News Tracker

Sun, 19 May 2024

  • 9:00 am Former Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri backs President William Ruto, assures Head of State that he retains the support of the Mt Kenya region.
  • 8:46 am Family from Thome, Nairobi County appeals for help, accusing police officers of aiding goons who have been raiding their land with the intention of grabbing the property.
  • 8:00 am Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot criticises section of Azimio leaders who organised Limuru III, faulting them for locking out leaders outside Mt Kenya from attending the event, which he argues works against the country's national unity drive.
  • 7:24 am Thirdway Party leader Ekuru Aukot pens letter to US President Joe Biden and UN Secretary General Antonio Gutteres calling out what he perceives as US meddling in Haiti's internal affairs.
  • 7:00 am Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa pledges to keep working with the national govt to advance development in his county.

Sat, 18 May 2024

  • 6:47 pm President Ruto hosts Somalia President Sheikh Mohamud at State House.
  • 6:23 pm The Ministry of Health issues eight sanitation guidelines to schools following the current weather conditions.  
  • 5:11 pm Politician Cyrus Jirongo, FKF President Nick Mwendwa, former Sports PS Peter Kaberia, and Directors General of NITA Paul Kipsang are suspects recommended for prosecution over alleged multi-million graft
  • 5:04 pm The National Lands Commission (NLC) issues a notice to 41 landlords over the intention to acquire land for the expansion of Itugururu Airstrip in Tharaka Nithi County.  
  • 4:53 pm The Catholic Church at the Vatican issues new guidelines on supernatural phenomena.  
  • 4:09 pm DCI officers in Nyali, Mombasa County launch investigations after a 35-year-old man allegedly jumps from the 4th floor of a storey building.  
  • 3:18 pm Four arrested for slaughtering 30 donkeys confess to selling meat at Nairobi's Burma Market
  • 3:09 pm Raila attends a ceremony for the installation of Seme Council Elders in Migori.
  • 2:10 pm A huge fire burns down 2 dormitories that host grade 7 students at Pentagon Academy in Migori County.  
  • 2:01 pm Death-toll from the bus that plunged into River Mbagathi near Co-operative University in Karen, Nairobi rises to nine.
  • 1:05 pm President Ruto vows to double Kenya's savings kitty in 4 years. 
  • 1:00 pm 8 people die after a 32-seater matatu plunges into Mbagathi River in Gataka area connecting Karen and Ongata Rongai, near the Cooperative University of Kenya
  • 12:34 pm Director of Primary Education, Stephen Barongo, meets Governor Busia County Paul Nyongesa Otuoma during the Funyula Constituency Education symposium. 
  • 12:07 pm Joseph Mungai Kamau is appointed the Chief Executive Officer of Athi Water Works Development Agency.
  • 11:14 am Abdallah Mohamed Hatimy is appointed the Managing Director of Kenya National Shipping Line Limited.
  • 11:02 am Philip Kiptanui Kirwa is appointed Chief Executive Officer of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. 
  • 10:53 am Immigration PS Julius Bitok announces the fast-tracking of passport deliveries to eight centres across the country for one week.  
  • 10:09 am A police officer based in Kericho County is arrested over alleged involvement in the loss of millions from a businessman's bank account.  
  • 9:29 am Agnes Kalekye Nguna is appointed new Managing Director and CEO of Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
  • 9:10 am Eric Omondi says he has raised Ksh72 million to help needy Kenyans through Sisi Kwa Sisi initiative
  • 8:39 am National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah is whisked away to safety following the chaos that erupted at a meeting in Thika, Kiambu County.  
  • 8:09 am Kenya's Forex Reserves this week stands at $7.13B equivalent to 3.8 months of import cover compared to $7.18B equivalent to 3.8 months of import cover last week.
  • 7:54 am Mt Kenya leaders resolve to retain former President Uhuru Kenyatta as the region’s kingpin to chart a way forward ahead of the 2027 General Election.  
  • 7:30 am China is set to assist Kenyan in constructing a new headquarters for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  

Fri, 17 May 2024

  • 5:38 pm President William Ruto outlines an ambitious agenda aimed at transforming the African Union (AU) to better serve the continent's modern-day needs.