News Tracker

Tue, 13 August 2024

  • 4:49 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga claims that Uhuru called him when the Gen Z protests were at their peak and asked him to reach out to Ruto to quell political temperatures.
  • 4:00 pm Private citizen files petition seeking removal of recently appointed Cooperatives CS Wycliffe Oparanya over corruption allegations hanging over his head. 
  • 3:54 pm Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi, a close ally of President William Ruto asks former IEBC Commissioner Irene Masit, currently in exile to come back home.
  • 3:18 pm ODM officials from Isiolo County protest over failure to have an appointee from North Eastern in the recent cabinet changes.
  • 2:24 pm Makueni Senator Dan Maanzo hints at Wiper Party's plan to sponsor Gen Zs to vie for political seats in the next elections. 
  • 2:00 pm New Labour CS Alfred Mutua holds meeting with KNUT officials in a bid to avert looming strike.
  • 1:27 pm KeNHA announces plan to introduce tolls on Thika Road and 5 other highways. 
  • 1:00 pm The Senate schedules a special sitting on Wednesday, August 14, to address the impeachment motion against Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza.
  • 12:46 pm ODM leader Raila Odinga and Oscar Sudi attend the burial of former IEBC Commissioner Irene Masit's father in Elgeyo Marakwet.
  • 12:19 pm President William Ruto launches the Nyaribari Masaba Affordable Housing Project in Ekerubo, Kisii County
  • 11:30 am Governors express concerns collapse of Finance Bill 2024 will affect health service delivery in the counties.
  • 11:00 am EACC reveals that it has so far this year recorded 300 cases of imposters posing as its officials to extort Kenyans.
  • 10:40 am 5 family members; a woman and her 4 sons perish in road accident at the Mbaruk area along the Nakuru-Nairobi highway.
  • 10:30 am Kisii Governor Simba Arati warns DP Gachagua against scuttling President William Ruto's national unity drive stating ODM is willing to back the Head of State if need be. 
  • 9:42 am President William Ruto attends the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Kisii Cancer Centre. 
  • 9:00 am KWS denies claims of mining at Tsavo East National Park; clarifies viral images show construction of canals at the Galana Ranch adjacent to the reserve.
  • 8:45 am Newly appointed Cabinet Secretaries go through induction at the National Defence College in Karen.
  • 8:00 am Kenyan athletics legend Eliud Kipchoge jets back into the country after participating in the Paris Olympics.
  • 7:29 am Former Public Service CS Moses Kuria claims he engineered President William Ruto's broad based govt. 
  • 7:00 am President William Ruto insists that Kenya Kwanza has not struck a coalition deal with ODM

Mon, 12 August 2024

  • 7:20 pm EACC Spokesperson Eric Ngumbi reveals that the Commission encountered 300 cases of fake detectives in 2024 alone.
  • 6:24 pm The manslaughter case against Pastor Paul Mackenzie kicks off with 90 witnesses after 429 bodies were discovered in shallow graves.
  • 5:49 pm High Court sets aside its orders barring the issuance of Maisha Card and the 3rd Generation Identity Card to Kenyans.
  • 5:27 pm Nairobi High Court issues a conservatory order for the preservation of all documents related to the nomination of cabinet secretaries after a petition challenges their appointment.
  • 4:45 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has urged President William Ruto's new Cabinet to put in hard work and embrace ethics.
  • 4:13 pm Environment CS Aden Duale says he is committed to reviving the vision of his predecessor, John Michuki, of preserving rivers and forests.
  • 3:49 pm CJ Martha Koome's Prisons Decongestion Initiative to free 376 offenders locked up at Nairobi Remand and Allocation Maximum Security Prison in the Industrial Area.
  • 3:21 pm State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohammed says that 30,262 households and 94 per cent of public schools in Kisii are connected to electricity.
  • 2:24 pm National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula hosts Iranian Ambassador to Kenya Ali Gholampour at Parliament Buildings to deepen bilateral ties.
  • 1:52 pm President William Ruto lays the foundation stone for the Kiabonyoru Secondary School Dormitory in North Mugirango, Nyamira County.