News Tracker

Mon, 27 May 2024

  • 8:00 am Mbeere North MP Geofrrey Ruku protests the decision by 3 Coast counties to ban the sale and distribution of Muguka alleging what he described as sabotage and double standards since the same orders had not been effected for Miraa. 
  • 7:22 am Taita Taveta County becomes the third devolved unit to ban the sale and distribution of Muguka within its borders.
  • 7:00 am Caribbean media outlets report that Kenya has made changes to its Haiti mission with 2,000 officers from the foreign nation set to jet into Kenya for training.
  • 6:50 am DP Rigathi Gachagua to open the Madaraka Day Celebrations Week Exhibition on Agriculture and Food Security at Kibabii University in Bungoma County today.  
  • 6:31 am MPs to begin probe on the conduct of British troops in Kenya this week amid concerns on excesses reported on several occasions in the last three decades. 

Sun, 26 May 2024

  • 6:10 pm Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka demands clarity from President Ruto on deals struck with the US during Washington visit including terms of agreement that saw Kenya declared Non NATO ally.
  • 6:04 pm Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen reiterates that motorist indiscipline is the primary reason behind the many road accidents in Kenya citing the need to erect many bumps as the perfect illustration of this shortcoming.
  • 5:46 pm Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi hits back at Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua after the country's second in command accused a section of Rift Valley leaders of driving a wedge between him and President William Ruto.
  • 5:00 pm Lands CS Alice Wahome warns land registrars across the country face possible prosecution if found guilty of working around systems to enable foreigners to secure freehold titles.
  • 4:19 pm Govt advises Kenyans with children born abroad to acquire birth certificates to enable them access a wide range of services.
  • 4:00 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua praises National Assembly Deputy Speaker Gladys Shollei revealing that she once posted his bail and brought him food after he was arrested.
  • 3:25 pm Trade CS Rebecca Miano describes the recently concluded US State visit as a resounding success revealing that what matters now is the follow-through, implementation and execution of the agreed deals.
  • 3:12 pm Embattled Jubilee Party Sec Gen Jeremiah Kioni criticizes President William Ruto for chartering private plane for his US State visit describing the cost incurred as a waste of taxpayers' money.
  • 2:31 pm Police investigating case of man fatally shot at a nightclub in Kiambu on Sunday morning.
  • 2:00 pm Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka attends church service at Nazarene Central Church along Ngong Road, Nairobi County.  
  • 1:27 pm A section of Rift Valley leaders led by Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandagor throw their weight behind the Deputy President amid rumours of a fallout between Ruto and Gachagua.
  • 1:00 pm Former First Lady Margaret Kenyatta’s Beyond Zero Project donates food and extends other forms of aid to landslide victims in Murang’a County.
  • 12:40 pm President William Ruto defends flying to the US in a private jet insisting that the overall cost was cheaper than using the national carrier.
  • 12:00 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua attends an interdenominational church service in Kesses, Uasin Gishu County.
  • 11:47 am Second Lady Pastor Dorcas Rigathi expresses concerns over increased cases of drug and substance abuse in the Northern Kenya.
  • 11:27 am  DCI officers arrest 3 suspects found with 298 pellets of cocaine concealed in teddy bears at their house in New Donholm area, Nairobi County.
  • 10:48 am Ugandan media report that Kenya's diplomatic closeness with the US under Kenya Kwanza has culminated in Washington funneling billions to Nairobi for various partnerships including security and Kampala missing out.
  • 10:18 am UN Independent Expert on the Human Rights Situation in Haiti, Ambassador William O'Neill reveals that the Kenyan mission in the Caribbean country might last until 2026.
  • 9:44 am Sports CS Ababu Namwamba blames Uhuru's govt for the poor state of stadiums in the country which forced FKF to host a crucial Harambee Stars fixture in Malawi.
  • 9:03 am Two people including 1 KDF soldier injured after bandits stage attack in  Loruk, Baringo County.
  • 8:35 am Chinese company sues Health CS Susan Nakhumicha and AG Justin Muturi over the reclassification of its HIV testing kits.
  • 8:02 am Former President Uhuru Kenyatta arrives in Johannesburg to lead the African Union Election Observation Mission for South Africa's General Elections.  
  • 7:16 am President William Ruto expresses his elation at being back in the country, revealing Kenya got what it targeted from US State trip and more.
  • 7:00 am DP Gachagua asks UDA politicians  to focus on assisting President William Ruto deliver on his mandate instead of dwelling on succession politics. 
  • 6:50 am Beatrice Chebet breaks the women’s 10,000 metres world record at the Prefontaine Classic after clocking 28:54:14.