News Tracker

Sat, 17 February 2024

  • 6:30 pm Somalia accuses Ethiopia of attempting to prevent its president from accessing the AU summit venue. 
  • 5:57 pm Political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi says Ruto is a genius for backing Raila Odinga's AU bid. 
  • 5:15 pm President Uhuru Kenyatta offers full university scholarship to the son of former police boss Zachary Mwangi King’ori.
  • 4:37 pm Court of Appeal reinstates CRB regulations that were nullified by the High Court last year. 
  • 4:10 pm AU's Assembly of Heads of State and Government appoints Ruto as African Union's Champion for Institutional Reform.
  • 3:46 pm DP Gachagua says that the government will no longer transfer but fire police officers found culpable of misconduct.
  • 3:30 pm 17 people who died after consuming illicit liquor in Kirinyaga County laid to rest. 
  • 2:57 pm President Uhuru Kenyatta says the late Senior Assistant Inspector General of Police King’ori Mwangi exhibited great leadership skills. 
  • 2:35 pm UDA through secretary general Cleophas Malala backs Raila Odinga for the AU Commission chairmanship role.
  • 1:37 pm Four suspects arrested in crackdown on unregistered pesticides in Nairobi CBD.
  • 1:03 pm President (Rtd) Uhuru Kenyatta attends the burial of former police boss King’ori Mwangi in Tetu, Nyeri. 
  • 12:45 pm Kirinyaga Governor orders county officers owning bars to either close them or lose their jobs. 
  • 11:53 am Githunguri MP Gladys Wamuchomba says the burial of seven people linked to illicit brew is a reflection of confusion in the government which blames cartels. 
  • 11:30 am DCI arrests four people in Kahawa Wendani linked to GHash cryptocurrency scammers. 
  • 10:45 am Two people die after trailer rams pick-up on Nairobi-Naivasha highway
  • 10:30 am MCSK CEO Ezekiel Mutua says that the work of the government is to create an enabling environment through policy, fighting piracy, providing enforcement and sensitising on Intellectual property.
  • 9:45 am Ruto attends the high-level event on climate finance for Agriculture and Food Security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • 9:15 am Ruto unveils campaign machinery for Azimio party leader Raila Odinga’s candidature for the African Union (AU) chairperson role. 
  • 8:21 am Kenya Universities Students Organisation piles pressure on Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen to erect bumps along the Uhuru Highway
  • 8:14 am Family of athletics coach Gervais Hakizimana rejects the autopsy results, citing inconsistencies in the examination.
  • 7:33 am Government releases Ksh3 billion stipend for Community Health Promoters (CHP) countrywide. 
  • 7:10 am DP Rigathi Gachagua to attend the burial of the victims who perished after consuming illicit alcohol in Kirinyaga

Fri, 16 February 2024

  • 6:25 pm A family in Embu mourns the mysterious death of their 23-year-old fourth-year kin.
  • 6:23 pm KUCCPS extends the placement application deadline to February 26, 2024. 
  • 5:48 pm The government announces plan to settle Ksh16 billion in tax refunds owed to Kenyans.
  • 5:39 pm Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen reveals that cargo trucks will only be weighed at the Port of Mombasa and Malaba.
  • 4:15 pm Over thirty families in the Ilbissil area in Kajiado County are counting losses after a fire burns down their houses.
  • 4:12 pm Nyeri Senator Wamatinga Wahome champions a bill aimed at granting Kenyans privilege over foreigners in the utilisation of the country's natural resources. 
  • 3:48 pm President William Ruto to depart for Addis Ababa for the 37th African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government.
  • 3:08 pm Man commits suicide at Ting'ang'a Police Station in Kiambu County shortly after being booked.