News Tracker

Tue, 30 January 2024

  • 1:14 pm Cooperatives and MSMEs CS Simon Chelugui announces crackdown on SACCOs mismanaging member contributions.
  • 12:55 pm Embakasi North MP James Gakuya warns that more businesses will close shop this year over hostile taxation policies
  • 12:30 pm Former Cabinet Minister and Kipipiri MP Amos Kimunya's Wife, Lucy, dies while receiving treatment at a Nairobi hospital. 
  • 11:49 am Police arrest man who killed his 8-year old son in Ndenderu, Kiambu County on Wednesday evening.
  • 11:25 am Kericho Tea High School closed indefinitely after students strike
  • 10:41 am Kenyan Police ranked second in Afrobarometer ranking listing law enforcement officers who stop drivers on roads without a valid reason
  • 10:25 am Report published by Smile ID dubbed Identity Fraud Report shows Kenyan Identity Card is the most forged in Africa. 
  • 9:47 am Law experts ask Ruto to pay Kenyans to construct affordable houses on public land. 
  • 9:35 am  Afrobarometer report ranks Ruto behind fellow Presidents Samia Suluhu and Yoweri Museveni. 
  • 8:49 am Nyeri MP Duncan Mathenge says the Judiciary should have a balance on their perspective and decisions affecting Kenyan lives. 
  • 8:31 am HE Ruto thanks Italy for joining Kenya in pushing for more reforms of multilateral institutions including the World Bank's International Development Association.
  • 7:03 am Nairobi MCAs and Governor Johnson Sakaja embroiled in a battle over the county’s revenue collection system. 
  • 7:01 am Interior CS Kithure Kindiki closes the two-day Regional Conference of Security and Intelligence Chiefs at Whitesands Hotel, Mombasa.

Mon, 29 January 2024

  • 6:51 pm President William Ruto hails Italy-Africa Summit as inclusive forum observing that the engagement differs from previous invite he did not specify which he stated was not in Africa's best interests.
  • 6:30 pm Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba questions whether the Kenya Kwanza economic plan is working as Shilling continues to perform poorly against the dollar while the cost of living continues to soar.
  • 5:43 pm Doctors' union KMPDU threatens to stage strike  in Nairobi amid questions over recruitment criteria applied by Governor Johnson Sakaja's administration.
  • 5:30 pm Two suspects charged with the murder of Meru blogger Daniel 'Sniper' Muthiani.
  • 4:54 pm Retired judge's family calls for justice to be served after gang raids their farm in Kamulu, Nairobi County.
  • 4:08 pm Gov't launches a Digital National Skills Inventory to connect unemployed youths with local and international employers.
  • 3:41 pm Public Service & Performance CS Moses Kuria chairs the 12th Government Performance and Delivery Roadshow focusing on delivery of gov't programmes within the Ministry of Agriculture.
  • 3:15 pm Super Metro CEO Nelson Nduki states the company is yet to ascertain the cause of the early morning crash which occurred in Ahero that culminated in the loss of 17 lives.
  • 2:35 pm Canadian Embassy in Kenya sponsors 20 DCI officers for an intensive training on operational intelligence.
  • 2:26 pm Kenya and Saudi Arabia explore ways to strengthen petroleum cooperation during Energy CS Davis Chirchir's visit to the Gulf country, days after ending the G-to-G oil deal.
  • 1:52 pm President William Ruto meets World Bank Senior Managing Director Axel van Trotsenburg on the sidelines of the Italy- Africa Summit in Rome.   
  • 1:20 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua pushes counties to settle pending bills accrued since 2013 during Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC) meeting.
  • 12:41 pm Police launch manhunt for man who killed his 20-year old girlfriend at Biafra Slums, Nairobi following disagreement. 
  • 12:15 pm Pope Francis describes Africans as 'special case' following outrage over his directive asking priests worldwide to bless same-sex marriages.
  • 11:30 am ICT CS Eliud Owalo states he decided to work with President William Ruto over ODM leader Raila Odinga based on 'conviction'.
  • 11:00 am Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi describes current tough economic times as 'temporary but necessary stage' towards recovery amid complains from Kenyans over the gov't's commitment to instituting interventions.
  • 10:53 am Chief Justice Martha Koome to hold a meeting with Heads of Mission and Development Partners on Tuesday.