News Tracker

Mon, 08 April 2024

  • 7:23 am 8 KEBS officials interdicted over fake fertiliser scandal.
  • 7:03 am Former Kisii Governor James Ongwae breaks silence after a long break from the limelight, asks MCAs to keep current county chief Simba Arati in check.
  • 6:45 am National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah reiterates that the Kenyan economy is not strong enough to accommodate the striking doctors' demands.
  • 6:30 am Public Service CS Moses Kuria visits Azimio leader Raila Odinga in Karen; backs his bid for the African Union Commission (AUC)  chairperson seat.

Sun, 07 April 2024

  • 7:53 pm The Tax Appeals Tribunal is scheduled to hold public sensitization forums in Embu, Meru and Nyeri from April 8 to April 12 to sensitize public on tax disputes.
  • 7:10 pm President Paul Kagame commends Kenya on its contribution to the reconstruction of Rwanda after the 1994 genocide.
  • 6:23 pm Popular Kisii-based teacher and blogger found dead with body dangling at kiosk front.
  • 6:20 pm KMPDU hits back at President William Ruto insisting union won't be held responsible for country's ballooning wage bill.
  • 5:36 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua plays down the damage caused by presence of fake fertiliser in the market insisting that the amount circulating is 'negligible and can't affect country's food security'.
  • 5:03 pm Nairobi County Government in a new report announces plans to raise the land rates revenues from Ksh2.48 billion to Ksh7.03 billion.
  • 4:33 pm Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen reveals that govt will in a few months roll out speed cameras to tame road carnage, with the plan being to fine traffic violators instantly.
  • 4:00 pm UDA Secretary General Cleophas Malala dismisses threats by a section of Azimio leaders warning of a return to nationwide protests as a ploy by some leaders positioning themselves to replace Raila once he clinches AUC seat.
  • 3:44 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua boasts about Kenya Kwanza's counter-terrorism record stating that it is due to the current govt's strong strategy that the country hasn't experienced a major terror attack in two years.
  • 3:12 pm Second Lady Dorcas Rigathi elated after attending the wedding of a couple, former drug addicts, who graduated from her rehabilitation programme.
  • 2:41 pm The Sunday Mail exposes questionable ritual by British soldiers in Kenya.
  • 2:30 pm Kenyan athlete Daniel Simiu wins the Berlin Half Marathon after clocking 59:30.
  • 1:25 pm Cape Media, TV47's parent company, announces leadership changes as the stable looks to grow and compete with established players like Royal Media Services, Standard Group and Mediamax.
  • 1:10 pm President William Ruto reveals that the govt is going to reduce its budget from Ksh 4.2 trillion to Ksh3.7 trillion.
  • 12:40 pm DP Gachagua reveals students will be prioritised in passport issuance once the govt procures printing machines to ensure that their learning encounters minimal hitches.
  • 12:30 pm President William Ruto asks doctors to be realistic in their demands as nationwide strike continues to paralyse service delivery in public hospitals.
  • 11:34 am 5 people feared dead after 6 trucks collided along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway on Saturday.
  • 11:06 am Kieni MP Njoroge Wainaina, a close ally of DP Rigathi Gachagua calls on President William Ruto to sack Health CS Susan Nakhumicha, arguing she is ill-equipped for the role over protracted doctors’ strike.
  • 10:39 am Kirinyaga woman weds man who died days to their wedding.
  • 10:20 am Sections of Mombasa, Kilifi, Nyeri and Uasin Gishu counties to experience electricity outages on Sunday from 8am to 5pm, Kenya Power announces.
  • 9:40 am US govt directs its citizens still in Haiti to take advantage of charter flights warning that evacuation efforts will not be available after Friday, April 12.
  • 9:28 am DP Rigathi Gachagua assures Kenyans in Rwanda the country is stable, secure and headed in the right direction as the East African country observes the 30th commemoration of the Hutu- Tutsi genocide.
  • 8:48 am The missing former JKUAT student, Victor Kibet, found alive.
  • 8:16 am Tanzania receives new electric SGR trains from South Korea.
  • 7:26 am Second Lady Dorcas Rigathi leads clergy in praying for the nation to find a solution to the ongoing doctors strike in an event attended by former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka.
  • 7:05 am President William Ruto delivers lecture on Education and Youth Empowerment at the Lusophone University in Guinea Bissau.