News Tracker

Mon, 19 February 2024

  • 3:30 pm President William Ruto defends Affordable Housing Programme citing its projected benefits following criticism from his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta.
  • 3:07 pm Vietnamese construction firm wins tender to construct police houses in Kenya. 
  • 2:44 pm Chief Justice Martha Koome announces that the Judicial system is now ready for a nationwide rollout of an enhanced e-filing system.
  • 2:22 pm Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi represents President William Ruto at the Canada- Africa Business Conference in Nairobi.
  • 1:20 pm Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna pens letter to Defence CS Aden Duale demanding an explanation over the continued closure of Uhuru National Park.
  • 1:18 pm A Bangladeshi couple has been deported from Nairobi while attempting to fly to Mauritius using fake documents.
  • 12:43 pm Manyatta MP Mukunji Gitonga and Mbeti North MCA Muriithi Kobole clash in public over who should take credit for a road project.
  • 12:23 pm Several passengers injured after Eldoret Express bus overturns along the Kitale - Lodwar Highway
  • 11:49 am Narok Senator Ledama ole Kina backs Azimio leader Raila Odinga's bid for the AU Commission Chairperson seat insisting that his party leader is the right fit based on his experience and institutional memory on African geopolitics.
  • 11:05 am President William Ruto chairs Kenya Kwanza retreat in Naivasha bringing together the coalition's leadership, CSs, PSs, and lawmakers.
  • 10:34 am KECOBO writes to the EACC requesting an investigation into MCSK's alleged misappropriation of Ksh56 million ought to have been paid to musicians as royalties.
  • 10:12 am Rwandan President Paul Kagame makes a plea for the resumption of the Nairobi Process led by former President Uhuru Kenyatta which seeks to bring peace to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
  • 9:49 am Raila Odinga should hold a Master's Degree, have relevant experience, be fluent in at least one AU language, and have proof of transformational leadership if he were to be considered for the AU role
  • 9:03 am The Kenya Association of Bankers (KBA) attributes the recent gain recorded by the Kenyan Shilling to the successful floatation and pricing of the Ksh212.3 billion ($1.5 Eurobond.
  • 8:50 am Naivasha woman attacked by five thugs dressed up as policemen.
  • 8:35 am Two armed robbers intercepted in Moyale with Ksh520,000 in cash during an operation by detectives from the DCI.  
  • 7:35 am President William Ruto holds bilateral meeting with former Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • 7:06 am Govt announces plans to enhance the Hustler Fund to provide additional enterprise and business facilities for existing mama mboga and boda boda saccos
  • 6:50 am Council of Governors (CoG) calls for a crisis meeting on Thursday to discuss the clash with the national government over devolved functions.
  • 6:30 am Four police officers arrested at a bar in Kirinyaga drinking a day after Governor Anne Waiguru ordered all bars shut.

Sun, 18 February 2024

  • 6:45 pm President William Ruto meets his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • 6:04 pm  African Development Bank (AfDB) projects that Kenya's economy will record 5.4 per cent growth in 2024.
  • 5:42 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga attends The World Forum on Future of Democracy in Berlin, Germany.
  • 5:05 pm Trans Nzoia Senator Allan Chesang criticises Governor George Natembeya for what he described as targeted attacks against him following his decision to question appropriation of development funds.
  • 4:35 pm Bankers Association links the Shilling's resurgence to the successful issuance of latest Eurobond.
  • 4:13 pm Small scale traders in Bungoma left counting losses as county government flattens stalls.
  • 3:44 pm Marsabit Woman Representative Naomi Waqo intentions in vying for Governor's seat in the next election.
  • 3:22 pm MPs David Gikaria and Samuel Arama hit out at CJ Martha Koome for faulting the Nakuru County Government for disobeying court orders
  • 2:39 pm Kiambu Senator Karung'o wa Thang'wa questions why Former President Uhuru Kenyatta is not being considered as a front runner for African Union Chairperson position.
  • 2:25 pm Kenya and Germany initiate talks aimed at establishing a bilateral agreement geared at encouraging labour mobility between the two nations.