News Tracker

Tue, 20 February 2024

  • 6:30 pm Martha Karua leads 51 lawyers in demanding the release of suspected Mungiki members.  
  • 6:19 pm Affordable Housing Bill sails through Second Reading after 141 MPs support, 58 oppose.
  • 5:55 pm The Quarterly Economic and Budgetary Review shows that the State House spent Ksh5.366 billion, an approximately 9.09% overexpense.
  • 5:35 pm Three young men have been lynched by an angry mob at Manyatta in Kisumu after being caught attempting to steal a motorbike.
  • 4:47 pm President William Ruto decides to move away from dollar-dominated conventional bonds for the financing of the 2024/2025 budget.
  • 4:37 pm Kenya Power announces plans to ensure 4 million Kenyans have access to electricity by 2024.
  • 3:45 pm President William Ruto appeals to Kenya Kwanza MPs to pass revised Affordable Housing Bill.
  • 3:05 pm Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang'o reveals she declined a Ksh 700M request from State House earmarked for the construction of a modern Presidential dais.
  • 2:34 pm The government paid eCitizen developer Ksh7.6 million for installing services on the platform. 
  • 2:14 pm The Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang'o reveals that the State House requested Ksh700 million to cater for the construction of a modern presidential dais.
  • 1:34 pm The National Treasury plans to use part of Ksh42.9 billion World Bank funding to procure heavy-duty utility passenger vehicles.
  • 1:16 pm Kenyatta University Referral Hospital starts reconstruction surgery for survivors of breast cancer.
  • 12:54 pm Kelvin Kiptum's family reveals that the legendary athlete's funeral has been brought forward to Friday from Saturday to accommodate President William Ruto who is supposed to fly out to Namibia. 
  • 12:25 pm Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka attends the County Governments Governance Convention in Naivasha.
  • 11:59 am The UFAA urges 70 business entities, including eight government institutions, to assert ownership of unclaimed assets.
  • 11:25 am Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi questions Parliament's independence under the current administration.
  • 10:49 am KALRO invites the general public for an auction of KALRO-boarded assets.  
  • 10:19 am Vestas Wind Systems announces that it has sold 12.5 per cent of its shares in the Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) project to the UK firm Climate Finance Partnership (CFP), managed by the US-based BlackRock Inc.
  • 9:21 am The Kenya Meteorological Department warns of hot temperatures in several counties across the country.
  • 9:08 am Prosecutors handling Kelvin Kangethe's case are embarking on the extradition process.
  • 8:37 am Kenya exempts Ethiopian citizens from Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) payment requirements and other associated fees.
  • 8:15 am Kisumu County Governor Anyang Nyong’o asks Kenyan refinery company to halt its operations with Israel.
  • 7:17 am Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana lauds President Ruto for signing bilateral labour agreements.
  • 7:10 am Former KNUT secretary general Wilson Sossion says Kenya is heading in the right direction thus attracting global attention. 

Mon, 19 February 2024

  • 6:49 pm 2 construction workers die after a crane collapsed on them in Makutano, Meru County.
  • 6:12 pm KEBS directs second-hand car importers to ensure that the vehicles they bring into the country have a battery life of not less than 80%
  • 5:33 pm Mining, Transport, Water and Energy Ministries record the lowest growth percentages according to a Medium-Term Report by the National Treasury. 
  • 5:15 pm National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah reveals the govt wants to get the new Affordable Housing Bill on track before the next payroll. 
  • 4:37 pm Police intervene in a standoff at The Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM) offices, where the legitimacy of the chairperson is being contested.
  • 4:11 pm Milimani High Court directs LSK to serve Treasury CS, Njuguna Ndung’u, and Ministry of ICT PS, Edward Kisiang’ani, with court papers.