News Tracker

Tue, 20 August 2024

  • 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.
  • 12:55 pm Anti Corruption Court in Nairobi fines former KEPHIS employee Ksh 5 million or an 8-year imprisonment term for fraudulently acquiring academic certificates to secure employment at the institution.
  • 12:10 pm Supreme Court temporarily halts Court of Appeal ruling nullifying Finance Act 2023.
  • 11:50 am Beatrice Askul and Dorcas Oduor sworn in as EAC CS and Attorney General.
  • 11:29 am Jimi Wanjigi arraigned at Milimani Law Courts after being arrested for allegedly possessing unlicensed firearms found in his house.
  • 10:50 am Senate approves the nomination of Douglas Kanja as the next Inspector General of Police.
  • 10:25 am Collins Jumaisi, the prime suspect in the Mukuru murders escapes from Gigiri Police Station.
  • 9:40 am Death toll in  Migaa bus accident rises to 13.
  • 9:18 am Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka advises Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Azimio Principal Eugene Wamalwa to be alive to the reality that ODM has joined govt.
  • 8:45 am President William Ruto presides over the swearing in of the Attorney General and EAC Affairs CS nominees at State House, Nairobi. 
  • 8:00 am Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi gifts political commentator Nuru Okanga Ksh1.3 Million and offers to buy him a 3-bedroom house in the Government’s Affordable Housing Project.
  • 7:22 am 6 people die, 36 others injured in a bus accident at Migaa, Molo, Nakuru County.
  • 7:00 am Kenya reports Ksh142.5 billion tourism revenue in the first half of 2024.

Mon, 19 August 2024

  • 6:18 pm KDF denies advertising for recruitment and flags information circulating as false and an attempt to defraud unsuspecting Kenyans.
  • 5:07 pm Former Presidential Aspirant Jimi Wanjigi arrested after presenting self at DCI headquarters along Kiambu Road.
  • 4:53 pm Environment CS Aden Duale takes a familiarisation tour of the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) at the organization's headquarters at Karura, Nairobi County.
  • 4:16 pm Public Service CS Justin Muturi tours the Kenya School of Government, Kabete Campus for a familiarization tour with PS Amos Gathecha.
  • 3:31 pm Murang'a County Governor Irungu Kang'ata hosts the first national event, Water Companies Games, expected to attract 5,000 participants.
  • 2:52 pm Health CS Debora Barasa says the government is set to procure Sh2 million Mpox vaccines by the end of the year which will be available for high-risk individuals.
  • 2:19 pm Former Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu today officially handed over to his successor, Julius Migos Ogamba, at Jogoo House, Nairobi.
  • 1:43 pm Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir hosted Mining CS Hassan Joho at his office to deepen their cooperation.
  • 1:21 pm State House Spokesperson refutes claim that President William Ruto kept using same woman in launching projects.
  • 12:35 pm Embattled Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza pleads not guilty to all charges during her impeachment trial at the Senate
  • 12:24 pm Uasin Gishu Deputy Governor, Engineer John Barorot, resigns after receiving a job offer to serve as CEO of a multinational company.
  • 11:48 am President William Ruto hosts Muslim World League officials from Saudi Arabia at State House Nairobi
  • 11:19 am Governor Kawira Mwangaza appears before the Senate for her third impeachment hearing
  • 10:41 am CS Aden Duale inspects a guard of honour by Kenya Forest officers during a familiarisation tour at Karura Forest.
  • 10:17 am Police officers in Malindi launch manhunt for shop owner who escaped capture for trafficking cannabis valued at Ksh2.5 million.
  • 9:27 am The Senate begins hearing the impeachment of Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza brought forth by the county's assembly members.