News Tracker

Sun, 11 February 2024

  • 10:15 am Former Assistant Inspector General of Police, King’ori Mwangi dies. 
  • 9:48 am President William Ruto mourns former Tanzania Prime Minister Edward Lowassa, who passed away on Saturday as a respected and progressive leader.
  • 9:18 am CBK report quotes bank executives stating they will be cautious lending to the private sector over expected high default rates.
  • 8:45 am Monica Kimani's family expresses satisfaction with High Court ruling that found Joseph 'Jowie' Irungu guilty of murdering their kin.  
  • 8:12 am Education CS Ezekiel Machogu and Kisii Governor Simba Arati clash at a funeral after youth heckle the former. 
  • 7:27 am Lang'ata residents left stranded overnight after fire breaks out at Southlands Kijiji area.
  • 7:00 am Tanzania’s former Prime Minister, Edward Lowassa, dies at 70.
  • 6:50 am Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua directs KTDA to ensure that farmers earnings match the Dollar's high exchange rate.
  • 6:30 am Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro throws his weight behind Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's agriculture reforms.

Sat, 10 February 2024

  • 6:44 pm President William Ruto congratulates Ilham Heydar Oglu Aliyev after re-election as the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
  • 6:21 pm Traders at Gatukuyu Market in Kiambu County chase away contractors sent to rebuild the market over land-grabbing claims.
  • 5:51 pm Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot confirms that the Senate will prioritise a Bill compelling all counties to deploy a cashless system to reach their revenue targets.
  • 5:33 pm Kenya Power announces delay in token generation and postpaid bill payment systems over technical hitch.
  • 4:25 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua reveals that Embu Governor Cecil Mbarire's life was in danger after she took on cartels in the coffee industry.
  • 3:50 pm Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga says supporting Kalonzo Musyoka in 2027 is not out of the equation.
  • 3:29 pm First Lady Mama Rachel Ruto visits the headquarters of Shimizu Corporation, a renowned global construction and engineering firm, in Japan.
  • 2:51 pm Over 50 women leaders endorse Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika for president in 2032.
  • 2:29 pm Embu County health workers threaten strike over delayed January salaries.
  • 1:58 pm Bandits shoot the headteacher of Kagir Primary School dead while on a motorbike with his wife and child.
  • 1:31 pm Only 10.6 per cent of employers revealed that they will be adding more people to their workforce in 2024. 25 per cent say they will fire staff.
  • 12:52 pm President William Ruto wishes a Happy Chinese New Year 2024 to the People’s Republic of China.
  • 12:12 pm Azimio co-principals Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka to attend the burial ceremony of Jaremiah Kioni's brother-in-law in Kitui.
  • 11:52 am Jowie Irungu's lawyer Hassan Nandwa says he will appeal the High Court ruling that found him guilty in Monica Kimani murder case.
  • 11:14 am Tourism CS Alfred Mutua appoints Yussuf Adan as a member of the Board of Directors of the Wildlife Research and Training Institute for three years.
  • 10:54 am Principal Administrative Secretary for Security Njenga Miiri receives donations of relief food, medical supplies, and tents for flood victims from the Egypt Government.
  • 10:48 am Nation Media claims that individuals masquerading as Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)  inspectors visited its operations center over cancer-causing ink.
  • 10:19 am Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to attend a funds drive in Murang'a County today.
  • 9:38 am CS Alice Wahome fires two officers in Nairobi Lands Office for colluding to hive off Thika Cemetery land.
  • 8:52 am DCI detectives intercept 2 containers with fake tantalum minerals in Mombasa destined for China.