News Tracker

Thu, 09 May 2024

  • 9:31 am President William Ruto presides over the Africa Fertiliser and Soil Health Summit being held at the KICC.
  • 9:19 am Azimio leader Raila Odinga hails the agreement ending the doctors' strike, vows to follow through to ensure both parties honour their part of the bargain.
  • 8:52 am Olive Burrows officially leaves NTV, as exclusively reported by Kenyans.co.ke.
  • 8:00 am Ministry of Foreign Affairs airlifts passports to Kenyans living in the US in line with a promise made by President William Ruto where he assured the diaspora of prompt processing.
  • 7:10 am Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing'oei reveals that a diplomatic solution can be reached with Saudi Arabia to save a Kenyan who is facing execution for killing a Yemeni national.
  • 7:00 am Former President Uhuru Kenyatta hosts former Malian Prime Minister Moussa Mara and the US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Ambassador Mike Hammer at his home.
  • 6:50 am Mombasa ranked as the third most affordable holiday destination in the world.
  • 6:30 am KETRACO restores grid supply to Kisii after 6-member gang attacked substation throwing the county into darkness. 

Wed, 08 May 2024

  • 6:39 pm Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen announces govt's intention to adopt climate-resilient infrastructure after floods destroy roads & bridges.
  • 6:00 pm President William Ruto hosts Kiambu leaders at State House, Nairobi.
  • 5:34 pm National Construction Authority reveals Uthiru building collapsed after the ground floor columns buckled causing the ground and first floor to sink.
  • 5:00 pm Ministry of Health announces that it has struck a deal with KMPDU bringing the 56-day doctors' strike to an end. 
  • 4:45 pm Citizen Services PS Julius Bitok reveals that the govt plans to issue all eligible Kenyans with Maisha Cards within 2 years.  
  • 4:14 pm Govt spokesperson Isaac Mwaura reveals that the death toll from floods has hit 257. 
  • 3:48 pm Azimio Coalition calls for the fast-tracking of the Parliamentary probe on the cause of the accident that claimed former CDF Francis Ogolla's life.
  • 3:00 pm Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi accuses Aldai MP Marianne Kitany, his ex-wife of being behind plan to impeach him.
  • 2:39 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja orders audit of all buildings approved for construction in the last 2 years.
  • 2:00 pm Azimio gives national govt 48 hours to resolve doctors' strike.
  • 1:32 pm Squatters in Embobut Forest accuse govt of inhumane eviction by torching their houses even as heavy rains continue.
  • 1:02 pm UN Women condemns the assault of a Kenyan woman bound to a wheelchair, including Senator Gloria Orwoba.
  • 12:37 pm The World Migration Report 2024 reveals the top destinations for Kenyan and African migrants looking for greener pastures.  
  • 12:00 pm 20 families evacuated from Kirinyaga apartment after building develops cracks at midnight.
  • 11:45 am President William Ruto declares Friday, May 10 a public holiday.
  • 11:30 am Govt announces that schools will be reopened on Monday, May 13.
  • 10:27 am Govt announces a National Tree Growing Day on Friday 10th May 2024
  • 10:07 am News reveals that the Uthiru building's landlady had sent a message to the tenants' Whatsapp Group before the collapse
  • 9:44 am All 34 residents of the collapsed building in Uthiru have been accounted for, Nairobi City County says.
  • 9:02 am Kenya begins talks to persuade Somalia to drop its African Union Commission candidate, Fawzia Yusuf Adam in support of Raila Odinga.  
  • 8:46 am Former CJ David Maraga and EACC CEO Twalib Mbarak reveal a new trick being used by corruption suspects to evade arrest.  
  • 8:23 am Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura reveals that a chopper that was carrying him alongside Kenya Red Cross officials made an emergency landing while en route to Kisumu.