News Tracker

Thu, 19 October 2023

  • 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.
  • 7:05 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja compensates smokie vendors Ksh10,000 each after vandalism.
  • 6:24 pm Alego Usonga MP Sam Atandi kicked out of Parliament for questioning the source of DP Gachagua's wealth.
  • 6:00 pm ODM pressured to expel Turkana Governor Jeremiah Napotikan for declaring loyalty to President William Ruto.
  • 5:50 pm Report by the National Crime Research Centre shows that only 37 per cent of land owners in Kenya have title deeds.
  • 5:11 pm President William Ruto's economic advisor David Ndii calls out Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja over harassment of smokie vendors.
  • 4:59 pm Police claim that Kawira Mwangaza's arrest was a case of mistaken identity.
  • 4:35 pm Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza freed following arrest.
  • 3:44 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua holds a consultative meeting with the UDA National Steering Committee led by Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire.
  • 3:07 pm National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula meets Yemen's Minister for Foreign and Expatriate Affairs Ahmed Bin Mubarak for bilateral talks. 
  • 2:50 pm Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza arrested.
  • 2:05 pm EACC returns grabbed Kibuye Open Air Market land to Kisumu County Government.
  • 1:54 pm DPP Renson Ingonga reveals that his office will begin reviewing the Paul Mackenzie investigation file beginning next week.
  • 1:14 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja orders crackdown on unlicensed clinics in Nairobi.
  • 12:17 pm Riokindo Boys High School in Kisii closed indefinitely after fire guts 3 dormitories.
  • 12:06 pm Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung'u appoints former Auditor General Edward Ouko to the Pending Bills Verification Committee.
  • 11:40 am Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja's school feeding program receives a boost after French government pledges Ksh222 million for the project.
  • 11:14 am KNEC says 1,700 officers will monitor this year’s national exams.
  • 10:26 am Judiciary says its set to embark on the construction of eight new courts worth over Ksh500 million. 
  • 10:00 am Machakos County Assembly passes motion to fight for Mavoko demolitions victims.
  • 9:39 am Five people die in a head-on collision between a bus and a  truck on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. 
  • 9:24 am Kenya Power CEO attributes power blackouts experienced during the rainy seasons to a disturbance on the power distribution lines. 
  • 8:13 am 13 officers attached to the disbanded Special Services Unit (SSU) charged with the abduction of two Indian nationals and a Kenyan. 
  • 8:05 am Interior CS Kithure Kindiki offers a monetary reward for 35 wanted suspects linked to terror-related activities.
  • 7:45 am Chief Justice Martha Koome to preside over the official opening of the Inter-Continental Mediation Summit.
  • 7:24 am Teachers want the government to invest more in the Junior Secondary Schools.