News Tracker

Sat, 11 May 2024

  • 8:20 am The government tells school heads to admit learners affected by floods even without uniforms and school fees.
  • 7:40 am Environment Climate Change and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya says the 2024 tree planting holiday was more successful than last year's.
  • 7:20 am The government has ruled out extending term II despite delays in schools reopening due to nationwide floods.

Fri, 10 May 2024

  • 8:00 pm Reigning 800-meter World Champion Mary Moraa wins the two-lap race at the Doha Diamond League
  • 7:40 pm Interior CS Kithure Kindiki confirms, through a Gazette notice, that the Public Benefits Organisation Act,2013, shall become operational from Tuesday, May 14. 
  • 7:20 pm Interior PS Raymond Omollo says victims of floods being accommodated in schools within Homa Bay County will be relocated ahead of schools re-opening on Monday.  
  • 6:40 pm Select Committee on CS Mithika Linturi's impeachment concludes hearings despite walkout from Azimio MPs. The committee chair is set to table a report in Parliament on Monday  
  • 6:20 pm Kenya votes for the resolution giving the State of Palestine additional rights and privileges in the United Nations (UN).
  • 5:40 pm Kenya restores diplomatic relations with DR Congo after Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi met with President Felix Tshisekedi.
  • 5:00 pm President Ruto announce the operationalization of the Public Benefits Organization Act which empowers the NGO sector to self-regulate.    
  • 4:40 pm President William Ruto joins United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres for the closing ceremony of the  United Nations' Civil Society Conference in Nairobi.
  • 4:00 pm Kenyatta National Hospital employees threaten strike amidst CBA dispute.  
  • 3:33 pm CS Defence, Aden Duale, attends a tree planting ceremony in Nakuru. 
  • 3:06 pm Paris Olympic Committee picks artist Shiphton Onyango to perform at the global event.   
  • 2:53 pm Treasury CS Njuguna Ndung'u announces the release of Ksh10 billion as proceeds towards mitigating the effects of climate change in counties.  
  • 2:10 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja plans to generate Ksh16.5 billion in revenue from motorists, landlords and businesses in the upcoming financial year.  
  • 1:17 pm The immigration department announces setting up a desk at Nyayo House to help fast-track the replacement of lost personal documents.  
  • 1:12 pm The Parliamentary Select Committee probing Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi's impeachment motion rejects the bid to invite key witnesses to provide evidence on the supply of fake fertiliser.  
  • 12:45 pm US Ambassador to Kenya, Meg Whitman, commends the strides taken by President William Ruto’s administration in enhancing Kenya’s business environment.  
  • 12:39 pm The UAE allocates USD 15 million in relief aid following directives of the UAE President. 
  • 11:18 am Several people are feared dead after a storey building collapsed in the Kanduyi area in Bungoma County.
  • 11:01 am President William Ruto appoints 20 new judges of the High Court.  
  • 10:24 am Caretaker locks out 22-year-old mother and three children from her apartment in Githurai, Nairobi. 
  • 10:12 am President William Ruto unveils the goal of planting 200 million trees on Friday, May 10.  
  • 9:05 am Rita Waeni's family implores DCI to expedite the murder investigation
  • 9:03 am President William Ruto attends the launch of Call Centre International(CCI) global contact centre, Tatu City, Kiambu County.
  • 8:09 am CBK announces the price of oil has dropped for two consecutive weeks. 
  • 7:20 am CBK states that the country possesses enough foreign reserves that will last the country for the next four months.

Thu, 09 May 2024

  • 6:47 pm Senate votes to pass a motion on the Status of Pending Bills with amendments, that threaten to withhold funding from counties failing to settle their pending bills promptly.  
  • 6:09 pm KURA explains the cancellation of Ksh2 billion road tenders following concerns from Kenyans.