News Tracker

Sat, 10 February 2024

  • 8:21 am CS Kipchumba Murkomen appoints Defence CS Aden Duale's brother, Abdi Bare Duale, to chair the Kenya Railways Corporation board.
  • 7:48 am DCI detectives arrest two traffickers with 132 bales of bhang along Garissa-Thika Road at Kyanunda area of Mwingi. 
  • 7:10 am Government launches crackdown on butcheries after reports of compromised weighing scales

Fri, 09 February 2024

  • 6:56 pm The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) apprehends a fake lawyer who allegedly conned his clients millions of shillings. 
  • 6:14 pm Former Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich turns down President William Ruto’s job offer as the Senior Advisor on Fiscal Affairs and Budget Policy.
  • 5:55 pm A British woman and her companion, involved in fatal accident along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway. 
  • 5:37 pm Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) and Transparency International Kenya (TI-Kenya) condemn President William Ruto's appointment of former Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich. 
  • 4:56 pm The BBC recognizes the Kenyan national anthem among the best in the world. 
  • 4:23 pm The Central Bank of Kenya comforts Kenyans by assuring them that the shilling is expected to continue stabilising through February and March.
  • 3:58 pm Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki recalls senior law enforcement and National Government Administration officers in Kirinyaga days after 13 people died after consuming expired alcohol.
  • 3:13 pm Convicted person Joseph Irungu alias Jowie, releases gospel song minutes after High Court verdict.
  • 2:44 pm New bill proposes that traffic officers be replaced by Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) and officers attached to the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA).
  • 2:21 pm KEMSA CEO Andrew Mulwa honoured with the African Governance Award 2024 from Business Executive.
  • 1:43 pm The University of Weldios in Benin appoints Embakasi East MP Babu Owino to their governing board. 
  • 1:18 pm The Bribery Amendment Bill recommends the removal of pockets on all police officers' uniforms and the installation of CCTV cameras on all roads.
  • 12:30 pm High Court acquits Jacque Maribe in the case of Monica Kimani's murder.
  • 12:28 pm High Court finds Joseph Irungu alias Jowie, guilty of Monica Kimani's murder.
  • 11:48 am Nairobi Police Commander Adamson Bungei reveals police officers on duty during Kelvin Kang'ethe Disappearance interdicted.
  • 11:04 am Cruise vessel World Odyssey, the world's largest floating university, docks in Mombasa with 763 passengers marking the third trip.
  • 10:38 am The family of Kihato Secondary School's acting principal appeals to the public to support in finding missing kin. 
  • 10:17 am Former Citizen TV anchor Jacque Maribe and her co-accused Jowie Irungu appear in court for a ruling on Monica Kimani's murder case. 
  • 9:55 am Safaricom advises M-Pesa customers to unspam messages while using third-party SMS applications for effective services.
  • 9:28 am 378 parcels of land belonging to the United Insurance Company flagged as the company has been placed under statutory management. 
  • 8:45 am President William Ruto secures Ksh 260 billion to complete Africa's longest bridge in Mombasa. 
  • 8:02 am Police trace Kelvin Kang'ethe's phone signals to Machakos County as a manhunt for the fugitive intensifies.
  • 7:35 am Njenga Miiri, the Principal Administrative Secretary for Internal Security, will receive a consignment donated by the Egypt Government to assist flood victims.
  • 7:21 am Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua meets Embu leadership headed by Governor Cecily Mbarire at his Nyeri home.

Thu, 08 February 2024

  • 6:39 pm Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi launches subsidy fertilizers, and sunflower seeds in Makueni County Wote NCPB.
  • 5:14 pm The Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) surpasses its target of Ksh500 million by hitting Ksh1.07 billion in revenue between July to December 2023.
  • 4:31 pm Financial institutions will allow Kenya Revenue Authority access to bank account details to curb tax evasion cases.