News Tracker

Sat, 17 August 2024

  • 6:00 pm Former Public Service CS Moses Kuria says he is convinced the country will in the near future be amending the constitution citing what he described as the shortcomings of the 2010 draft. 
  • 5:40 pm Kiambu County Govt confirms reports of suspected Mpox case are true.
  • 5:16 pm KEMSA dismisses as false findings by the Auditor General who reported that the agency lost billions in the Financial Year ending June 30.
  • 4:41 pm DP Gachagua says the govt is working on lifting of the caveat to allow residents of Muache and other areas receive title deeds for their land.
  • 4:00 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s helicopter forced to make an emergency landing in Njoro due to bad weather.
  • 3:30 pm President William Ruto commissions the Nandi Hills Water Project in Kipsebwa, Nandi Hills Constituency. 
  • 3:15 pm Standard Media Group reveals it has addressed the immediate needs of employee depicted in viral video threatening to commit suicide
  • 2:30 pm Interior CS Kithure Kindiki reveals govt will build more schools in the North Rift with the intention of fostering peace and economic growth
  • 2:10 pm Former Public Service CS Moses Kuria officially hands over the Ministry to Justin Muturi.
  • 1:31 pm Former Public Service CS Moses Kuria holds meeting with Nandi Governor Stephen Sang.
  • 1:14 pm President William Ruto claims the govt caters for between 60% to 90% of university fees.
  • 12:30 pm State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohammed defends President William Ruto's development record, insisting he has a duty to deliver amid criticism that the Head of State has been relaunching old projects.
  • 12:00 pm Mining CS Hassan Joho proposes exploiting minerals to settle Kenya's ballooning debt
  • 11:45 am Police officer beaten to death by angry mob in Kwale County for attempting to attack a family with bows and arrows. 
  • 11:11 am Kenyan arrested attempting to smuggle liquid cocaine worth Ksh300,000 through Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai.
  • 10:27 am Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing'oei meets rapper Khaligraph Jones ahead of the upcoming Harmony4Haiti concert
  • 10:18 am Businessman Jimi Wanjigi's bodyguards released on Ksh100,000 bail after denying allegations of transporting grenades
  • 9:50 am President William Ruto to embark on a development tour of the Western region today.
  • 9:06 am Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. tells senators that non-locals have rejected county govt appointments.
  • 8:45 am Kenya Met predicts high temperatures, thunderstorms & rains in five-day weather forecast.
  • 8:27 am Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka claims the govt is determined to lease out JKIA despite the controversy surrounding the deal.
  • 7:50 am President Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo hosts ODM leader Raila Odinga to discuss his AUC candidature.
  • 7:00 am Former Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu asks Anne Waiguru to run for president in 2027. 

Fri, 16 August 2024

  • 5:37 pm ODM Chairperson Gladys Wanga holds a meeting with party officials from Machakos County on the sidelines of the ongoing G7 Conference.
  • 5:26 pm Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi reveals Kenya loses Ksh608bn to corruption annually.
  • 4:30 pm President William Ruto directs Treasury to start negotiations with teachers' unions ahead of the looming strikes
  • 4:09 pm Kericho residents stage demonstrations over increased insecurity in the region. 
  • 3:45 pm UDA cautions Cleophas Malala against blaming party officials Kimani Ichung'wah and Cecily Mbarire for his ouster and linking it to the alleged plan to impeach DP Rigathi Gachagua.
  • 3:14 pm Kenyan Embassy in Bangkok raises the alarm over a disturbing rise in Kenyans being lured into fake job opportunities in Thailand, only to end up trafficked into Myanmar.
  • 2:19 pm President William Ruto orders that 80% of money collected as royalties be channeled towards artists, amid perennial complaints from creators that CMO bigwigs have been embezzling the money.