a residential estate in Nairobi and the Athi River, confiscating minerals worth Ksh200 million.
5:12 pm The government has launched a new police unit, called the National Government Administration Police Unit (NGAPU), that will aid government operations.
4:50 pm 5,567 Kenyans were declared redundant in the past three years, with at least 57 companies announcing redundancies, according to the Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE).
4:23 pm CJ Koome has 32 security officers assigned to her, CS Murkomen has disclosed, as the battle between the Judiciary and National Police escalates.
3:45 pm President Ruto has announced plans to upgrade Bungoma Town to city status, months after elevating Eldoret to a city.
3:16 pm Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi has hit out at his electorate for heckling their Governor Wilber Otichillo in-front of President William Ruto.
2:45 pm Learning in schools will be temporarily disrupted as government begins nationwide registration for Taifa Care and Social Health Authority (SHA).
2:30 pm The Kenya Railways Corporation has announced a temporary disruption of online booking of Standard Guage Railway (SGR) train services.
2:18 pm KANU party leader Gideon Moi's company among beneficiaries to receive millions after government blundered in its fertilizer subsidy program.
1:36 pm The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) will boycott court over a ban imposed on SC Ahmednasir Abdullahi and his associates.
1:03 pm The High Court has cleared the IEBC commissioners selection panel for appointment by President William Ruto.
12:44 pm President William Ruto has hit out at Kenyans mocking him using controversial monikers such as Kasongo and Zakayo.
12:39 pm The government will crackdown on shisha dens in a bid to weed out its misuse among primary and secondary users.
11:55 am Government has launched a nationwide registration drive targeting parents and learners for Taifa Care and the Social Health Authority (SHA).
11:30 am Sarah Wairimu re-arrested over the murder of her Dutch husband Tob Cohen will spend the weekend in custody till Wednesday next week pending a ruling on her mental state.
10:55 am Brian Odhiambo's mum Elizabeth Auma has urged the government to release her missing son allegedly taken by Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) officers 6 days ago.
10:20 am Mining CS Ali Hassan Joho has raided a Nairobi go-down housing alleged illegal minerals and ordered the arrest of three Chinese nationals and a Kenyan.
9:45 am Grace Njoki, arrested for storming Health CS Deborah Barasa’s presser on Monday, January 20, has accused the police of trailing her to hospital and arresting her without any reason.
9:25 am Media personality Janet Mbugua has joined the Nation Media Group (NMG), eight years after quitting Citizen TV where she was a news anchor.
8:59 am A three-judge bench of the High Court in Nairobi has dismissed an application filed by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s lawyers seeking to postpone his impeachment case by 21 days.
8:26 am The Director of Public Prosecutions, (DPP) has directed Sarah Kohen Wairimu to be charged with the murder of her husband Tob Cohen after fresh evidence was presented.
7:55 am The National Police Service (NPS) has dismissed claims that security officers assigned to Chief Justice Martha Koome have been withdrawn.
7:35 am One of the women who stormed a press conference by the Ministry of Health to lament about the new Taifa Care has been arrested.

Thu, 23 January 2025

6:57 pm Kenya to host the World Chamber Africa Summit from April 9 to April 11 2025 in Nairobi, Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing'oei confirms.
6:16 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja announces plans to establish a monitoring centre, in partnership with NTSA, to oversee the behaviour of registered PSVs while on duty.
5:47 pm EACC arrested Rongo MP Paul Abuor accusing him of conflict of interest and theft of up to Ksh122 million public funds between 2017 and 2025.
5:07 pm Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has announced that the government is currently engaging with the office of Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang'o to find an amicable solution to her order barring county governments from issuing bursaries.
4:44 pm A Milimani Law Courts Judge directs John Kyamba Wambua to be detained at Ruaraka Police Station for 21 days to enable investigators to conclude their probe after he was caught with the remains of his late wife, Joy Fridah Munani.
4:15 pm Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura asks Kenyans to provide strategies and ideas on how to deal with the fresh wave of femicide cases after media reports estimate that 15 cases occurred in recent weeks.