News Tracker

Sun, 18 February 2024

  • 1:33 pm Amani National Congress (ANC), Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi's party endorses Raila's bid for the AU Chairperson seat.
  • 1:09 pm President William Ruto meets Brazil's President Lula da Silva in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 
  • 12:40 pm Govt constructing a 3-bedroom house for legendary Kenyan athlete Kelvin Kiptum.
  • 12:14 pm Siaya Senator James Orengo stresses that AU job will not stop Raila from actively engaging in Kenyan politics.
  • 11:25 am President William Ruto says Africa targets to produce 60 per cent of vaccines by 2040.
  • 11:00 am President William Ruto claims that Africa suffered greatly from "vaccine nationalism" at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • 10:35 am Former Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho promises his party leader Raila Odinga will bring "real change" to the continent should the latter be successful in his bid to clinch the AU chairperson seat.
  • 10:04 am DP Gachagua to convene a meeting of Mt Kenya leaders and chiefs to tackle the illicit brew menace.
  • 9:50 am Raila's bid for the African Union Chairperson position to form part of Kenya Kwanza's agenda during coalition's retreat being held today in Naivasha.
  • 9:08 am DP Rigathi Gachagua states that the much publicised "little" differences between him and former President Uhuru Kenyatta are over.
  • 8:13 am MV World Odyssey, the world's largest floating university, hits cyclone after departing Mombasa.
  • 8:06 am Public Service CS Moses Kuria advises Kenyans hoarding dollars to sell them before its "too late" insisting govt interventions will continue to see the Kenyan Shilling strengthen continuously against the Dollar.
  • 7:34 am Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua states police officers will not be allowed to own bars and pubs describing the situation as conflict of interest.
  • 7:17 am Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa faults County Senator Boni Khalwale for skipping President William Ruto's events.
  • 6:50 am President William Ruto lands appointment as champion for institutional reform at AU Assembly.
  • 6:30 am Public Service CS Moses Kuria urges all leaders to support Azimio leader Raila Odinga's bid for the African Union (AU) Chairperson position.

Sat, 17 February 2024

  • 6:30 pm Somalia accuses Ethiopia of attempting to prevent its president from accessing the AU summit venue. 
  • 5:57 pm Political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi says Ruto is a genius for backing Raila Odinga's AU bid. 
  • 5:15 pm President Uhuru Kenyatta offers full university scholarship to the son of former police boss Zachary Mwangi King’ori.
  • 4:37 pm Court of Appeal reinstates CRB regulations that were nullified by the High Court last year. 
  • 4:10 pm AU's Assembly of Heads of State and Government appoints Ruto as African Union's Champion for Institutional Reform.
  • 3:46 pm DP Gachagua says that the government will no longer transfer but fire police officers found culpable of misconduct.
  • 3:30 pm 17 people who died after consuming illicit liquor in Kirinyaga County laid to rest. 
  • 2:57 pm President Uhuru Kenyatta says the late Senior Assistant Inspector General of Police King’ori Mwangi exhibited great leadership skills. 
  • 2:35 pm UDA through secretary general Cleophas Malala backs Raila Odinga for the AU Commission chairmanship role.
  • 1:37 pm Four suspects arrested in crackdown on unregistered pesticides in Nairobi CBD.
  • 1:03 pm President (Rtd) Uhuru Kenyatta attends the burial of former police boss King’ori Mwangi in Tetu, Nyeri. 
  • 12:45 pm Kirinyaga Governor orders county officers owning bars to either close them or lose their jobs. 
  • 11:53 am Githunguri MP Gladys Wamuchomba says the burial of seven people linked to illicit brew is a reflection of confusion in the government which blames cartels. 
  • 11:30 am DCI arrests four people in Kahawa Wendani linked to GHash cryptocurrency scammers.