News Tracker

Tue, 06 February 2024

  • 11:40 am University of Nairobi directs its students to pay for services including meals via eCitizen.
  • 11:08 am Former President Daniel Moi's grandson appeals for financial help from Kenyans to enable him undergo surgery.
  • 10:49 am Ferdinand Waititu claims that President Ruto called him, Kiraitu Murungi, and Francis Kimemia and promised to settle for one of them as his deputy ahead of the 2022 elections. 
  • 10:45 am Multimedia University students protest rampant hyena attacks. 
  • 9:47 am The International Monetary Fund (IMF) offers Kenya support in raising a diaspora bond.
  • 9:17 am The Ministry of Energy announces that the distribution of 60,000 subsidized cooking gas cylinders will take place throughout 2024.
  • 8:30 am Govt reserves Ksh9 billion tender with China for establishing the Nairobi Intelligent Transport System (ITS) project that aims to improve traffic flow in Nairobi.
  • 8:15 am Owner of illegal Embakasi gas plant that exploded, surrenders himself to the police. 
  • 7:51 am EACC to investigate how the country's debt rose to Ksh11.1 trillion. 
  • 7:22 am Three NEMA Officials arrested over the Embakasi Explosion as two others flee. 
  • 6:53 am Pastor Dorcas to attend a Clergy Meeting at ACK Bishop Kariuki Church, Wangige and later a medical camp at the Kibichiku Secondary School Grounds.
  • 6:41 am Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi arrives in Tokyo, Japan, ahead of President Ruto's state visit

Mon, 05 February 2024

  • 6:34 pm Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti opens the ICLD International Women's Political Leadership Workshop in Nairobi.
  • 6:29 pm President William Ruto to jet out to Japan tonight where he is expected to sign several MOUs including those spanning defence cooperation and Public-Private partnerships.
  • 5:27 pm Govt announces that after a successful pilot with national schools  the Ministry of Education will move to ensure that all extra county and county schools pay school fees via eCitizen.  
  • 5:23 pm Chief Justice Martha Koome commissions Nairobi Land Justice Working Group.
  • 4:37 pm Kenya and Poland sign sign MoUs on tax solidarity, agriculture and rural development after visit by Polish President Andrzej Duda. 
  • 4:13 pm Man rushed to hospital after wall collapses on him in Parklands, Nairobi. 
  • 3:38 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga blames Embakasi Gas Explosion on poor urban planning in Nairobi.
  • 3:13 pm Kathiani MP Robert Mbui raises concerns over one CBC subject; stating no Kenyan teacher is qualified to tutor learners on the said unit. 
  • 2:36 pm KenGen CEO Peter Njenga promises Kenyans cheaper electricity prices after recording a surplus supply of hydropower.
  • 2:05 pm Treasury CS Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u presides over the signing of a Ksh980.5million grant aid  package with Korean Ambassador Sung-jun Yeo which is expected to improve health services in Kitengela Sub County Hospital.
  • 1:42 pm Slain university student Rita Waeni buried on Monday morning at a private ceremony.  
  • 1:19 pm Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen confirms the govt has received 50 new wagons to facilitate SGR operations. 
  • 12:45 pm Nairobi ranked among cities with the highest crime rates in Africa.
  • 12:09 pm Embakasi residents flee homes over suspected fresh gas leaks. 
  • 11:48 am Kathiani MP and Kalonzo ally Robert Mbui states the Azimio coalition is uncomfortable with the IEBC Selection Panel claiming Kenya Kwanza will have more say than other coalitions.
  • 11:10 am President William Ruto hosts his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda at State House, Nairobi.
  • 10:46 am  Lady Justice Fatuma Sichale takes oath of office as the Court of Appeal representative in the JSC.
  • 10:20 am President William Ruto reiterates stance he is willing to work with all leaders irrespective of their political affiliations.