News Tracker

Thu, 09 November 2023

  • 12:20 pm Base Titanium announces it will shut down its Kenyan operations by the end of 2024.
  • 11:32 am Three-storey building in Kabete, Kiambu County collapses.
  • 11:20 am US Ambassador Meg Whitman crowned as a Luo queen during her visit to the Luo Nyanza region
  • 10:42 am Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna vows to skip President William Ruto's State of the Nation address.
  • 10:18 am NTSA tells Kenyans Smart DLs are ready for collection.
  • 9:44 am The average value of land rose from Ksh30.3 million in December 2007 to Ksh194.7 million in September 2023, a new Hass Consult report shows. 
  • 9:22 am Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa criticises govt for hiking fees for critical citizen services such as ID replacement and passport acquisition.
  • 8:40 am South African opposition politician Julius Malema in Kenya to attend the Pan African Institute launch.
  • 8:20 am Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ) announces plans to initiate action against Standard Group after journalists at the media house go six months without pay.
  • 7:35 am CS Kuria opens up on why he was left out of US trade talks during his stint as Trade Minister; says the foreign power was uncomfortable with his remarks about anti-government protests.
  • 7:14 am PS Diaspora Affairs Roseline Njogu blames printing errors for some revised service fees by the Immigration Department. 

Wed, 08 November 2023

  • 7:16 pm Govt announces an increase in passport and visa fees.
  • 7:00 pm Govt increases ID replacement fee from Ksh100 to Ksh2,000.
  • 6:45 pm Kenya Copyright Board (KeCoBo) issues provisional license to MCSK to allow agency to collect royalties.
  • 6:21 pm Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki recalls all police officers on leave.
  • 5:54 pm DCI arrests 5 teachers from a school in Migori over irregularities during ongoing KCSE examinations. 
  • 5:35 pm Govt summons 17 CEOs of state owned agencies over failing to enforce President William Ruto's order directing that all payments be made via the eCitizen platform.
  • 4:30 pm Two staffers, a caretaker and mason, charged with stealing a grill from a Judge.
  • 4:10 pm Credit rating agency Fitch warns Kenya is at risk of a negative listing.
  • 3:35 pm National Assembly approves 27 ambassadors nominated by President William Ruto.
  • 3:15 pm Kenya Meteorogical Department warns Nairobi residents of 24-hour rains.
  • 2:31 pm World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns El Nino rains will continue until April 2024.
  • 2:06 pm Airbnbs to share information on transactions with KRA in a bid to net tax cheats.
  • 1:50 pm Govt beefs up security in Sondu after leaflets circulated warning of impending attacks.
  • 1:15 pm TSC suspends Nyambaria High School Principal Charles Onyari as KCSE centre manager over examination irregularities.
  • 12:12 pm Nyandarua residents take initiative to repair a road rendered impassable by heavy rains, using their own funds.
  • 12:00 pm President Ruto receives newly-appointed Romania Ambassador to Kenya Gentiana Serbu at State House, Nairobi.
  • 11:12 am Former government pathologist Dr. Moses Njue dies.
  • 11:07 am Kenya Red Cross warns water levels in Tana River have risen to critical levels.
  • 10:05 am Pastor Dorcas Rigathi mourns Deliverance Church International founder Apostle Joe Kayo.