News Tracker

Thu, 02 May 2024

  • 10:10 am Chief Inspector dies in Matungulu, Machakos County after car gets submerged by floods.
  • 9:45 am Labour CS Florence Bore denies that the govt is planning to do away with permanent employment for civil servants. 
  • 9:14 am US issues travel advisory for Kenya, just hours after the UK over raging floods.
  • 8:26 am EAC & ASAL areas CS Peninah Malonza asks Kenyans and leaders to stop politicising the floods issue insisting it is a global phenomenon.
  • 8:04 am Bramwell Simiyu, the Chief Officer, Disaster Management & Coordination in Nairobi claims that the capital has been experiencing floods due to bursting of river banks and not because of poor drainage. 
  • 7:44 am Four water pans in Molo filled to the brim raising fears of potential spills.
  • 7:00 am President William Ruto invited to address a joint session of Congress on his first official visit to the US.
  • 6:50 am KNBS statistics show that the average retail prices of petrol & diesel increased in the last one year.

Wed, 01 May 2024

  • 6:30 pm Report by Kenya Met shows that the country will continue to receive above average rainfall in May.
  • 6:00 pm Report published by Africa Uncensored shows that 4 in 5 Gen Zs want to ditch Kenya.
  • 5:42 pm London Marathon winner Alex Mutiso makes final shortlist of the team that will represent Kenya in the Paris Olympics.  
  • 5:00 pm Court issues orders stopping the Migori County Assembly from replacing impeached speaker Charles Owino.
  • 4:37 pm Govt spokesperson Isaac Mwaura reveals 179 people have died while 90 are still missing as a result of the ongoing floods.
  • 4:19 pm Governor Joseph Ole Lenku claims KWS has refused to relinquish management of Amboseli National Park to the Kajiado County Government.
  • 3:37 pm Kenya Red Cross mounts operation to rescue tourists marooned by floods in camps at Maasai Mara.
  • 3:12 pm President William Ruto pleads with striking doctors to head back to work, promising that all contested issues will be resolved in due course.
  • 2:44 pm UK govt issues travel advisory alert for Kenya.
  • 2:20 pm Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge says he has set his sights on winning in Paris later this year.
  • 1:40 pm Govt will not pay the Ksh206,000 salary demanded by intern doctors, President Ruto states.
  • 1:20 pm President William Ruto directs Labour CS Florence Bore to convene committee and begin talks on increasing minimum wage by 6%.
  • 12:50 pm President William Ruto insists the only way Kenya will grow its economy is if every citizen plays their part and pays their taxes.
  • 12:20 pm KeNHA announces closure of sections of Thika Superhighway following heavy rains that rendered parts of the stretch impassable.
  • 11:46 am Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris appeals for fair pricing of affordable houses for civil servants.
  • 11:12 am One person dies after four-storey building collapses in Kirinyaga County.
  • 10:44 am President William Ruto arrives at Uhuru Gardens for Labour Day Celebrations.
  • 10:25 am DCI detectives arrest 3 suspects who stole cars from showroom.
  • 9:40 am Knight Frank report shows that very wealthy Kenyans are increasingly investing in art.
  • 9:30 am Kenyans stranded along Thika Road as heavy rains render the stretch impassable.
  • 8:39 am COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli denies having invited PSRA boss Fazul Mahamed to Labour Day Celebrations.
  • 8:21 am Kenya Red Cross evacuating families marooned by floods in Kitengela, Kajiado County.