News Tracker

Tue, 16 April 2024

  • 8:26 am K24's Crime and Investigative Reporter Franklin Wallah quits.
  • 8:00 am Former National Museums boss Mzalendo Kibunja arrested for allegedly paying Ksh 490 million to ghost workers.
  • 7:29 am Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen states that Kenya loses Ksh450B annually to road accidents.
  • 7:00 am Chaos rock fundraiser attended by 3 CSs including Aisha Jumwa of Gender held at a school in Kigumo, Murang'a County.

Mon, 15 April 2024

  • 7:51 pm Hellen Obiri wins The Boston Marathon.
  • 7:00 pm President William Ruto hosts Millicent Omanga at State House, Nairobi.
  • 6:35 pm KUPPET Secretary General Akelo Misori protests against govt's delay in appointing trustees to teachers' pension scheme
  • 6:00 pm EACC orders Former Murang'a Governor Mwangi wa Iria to present himself at its headquarters on Tuesday morning as agency proceeds with corruption case against him.
  • 5:46 pm Private Security Regulatory Authority orders security guards to cease contributions to COTU.
  • 5:00 pm Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok emerges unscathed after being involved in a road accident on Monday afternoon.
  • 4:51 pm Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi in Paris for the ministerial meeting for advancing the Sudan Peace Initiative.
  • 4:00 pm McKinsey report shows 6 companies with operations in Kenya make at least Ksh130.5 billion (USD1 billion) worth of revenues annually.
  • 3:28 pm Striking doctors pray for patients and the government while staging strike in Eldoret Town.
  • 3:00 pm Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka voices his condemnation of the attack on Israel by Iran.
  • 2:55 pm KMPDU sues IG Japhet Koome over his remarks declaring the nationwide doctors' protest a public nuisance
  • 2:47 pm Kenya Power reduces electricity prices by 13.7% for domestic users for the month of April.
  • 1:36 pm Renovations currently underway at Kasarani Stadium in preparation for AFCON 2027.
  • 1:12 pm Head of Public Service Felix Koskei states that the govt will not increase the salaries of civil servants to tame soaring wage bill.
  • 12:49 pm Trade Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano launches the Karibu Business Support Centre, a loan access centre designed to support Kenyans in business.
  • 12:20 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua arrives at UDA headquarters for a National Steering Committee meeting.
  • 11:43 am Dagoretti North MP Beatrice Elachi blames corruption and mismanagement of public funds as reasons which have contributed to the country finding itself in a protracted doctors' strike.
  • 11:06 am Former Murang'a Governor Mwangi wa Iria terms ODPP's decision to charge him over tender as political witch hunt.
  • 10:43 am Thirdway Party Leader Ekuru Aukot describes the govt's refusal to implement CBA with doctors as proof that the government has no respect for the rule of law. 
  • 10:17 am Beijing Half Marathon organisers launch investigations after footage seemingly shows  2 Kenyan athletes and 1 Ethiopian runner allowing a Chinese athlete win.
  • 9:48 am Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa calls for Kenya Kwanza to rule the nation for the next 50 years.
  • 9:16 am Auditor General Nancy Gathungu piles pressure on 12 counties including Nairobi to dispose off unserviceable and grounded vehicles.  
  • 8:39 am UDA Secretary General Cleophas Malala insists that party's constitution allows for 3 deputy party leaders amid protests from DP Rigathi Gachagua's camp.
  • 8:20 am SRC to organise national wage bill conference amid stalemate between the Executive and KMPDU, the doctors' union over remuneration of intern doctors.
  • 7:04 am Second lady Pastor Dorcas Rigathi cautions drivers against reckless driving endangering the lives of other motorists and Kenyans.
  • 7:01 am 11 deceased KU students honoured during annual interfaith thanksgiving prayer service held at Kenyatta University.