News Tracker

Mon, 23 October 2023

  • 4:20 pm NARC-Kenya Party leader Martha Karua denies planning to quit Azimio; insists she is in the Coalition to stay despite ramping up support for Kamwene, a political outfit formed to champion Mt Kenya's interests.
  • 3:36 pm Attorney General Justin Muturi blames staff shortage for his office's inability to deliver efficient services.
  • 3:02 pm Ex-Kiambu Governor William Kabogo accuses former President Uhuru Kenyatta of being a cunning, disloyal friend who tried to undercut him in the 2013 Kiambu Gubernatorial election.
  • 2:30 pm President William Ruto meets Japanese Ambassador to Kenya Ken Okaniwa at State House, Nairobi who delivered a message from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and briefed him on his expected visit to the Asian nation next year.
  • 2:06 pm Tourism & Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua embarks on a nationwide tour to assess regions regularly affected by human-wildlife conflict in an effort to find a long-term solution.
  • 1:28 pm Kenyans raise Ksh 817,000 for disabled single mother harassed by Nairobi County askaris.
  • 1:03 pm KNEC warns centre managers against leaking the KCSE practical exam papers as national exams kick off.
  • 12:37 pm EALA MP Kanini Kega criticises Kenya Kwanza government over high cost of living.
  • 12:06 pm UDA makes changes to its Nairobi County Assembly leadership ahead of the party elections slated for December. 
  • 11:13 am President William Ruto meets with British High Commissioner to Kenya Neil Wigan ahead of King Charles III visit to the country.
  • 11:03 am Judicial Service Commission (JSC) announces a vacancy in the Office of the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary as Anne Amadi's tenure draws to a close.
  • 10:50 am FIFA President Gianni Infantino addresses audience in Swahili during the opening ceremony of the African Football League (AFL) at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
  • 10:13 am Fresh details reveal that the police officers who killed a lone gunman in Kitui on Saturday are National Security Advisor Monica Juma's bodyguards.
  • 9:30 am Pastors of 33 churches in Athi River, Mavoko, facing demolitions lament over how recent developments have led to dwindling church attendance.
  • 9:07 am New KPMG report shows Tanzania has overtaken Kenya as the best investment destination for investors scouting for opportunities in East Africa.
  • 8:40 am Belgut MP Nelson Koech raises questions over the Kenya Meteorogical Department's El Nino rains forecast. Claims the prediction was flawed and not based on science. The legislator also claims the department's equipment does not meet international standards.
  • 8:11 am Brian Mwenda's legal team set to present his bail application in court today.
  • 7:46 am Senior African officials drawn from foreign affairs ministries including Kenya meet in Beijing to assess the implementation of agreements under the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation reached in 2021 in Dakar.
  • 7:10 am High Court orders DCI, NTSA to seize 12 high-end cars linked to drug trafficking investigations

Sun, 22 October 2023

  • 7:45 pm Kajiado County staff audit unearths ghost workers who earn millions without lifting a finger.
  • 7:04 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says global coffee chain Starbucks will soon start purchasing the commodity from Kenya after holding positive talks with the government.
  • 6:54 pm Opposition chief Raila Odinga says he will not sign final Bipartisan Talks report if it will not feature a way forward on how to address the rising cost of living.
  • 6:10 pm Azimio chief Raila Odinga calls for the reinstatement of fuel and food subsidies removed by the Kenya Kwanza government.
  • 5:48 pm Police arrest 3 in Lavington for discussing Palestine-Israel war.
  • 5:10 pm Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka says he will stop Azimio chief Raila Odinga from staging demonstrations.
  • 4:43 pm Kenya National Civil Society Centre (KNCSC) issues demand to the TSC calling for the reinstatement of teachers interdicted for demanding transfers from North Eastern region.
  • 4:18 pm Azimio Principal Martha Karua says talks with Kenya Kwanza are dragging on because the government is not serious about achieving long-term political stability.
  • 3:48 pm Former Devolution Principal Secretary Peter Mangiti, who was arraigned in court over the NYS Scandal, claims he was targeted over belief he was sharing govt secrets with Raila.
  • 3:30 pm Kajiado Governor Joseph ole Lenku pledges loyalty to ODM during a meeting attended by opposition leader Raila Odinga.
  • 2:46 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua threatens to sack chiefs abetting the sale of illicit alcohol.