News Tracker

Thu, 06 June 2024

  • 7:44 am DCI detectives rescue 17 victims of human trafficking  at Makupa Bridge in Mombasa and arrest 2 suspects accused of being part of the syndicate
  • 7:00 am Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua tells off critics, insisting that his call for Mt. Kenya unity should not be misconstrued for ethnic politics.

Wed, 05 June 2024

  • 7:31 pm Second Lady Pastor Dorcas Rigathi participates in tree planting at Karura Forest alongside Harambee Stars Legend Musa Otieno
  • 7:00 pm Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma calls for a change in policy to ensure the hiring of teachers on a first to graduate basis to stem cases of regional bias in TSC recruitment
  • 6:50 pm CBK retains base lending rate at 13 per cent on steady inflation rates.
  • 6:00 pm National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah advises Treasury to refrain from tabling multiple supplementary budgets, describing that as a poor budget-making practice.
  • 5:19 pm CJ Martha Koome champions for a people-centered justice system including widening the doorways of justice beyond the confines of courtrooms through Alternative Justice Systems
  • 5:00 pm President William Ruto meets the Korean business community in Seoul, South Korea, who have been holding meetings in the past few days with the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry officials.
  • 4:12 pm Interior PS Raymond Omollo meets the National Steering Committee at Harambee House to discuss the implementation of Maraga Taskforce recommendations
  • 4:00 pm Paul Famba appointed new Public Service Commission (PSC) CEO
  • 3:24 pm President William Ruto contacts evangelical pastors as he attempts to figure out a lasting solution to the war in the Caribbean nation.  
  • 3:10 pm Human rights groups demand clarity on Haiti mission’s objectives and safeguards for human rights in the beleaguered Caribbean nation.
  • 2:42 pm Parliament is set to discuss a motion proposing a Government to Government model to acquire and supply fertilizer at  a subsidised cost.
  • 2:12 pm National Assembly Finance Committee Chairperson, Kuria Kimani clarifies his stance on manufacturers shifting operations to East African countries.  
  • 1:55 pm DCI officials eject suspected criminals from matatu bound for Nairobi in the wee hours of Wednesday morning.  
  • 1:00 pm ODM leader Raila Odinga reveals he was surprised when the Kenya Kwanza govt expressed its willingness to support his bid for the AUC Chairperson role.
  • 12:46 pm The government changes its stance on the resale of affordable housing units stating that Kenyans who own the units will be able to sell them.  
  • 12:08 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja publishes the names of thousands of land rate defaulters; gives them a 14-day ultimatum or risk seeing their properties auctioned. 
  • 11:39 am President William Ruto meets former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in Seoul, South Korea.
  • 11:05 am Embakasi East MP Babu Owino alleges betrayal in ODM accusing some politicians within the political outfit of badmouthing him to Party Leader Raila Odinga.
  • 10:14 am Mountaineer Cheruiyot Kirui's friend, James Muhia, opens up about the deceased's last conversation and interaction while summiting Mt Everest.  
  • 10:03 am MoH sets aside Ksh1.25 billion for the procurement of children's vaccines that have been experiencing shortages in the country.  
  • 9:49 am Corporal Jacob Ogendo, the police officer brutally attacked by 19-year-old Ian Njoroge, extends forgiveness to his alleged assailant. 
  • 9:14 am The 2024 KCSE students can now change the institutions they choose as KUCCPS opens its portal for Inter-institution transfer.  
  • 8:12 am National Assembly Finance Chair Kuria Kimani reveals that his committee has noted some ambiguities in the Finance Bill 2024.  
  • 8:10 am The mother of the 19-year-old caught assaulting a police officer breaks silence on her son's action.  

Tue, 04 June 2024

  • 7:37 pm Internet chef  Dennis Ombachi awarded Ksh3.2 million by the TikTok Change Makers Program for contributing to positive change in society through content creation
  • 7:19 pm Public Investments Committee grills Chinese contractor over fraudulent payments for the construction of Hazina Towers.
  • 6:30 pm Private citizen files petition in Parliament seeking to have MPs introduce amendments to bar Deputy Presidents from vying for the presidency and succeeding their bosses.
  • 6:00 pm Kenya Met projects heavy rainfall in Nairobi & the capital's environs on Tuesday night.