News Tracker

Sat, 20 April 2024

  • 1:18 pm State House and Office of the President of Kenya increases hospitality spending to Ksh 653.5M in the first half of FY 23/24, up by 16.8 per cent. 
  • 12:37 pm PS Agriculture, Jonathan Mueke, hosts a dinner in honour of an Indian delegation led by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Chairman Dr. Meneesh Shah. 
  • 12:15 pm President William Ruto attends the memorial service for the late General Francis Omondi Ogolla, Ulinzi Sports Complex, Lang'ata.
  • 11:55 am PS Water and Sanitation, Julius Korir, conducts an inspection of the Kiawara Decentralized Treatment Facility (DTF).
  • 11:05 am Kenya's tax revenue collections in March 2024 grow by 10.2 per cent Year-Over-Year to Ksh 1.54T
  • 10:55 am The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) is set to pay its respects with a 19-gun salute, a long reveille, and a poignant aerial tribute known as the Missing Man Formation, honouring General Ogolla's service and sacrifice.
  • 10:06 am The EACC arrests Nairobi County employees over bribery allegations.  
  • 9:38 am The SRC projects a Ksh1.17 trillion allocation for government employees under the 2023/2024 fiscal year.  
  • 9:05 am Whatsapp makes changes to the colour and layout of the social networking platform for a number of Kenyan users.  
  • 8:38 am Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen appoints a seven-member aircraft investigation team to assess the recent reports of accidents involving Kenya-registered or operated aircrafts.  
  • 8:10 am KUCCPS re-opens the application portal for the second revision of courses for 2023 KCSE students.  

Fri, 19 April 2024

  • 6:57 pm President William Ruto recounts his last conversation with Chief of Defence Forces, General Francis Ogolla before the latter's death.
  • 6:34 pm KeNHA issues a warning to motorists travelling out of Nairobi on the busy Nairobi-Nakuru Highway.  
  • 5:50 pm Milimani Law Court's Justice Roselyne Korir convicts six charged with the murder of former Juja Constituency MP George Thuo.  
  • 5:09 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja engages in a public spat with a Nairobi-based lawyer over an alleged payment of Ksh1 billion in after-service fees.  
  • 4:49 pm The Chief Registrar of Judiciary Winfridah Mokaya holds a meeting with the Executive Council of Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association (KMJA).   
  • 4:12 pm The Treasury CS Professor Ndung'u, emphasises the urgency of collective action in addressing climate change during a high-level meeting. 
  • 3:54 pm President William Ruto condoles with the family of the late CDF at their family home in Nairobi
  • 3:11 pm Defence CS announces that CDF Francis Ogolla is to be honoured with a 19-gun salute, church service and military parade at Ulinzi Sports Complex.
  • 2:38 pm The Draft Affordable Housing Regulations 2024 requires Kenyans making contributions to acquire a housing unit under the Affordable Housing program to seek verification from the Board before the amount is refunded.  
  • 2:03 pm Brigadier Swaleh, a man who was involved in the helicopter crash that claimed CDF Ogolla, is laid to rest. 
  • 1:51 pm Sakaja issued with a demand note hours after the governor promised a modern nightclub inside Uhuru Park.
  • 1:13 pm Raila and other Azimio leaders visit CDF Ogolla's home to condole with the family.
  • 12:59 pm Justice Byrum Ongaya determines that the TSC acted outside its legal mandate by hiring interns as teachers.
  • 12:01 pm Justice Lawrence Mugambi issues timelines for a petition by Joseph Irungu alias Jowie, who filed a plea challenging his death sentence.  
  • 11:22 am NTSA directs parents and guardians to ensure school buses used by their children undergo mandatory inspection.
  • 11:02 am The family of Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Francis Ogolla reveals that the burial arrangements are underway according to his wish.  
  • 10:48 am Kenya Railways announces the temporary closure of the line between Dagoretti and Kikuyu. 
  • 10:33 am Office of the Data Protection Commission visits Nyeri Governor as they embark on a series of roadshows in Tetu, Nyeri, Othaya, Mukuruwe-ini & Karatina.
  • 9:54 am Azimio la Umoja Principle Secretary Kalonzo Musyoka encourages Kenyans to remain strong and calm and give the leaders time to resolve and ascertain facts surrounding the tragic accident.