News Tracker

Wed, 21 August 2024

  • 5:00 pm Nyandarua Senator John Methu asks DP Gachagua to consider partnering with Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Trans-Nzoia Governor George Natembeya. 
  • 4:45 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga reveals he will not be actively involve himself in Kenyan politics as he concentrates on his bid to clinch the AUC chairperson position. 
  • 4:17 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua asks Mt Kenya politicians to stop engaging in succession politics
  • 3:34 pm Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba vows Mt. Kenya legislators will not condone any form of disrespect towards DP Gachagua.
  • 3:19 pm Former CS Peninah Malonza hands over the Ministry of EAC and Regional Development to her successor Beatrice Moe. 
  • 2:45 pm Senate Speaker Amason Kingi gazettes Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza's impeachment. 
  • 2:01 pm President William Ruto will formally launch Raila Odinga's candidacy for the Africa Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship position.
  • 1:33 pm 5 police officers arraigned at Milimani Law Courts over the escape of 13 suspects from Gigiri Police Station.
  • 1:00 pm Health CS Debra Barasa hosts US Ambassador Meg Whitman to discuss strengthening health collaboration between Kenya and the US
  • 12:43 pm Education CS Julius Migos directs public universities to admit all qualified students after uproar over funding model.
  • 12:24 pm The High Court in Nairobi temporarily halted the Senate's decision to impeach Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza
  • 12:00 pm Prosecution applies to detain officers arrested in relation to Collins Jumaisi's escape for 14 more days as detectives conduct investigations
  • 11:50 am Police officers receive a salary raise. Constables get a 40% increase in basic salary, while senior officers receive a 3% raise.
  • 11:15 am Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja extends the term for taskforce on Building Plan Approvals by 60 days.
  • 10:42 am Environment CS Aden Duale meets delegation from Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), a philanthropy from London, to roll out interventions aimed to safeguarding children.
  • 10:13 am The European Union (EU) commits Ksh3.6 billion (€25 million) to boost business development in Kenya
  • 9:43 am NEMA officers perturbed by the poor filing of environmental compliance documents by companies during crackdown in Lang'ata.
  • 9:18 am Education CS Julius Migos assures parents that concerns of the new university funding model will be solved in a few weeks.
  • 8:37 am DCI detectives arrest main suspect in car break ins for stealing Ksh1.4 million  at a parking lot.
  • 8:21 am Chief Justice Martha Koome set to preside over the launch of the Strategic Guiding Framework for Greening Kenya’s Justice System and Dissemination of Research Findings in Nairobi today.
  • 7:54 am Ministry of Labour cautions Kenyans over unscrupulous recruitment agencies targeting jobseekers after flagging 16 companies.
  • 7:20 am Meru Deputy Governor Isaac Mutuma to take over as Governor after Kawira Mwangaza's impeachment.

Tue, 20 August 2024

  • 4:50 pm Meru MCA claims that connected UDA politicians at the county level are behind the plot to impeach Governor Kawira Mwangaza.
  • 4:00 pm The Pharmacy and Poisons Board recalls S-Prazo, a drug used to treat ulcers following complaints of a mix-up.
  • 3:39 pm Gigiri Police Station declared a crime scene after the escape of 13 suspects among them the Kware murders suspect, Collins Jumaisi.
  • 3:00 pm Court releases Jimi Wanjigi on a Ksh10 million bond, sets hearing for September 12, 2024. 
  • 2:41 pm Governor Gladys Wanga inspects the progress of the Ksh500 million Riwa County Aggregation and Industrial Park project in Homa Bay. 
  • 2:00 pm Tourism CS Rebecca Miano meets Hollywood actress Nicole Murphy, who is visiting Kenya.
  • 1:47 pm Tourists among motorists stranded in traffic snarl-up along Nakuru-Narok Highway over protests triggered by poor state of road
  • 1:30 pm DCI boss Amin Mohamed and acting Police IG Gilbert Masengeli visit Gigiri Police Station after the escape of Kware Murders suspect Collins Jumaisi.