News Tracker

Sat, 09 March 2024

  • 7:10 am Former PM Raila Odinga receives another boost in his quest to become the next African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson after President Paul Kagame promises to back his bid.  

Fri, 08 March 2024

  • 6:44 pm Senate tables Bill that proposes exemptions for taxes, including income tax, for parents, guardians, and employers of People Living With Disabilities (PLWD). 
  • 6:13 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says that indeed discussions had taken place regarding the inclusion of women in leadership positions within the National Government.
  • 5:42 pm NEMA announces it has initiated the closure of Kiamaiko slaughterhouses.  
  • 5:07 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua expresses his amazement at the successful deliberations made by the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO).  
  • 4:42 pm Ruto appoints his ally from the UDA Party Fred Outa, as the Ambassador for Cairo, Egypt.
  • 4:25 pm Ruto appoints former Communications Authority of Kenya Directory General Ezra Chiloba to serve as the Consul General of the Republic of Kenya in Los Angeles, California in the United States.
  • 3:40 pm The High Court has awarded a Chinese tourist more than Ksh417 million as compensation for the murder of his wife in a Kenyan hotel.
  • 3:10 pm The National Government, comprising of the executive, judiciary, and legislature, will be spending a cumulative Ksh2.55 trillion as per the new budget. 
  • 2:54 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga has told those pressuring him to name his successor in ODM, that he is going nowhere.
  • 2:39 pm Govt directs all its advertising to be done through KBC.
  • 1:54 pm Ruto announces reduced interest rates and zero collateral plans for women dependent on the Women Enterprise Fund
  • 1:44 pm Ruto announces the appointment of 10 women ambassadors and 6 women deputy ambassadors on International Women's Day.
  • 12:50 pm President William Ruto makes changes to the leadership of the KDF by promoting Major General Charles Muriu Kahariri to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointing him the Vice Chief of the Defence Forces. 
  • 12:20 pm Henry Chakava, celebrated as the father of Kenya's book publishing industry, passes on at 77, family confirms.
  • 11:55 am Students bring transport in Meru to a standstill after 3 of their comrades were killed. 
  • 11:15 am Kenya and Egypt sign four MoUs, in Trade and Investments, Agriculture, Tourism, Energy and Infrastructure development.  
  • 10:58 am Justice Grace Nzioka expresses her frustrations over constant condemnation in the Jowie Irungu and Jacque Maribe case.  
  • 10:30 am Jowie Irungu's case is pushed to Wednesday, March 13. 
  • 9:56 am Jowie Irungu in court for sentencing in the case of Monica Kimani's murder. 
  • 9:13 am Bishop Margaret Wanjiru issues a warning to President William Ruto and his deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, regarding potential repercussions for the alleged grabbing of land belonging to her Jesus is Alive Ministries.  
  • 8:34 am An undisclosed number of Kenyan police officers opt out of the Haiti deployment mission.
  • 8:04 am Interior CS Kithure Kindiki announces the immediate transfer of all police officers who have served at one station for more than three years.  
  • 7:56 am EACC takes legal action against an Energy Company and the Neno Evangelism Centre church, over a parcel of land purportedly belonging to the Kenya Railway Corporation.  
  • 7:19 am KeNHA announces the temporary closure of sections of Uhuru Highway due to scheduled maintenance work.  

Thu, 07 March 2024

  • 7:10 pm Kenyans without certain credentials may not have a chance to hold the top job at the EACC if a new bill passes.  
  • 6:56 pm The Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company announces service interruptions throughout the entire city following a leak experienced in one of the water lines.
  • 6:21 pm The Mandera North MP, Sheikh Bashir, presents a Bill before Parliament aimed at amending the Constitution to grant additional powers to the IEBC secretariat.
  • 5:43 pm Raila Odinga endorses former Mombasa governor Ali Hassan Joho and his Kakamega counterpart, Wickliffe Oparanya for ODM leadership roles.