News Tracker

Sun, 29 October 2023

  • 8:00 am Ministry of Interior says at least 60,000 security personnel have been deployed across the country to secure examination centres.
  • 7:28 am International Labour Organisation appoints Caroline Khamati, a Kenyan as Director for its Dar es Salaam office. 
  • 7:00 am 5 pupils from Arap Moi Primary School in Uasin Gishu County drown during school trip ahead of KCPE exams.

Sat, 28 October 2023

  • 6:37 pm Pastor Dorcas Rigathi urges Kenyans to always put families first for a better living.
  • 6:27 pm President William Ruto calls on African leaders to accelerate the realisation of the Continental Free (AfCFTA) agreement.
  • 5:47 pm EACC arrests a police officer in Kakamega accused of demanding a “forgiveness fee” after detaining a matatu driver. 
  • 5:25 pm Musalia Mudavadi's daughter, Maryanne Mudavadi, weds her long-term boyfriend Nyaga Karanja. 
  • 4:35 pm Six people trapped in a landslide at a mine in Kisauni, Mombasa.
  • 4:01 pm Former Cherangany MP Joshua Kutuny thanks President William Ruto for appointing him as the Chairperson of the Kenya Copyright Board.
  • 3:54 pm Homa Bay MP Peter Kaluma threatens to lead demonstrations if bipartisan talks collapse.
  • 3:33 pm Nakuru County forcibly takes over Nakuru War Memorial Hospital. 
  • 2:36 pm Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok pledges to align county policies to support the quality of training in Vocational Training Centres.
  • 2:34 pm CS Ababu Namwamba leads the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Sports and the Arts in celebrating one year in office. 
  • 1:51 pm Interior Ministry deploys 60,000 police officers to man KCPE and KPSEA exams. 
  • 1:35 pm Government says it is ready to conduct the national exams kicking off on Monday, assures that all security measures are in place. 
  • 12:29 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua and his wife Pastor Dorcas go on a walk in Munich, Germany. 
  • 12:12 pm The government urged to fast-track construction of the Ksh2.6 billion Shimoni Fish Port in Kwale County. 
  • 11:58 am Auditor General asks county governments and all State agencies to resolve all pending audit queries by June 2024.
  • 11:45 am The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly votes in favour of a humanitarian truce between Israel and Hamas.
  • 10:16 am Kayole family who lost a twin in hospital wants DNA test conducted as investigations into alleged child theft continue. 
  • 10:09 am Employment and Labour Relations Court directs former Foreign Affairs PS Thuita Mwangi to demand salary from 2016, when he was ejected from office to April 14, 2023. 
  • 9:13 am Kipsigis elders invite King Charles III and Queen Consort Camila of England to visit Kericho County. 
  • 9:09 am Hawkers yet to leave Nairobi CBD despite Governor Johnson Sakaja ordering the same. 
  • 8:21 am Internal PS Raymond Omollo says the Kenya Kwanza administration is committed to enhancing the country’s infrastructure in line with the Bottom-Up Economic agenda. 
  • 8:16 am DCI boss Mohamed I. Amin and DPP Renson Mulele Ingonga meet officers who have been processing the Shakahola massacre crime scene. 
  • 7:17 am Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti supports her Meru counterpart Kawira Mwangaza after her impeachment. 
  • 7:10 am KDF and ICRC to co-host the 16th Edition Workshop on International Rules Governing Military Operations. 

Fri, 27 October 2023

  • 6:45 pm Mama Rachel Ruto congratulates Philip Thigo on his appointment to the United Nations High-level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence!
  • 6:45 pm Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga says KEBS will not shut down Kigoto Maize Milling Plant, which produces flour packaged as Mokwa as alleged. 
  • 5:55 pm Retired Chief of Defence Forces Julius Karangi appointed as the Chancellor of the Dedan Kimathi University of Technology for five years.