News Tracker

Wed, 05 June 2024

  • 12:08 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja publishes the names of thousands of land rate defaulters; gives them a 14-day ultimatum or risk seeing their properties auctioned. 
  • 11:39 am President William Ruto meets former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in Seoul, South Korea.
  • 11:05 am Embakasi East MP Babu Owino alleges betrayal in ODM accusing some politicians within the political outfit of badmouthing him to Party Leader Raila Odinga.
  • 10:14 am Mountaineer Cheruiyot Kirui's friend, James Muhia, opens up about the deceased's last conversation and interaction while summiting Mt Everest.  
  • 10:03 am MoH sets aside Ksh1.25 billion for the procurement of children's vaccines that have been experiencing shortages in the country.  
  • 9:49 am Corporal Jacob Ogendo, the police officer brutally attacked by 19-year-old Ian Njoroge, extends forgiveness to his alleged assailant. 
  • 9:14 am The 2024 KCSE students can now change the institutions they choose as KUCCPS opens its portal for Inter-institution transfer.  
  • 8:12 am National Assembly Finance Chair Kuria Kimani reveals that his committee has noted some ambiguities in the Finance Bill 2024.  
  • 8:10 am The mother of the 19-year-old caught assaulting a police officer breaks silence on her son's action.  

Tue, 04 June 2024

  • 7:37 pm Internet chef  Dennis Ombachi awarded Ksh3.2 million by the TikTok Change Makers Program for contributing to positive change in society through content creation
  • 7:19 pm Public Investments Committee grills Chinese contractor over fraudulent payments for the construction of Hazina Towers.
  • 6:30 pm Private citizen files petition in Parliament seeking to have MPs introduce amendments to bar Deputy Presidents from vying for the presidency and succeeding their bosses.
  • 6:00 pm Kenya Met projects heavy rainfall in Nairobi & the capital's environs on Tuesday night.
  • 5:15 pm KUCCPS to open its portal on Wednesday to facilitate university transfers and course switches.
  • 5:13 pm LSK files petition in court against Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi arguing that the Parliamentary Select Committee on the impeachment proceedings against him erred while making its recommendations to the house.
  • 4:47 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja lifts the temporary suspension on building development plan approvals effected in April.
  • 4:00 pm Energy CS Davis Chirchir reveals govt plans to distribute internet through KETRACO lines .
  • 3:37 pm UDA Secretary General Cleophas Malala insists that President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua have not fallen out and are working harmoniously.
  • 3:07 pm DP Gachagua announces the formation of a task force to accelerate the absorption of donor funds into national programs.
  • 2:50 pm CJ Martha Koome commissions multi-sectoral working group which aims to prioritise access to Justice on environmental and climate change related matters in Nairobi County. 
  • 2:00 pm First Lady Rachel Ruto meets with Soo Park, the founder of the International Youth Fellowship in South Korea.
  • 1:30 pm Comedian Eric Omondi arrested outside Parliament Buildings leading protests against the Finance Bill, 2024.
  • 1:21 pm Education CS Ezekiel Machogu allays fears of early closure of schools following delays in disbursement of learning institutions capitation.  
  • 12:26 pm Former Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri throws his weight behind the One Man One Shilling Campaign, remarking that resources should be distributed based on the number of people and not land mass.
  • 12:00 pm Media personality & Reggae MC Jahmby Koikai has passed away, reports indicate.
  • 11:49 am President  William Ruto secures Ksh63.5 billion concessional loan from South Korea to bolster Kenya’s digital ecosystem.
  • 11:00 am DP Gachagua hosts Cabinet Secretaries at his official residence in Karen ahead of the 2024 Development Partnerships Forum.
  • 10:40 am Report published by the Controller of Budget shows govt offices spent Ksh18.8 billion on travel in Financial Year 2023/2024, up from Ksh14.7 billion the previous year. 
  • 10:20 am President William Ruto identifies food security, science and technology, peace and security, and health security as the key areas of cooperation with South Korea.
  • 9:45 am Kenya Power announces resumption of token payment services after a brief outage.