News Tracker

Tue, 18 June 2024

  • 3:28 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja's administration announces measures to recover outstanding land rates from residents.
  • 2:34 pm Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome meets high-ranking security delegation from Haiti.  
  • 2:00 pm Residents of Mai Mahiu in Nakuru County express concerns following reported incidents of earth tremors.
  • 1:29 pm The United States Embassy issues a safety alert to its citizens in Kenya in light of planned protests in the capital city.  
  • 12:30 pm The Law Society of Kenya threatens to sue Nairobi Region Police Commander Adamson Bungei over alleged interference with the ongoing protests within the Nairobi Central Business District.
  • 12:00 pm The Orange Democratic Movement sends letters to its Members of Parliament in regard to the Finance Bill 2024 vote.
  • 11:30 am The Health CS, Susan Nakhumicha, elaborates that the government will pay for pharmaceutical refills, dental services and assistive devices under the Social Health Insurance Fund.
  • 11:07 am The government dispatches a contingent of police officers outside parliament buildings after a section of Kenyans threatened to storm the premises.
  • 10:15 am The National Construction Authority (NCA) issues a directive to all contractors about the renewal of their practising licenses for the year 2024/2025.
  • 9:20 am The hiring of all 46,000 Junior Secondary School (JSS) interns faces potential challenges following a budget cut by the Treasury intended for managing the exercise.
  • 8:30 am Kenyans who fail to make monthly contributions to the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) risk having their benefits coverage suspended under the new health policy.
  • 8:00 am Former LSK President Nelson Havi criticises the Kenya Association of Judges and Magistrates for vowing to down their tools between June 19 and June 21 to mourn their colleague Monica Kivuti who was fatally shot at Makadara Law Courts.
  • 7:35 am The United States Military in collaboration with that of Kenya undertakes plans to host the Justified Accord 2025 exercise which will feature a multinational field training in Counter Insurgency, Terrorism and Stability Operations Centre (CITSO) in Nanyuki, Kenya.

Mon, 17 June 2024

  • 5:52 pm Activist Boniface Mwangi announces that his team delivered protest notification letters to the police on Saturday, June 15, ahead of the turnout outside Parliament tomorrow.
  • 5:23 pm Chief Justice Martha Koome orders Magistrates to return to work from Wednesday saying absconding duty would be dishonour to the late Monica Kivuti.
  • 4:45 pm Residents from Iten Elgeyo Marakwet County vacate their premises at night after a directive from the Regional Commissioner to land grabbers.
  • 3:30 pm A section of leaders from the Rift Valley, led by Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service Felix Koskei, drum up support for the Finance Bill 2024.
  • 2:17 pm Chief Justice Martha Koome shuts down all makeshift structures used by judges and magistrates as alternative courtrooms.
  • 2:05 pm Chief Justice Martha Koome orders the closure of all makeshift structures which judges and magistrates have been using as alternative courtrooms due to inadequate infrastructure
  • 1:52 pm Kajiado residents lament the increase in the theft of car parts and dismantling of 20 cars in two months.
  • 1:07 pm Coast Governors say they are ready to meet President William Ruto over the Muguka discussion but demand the inclusion of all regional leaders.
  • 12:34 pm President William Ruto mourns the late Magistrate Monica Kivuti as a hardworking judicial professional terming her killing unacceptable. 
  • 12:25 pm Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga attacks the government for what he terms as the sabotage of the Deputy President's office as he voices his support for DP Rigathi Gachagua.  
  • 11:53 am Sports CS Ababu Namwamba awards Ksh10 million to Kenya's Junior Starlets for Qualifying for the 2024 FIFA Under 17 Women's World Cup.
  • 11:32 am Kenyans on social media, angry at the Finance Bill 2024, call for a mass protest on Tuesday, June 18 with the hasthtags #RejectFinanceBill2024, #OccupyParliament and #TokeaTuesday.
  • 11:24 am Kenyans.co.ke ranked among the top five Kenyan media houses online in the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2024.
  • 10:59 am Environment CS Soipan Tuya joins NEMA for the Desertification and Drought Day celebrations in Laikipia.
  • 10:10 am Former Murang'a Governor Mwangi wa Iria and former MP Elizabeth Ongoro are to appear in court for separate embezzlement cases this week.
  • 9:55 am Lawyer Kelvin Kubai works to reopen a case in which Kenyan women have accused British soldiers in Batuk of sexually assaulting them and siring 69 mixed-race children.
  • 9:45 am Auditor General Nancy Gathungu discloses several flaws in the Smart Driving License program by the National Transport and Safety Authority.