News Tracker

Wed, 31 January 2024

  • 3:35 pm American tech giant Oracle to set up data centre in Nairobi, President William Ruto reveals.
  • 3:00 pm Maragua MP Mary Wamaua of UDA threatens to lead protest leading to State House over lack of sufficient clean water in the region. 
  • 2:55 pm Govt orders all short-term stay rentals to register with the Tourism Regulatory Authority (TRA).
  • 2:05 pm Learning paralysed at at Kaptumo Primary School in Baringo after teachers and parents demonstrate against the transfer of JSS Students to another school. 
  • 1:45 pm Former President Uhuru Kenyatta's son Jomo drops firearms case against govt.  
  • 1:25 pm Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki declares Pastor Mackenzie's church an organized criminal group. 
  • 12:45 pm Trade PS Alfred K' Ombudo denies reports that EU has banned air freight exports for Kenyan fresh produce. 
  • 12:02 pm KNBS report shows cost of building materials increased in Q4 2023, compared to a similar juncture the previous year. 
  • 11:45 am Kenyan police recover AK-47 rifle stolen from a Ugandan police officer who was attacked by a gang in Tororo, a town located in the Eastern part of the neighbouring country. 
  • 11:25 am EACC arrests Tana River Assistant County Commissioner accused of selling relief food meant for needy residents. 
  • 10:53 am Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo, says he is committed to scrapping Visa requirements for all Africans visiting his country. 
  • 10:32 am Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing'Oei says the deployment of the police to Haiti would not be unconstitutional if conducted under a bilateral reciprocal arrangement. 
  • 9:51 am Contractors move to court to oppose the government's decision to hike annual business permit fees. 
  • 9:45 am President Ruto says Haiti mission will go on despite court ruling. 
  • 8:24 am Watchmen will soon have powers to arrest suspected criminals should the proposed Private Security Regulations sail through.
  • 8:11 am Businesses worth millions destroyed in a night fire in Kitengela. 
  • 7:09 am Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka flies to Sudan for personal engagements. 
  • 7:01 am Government plans to loan non-salaried people who will struggle to pay for compulsory social health insurance - SHIF.

Tue, 30 January 2024

  • 6:55 pm National Geographic ranks Kenyan horseback safaris as best travel experience for 2024.
  • 6:09 pm President William Ruto's daughter Charlene condemns rising femicide cases.
  • 5:45 pm Public Service CS Moses Kuria expresses disbelief after govt receives 58,000 applications for 8,000 advertised graduate scheme positions. 
  • 5:33 pm DCI unveils special unit to investigate rising femicide cases. 
  • 4:49 pm US govt donates Ksh 220 million worth of advanced protective equipment to the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF).
  • 4:25 pm KMPDU threatens to call for strike if the national govt fails to restore doctors' comprehensive health covers.
  • 3:55 pm Azimio accuses US government of interfering in Kenya's internal affairs, particularly by pushing the Kenya Kwanza administration to deploy police officers to Haiti.
  • 3:12 pm Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka misses Azimio Summit with apology. Eugene Wamalwa says former Vice President is in Sudan for an engagement.
  • 2:43 pm Tanzania & Rwanda beat Kenya in corruption ranking as ODPP continues to withdraw corruption cases against high profile politicians. 
  • 2:13 pm US-based aircraft company set to auction one of its prized possessions at Ksh35 million with the proceeds set to be used to construct a rhino sanctuary in Kenya.
  • 1:50 pm Construction workers and Affordable Housing proponents stage protest outside Milimani Law Courts demonstrating Court of Appeal's decision to bar govt from collecting Housing Levy.
  • 1:14 pm Cooperatives and MSMEs CS Simon Chelugui announces crackdown on SACCOs mismanaging member contributions.