News Tracker

Fri, 20 October 2023

  • 8:11 am Lands CS Alice Wahome has ordered all Kenyans occupying public land to vacate immediately. 
  • 7:51 am Kenya Power advises parents to prevent their children from playing near power lines or transformers during the rainy season.
  • 7:03 am Six people injured in a stampede at Kericho Green Stadium ahead of Mashujaa Day Celebrations. 

Thu, 19 October 2023

  • 7:36 pm Azimio to protest in Parliament if nominated MP Sabina Chege continues to serve as deputy whip. 
  • 7:15 pm CJ Martha Koome presents the draft Penal Code (Amendment) Bill 2023 and Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill 2023 Speaker Moses Wetangula.
  • 6:05 pm Court declines to bar Senate from summoning controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie
  • 6:01 pm Brian Mwenda, who was accused of impersonating a lawyer, detained until Monday next week. 
  • 5:18 pm Nominated MP Sabina Chege seeks legal redress in court. Chege wants the court to block her ouster as deputy minority whip. 
  • 5:12 pm Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka represents victims of the Mavoko Land demolitions at the Environment and Lands Court in Machakos.
  • 4:34 pm Lands CS Alice Wahome orders squatters inhabiting government land to vacate.
  • 4:33 pm Governor Johson Sakaja explores how Nairobi City can plug in geospatial technology as a decision-making tool for land use planning and disaster management. 
  • 3:51 pm KeNHA to close a section of Uhuru Highway for 3 days. 
  • 3:43 pm Environment CS Soipan Tuya announces a nationwide crackdown on all forests. 
  • 2:53 pm Sports CS Ababu Namwamba hands over Kericho Green Stadium to the county government ahead of Mashujaa Day celebrations. 
  • 2:45 pm Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wah lauds President Ruto for radical changes in the health sector, including actualising Universal Health Coverage
  • 1:10 pm Coast leaders, including CSs Aisha Jumwa and Salim Mvurya, governors, MPs and former governors including Hassan Joho meet in Mombasa. 
  • 1:05 pm Government to research whether Kenya loses Ksh2 billion a day to corruption as claimed by former President Uhuru Kenyatta
  • 12:08 pm Nandi Governor Stephen Sang moves to court to challenge the ruling nullifying the appointment of CECs.
  • 12:06 pm Former IEBC CEO Ezra Chiloba resigns as Communications Authority director general. 
  • 11:26 am Senators want former Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu investigated over fire incident that consumed documents of a Ksh10 billion transaction. 
  • 11:10 am President William Ruto says that China is committed to enhancing trade, expanding investments and increasing technical cooperation with Kenya. 
  • 10:30 am Detectives detain 14 suspects in Kisii accused of stealing electronic gadgets, including 351 mobile phones, 13 tablets and 21 hard drives.
  • 10:05 am Police to temporarily close major roads in Kericho County ahead of the 60th Mashujaa Day celebrations.   
  • 9:58 am Government to launch Universal Health Coverage on Friday, October 20. 
  • 9:45 am President William Ruto expected back in the country by 2 p.m. 
  • 8:32 am COTU Secretary General, Francis Atwoli, urges the government to cushion Kenyans against the high cost of living. 
  • 8:29 am Kathiani MP Robert Mbui says the Kenya Kwanza regime is already preparing for the 2027 elections rather than deliver on its campaign promises. 
  • 7:50 am President William Ruto's meeting with the Chinese President agrees on new infrastructure funding but falls short of details. 
  • 7:10 am Ride-hailing app Bolt increases fares to cushion drivers from the rising cost of fuel. 

Wed, 18 October 2023

  • 7:46 pm Javeria Siddique, the widow of slain Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif sues Kenyan police over her husband's murder. Sharif was killed by GSU officers along the Nairobi- Magadi Road in October 2022.