News Tracker

Wed, 24 April 2024

  • 11:15 am Govt closes 4 roads in Nairobi partially over flooding.
  • 10:45 am KENHA directs motorists to alternative routes following flooding on Mombasa Road.
  • 10:30 am Kenya Railways suspends all passenger train services.
  • 9:43 am EACC raids former Treasury CS Ukur Yatani's home in suspected corruption probe.
  • 9:25 am Govt renames Huduma Day/Utamaduni Day celebrated on October 10 to Mazingira Day.
  • 8:34 am CBK publishes list of 14 licensed microfinance institutions.
  • 8:05 am Fallen trees block both lanes of Moi Avenue near Imenti House after heavy rains.
  • 7:08 am Two Kenyans exposed by Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen for hanging on the windows of a Mercedes Benz along highway charged with flouting traffic rules.
  • 7:04 am National Assembly Trade Committee turns away Cooperatives PS Patrick Kilemi over insufficient responses during grilling.
  • 6:50 am Cabinet gives green light for the acquisition of 11,000 acres of Kedong Ranch in Nakuru County to settle squatters.
  • 6:30 am Council of Governors warns of paralysis in the counties if Ksh450 billion equitable share revenue is not released.

Tue, 23 April 2024

  • 6:35 pm Senators push Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi to solve recurring issues at Kiambu Level V Hospital.
  • 6:00 pm Nairobi MCAs engage in physical fight over house leadership changes.
  • 5:34 pm First Lady Rachel Ruto launches new campaign to combat child hunger.
  • 5:15 pm Outgoing Kenyan envoy to the UK Manoah Esipisu feted as African Diplomat of the Year by The Diplomat London.
  • 4:31 pm National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah lobbies fellow MPs to allocate funds to upgrade Ruto's presidential jet.
  • 4:00 pm The Kenya Red Cross Society reveals 11,206 households have been displaced since the start of the heavy rains
  • 3:33 pm Public Service CS Moses Kuria reveals he has instructed govt payroll managers not to remit dues to KMPDU as the govt & doctors fail to reach deal on protracted strike.
  • 3:18 pm Public Service CS Moses Kuria proposes ending permanent employment terms for civil servants to enhance efficiency and trim the public wage bill.
  • 2:29 pm Six bodies retrieved from Lake Baringo after a boat capsized.
  • 2:00 pm Governors demand Ksh5.8 billion from the national govt to pay doctors.
  • 1:37 pm MPs on the Bunge FC team honour the late CDF Ogolla who used to train with them every Tuesday morning with moment of silence at Ulinzi Sports Complex.
  • 1:18 pm President Ruto to jet out to Zimbabwe later this week for an official visit.
  • 12:48 pm 5-storey building collapses in Gesima, Nyamira County.
  • 12:00 pm Govt announces introduction of 50% night tariff for manufacturers
  • 11:30 am President William Ruto hosts British long distance athlete Mo Farah at State House.
  • 11:06 am NTSA reveals plan to phase out old driving licenses in 3 years
  • 10:36 am Deputy National Assembly Speaker Gladys Shollei proposes amnesty for all govt officers with fake academic certificates to allow a quiet and efficient clean up of the public service.
  • 10:02 am NTSA directs all motorists to adopt smart driving licences within three years as part of new regulations.
  • 9:54 am CJ Martha Koome shortlists former IEBC Chairperson Ahmed Hassan Issack for the position of Court of Appeal Judge.