News Tracker

Fri, 08 November 2024

  • 4:30 pm Passengers narrowly escape as a billboard crashes onto their vehicle on Thika Road, blocking access near Thika town and part of Thika Road.
  • 3:20 pm The National Assembly Education Committee urges the disbandment of Moi University's management and recommends caretaker control to prevent collapse.
  • 3:00 pm Liberty Kenya Holdings appoints Rosalyn Mugoh as Managing Director for Heritage Insurance Kenya Limited.
  • 2:45 pm Super Metro bus sacco has denounced a viral Ruto meme allegedly photoshopped on one of its buses.
  • 2:19 pm KBC journalist Sarafina Robi lands a plum job at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) marking the end of her five-year stay at the national broadcaster.
  • 1:38 pm Several people are feared injured after a Kasarani PSV bus overturned at GSU along the Thika Super Highway
  • 1:00 pm A court has sentenced a football coach to 110 years in prison or pay a fine of Ksh90 million after finding him guilty of defiling young boys
  • 12:45 pm The government imposes a total ban on farming in natural forests to protect ecosystems.
  • 12:04 pm Striking lecturers vow to continue with their strike, claiming victimisation and lack of attention from the government.
  • 11:10 am KRA clarifies Treasury's proposal to deduct SHIF contributions before taxation, saying current laws don’t support tax relief under SHIF, ruling out higher net pay for workers.
  • 10:20 am Kitui High Court has halted all Football Kenya Federation (FKF) county elections scheduled for Saturday, November 9.
  • 9:45 am DCI uncovers the house where Wells Fargo HR Manager Willis Ayieko was allegedly tortured and arrests another suspect in Bondo.
  • 9:00 am The Judicial Service Commission has announced 109 internship vacancies for graduates with diplomas and degrees in the Judiciary, inviting applications from qualified candidates.
  • 8:30 am Deputy President Kithure Kindiki jets out on his first official visit to Botswana to represent President William Ruto at the inauguration of President Duma Boko
  • 8:15 am DCI has arrested the prime suspect in connection with Mombasa blogger Bruce John Khajira's abduction and assault, as detectives close in on accomplices.
  • 7:48 am US Ambassador Meg Whitman defends her tenure amidst calls for her recall and pledges to continue advancing US-Kenya relations despite the power shift.
  • 7:00 am US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, on a call with President William Ruto Thursday, urged Ruto to ensure accountability for security forces involved in abductions and protest violence in Kenya.

Thu, 07 November 2024

  • 5:51 pm National Assembly fines the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) Managing Director Henry Ogoye Ksh500,000 for skipping an accountability meeting for the fourth time.
  • 5:21 pm Founders of the UDA party call for disciplinary action against all MPs affiliated with the ruling party who opposed former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment.
  • 4:56 pm High Court set to deliver judgment on whether or not Nairobi County employee Wilson Nahashon Kanani will forfeit his unexplained wealth worth Ksh643.2 million to the Government as sought by EACC in its recovery suit.
  • 4:19 pm United States Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman meets Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina to discuss the importance of a vibrant opposition and a strong legislative branch in Kenya.
  • 3:52 pm Pascaline Peter alias Passy Ma Trevor and George Mutual Mutunga alias Imran were charged with obtaining Ksh80 million from the public under false pretence after being arraigned at Makadara Law Courts.
  • 3:06 pm Family and friends of Eldoret lawyer Calvin Ngaira, who was slain during a house party, protest his death demanding justice.
  • 2:48 pm Moi University VC Isaac Kosgey announces that the institution will resume learning on Monday, November 11, following a one-month closure over student unrest.
  • 2:27 pm Interior PS Raymond Omollo holds a meeting with his State Department for Correctional Services counterpart Salome Beacco to implement various initiatives to improve access to justice
  • 1:58 pm Inspector General (IG) of Police Douglas Kanja tells the National Assembly's Administration and Security Committee that his service has yet to make any arrests regarding the disappearance of Wajir MCA Yussuf Hussein Ahmed.
  • 1:15 pm High Court in Nairobi dismisses all the cases lodged before it challenging President William Ruto’s order to lift the ban on Genetically Modified Crops and Foods in Kenya.
  • 12:36 pm Senior Economic Advisor Moses Kuria says that the government will use Ksh2.1 billion to pay interest and not principal to domestic debt holders of Treasury Bills and Treasury Bonds.
  • 12:16 pm President William Ruto says that global collaboration is essential to effectively fight hunger and also implement policies and programmes to boost food production to feed the rising populations while addressing the World Without Hunger Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • 11:54 am AUC Chairperson candidate Raila Odinga and President William Ruto arrive in Addis Ababa ahead of the launch of his AUC chairmanship campaigns.