News Tracker

Fri, 16 August 2024

  • 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.
  • 2:00 pm Kenyans.co.ke hosts Episode 3 of the podcast series The Kenya We Want featuring Esther Mwaniki, CEO of Lapid Leaders, activist Kasmuel McOure, Kinuthia Ndung'u, a community organizer at Kasarani Social Justice Centre, and journalist Samuel Mwanawanjuguna. 
  • 1:50 pm Ministry of Health assures Kenyans that there is no active Mpox case in the country following the first reported occurrence.  
  • 1:11 pm MPs grill IPOA officials over inaction on police brutality meted on Kenyans during protests.
  • 12:50 pm Judiciary to establish a fully-fledged National Transcription Centre to support court stations across the country with a targeted 72-hour turnaround time.
  • 12:00 pm NTSA refutes claims of a shortage of number plates affecting the motor vehicle industry.
  • 11:43 am Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka hosts former Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik for breakfast.
  • 11:00 am High Court extends orders stopping the police from arresting businessman Jimi Wanjigi. 
  • 10:42 am The UDA Founders Association takes steps towards filing disciplinary action against former Secretary General Cleophas Malala to complete his ouster from the party.  
  • 10:00 am Homa Bay Senator Moses Kajwang  calls for technocrats to run Nairobi questioning politicians' capacity to handle the capital's affairs. 
  • 9:45 am Kenya Airports Authority reveals it has put contingency measures in place to ensure operations run smoothly ahead of the looming strike by airport workers. 
  • 9:00 am Police in Kisumu arrest suspect believed to be responsible for stabbing a GSU officer to death in Manyatta slums, Kisumu Central over the weekend. 
  • 8:35 am  Nairobi Governor Sakaja Johnson hails Kenyan youth for their progressive stance on national reforms and their relentless quest for a better Kenya. 
  • 8:05 am ODM leader Raila Odinga meets DRC President Felix Tshisekedi to discuss his AUC bid. 
  • 7:33 am Former President Uhuru Kenyatta to call for crisis meeting in his capacity as Azimio chairman to stem the divisions that have rocked the party.
  • 7:00 am Acting Inspector General Gilbert Masengeli holds a critical security meeting in Moyale following the abductions of two South Korean nationals. 

Thu, 15 August 2024

  • 3:33 pm President William Ruto reveals he used his first ever salary of Ksh300 to buy himself a pair of jeans.
  • 3:00 pm Nominated Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja reveals his net worth at Ksh46 million.
  • 2:33 pm Jane Hato, the Kenya Starlets U-20 team captain and Kenya Police Bullets player reported missing. 
  • 2:00 pm High Court suspends government decision to revise Road Maintenance Levy upwards.
  • 1:37 pm World Health Organisation (WHO) reiterates need for coordinated response to Mpox outbreak. 
  • 1:14 pm President William Ruto confers city status to Eldoret, making it Kenya's fifth city.
  • 12:32 pm Inspector General nominee Douglas Kanja promises to deploy technology such as tracking units with geofencing capabilities to combat banditry. 
  • 12:00 pm   President William Ruto and DP Gachagua in Uasin Gishu for the conferment of city status on Eldoret. 
  • 11:39 am President William Ruto hails Kenya's Olympics heroes for their achievements and proceeds to award them Ksh19.75 million for their feats. 
  • 11:10 am Inspector General nominee Douglas Kanja appears before Parliament for vetting. 
  • 10:50 am Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna refutes reports that a bill seeking to introduce a Ksh 1 million fine for growing ndengu has been introduced at the Senate.
  • 10:00 am Makueni Senator Dan Maanzo calls for the dissolution of the Meru County Govt to allow the electorate make a decision about their leadership.