News Tracker

Thu, 11 April 2024

  • 11:04 am UK suspends 8% tariff for flowers exported from Kenya.
  • 10:48 am Francis Atwoli, COTU-K Sec-Gen, endorses President William Ruto’s Affordable Housing Project.  
  • 10:04 am The Auditor General reveals several discrepancies in expenditure by the Kisumu County Government.
  • 9:54 am Data from EPRA reveals that Kenyans have continued to make purchases despite the high cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the country.
  • 9:12 am Former President Daniel Moi’s daughter June Moi passes away at the age of 60 years.  
  • 8:43 am The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) announces that the government has signed an MoU with a private company to advance sustainable forest conservation.  
  • 8:12 am Detectives from the DCI arrest three gang members suspected of terrorising Nairobi residents.  
  • 7:58 am Gretta Fenner, the Managing Director of the Basel Institute of Management in Switzerland, is reported dead after an accident in Kenya.  
  • 7:15 am Reports reveal that the minibus that plunged into a river on Wednesday, April 10, in Makueni County was escaping the NTSA.  

Wed, 10 April 2024

  • 7:03 pm Kenya achieves the highest Human Capital Index (HCI) score in mainland Sub-Saharan Africa.  
  • 5:02 pm Kenyan conservationists call on Tanzania to amend its regulations on hunting after three elephants were found dead inside Amboseli National Park.  
  • 4:52 pm A Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) survey reveals Kenyans are on the verge of losing their jobs after over 190 company managers revealed plans to reduce their workforce within the next three months.
  • 3:34 pm The EACC challenges the reinstatement of KETRACO General Manager Antony Wamukota back in office.  
  • 2:12 pm A minibus ferrying 46 passengers gets involved in an accident in the Kibezi area of Makueni County.  
  • 1:53 pm A recent survey highlights the increasing reliance of farmers on Hustler Fund to procure fertilisers, essential for bolstering agricultural production amidst financial constraints.
  • 1:53 pm Over 3,700 vehicles are to be issued with green-coloured number plates that Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen unveiled in March.  
  • 1:01 pm Members of the UN Economic and Social Council elect Kenya to the Peacebuilding Commission for 2025-26. 
  • 12:12 pm KeNHA announces the re-opening of the Nairobi - Garissa (A3) Highway. 
  • 11:29 am Kenya is projected to be among the countries that will lead to economic growth in the continent.  
  • 10:28 am The latest Agriculture Survey of March 2024 forewarns consumers of an impending increase in the prices of staple foods such as rice, potatoes, and tomatoes over the next month.  
  • 10:04 am KNEC admits to a mistake in the printing of the KCSE results.  
  • 9:24 am KRA increases the tax rate on loans offered to Kenyans at their workplaces.  
  • 9:11 am Detectives drawn from the DCI gun down a suspected gang member who is said to have robbed a firearm from an Officer Commanding Vihiga Police Station.  
  • 8:34 am Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen orders the immediate fitting of speed limiters on all Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) and commercial vehicles.  
  • 8:13 am West Mugirango MP, Stephen Mogaka apologises to President William Ruto after former legislator Vincent Mogaka turned down a state job offer.  

Tue, 09 April 2024

  • 6:38 pm Several deaths reported in suspected terrorist attack in Lamu
  • 6:10 pm NCCK calls for public participation on NADCO Report before it is implemented.
  • 5:40 pm Kenya's electricity imports hit record high spiking 65.74%
  • 5:24 pm UDA shifts blame for protracted doctors' strike on county governments.
  • 4:40 pm Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen orders the remarking and installation of proper signage on all busy roads within Nairobi.