News Tracker

Thu, 07 March 2024

  • 5:12 pm Police arrests a man in the Kimilili area after he fatally assaulted his wife and her lover. 
  • 4:54 pm Kisii Deputy Governor Senate impeachment hearings to be heard in Plenary after motion to form special committee fails
  • 4:16 pm Former Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho criticises leaders questioning his re-emergence after a long absence from the political scene.
  • 3:39 pm National Intelligence Service (NIS) allocated Ksh46.85 billion in the 2024/25 Budget estimates.
  • 3:11 pm Treasury proposes allocating Ksh1.2 billion for government advisory services.
  • 2:35 pm The KTB launches a campaign in India aimed at boosting tourist travel to Kenya.
  • 2:34 pm MPs present a report by the Budget and Appropriations Committee that proposes to have another government entity start collecting taxes.  
  • 1:34 pm Kenya is set to host the inaugural African Economic Summit in 2025.
  • 1:12 pm Thika East MP raises alarm over attempts by land grabbers to illegally acquire prime land belonging to the Ministry of Public Works.  
  • 12:24 pm CS ICT Eliud Owalo meets with the head of the official Kazakhstan delegation, Erzhan Kazykhan. 
  • 12:10 pm Four police officers, owner of Kangai bar that sold deadly liquor that killed 17 people in Kirinyaga to be charged with murder.
  • 11:43 am Transport & businesses disrupted after fire breaks out in Diani.
  • 11:12 am President William Ruto confirms Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru's move to join UDA despite her being a loyal ally of former President Uhuru Kenyatta shocked him.
  • 10:45 am Tana River and Garissa elders call for govt intervention to resolve raging border conflict.
  • 10:30 am President William Ruto states UDA will in the future field a female presidential running mate. 
  • 9:37 am MPs facing 45-day deadline to deliberate on bills stemming from NADCO report. 
  • 9:07 am Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) warns of more foreign investor flight due to tough business environment.
  • 8:50 am Bamburi Cement officially exits Ugandan market after divesting from Hima Cement.
  • 8:26 am Traders in Homa Bay  raise concerns over rising insecurity especially in Suba North.
  • 7:21 am Health CS Susan Nakhumicha announces SHIF deductions will begin in May.
  • 7:00 am Parliament bans construction company from govt tenders over poor work and non-completion of job since 2012. 
  • 6:50 am American news publications report US government is pushing Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign amid escalation of chaos in the Caribbean nation.
  • 6:30 am Nairobi luxury homes recorded a price growth of 2.5 per cent in 2023, Knight Frank report reveals.

Wed, 06 March 2024

  • 6:43 pm Tullow Oil plans Ksh1.4 billion investment for Kenyan operation.
  • 6:22 pm Mumias East MP Peter Salasya to join Public Accounts Committee.
  • 5:46 pm Two human rights groups sue DP Rigathi Gachagua over Justice Esther Maina remarks.
  • 5:00 pm KUCCPS to refund students who made double payments during application. 
  • 4:31 pm Interior Ministry announces crackdown on licensed pharmacists and veterinary doctors dispensing drugs without prescription.
  • 4:02 pm Private citizen sues Interior CS Kithure Kindiki for implementing new passport and ID charges. 
  • 3:44 pm National Assembly's Budget and Appropriations Committee recommends a shift to leasing military equipment instead of buying.