News Tracker

Sun, 07 April 2024

  • 6:45 am DP Gachagua leads Kenyan delegation to Rwanda for genocide commemoration.
  • 6:30 am NTSA cautions motorists of slippery roads following heavy rains that have contributed to the accumulation of oil and dirt.

Sat, 06 April 2024

  • 7:41 pm Auditor General Nancy Gathungu uncovers alarming discrepancies in human resource management within the Garissa County government.  
  • 7:11 pm Former President Uhuru Kenyatta calls on the church to take up its role in defending the rights of Kenyans.  
  • 6:38 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua lands in Kigali, Rwanda to attend the 30th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide.
  • 5:07 pm Former First Lady Margaret Kenyatta unveils an initiative aimed at empowering women leaders across the country.  
  • 4:28 pm KTA representatives lodge complaints of unfair practices by multinational companies in the industry and say thousands of truck drivers are facing joblessness.  
  • 4:01 pm Western MPs come out to defend the health CS, terming the impeachment motion as dead on arrival.
  • 3:02 pm Lands PS instructs the immediate implementation of the stamp duty tax directive, warning of severe consequences for non-compliance.
  • 2:26 pm Former President Uhuru Kenyatta calls on the church to take up its role in defending the rights of Kenyans.  
  • 1:48 pm COTU announces plans to mediate talks between the doctors and the government to end the ongoing strike.  
  • 1:17 pm A police officer has been shot dead by unknown assailants at a club in the Sagat area in Marakwet.
  • 12:32 pm Victor Kibet, a former student of JKUAT, is found alive after an alleged abduction in Juja, Kiambu.
  • 12:00 pm Embakasi East MP, Babu Owino, ignites a storm by calling for the impeachment of Nairobi County Governor Johnson Sakaja.
  • 11:23 am The Senate Committee on County Public Investments and Special Fund issues a 90-day ultimatum to Governor James Orengo to implement the County Emergency Fund. 
  • 10:49 am DP Rigathi Gachagua announces the arrest of a Nyeri Tycoon who has been sought after for years for the distribution of illicit alcohol in the region.  
  • 9:55 am Kenya Met Department Director General, David Gikungu warns of continued heavy rainfall in different parts of the country.
  • 9:15 am President William Ruto bolsters support for opposition leader Raila Odinga's candidacy for the AU Commission (AUC) Chairperson position, with Ghana, Angola, and Guinea-Bissau pledging their backing this week.  
  • 8:48 am TV47 Director for Digital Services and Innovations Willis Raburu announces a break for the Wabebe Experience show.  
  • 8:12 am Detectives from the DCI apprehend three people linked to the sale of adulterated fuel.  
  • 7:46 am International oil prices increase significantly during the week owing to the diplomatic woes in the Middle East and Israel.  
  • 7:20 am KeNHA announces the closure of the North Horr - Kalacha (B75) Road in Marsabit County.

Fri, 05 April 2024

  • 6:57 pm Anthony Ndiema is appointed Head of Radio at Standard Media Group, days after Tom Japanni quit from the role.
  • 6:11 pm Elphas Busisa, the job seeker who went viral after Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen dismissed him during an impromptu visit to NTSA, gets a job at the Ministry.  
  • 5:27 pm The Auditor General discloses that the IFMIS system experienced several breakdowns including a significant three-week period.  
  • 5:06 pm Kenyans to brace for possible mass job cuts as manufacturers continue to grapple with the government’s tight monetary policies.  
  • 4:44 pm MoH publishes the form that will be filled out by Kenyans registering for the Social Health Insurance Fund.  
  • 4:08 pm UK govt issues a travel advisory on Kenya, with its residents warned against visiting five areas in Kenya.  
  • 3:59 pm Mugithi artist Mary Wangare, famously known as KarehB accuses Chavakali Boys of withholding information after her son died in an accident on April 1.  
  • 3:05 pm Former Riruta Ward MCA Samuel Njoroge is found guilty of involvement in the murder of his former wife, Lucy Njambi.