News Tracker

Thu, 15 February 2024

  • 7:00 am Kenya to host  the Sixth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly at the UNEP headquarters in Nairobi between February 26 and March 1.  
  • 6:50 am PSC refutes Attorney General Justin Muturi's claims that his office has been frozen out of decision making on State appointments.
  • 6:30 am Prime & Foreign Affairs CS Musalia Mudavadi defends Kenyan Police after US members of congress accused them of human rights violations.

Wed, 14 February 2024

  • 6:39 pm Police destroy 3,500 litres of illicit brew in Kimilili, Bungoma County. 
  • 6:05 pm EPRA announces reduction in fuel prices; Petrol to retail at Ksh206.36, Diesel at Ksh195.47 and Kerosene at Ksh193.23.  
  • 5:56 pm Over 2,500 students are at risk of eviction after a private developer sends a letter of eviction. 
  • 5:34 pm The High Court orders murder suspect Kevin Kang'ethe be detained at Industrial Area Remand Prison.
  • 4:44 pm David Ndii offers structuring tips on Tanzania's Government-to-Government deal to curb the US dollar shortage.
  • 4:12 pm Lamu East MP Ruweida Mohammed tables Bill seeking to start rolling out compensation for injuries or deaths caused by fish.  
  • 3:48 pm The Cabinet approves the digitisation of the entire education system in the country.
  • 3:17 pm The KHRC and Elimu Bora Working Group (EBWG) file a court case seeking to block KNEC from conducting national examinations.
  • 2:55 pm NTSA reveals 7-9 pm as the most deadly and unsafe period to travel on Kenyan roads in 2023.
  • 2:10 pm Embakasi Central MP Benjamin Gathiru proposes a Bill which places mandatory retirement at 60 years
  • 1:45 pm The 3 mysterious suspects who visited Kelvin Kiptum's father's home 4 days before athlete's death arrested.
  • 1:30 pm 59 students from Kanaani Integrated Primary School rushed to school after consuming poisonous fruits.
  • 12:08 pm Kilifi residents protest against the construction of a Ksh12 billion cement factory.
  • 12:00 pm President William Ruto leads Cabinet in observing a moment of silence in honour of the late Kelvin Kiptum.
  • 11:46 am Citizen TV journalist Hassan Mugambi is set to leave Royal Media Services (RMS) to take up a role at the Ministry of Defence.
  • 11:26 am Citizen TV reporter Jane Chemutai Goin is quitting the media house for the office of the National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula.
  • 10:38 am The CAJ orders WEF's CEO to pay Ksh1,142,230.66 over a wrongful dismissal case
  • 10:16 am Mumias East MP Peter Salasya risks losing his Toyota Landcruiser V8 for failing to settle a Ksh565,712 debt.
  • 9:30 am Elgeyo Marakwet Police Commander establishes that Kelvin Kiptum's car was in good mechanical condition at the time of his death.
  • 9:14 am Defence CS Aden Duale signs a two-year deal with Denmark's Ambassador to Kenya set to help Kenya deal with maritime threats along the coastline. 
  • 8:39 am Court convicts 3 suspects accused of attempting to bomb the Milimani Law Courts using a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED).
  • 8:19 am Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) bans Kenyan marathoner Sarah Chepchirchir for 8 years for the use of testosterone. 
  • 7:14 am Wanted fugitive Kevin Kangethe rearrested by a contingent of 11 officers in Ngong
  • 7:01 am DP Rigathi Gachagua asks KTDA to ensure farmers earn what is commensurate with the higher exchange rate for the dollar. 

Tue, 13 February 2024

  • 6:34 pm Kenya Export Promotion and Branding Agency newsletter shows that China made more earnings from tea exports despite selling less than Kenya.
  • 6:15 pm Speaker Moses Wetangula reveals CSs will be spared from answering questions raised by MPs before the House went on recess. 
  • 5:40 pm Lang'ata MP Phelix 'Jalango' Odiwuor calls for a probe into the death of Kelvin Kiptum.