News Tracker

Mon, 09 September 2024

  • 2:40 pm Acting Police Inspector General Gilbert Masengeli found guilty of contempt of court after ignoring summons six times.
  • 2:21 pm Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga reveals that should he cling the AUC chairmanship post, he will collaborate heads of states and governments to make the union a people-centered organisation.
  • 1:54 pm  Aldai MP Marianne Keitany and Kisumu East counterpart Shakir Shabiri accuse Head of Public Service Felix Koskei of sabotaging the security by illegally transferring police officers.
  • 1:23 pm Acting IG Gilbert Masengeli skips court during trip to Wajir to conduct a security assessment of the operational areas alongside DCI boss Mohamed I. Amin and Commandant GSU, Ranson Lolmodooni.
  • 12:41 pm Law Society of Kenya (LSK) petitions the High Court to declare Acting Inspector General Gilbert Masengeli unfit for public office citing his repeated failure to comply with court summonses.
  • 11:48 am Office of Prime Cabinet Secretary headed by Musalia Mudavadi and Interior Ministry to begin validation of national government projects including housing and cotton production.
  • 11:21 am Second Shakahola massacre suspect dies while undergoing treatment after a short illness.
  • 10:56 am Ugandan Olympic marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei to be laid to rest on September 14, 2024.
  • 10:14 am The fourth fire since Hillside Endarasha Academy tragedy razes down a dormitory at Ortum Boys High School in West Pokot County.
  • 9:45 am Kenyan whistleblower living in France, Nelson Amenya, is fearing for his life following threats after exposure of Adani Group-JKIA deal.
  • 9:15 am A monitoring report by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) reveals that police officers deployed to quell the recent Gen–Z protests were ill-equipped and unprepared resulting in a high number of deaths.
  • 8:49 am KWS officers deployed to Juja in Kiambu County in an operation aimed at capturing and relocating the killer hyenas.
  • 8:19 am 600 more Kenyan paramilitary personnel start their training ahead of deployment to Haiti for the peacekeeping mission.
  • 7:54 am Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti denies allegations that went viral online that she was detained in UK trying to launder Ksh679 million.
  • 7:21 am NCIC on Sunday arrested Jeremiah Mutua, MCA for Nguni Ward and the Deputy Minority Leader of the Kitui County Assembly, over disparaging remarks he shared on Facebook.

Sun, 08 September 2024

  • 7:03 pm Acting Police IG Gilbert Masengeli joins hundreds in marking the Harmony4Haiti cultural festival at the Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi.
  • 5:29 pm Fire breaks out in one of the buildings at the popular Diani Reef Hotel in Kwale County.
  • 4:49 pm Several passengers injured after a bus they were travelling in overturned in Roysambu along Thika Road.
  • 4:21 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua strongly criticises the government for using security personnel to intimidate elected leaders.
  • 3:38 pm Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka joins former Governor Ferdinand Waititu, Jubilee Party SG Jeremiah Kioni and DAP Kenya Leader Eugene Wamalwa for a church service at St Paul ACK Nyathuna in Kabete town, Kiambu County.
  • 3:22 pm Embakasi Central Member of Parliament Benjamin Gathiru asks President William Ruto to contain Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wah from constantly attacking DP Rigathi Gachagua.
  • 2:43 pm Kitui residents sue Environment CS Aden Duale alongside NEMA for failing to stop sand harvesting hence destroying the environment.
  • 2:16 pm Sports CS Kipchumba Murkomen reveals that athletes from over 40 countries registered for this year’s Nairobi City Marathon. 
  • 1:52 pm Student leaders suspend countrywide demos set for Monday and gives the government 30-day notice to address learners’ concerns.
  • 1:17 pm Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi departs for Windhoek, Namibia, for a Mid-Term Review meeting on bilateral issues, talks on direct flights and boosting trade.
  • 12:20 pm KWS intensifies operation to capture hyenas after a public outcry in Juja following a series of attacks.
  • 11:56 am Several student leaders from universities across the country announce a countrywide protest on Monday, September 9, over the new funding model they decry as unfair.
  • 11:08 am DCI detectives arrest a Kenyan and Tanzanian in Nairobi found hiding imported cannabis sativa in Donholm, Nairobi.
  • 10:49 am Investments and Entrepreneurship Secretary, Ambassador Isaiya Kabira, graced the 5th Annual Kenya Women in Germany event that was held in Mainz. The event celebrates Kenyan women who have excelled in diaspora.
  • 10:12 am DCI detectives arrested eight foreigners in Kitale, Trans Nzoia County, after they were accused of entering the country illegally