News Tracker

Fri, 02 February 2024

  • 7:55 am Interior CS Kindiki set to unveil a multi-agency strategy to curb carjacking, banditry and cattle rustling. 
  • 7:32 am Nairobi Woman Representative, Esther Passaris, urges wellwishers to visit nearby hospitals and donate blood for Embakasi explosion victims. 
  • 6:51 am Over 165 injured and two dead in the Embakasi gas company explosion. 
  • 6:44 am Court to rule on the Salaries and Remuneration Commission case versus the Judiciary on car grant. SRC scrapped the taxable car allowances for judges. 

Thu, 01 February 2024

  • 6:10 pm President Ruto breaks ground for the construction of a fresh produce market in Webuye
  • 5:42 pm Religious leaders raise concerns over LGBTQ+ theme in some CBC text books.
  • 5:02 pm Environmental activist Elizabeth Wathuti appointed as a Commissioner of the Global Commission on the Economics of Water (GCEW).  
  • 4:45 pm JSC defends CJ Martha Koome over petition seeking her removal in reference to a matter concerning the composition of the Tax Appeals Tribunal. The body claims they acted as stipulated by the law. 
  • 4:05 pm A Standard Media Group journalist assaulted by officers attached to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) as they attempted to bar him from recording the arrest of a traffic officer.
  • 3:31 pm Education Ministry officially denies reports claiming that a new Kenya Primary Placement Examination is in development. 
  • 3:03 pm Social-political activist Boniface Mwangi causes drama at a Nairobi court while confronting a man who allegedly conned him Ksh1 million
  • 2:39 pm Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura, urges Kenyans yet to receive their passports, to remain patient as they procure two extra printers in an aim to reduce the backlog in passport collection.  
  • 2:05 pm Governor Wavinya Ndeti condems the assault of Machakos MCA by county officials, terms treatment of the county leader as "humiliating".
  • 1:35 pm Anti-narcotics officers arrest a 26-year old university student found in possession of 300 grams of heroin in Mombasa. 
  • 1:20 pm Kenya ranked ahead of US, Saudi Arabia among world's peaceful countries. 
  • 12:42 pm Authorities initiate investigations into the disappearance of 8 remandees from Koru Police Station.
  • 12:05 pm Ministry of Health reports 3 Red Eye Disease Cases in Nairobi
  • 11:38 am Labour CS Florence Bore says Kenya signed agreements with 19 countries to provide job opportunities for local citizens. 
  • 11:02 am Trade CS Rebecca Miano receives the first cargo consignment by the Republic of South Africa destined for the Kenyan market under the Guided Trade Initiative
  • 10:45 am Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru unveils mental health programme to tackle rising suicide cases in her county. 
  • 10:10 am A Kenyan files a petition seeking to remove Chief Justice Martha Koome from office on accusations of disregarding the law in Judiciary appointments. 
  • 9:44 am National Assembly Health Committee probes Murang'a High School over irregular NHIF claims.  
  • 9:04 am EACC detectives arrest 6 Nyandarua County officials for making fraudulent payments worth Ksh13 million.  
  • 8:29 am Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua urges leaders to desist from engaging in succession talk insisting now is the time to deliver on the government's agenda.
  • 8:27 am High Court orders IEBC selection panel to immediately begin the process of replacing commissioners at the electoral body to avert a constitutional crisis.
  • 7:10 am 30 people have been arrested in the last one month over the sale of counterfeit seeds, Agriculture PS Paul Ronoh reveals. 
  • 7:07 am Kericho contractors move to court after County Govt hikes permit fees by Ksh17k.
  • 6:50 am DP Rigathi Gachagua cautions teachers against sending home JSS learners over lack of uniform warning them of the sack
  • 6:30 am Defence CS Aden Duale holds talks with Pakistani envoy to Kenya Ibrahim Khan at Defence Ministry headquarters. 

Wed, 31 January 2024