News Tracker

Sat, 07 September 2024

  • 8:32 am Acting IG Gilbert Masengeli promises the govt will unravel the cause of the fire at Hillside Endarasha that left 18 pupils dead. 
  • 7:25 am Kenya Met advises Kenyans to expect unusually cold September.
  • 7:00 am The United Nations Security Council begins considering a draft proposal to extend the mandate for the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti.  

Fri, 06 September 2024

  • 6:30 pm 70 Hillside Endarasha pupils still unaccounted for, DP Gachagua says.  
  • 6:00 pm Paris to honour Rebecca Cheptegei with memorial venue, Mayor Anne Hidalgo announces.
  • 5:48 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua asks parents at Hillside Endarasha who picked up their children at the school to return them at the learning institution.
  • 5:00 pm Interior CS Kithure Kindiki visits Hillside Endarasha School and promises thorough investigations into the cause of the fire
  • 4:12 pm Treasury CS John Mbadi inks Ksh40 billion deal with China.
  • 4:00 pm Ministry of Health reports the fifth mpox case in the country.
  • 3:49 pm Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi reveals Suswa Line trip  behind today's nationwide blackout.
  • 3:05 pm Attorney General Dorcas Oduor receives Public Participation Bill from the National Assembly. 
  • 2:45 pm Controller of Budget report shows govt spent Ksh750 billion on interest payments in the financial year 2023-2024.
  • 2:00 pm Activist Morara Kebaso purchases a PA system after receiving contributions from Kenyans.
  • 1:30 pm Govt donates 50 bags of rice, 50 bags of beans, 100 mattresses and 100 blankets to Hillside Endarasha Academy.
  • 1:00 pm Education PS Belio Kipsang has ordered parents who have collected their children at Hillside Endarasha to return the pupils at the learning institution.
  • 12:36 pm UN condemns rising cases of femicide in Kenya after Rebecca Cheptegei's death.
  • 12:00 pm Spot checks reveal the dormitory at Hillside Endarasha Juniour Secondary School was constructed using timber.
  • 11:49 am 3 die after grisly accident involving a govt vehicle & lorry at Fort Tenan in Kericho County.
  • 11:30 am Education CS Julius Migos cuts short China trip to fly back home to lead the government's response to the Hillside Endarasha Juniour Secondary School Fire Tragedy.
  • 10:59 am Tourism CS Rebecca Miano orders KWS to mop up hyenas from Juja as fast as possible. 
  • 10:15 am Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to visit Hillside Endarasha Academy today following fire tragedy, after which he is expected to address the nation.
  • 9:50 am The dormitory at Hillside Endarasha Junior Secondary School where a fire occurred on Thursday night was housing 152 boys.  
  • 9:38 am Kenya Power confirms power blackout affecting several parts of the country.
  • 8:59 am President William Ruto orders investigations into the school fire at Hillside Endarasha School.
  • 8:01 am Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang'o says govt spending on foreign travel contradicts President William Ruto's austerity order
  • 7:45 am Kenyan Police Commander deployed in Haiti Godfrey Otunge vows to deal with the dreaded Haiti gang leader Lanmo Sanjou, the head of the infamous Mawozo 400.
  • 7:00 am 17 pupils die in school fire at Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri County while several others are nursing serious injuries.

Thu, 05 September 2024

  • 6:58 pm Environment CS Aden Duale meets UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen to discuss the upcoming Conference of Parties (COP 29) and the Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee on Plastic (INC-5).
  • 6:28 pm Govt releases Ksh3.4 billion for Inua Jamii beneficiaries. 
  • 6:13 pm Digital Strategist Dennis Itumbi has officially taken over the Office of the Creative Economy & Presidential Special Projects and announces plans for nationwide Town Halls.