News Tracker

Fri, 09 February 2024

  • 4:23 pm The Central Bank of Kenya comforts Kenyans by assuring them that the shilling is expected to continue stabilising through February and March.
  • 3:58 pm Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki recalls senior law enforcement and National Government Administration officers in Kirinyaga days after 13 people died after consuming expired alcohol.
  • 3:13 pm Convicted person Joseph Irungu alias Jowie, releases gospel song minutes after High Court verdict.
  • 2:44 pm New bill proposes that traffic officers be replaced by Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) and officers attached to the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA).
  • 2:21 pm KEMSA CEO Andrew Mulwa honoured with the African Governance Award 2024 from Business Executive.
  • 1:43 pm The University of Weldios in Benin appoints Embakasi East MP Babu Owino to their governing board. 
  • 1:18 pm The Bribery Amendment Bill recommends the removal of pockets on all police officers' uniforms and the installation of CCTV cameras on all roads.
  • 12:30 pm High Court acquits Jacque Maribe in the case of Monica Kimani's murder.
  • 12:28 pm High Court finds Joseph Irungu alias Jowie, guilty of Monica Kimani's murder.
  • 11:48 am Nairobi Police Commander Adamson Bungei reveals police officers on duty during Kelvin Kang'ethe Disappearance interdicted.
  • 11:04 am Cruise vessel World Odyssey, the world's largest floating university, docks in Mombasa with 763 passengers marking the third trip.
  • 10:38 am The family of Kihato Secondary School's acting principal appeals to the public to support in finding missing kin. 
  • 10:17 am Former Citizen TV anchor Jacque Maribe and her co-accused Jowie Irungu appear in court for a ruling on Monica Kimani's murder case. 
  • 9:55 am Safaricom advises M-Pesa customers to unspam messages while using third-party SMS applications for effective services.
  • 9:28 am 378 parcels of land belonging to the United Insurance Company flagged as the company has been placed under statutory management. 
  • 8:45 am President William Ruto secures Ksh 260 billion to complete Africa's longest bridge in Mombasa. 
  • 8:02 am Police trace Kelvin Kang'ethe's phone signals to Machakos County as a manhunt for the fugitive intensifies.
  • 7:35 am Njenga Miiri, the Principal Administrative Secretary for Internal Security, will receive a consignment donated by the Egypt Government to assist flood victims.
  • 7:21 am Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua meets Embu leadership headed by Governor Cecily Mbarire at his Nyeri home.

Thu, 08 February 2024

  • 6:39 pm Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi launches subsidy fertilizers, and sunflower seeds in Makueni County Wote NCPB.
  • 5:14 pm The Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) surpasses its target of Ksh500 million by hitting Ksh1.07 billion in revenue between July to December 2023.
  • 4:31 pm Financial institutions will allow Kenya Revenue Authority access to bank account details to curb tax evasion cases. 
  • 4:10 pm Kenyan-based companies are now required by law to disclose all individuals directly or indirectly owning a company lest they are fined Ksh2,000 and an extra Ksh100 every day throughout the default period
  • 3:23 pm President William Ruto appeals to Japanese businesses to invest in Kenya’s manufacturing, agriculture and technology sectors. 
  • 3:00 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua visits his former school, Kabiru-ini Primary School in Mathira Constituency, Nyeri County.  
  • 2:42 pm 3 security firms appeal to Interior CS Kithure Kindiki to stop the Private Security Regulatory Authority from cancelling their operating licenses. 
  • 2:19 pm ICT CS Eliud Owalo appointed to UN’s Global Digital Innovation Board. 
  • 1:40 pm The High Court moves the judgment date for the murder case against former Citizen TV anchor Jacque Maribe and Joseph Irungu alias Jowie from March 15, 2024, to tomorrow, February 9.
  • 1:00 pm UN states it will support any multinational force that will be formed to address the humanitarian crisis in Haiti after Kenyan High Court blocks deployment. 
  • 12:40 pm President William Ruto hints at implementing additional taxation measures, drawing inspiration from Japan's taxation rate of 34.8 per cent of GDP, as compared to Kenya's 15 per cent.
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