News Tracker

Fri, 26 January 2024

  • 6:10 pm China pledges to support the deployment of Kenyan police to Haiti to curb gang-related violence. 
  • 5:27 pm PCS Musalia Mudavadi concludes his official 3-day visit to the People's Republic of China.
  • 5:11 pm Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir and Azimio party leader Raila Odinga visit 3,000 Voi residents whose houses were demolished over the Affordable Housing programme. 
  • 4:45 pm Senators Karungo wa Thang’wa (Kiambu) and Boni Khalwale (Kakamega) condemn Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro for conducting nationwide tours amid the UDA 2027 succession row.
  • 4:21 pm The Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) instructs all employers to halt the deduction of the Housing Levy. 
  • 3:45 pm Students of St. Marks Primary School in Meru praise President William Ruto with a rendition of Wimbo wa Historia.
  • 3:10 pm Government has confirmed the configuration of microchips with expiry dates on IDs to comply with the current international standards.
  • 2:56 pm HE Ruto says every child deserves a conducive learning environment in Kenya. 
  • 2:31 pm Health CS Susan Nakhumicha urges patients to use generic drugs recommended by WHO after Ventolin goes out of stock. 
  • 1:57 pm Manyatta MP Mukunji Gitonga urges TSC to absorb JSS teachers on permanent and pensionable contracts. 
  • 1:35 pm Government threatens to impose a permanent ban on scrap metal dealings in Murang’a County over increased vandalism cases. 
  • 12:59 pm High Court bars the deployment of police to Haiti. 
  • 12:45 pm Ruto vows to defy Court of Appeal decision halting housing levy deductions.
  • 11:41 am Judge postpones ruling in Monica Kimani murder. Here's why. 
  • 11:31 am President William Ruto orders youths to stop heckling him at his rallies. 
  • 10:49 am Azimio downplays reports that the feuds between Kalonzo Musyoka and Martha Karua forced Raila Odinga to cancel key party meeting. 
  • 10:35 am Court of Appeal orders government to halt Housing Levy deductions until cases filed against the programme are heard and determined. 
  • 9:25 am Sports CS Ababu Namwamba to host the Athletes’ breakfast meeting in Iten, Elgeyo-Marakwet County.
  • 9:05 am The Directorate of Public Communications warns Kenyans of a cholera outbreak in Laikipia, linked to monkeys in China. 
  • 8:06 am Storm brews in Mt Kenya after Kenya Kwanza leaders embrace media interviews to criticise the national government. 
  • 8:05 am Raila Odinga to tour Mombasa today on a mass membership registration drive. 
  • 7:13 am Court will today issue the verdict on Monica Kimani's murder case with key suspects being Jacque Maribe and Jowie Irungu. 
  • 7:01 am Political analyst Dr Barrack Muluka says Kenya Kwanza inherited an already sick patient and may have no clue on how to recover the patient. 

Thu, 25 January 2024

  • 6:36 pm Judges & Magistrates body vows to file contempt suits against leaders undermining the Judiciary's independence.  
  • 6:06 pm Former Citizen TV anchor Jacque Maribe and her co-accused Joseph 'Jowie' Irungu to learn fate tomorrow with the High Court set to deliver judgement on Friday.  
  • 5:35 pm Kenyan-based Irish priest Fr. Gabriel Dolan shortlisted to receive the 2023 Ireland presidential award after volunteering in Kenya for over 40 years. 
  • 5:05 pm Spending for new homes & malls hits Ksh214 billion despite weakening Shilling, report by Architectural Association of Kenya shows. 
  • 4:54 pm Interior CS Kithure Kindiki transfers 12 county commissioners and recalls 5 to Ministry headquarters.
  • 4:20 pm Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi holds talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing.
  • 3:48 pm Rita Waeni died of strangulation, Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor reveals.