News Tracker

Sun, 05 May 2024

  • 10:13 am A 29-year-old woman jumps into River Nyamindi shocking the locals from Kabiro-ini village in Kirinyaga County.
  • 9:04 am UDA postpones grassroots elections to Sunday, May 5, due to the ongoing floods in the country.  
  • 9:03 am Kenya Met issues an update on the looming tropical Cyclone Hidaya set to hit Kenya.  
  • 8:43 am KeNHA issues a cautionary advisory to drivers and road users traversing the Nairobi-Nakuru road, particularly at the Delamere stopover.  
  • 8:03 am President William Ruto’s administration successfully reduces the government’s debt by Ksh380 billion, bringing it down to Ksh10.87 trillion as of February 2024.  

Sat, 04 May 2024

  • 6:47 pm EACC detectives arrest a senior Nairobi county official over corruption allegations.  
  • 6:40 pm A sombre mood engulfs Nakuru County as several people are feared dead after an accident involving a head-on collision between a PSV and a trailer at Sobea along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway.  
  • 5:24 pm Two people are injured at a burial in Rapogi, Migori County after clashes erupt between two rival political groups.  
  • 5:11 pm PS Raymond Omollo visits the residents of Mathare Area to evaluate ongoing efforts to address the aftermath of the recent floods.
  • 4:24 pm Multi-agency team recovers two more bodies, raising the death toll to 58, with seven bodies awaiting postmortem, police say.
  • 4:02 pm Scientific tracking of Cyclone Hidaya has establishes that the Cyclone has now acquired full status with the capability of remaining so until it hits the Coasts of Kenya and Tanzania
  • 3:47 pm CS Kindiki directs Kwale, Mombasa, Kilifi and Lamu counties to ban beach activities, fishing and non-essential sea transport ahead of Cyclone Hidaya’s landfall
  • 3:12 pm The Nakuru High Court orders the CSs for Interior, Transport, Education, Housing & Environment & the National Disaster Management Authority to urgently prepare and present to the court a contingency plan against ongoing floods.  
  • 2:46 pm KeNHA announces that the Laisamis - South Horr (B74) road has been closed.
  • 2:13 pm Govt establishes 138 Camps in 18 Counties to offer temporary shelter to 62,000 persons from 14,771 households affected by floods countrywide.
  • 1:47 pm Govt gazettes Samson Omwanza Ombati as a Member of the Judicial Service Commission representing the Law Society of Kenya
  • 1:11 pm Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung’aro threatens to take drastic measures regarding the bodies preserved from the Shakahola tragedy.
  • 12:18 pm State House Nairobi is set to receive more funds for its renovation plans following the release of supplementary estimates for development expenditure.  
  • 12:00 pm DCI detectives in Makindu, Makueni County recover about 2500 kg of sugar.  
  • 11:38 am Efforts to resolve the protracted doctors' strike hit another snag as talks between government officials and the doctors union collapse.
  • 11:27 am Chaos erupts in Kakamega County after a funeral turns into a crime scene after the mourners seek to take matters into their own hands and deliver justice over the victim's death.  
  • 10:09 am President Ruto appoints Ezra Chiloba as Consul-General for Los Angeles, USA.
  • 10:08 am Kenya's Forex Reserves stands at USD 7.179B equivalent to 3.8 months of import cover compared to USD 7.232B equivalent to 3.8 months of import cover last week.
  • 9:14 am UDA resolves to make changes to its leadership structure.  
  • 9:08 am President William Ruto appoints former West Mugirango MP Vincent Mogaka Kemosi as the country's ambassador to Accra, Ghana, weeks after he declined the job.  
  • 8:54 am Media personality Betty Kyallo announces she's returning to the screens following her latest move to TV47.  
  • 8:13 am Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja denies reports on the misappropriation of Ksh144 million in the school feeding programme.  

Fri, 03 May 2024

  • 6:48 pm MoH Kenya meets with KMPDU to finalize a return-to-work agreement. 
  • 6:18 pm EACC releases ex-Murang'a governor Mwangi wa Iria from Industrial Area Remand prison after complying with Anti-Corruption Court’s bond terms
  • 5:54 pm Hon Florence Bore releases Ksh 2B for April payment to beneficiaries enrolled in the Inua Jamii programme.