News Tracker

Tue, 21 May 2024

  • 2:37 pm UDA Secretary General Cleophas Malala arrives in Beijing for a ten-day working engagement with The Communist Party of China (CPC).
  • 2:06 pm Weatherman announces that several parts of Kenya will experience rainfall for 7 days from today until Monday, May 27.
  • 1:45 pm Govt is planning to recognise spiritual leaders and artists among national heroes ahead of this year's Mashujaa Day Celebrations
  • 1:00 pm President William Ruto announces Ksh6 billion debt write-off for coffee farmers while addressing the Kenyan diaspora in the US. 
  • 12:30 pm Auditor General Nancy Gathungu expresses reservations over executive's plan to cut Ksh3 billion floods mitigation budget. 
  • 12:00 pm President William Ruto meets NBA and Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O'Neal in Atlanta.
  • 11:56 am The Judiciary reports experiencing a system intermittent outage on its e-filing system and causelist portal. 
  • 11:00 am Kenyan flags lined up along Pennsylvania Avenue up to the White House as President William Ruto enters Day 2 of his 5-day State visit to the US. 
  • 10:41 am Kenya Railways Corporation announces nine multi-billion tenders open for interested bidders.  
  • 10:10 am KUCCPS releases university and TVET placement results for 2023 KCSE students.  
  • 9:21 am Anne Waiguru hits out at the Deputy President indirectly accusing him of curtailing political ambition.  
  • 9:01 am The United States plans to offer Kenya a long-term solution to a debt crisis that has threatened the country's economy.    
  • 8:45 am President William Ruto meets Kenyans living in the United States of America at the Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta, Georgia
  • 8:21 am President William Ruto witnesses the signing of MoUs between the CDC and KEMRI, the MoH and the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
  • 7:50 am President William Ruto tells Kenyans in Atlanta, USA that if the deep state or the system had decided the elections in Kenya he would not be President.
  • 7:20 am The Kenya Meteorological Department projects strong winds and high waves in the Indian Ocean following the anticipated Cyclone Ialy.  

Mon, 20 May 2024

  • 6:00 pm President William Ruto arrives at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia ahead of a busy 4-day visit to the United States of America    
  • 5:40 pm Six family members die in a road accident involving a Lorry and passenger vehicle along the Eldoret-Nakuru highway.      
  • 5:20 pm The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) on Monday, May 20, ordered the removal of billboards positioned near learning institutions and promoting alcoholic drinks.  
  • 4:40 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua calls on international partners to support Kenya in its efforts to restore Nairobi rivers.
  • 4:00 pm Finance experts fault eco-friendly tax proposal contained in Finance Bill, 2024 which seeks to introduce new tax on batteries.
  • 3:29 pm Crime in Kenya rose by 19% in 2023, the Statistics Office reveals. 
  • 3:00 pm A total of 848,200 new jobs were created in 2023, the Kenya Economic Survey by KNBS shows. 
  • 2:38 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga mourns deceased Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
  • 2:00 pm Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung'aro faults the delayed disbursement of county funds from the exchequer, stating that the situation has crippled service delivery. 
  • 1:35 pm Report by the US Congressional Research Service shows that America's and Kenya's different economic objectives might derail trade agreements between the two nations.  
  • 1:00 pm Hassan Joho reveals plan to quit politics at the same time as his party leader Raila Odinga, citing his fidelity to the opposition leader's ideology.
  • 12:35 pm President William Ruto mourns the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi as a dedicated public servant and a fearless leader
  • 12:00 pm Kenya recorded a GDP growth rate of 5.6 per cent in 2023, the 2024 Economic Survey Report shows.  
  • 11:24 am Treasury CS Prof. Njuguna Ndung'u presides over the launch of The 2024 Economic Survey Report.