News Tracker

Mon, 15 January 2024

  • 8:07 am President William Ruto announces that govt has found an investor who will pump Ksh4.8 billion to revive the Kenya Fluorspar Mining Factory in Keiyo South.
  • 7:25 am ODM Deputy Party Leader Wycliffe Oparanya endorses Senator Boni Khalwale for the Kakamega Governor seat in 2027 after the 2 bury the hatchet.
  • 7:00 am Trade CS Rebecca Miano exudes confidence Kenya's economy will rebound in 2024 based on EPRA's fuel review that cut fuel prices based on trends in the international oil market. 
  • 6:50 am Mt Kenya politicians led by Public Service CS Moses Kuria and former Kiambu Governor William Kabogo pay tribute to the late Liz Wanyoike who passed away on Sunday, describing her as a trailblazer and an inspiration to women.
  • 6:40 am Kisii Governor Simba Arati rejects Education CS Ezekiel Machogu's offer to mediate between him and other leaders from the region.

Sun, 14 January 2024

  • 6:43 pm EPRA decreases fuel prices. Super Petrol Price reduces by Ksh5 to retail at 207.36; Diesel decreases by Ksh5 to retail at Ksh196.47 and Kerosene decreases by Ksh4.82 to retail at Ksh 194.23
  • 6:18 pm National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah challenges CJ Martha Koome to address complaints filed against judicial officers as the row between Kenya Kwanza and the Judiciary escalates.
  • 5:45 pm First Lady Rachel Ruto and Chief Justice Martha Koome attend church service together hours after President William Ruto attacked the Judiciary for the umpteenth time.
  • 5:08 pm President William Ruto announces the relocation of the KDF training camp in Eldoret to Kerio Valley as part of the latest measure to rein in banditry. 
  • 4:45 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga warns President William Ruto against overtaxing Kenyans.
  • 4:05 pm Police arrest 48 people in Mombasa shisha crackdown
  • 3:39 pm National Assembly Deputy Speaker Gladys Shollei lobbies for the Anti-Doping Agency to be transferred from the Sports Ministry to the Ministry of Health to allow it to function more efficiently.
  • 3:05 pm President William Ruto announces he will be travelling to Italy later this month at the invitation of President Sergio Mattarella during which he will seek funding for stalled water projects.
  • 2:50 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua vows to file a petition to remove Justice Esther Maina on Thursday.
  • 2:09 pm Defence CS Aden Duale reveals that govt will start disarming bandits; insisting that no pastoralists will be allowed to wield guns while going about their activities.
  • 1:39 pm Gatanga MP Edward Muriu hints at a Ndindi Nyoro presidency; by calling for the Kiharu MP to deputise President William Ruto in 2027.
  • 1:03 pm Canada mulling a cap on international students due to a housing shortage, a move which might affect Kenyan students looking to immigrate to the country.
  • 12:19 pm Kenyan athlete Agnes Ng'etich smashes the 10-kilometres road race world record after clocking 28 seconds at the 10K Valencia Ibercaja.
  • 12:05 pm Cruise ship Norwegian Dawn, carrying 2300 passengers docks at the Port of Mombasa.
  • 11:30 am Well-wishers raise 4-years school fees for 2023 KCPE candidate who scored 305 Marks.
  • 11:00 am DAP-K Party Leader Eugene Wamalwa hints at running for president in 2027.
  • 10:45 am Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria assures Kenyans that the Kenya Kwanza govt will turn around Kenya's economy despite the hardships the govt is currently experiencing.
  • 10:05 am Mumias East MP Peter Salasya escalates row with Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale after the latter criticised him for slapping Malaha MP Peter Walunya during a funeral on Friday. Salasya has taunted Khalwale claiming that he will never be the Governor of Kakamega.
  • 9:29 am Tanzanian authorities seize trucks transporting unripe avocados from Kenya.
  • 9:09 am Suguta Sub-County Hospital in Kisii conducts its first-ever surgery since the facility's inception 3 decades ago.
  • 8:53 am 58-year-old female Italian lawyer placed under house arrest in Malindi after her dog bit neighbour's employee.
  • 8:10 am Azimio bigwig Eugene Wamalwa dismisses the political narrative that Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi and National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula are the best-placed leaders from Western to become President, insisting he and Wycliffe Oparanya mounted better campaigns in 2022.
  • 7:25 am President William Ruto sustains attacks on the Judiciary accusing it of undermining his administration through court rulings.
  • 7:05 am KeNHA closes Kisii Highway after River Kipsonoi flooding.
  • 6:55 am Safina Party leader and former presidential aspirant Jimi Wanjigi warns of an economic shutdown in 6 months if the govt does not stop overtaxing Kenyans.