News Tracker

Mon, 26 February 2024

  • 7:28 am National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula throws weight behind Azimio leader Raila Odinga's bid for the AU Commission chairperson seat.
  • 7:05 am President William Ruto confirms US Ambassador Meg Whitman has relayed information that President Joe Biden has extended an official invitation that will see him travel to Washington for bilateral talks.
  • 6:50 am Civil society groups demand answers on details of new Ksh215.5 billion Eurobond.
  • 6:30 am Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja announces crackdown targeting matatus that park along city roads while picking up passengers.

Sun, 25 February 2024

  • 6:28 pm TSC considering revising minimum entry requirements for teachers.
  • 6:18 pm President William Ruto praises his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta for uniting the AIPCA church
  • 5:45 pm Iranian media report that Kenya will start exporting students and professors to Iran to study at the National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB)
  • 5:08 pm President William Ruto exudes confidence that the govt has made significant strides towards the realisation of the country's development agenda in the past year.  
  • 4:41 pm EACC detectives arrest Taita Taveta Speaker over corruption allegations.
  • 4:26 pm Elite Somali soldiers jet into Kenya to participate in US-led training
  • 3:41 pm Police in Kisumu launch manhunt for man who hacked his pregnant wife, 5-year old son and 2 other relatives to death on Saturday.
  • 3:15 pm Court of Appeal dismisses application by Dubai-based firm seeking to freeze former Judiciary Chief Registrar Anne Amadi's accounts. 
  • 2:44 pm Transparency International and Kenya Human Rights Commission in new push to have prosecutors personally held responsible over abrupt withdrawal of corruption cases.
  • 2:15 pm Namibia hires Kenyan lawyer to argue case at The Hague due to a shortage of qualified attorneys.  
  • 1:43 pm Angata Nanyekie MCA Paul Leshimpriro shot by bandits in Samburu.  
  • 1:12 pm Nairobi residents report heavy traffic on Mombasa Road after truck overturns along the stretch. 
  • 12:45 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua hints at govt introducing tougher measures to tackle illicit alcohol trade.
  • 12:30 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua reveals President William Ruto jetted back into the country at 2am on Sunday after attending the late Namibian President Hage Geingob's State funeral.
  • 11:45 am President William Ruto attends AIPCA Centenary Celebrations in Kasarani, Nairobi County.
  • 11:30 am DP Rigathi Gachagua cautions police against interfering with cultural events.
  • 10:41 am Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wah heckled in Kiambu as residents defend former President Uhuru Kenyatta
  • 10:05 am Azimio leader Raila Odinga attends the late President Hage Geingob State's funeral in Namibia
  • 9:37 am President William Ruto tells Africa to honour the late Namibian President Hage Geingob by transforming the continent.
  • 9:01 am DP Rigathi Gachagua asks artists and musicians to promote preservation of good cultural practices and traditions through their creative work.
  • 8:42 am President William Ruto rallies African nations to demand responsible sovereign lending to position the continent as the epicentre of the next Industrial Revolution.
  • 8:09 am EACC investigating the Taita County Government over reports the devolved unit allocated Ksh4 million for World War 1 Celebrations.
  • 7:43 am Kenyan athlete Charles Kipsang collapses and dies after competing in Cameroon marathon.
  • 7:05 am TSC defends move to deduct Housing Levy from January payslips despite Court of Appeal ruling halting the deductions.

Sat, 24 February 2024

  • 6:30 pm US media report that Kenya cancelled a meeting with Haiti scheduled to discuss the deployment of police. 
  • 5:45 pm President Ruto sends apologies for missing televangelist Benny Hinn's crusade after travelling to Namibia for a state funeral.