News Tracker

Sat, 15 June 2024

  • 5:03 pm Juja and Athi River are among the 14 satellite towns offering affordable land prices as Kenyans migrate from the city.  
  • 4:54 pm President Willaim Ruto appoints former Busia Governor Sospeter Ojaamong as the chairperson of the NEPAD/APRM Kenya Governing Council.  
  • 4:12 pm Health CS Susan Nakhumicha issues an advisory to Kenyans regarding the documents required for registration with the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF).  
  • 3:57 pm Kenyan households to face yet another increase in electricity costs this June, with prices climbing by an average of 2.8 per cent.  
  • 3:13 pm Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua, accuses certain close allies of President Ruto of undermining his relationship with the Head of State. 
  • 2:13 pm A senior Matatu Owners Association (MOA) member reveals that most matatus would maintain the current rates despite the fall in pump prices.
  • 2:10 pm Comedian Eric Omondi mourns his brother Fred Omondi.
  • 2:00 pm A telecommunications company urges the Senate ICT Committee to intervene and regulate the sector.
  • 1:50 pm President Willaim Ruto appoints former Busia Governor Sospeter Ojaamong as the chairperson of the NEPAD/APRM Kenya Governing Council.  
  • 12:56 pm Comedian Fred Omondi dies from injuries sustained following an accident
  • 12:09 pm A final witness confirms in court that Okoth Obado is the biological father of the unborn daughter of the slain Sharon Otieno.  
  • 11:48 am Makadara Chief Magistrate Monica Kivuti tragically passes away.  
  • 11:23 am CS Rebecca Miano, CoG Chairperson Anne Waiguru, and media personality Lynn Ngugi honoured at the prestigious East Africa Women of Excellence Awards.
  • 10:45 am President William Ruto joins Catholic Pope Francis in talks to address violence in several global regions.  
  • 10:09 am G7 leaders signal a shift in the global financial landscape, just hours after President William Ruto's impassioned plea  
  • 9:33 am Ugunja MP David Ochieng faults President William Ruto's administration over its appointments.  
  • 9:10 am President William Ruto calls on support from G7 members on the police deployment to Haiti.  
  • 8:54 am The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) announces the temporary closure of Uhuru Highway.  
  • 8:23 am DP Rigathi Gachagua and Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wa are caught in a war of words as rifts within UDA deepen.   

Fri, 14 June 2024

  • 4:00 pm The Grammys announces its expansion to Africa and the Middle East with Kenya among the beneficiaries.
  • 4:00 pm The Grammys announces its expansion to Africa and the Middle East with Kenya listed among the beneficiaries.
  • 3:30 pm Activist Julius Kamau, who disrupted Treasury CS Njuguna Ndung'u during budget reading photo session, arrainged in court.
  • 2:45 pm Azimio la Umoja faults President William Ruto's government, accusing it of proposing an exorbitant budget for the 2024/25 Financial Year.  
  • 1:45 pm The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) reveals that it has reached a consensus with President William Ruto's administration on some contentious tax proposals in the Finance Bill 2024.
  • 1:16 pm The Ministry of Environment and Forestry issues a stern warning to cattle herders regarding illegal grazing in forest areas.  
  • 12:25 pm Majority Chief Whip Silvanus Osoro insists that the Finance Bill will pass despite calls and messages from Kenyans to reject it.  
  • 11:59 am The Kenyan shilling strengthenes to record a low of KSh 128 against the dollar, buoyed by dollar inflows from the tourism and agriculture sectors.
  • 11:20 am EPRA reduces fuel prices for June 2024. Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene decrease by KSh 3.00, KSh 6.08 and KSh 5.71 per litre respectively.
  • 10:12 am Four people die in a bus accident at the Gof Chopa area along the Marsabit-Moyale Highway.
  • 9:25 am President William Ruto announces that former US President Barrack Obama will be visiting Kenya next year to help establish leadership school at the University of Nairobi.