News Tracker

Fri, 02 August 2024

  • 2:45 pm President William Ruto presides over the official opening of Chemolingot KMTC and issuance of title deeds in Baringo County.  
  • 2:35 pm UDA Founding Members Association welcomes decision by the party's NEC to dismiss Cleophas Malala as party's Secretary General.
  • 1:50 pm   NTSA announces an update to its portal to ease the collection of number plates and driving licences.
  • 1:25 pm Environment CS nominee Aden Duale denies claims of having a frosty relationship with military chiefs amid reports that this was the reason he was reassigned to the new docket he has been nominated to.
  • 12:35 pm Environment CS nominee Aden Duale vows to unmask persons behind and revoke illegally held Oloolua Forest titles if his nomination is approved.
  • 12:00 pm Hassan Omar officially takes over as UDA Sec Gen following Cleophas Malala's ouster.
  • 11:53 am Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma blasts EACC for attempting to block the confirmation of Wycliffe Oparanya as Cooperatives CS following his nomination.
  • 11:11 am Environment and Climate Change CS nominee Aden Duale appears before  the National Assembly Committee on Appointments for vetting.
  • 10:45 am Ousted UDA Secretary General Cleophas Malala sued the party's chairperson Cecily Mbarire for calling NEC meeting that approved his ejection.
  • 10:07 am Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi reveals that he instructed his security not to restrain protestors forcefully storming his Timba XO Club in Eldoret.
  • 9:50 am Agriculture CS nominee Andrew Muhia denies ever being Mithika Linturi's personal assistant and ever meeting the former minister.
  • 9:15 am UDA kicks out Cleophas Malala as Secretary General.
  • 8:39 am Nominated MP Sabina Chege to move a motion that will mandate all state officers to use public hospitals.
  • 8:00 am Tension brews as EACC refuses to drop corruption case against cabinet secretary nominee Wycliffe Oparanya despite DPP recommending the charges be dropped.
  • 7:27 am 4 Kenyan seafarers previously stranded in Oman return after 4 months
  • 7:00 am Parliament approves the appointment of Patrick Amoth as Director General in the Ministry of Health

Thu, 01 August 2024

  • 6:36 pm PNU Party Leader Peter Munya critics ODM's move to front its members for cabinet positions; vows to stand with Kenyan Gen Zs.
  • 6:00 pm Ministry of Health begins contact tracing to isolate individuals who came into contact with the first Monkeypox case in the country. 
  • 5:59 pm Education CS nominee CS Julius Migos Ogamba says his net worth is Ksh790 million.
  • 5:00 pm Lands Cabinet Secretary nominee Alice Wahome estimates it will cost Ksh 40 billion to digitise land records
  • 4:39 pm NARC-Kenya Party Leader Martha Karua reveals she strongly identifies with the issues raised by Gen Z and wants to distance herself from the current regime's ideologies.
  • 4:00 pm Lands CS nominee Alice Wahome reveals her net worth is Ksh327 million
  • 3:25 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua asks coffee cooperatives to stop borrowing without consulting farmers even as the govt sets aside Ksh7 billion to clear debts in the sub-sector.  
  • 3:17 pm  Industrialization PS Dr. Juma Mukhwana stresses the need for African economies to standardize their products for intra-Africa trade to thrive and to tap into global trade. 
  • 2:26 pm Makueni Senator Dan Maanzo casts doubts on the broad-based govt formed by President William Ruto achieving its intended purpose citing structure reservations. 
  • 2:00 pm Immigration PS Julius Bitok reveals that a special counter has been set up to hasten passport issuance for Kenyans seeking jobs abroad
  • 1:49 pm Health CS nominee Debra Barasa promises to restore Linda Mama and ensure it is incorporated once SHIF is rolled out.
  • 1:20 pm Health CS nominee Debra Barasa reveals her combined net worth together with her husband is Ksh455 million
  • 12:43 pm EACC opposes law proposing changes in the qualifications for persons seeking to become chairperson at the commission.
  • 12:00 pm Interior Ministry issues 6-month deadline for Kenyans to collect processed passports