News Tracker

Fri, 29 March 2024

  • 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.   
  • 11:26 am Critics question the amount the government is expected to spend on Raila Odinga's bid for African Union Commission Chairmanship.  
  • 11:03 am The Shanzu Law Courts declares the ban on the importation, sale and use of shisha as unconstitutional.  
  • 10:26 am Govt announces mass registration of private security guards, bouncers. 
  • 10:08 am The Standard Gauge Railway(SGR) is fully booked as Kenyans travel around the country for their Easter holidays. 
  • 9:55 am EACC flags a letter detailing investigations against prominent figures in the Kenya Kwanza government.  
  • 9:01 am KRA sets a deadline of March 31, 2024, for the registration of businesses on the electronic Tax Invoice Management System (eTIMS).  
  • 8:43 am The government initiates the sale of a Ksh66 billion ($500 million) Chinese bond, commonly referred to as the Panda Bond, as President William Ruto’s administration endeavours to bolster its financial resources.  
  • 8:11 am A businessman based in Narok County is taken hostage by seven individuals posing as police officers.

Thu, 28 March 2024

  • 6:54 pm The government reverses the increment of import duty by Ksh500,000 after an uproar from traders drawn from Nairobi County.  
  • 6:02 pm The government is on the verge of extending the World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally from a three-day sporting event to five days.  
  • 5:32 pm KTN Journalist claims to have received threats following his coverage of the chaos witnessed at a burial ceremony in Trans-Nzoia County last week.  
  • 5:21 pm Traders from Kiganjo, demonstrate the double taxation imposed by the County Government.  
  • 4:42 pm The National Treasury orders all State corporations, totalling 248, to submit a revised budget by Tuesday, April 2.  
  • 4:13 pm The Ministry of Cooperatives announces new measures to save the over 1700 small Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) from collapsing.
  • 3:46 pm Defence CS Aden Duale announces that developers intending to construct buildings on land adjacent to military establishments must obtain approval from the Chief of the Defence Forces  
  • 3:17 pm Interior CS Kithure Kindiki announces the recruitment of an additional 460 National Police Reservists in Turkana.
  • 2:45 pm Nakuru Court issues warrant of arrest against Moi's grandson over failure to honour court summons.
  • 2:10 pm Kenya Power announces the launch of a Ksh50 million National Control Centre to stem frequent blackouts
  • 1:48 pm President William Ruto officially flags off the WRC Safari Rally 2024 at KICC, Nairobi.
  • 1:20 pm Kenya Power launches Ksh50 million backup National Control Centre located at the Coast to provide alternative power dispatch. 
  • 12:38 pm Kenya Met advises Kenyans to prepare for fluctuating weather patterns during the World Rally Championship in Naivasha.
  • 12:30 pm Ministry of Health denies there is an outbreak of a new Covid-19 variant in the country.
  • 11:42 am Parliamentary Committee on Trade proposes that 60 per cent of jobs in the transport and logistics industry, including those offered by multinationals be reserved for local enterprises
  • 11:15 am DP Rigathi Gachagua lauds sports as one of the major activities aiding the fight that his office and the govt at large are waging against illicit brew.
  • 10:38 am Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi dismisses concerns that fake fertiliser is being sold in the market under the govt subsidy program.
  • 10:05 am Interior CS Kithure Kindiki says the security situation in Turkana County has improved since the commencement of Operation Maliza Uhalifu Program 1 year ago.