News Tracker

Sat, 30 March 2024

  • 4:57 pm President William Ruto reveals that he has convened a high-level security meeting with insecurity in the North Rift taking centre stage.  
  • 4:00 pm Ruiru and Syokimau are among the Nairobi satellite towns that recorded impressive land price growth in 2023.  
  • 3:12 pm Former Sports CS Rashid Echesa has been rushed to a hospital in Nairobi in critical condition.  
  • 2:42 pm Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA), security companies that fail to commit to raising the minimum wages of their employees to Ksh30,000 within a week's time risk having their names published.  
  • 2:21 pm A police officer in the Mbooni area in Makueni County surrenders himself to his boss after shooting and killing his colleague.  
  • 1:54 pm Police officers investigate the death of a 19-year-old who was found dead in the corridor of her family's residence.  
  • 1:31 pm A police officer of the rank of a constable dies after shooting himself in the head inside his house in Laikipia County.  
  • 12:43 pm A spectator escapes an accident by a whisker after one of the rally cars veers off the course into the fans watching the race by the side.  
  • 12:08 pm President William Ruto's economic advisor David Ndii indicates that the government's target is to lower the inflation rate to below 5 per cent by May.  
  • 11:23 am Traffic has been momentarily interrupted along Thika Highway following an accident between a school bus and a public service vehicle.  
  • 11:10 am KNBS discloses the average expenditure of Kenyans on rent, cooking gas, and electricity.  
  • 10:24 am Secretary General of the COTU, Kenya, (COTU-K) Francis Atwoli and four other CEOs fail to attend a meeting convened by Labour CS Florence Bore.  
  • 10:10 am High Court suspends the implementation of the National Dialogue Committee report (NADCO) following a case filed challenging the same.  
  • 9:45 am The United Nations announces that Haiti will require up to 5,000 police officers to effectively combat and dismantle the deadly gangs operating within the country.  
  • 9:22 am The JSC is preparing to scrutinize candidates competing for the prestigious positions of High Court Judges, with Chief Justice Martha Koome leading the process.  
  • 8:24 am The KFS addresses concerns among Kenyans over the rising activities at the Ololuua Forest.
  • 8:08 am Secretary General of the COTU, Kenya, Francis Atwoli and four other CEOs fail to attend a meeting convened by Labour CS Florence Bore scheduled.  

Fri, 29 March 2024

  • 7:29 pm Former CS for Sports Rachid Echesa falls ill while in police custody, a day after his arrest.  
  • 6:50 pm Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen appoints 228 people to respective County Transport and Safety Committees.  
  • 6:18 pm Mercy Chepngeno receives government recognition on Friday, March 29, after an outstanding performance at the Rift Valley Secondary School Sports Association games.  
  • 5:44 pm ICJ-Kenya intervenes in the standoff involving doctors in Kenya amid the ongoing strike. 
  • 4:17 pm Police in Kitui are investigating an incident after the body of a middle-aged man is found inside a store after falling from a ceiling in an attempted robbery.  
  • 3:24 pm Haiti’s most dangerous gang leader, Jimmy Chérizier, alias "Barbecue," sends a message to Kenyan police and military on Friday ahead of the deployment.  
  • 3:08 pm A terror attack on Good Friday morning results in the deaths of six individuals and one injury in Dhobley, a border town between Kenya and Somalia.  
  • 2:44 pm NTSA suspends the licence of Bungoma Line Safaris over non-compliance.  
  • 2:21 pm Uganda Nation Oil Company (UNOC) announces it has acquired a licence from the Energy Petroleum and Regulatory Authority (EPRA) after months of negotiations.  
  • 1:48 pm President Ruto officially flags off the WRC rally, cites the event as a "special occasion."
  • 1:23 pm Detectives probe love triangle in case of Kitengela man burnt to death in bungalow.
  • 12:47 pm Two Kenyan drivers fined Ksh71,000 ($500) for allegedly having spare tyres not approved by the FIA.  
  • 12:34 pm Kenyan artist Thandiwe Muriu designs custom work for rally driver Thierry Neuville’s helmet, a renowned Belgian racer, competing in the WRC rally.