News Tracker

Sun, 27 October 2024

  • 10:00 am National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula elected to serve on Conference of Speakers and Presidents of African Legislatures advisory panel. 
  • 9:45 am Activist Boniface Mwangi reportedly abducted- his wife says.
  • 9:00 am  National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah exudes confidence that Kithure Kindiki will soon be sworn in as Deputy President once all the legal hurdles are cleared. 
  • 8:24 am Labour CS Alfred Mutua reveals the govt has shifted the venue for the Qatar jobs interviews to Kabete Polytechnic from KICC except for nursing interviews which will still take place in the CBD.
  • 8:00 am Cooperatives CS Wycliffe Oparanya rejects proposal to extend presidential term limit fronted by Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei.
  • 7:42 am Gates Foundation reiterates its commitment to partnering with the govt to enable it champion its causes within the confines of the  Kenya’s Privileges and Immunities Act. 
  • 7:00 am Millicent Omanga declines appointment to Nairobi Rivers Commission by President Ruto, citing personal reasons.

Sat, 26 October 2024

  • 5:39 pm President William Ruto's aide Farouk Kibet says many athletes globally are set to participate in the Chepsaita Cross Country slated for December 7, 2024.
  • 5:09 pm Dr Judith Ogweno, a teacher from State House Girls Secondary among the women selected to attend the -12 educational leadership training at Harvard University with teachers from around the world.
  • 4:44 pm Former President Uhuru Kenyatta says that he has slowed down Nyama Choma consumption due to his age in a phone call with Milele FM presenters.
  • 4:24 pm KANU leader Gideon Moi engaged with representatives of religious and non-governmental organizations in Gaborone as part of the Commonwealth Expert Team of electoral observers ahead of general elections in Botswana slated for October 30, 2024.
  • 3:51 pm Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka insists that the Azimio Coalition is still intact despite the rift with ODM leader Raila Odinga.
  • 3:24 pm Siaya Governor James Orengo's son Michael Orengo ties the knot with his lover Samatha Luseno in a colorful white wedding at the ACK All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi.
  • 2:52 pm President William Ruto appoints former Starehe Member of Parliament Bishop Margaret Wanjiru as the Chairperson of the Nairobi Rivers Commission while Millicent Omanga and 9 others will serve as members.
  • 2:27 pm Governors led by Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi arrive in Turkana for the Tubong'u lore cultural festival.
  • 1:46 pm Deputy OCS of a police station in Makueni County was arrested After he was caught directing traffic in Nairobi when supposed to be on leave.
  • 1:17 pm PS Raymond Omollo engages heads of departments and agencies within the Interior Ministry to identify the improvements made in staff welfare and enhancements in public service delivery.
  • 12:10 pm Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi attends the opening of the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2024 in Apia, Samoa.
  • 11:49 am IMF's African Department Director Abebe Aemro Selassie says the Fund will be "sending a team out to basically see what areas of weaknesses and strengths Kenya has relative to other countries in terms of how public accounts are accounted for."
  • 11:18 am The National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) report shows that some 479,498 children under the age of five are facing acute malnutrition and need treatment, a drop from 760,488 children in July.
  • 10:53 am National Assembly Minority Leader Junet Mohammed denies claims that he is eying to replace Kithure Kindiki as Interior CS.
  • 10:25 am 56 Ethiopians were arrested in Githunguri, Machakos County for allegedly being in the country illegally. They appeared weak.
  • 9:46 am Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing’oei explains that four Turks were repatriated to their country for allegedly committing ‘treasonous acts’ in Turkey. 
  • 9:14 am CBK announces that remittance inflows in September 2024 totalled to USD418.5 million (Ksh54 Billion) compared to USD340.4 million (Ksh44 Billion)  in September 2023, representing an increase of 22.9%.
  • 8:39 am Former President Uhuru Kenyatta urges African Presidents to support their own peace initiatives, underscoring the importance of African-led sustainable solutions during the African Union Retreat at Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
  • 8:18 am Central Bank of Kenya says that the Kenya Shilling remained stable against international and regional currencies closing at Ksh129.20 on October 24.
  • 7:53 am An autopsy by Chief Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor reveals that Eastleigh mother's throat was slit, her daughter stabbed multiple times and her niece suffocated to death before all their bodies were dumped.
  • 7:21 am A dismembered female body was found dumped near an apartment complex along Naivasha Road in Eastleigh with missing intestines, heart, and private parts.

Fri, 25 October 2024

  • 6:58 pm President William Ruto criticises leaders who he said "are angry because I appointed Beatrice Askul as a CS"
  • 6:00 pm Kenya to host the 11th edition of the Kenya Diaspora Homecoming Convention between December 9 and December 11. The event brings together Kenyans from across the globe to brainstorm on progressing Kenya’s development and prosperity.