News Tracker

Mon, 16 October 2023

  • 7:00 pm Govt reveals plans to expand the community health promoters programme to reach all Kenyan households.
  • 6:27 pm Sanaipei Tande's father Manasseh Lemaiyian passes away.
  • 6:01 pm DCI launches manhunt for a 4-member criminal gang targeting bank customers after withdrawing.
  • 5:20 pm Kenyan athlete Titus Ekiru banned for 10 years over doping allegations.
  • 5:00 pm Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria denies saying govt will charge Kenyans for services at Huduma Centres; says media outlets misquoted him.
  • 4:37 pm Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale warns Al Shabaab militants against staging attacks targeting Lappset projects.
  • 4:14 pm Law Society of Kenya (LSK) exposes another fake lawyer, Sharon Adunya Atieno, who is not licensed to operate, days after outing Brian Mwenda.
  • 3:26 pm President William Ruto pledges to support foreign investors engaging in value addition of Kenya’s raw materials, particularly in the Energy, Water and Housing sectors during his trip to China.
  • 3:05 pm Maseno University ordered to pay lecturer Ksh550k for unlawfully terminating their employment.
  • 2:23 pm Exhibition of Pio Gama Pinto's literary works commences in Kisumu. 
  • 2:09 pm High Court orders distribution of Ksh6 billion Modern Coast empire within 60 days.
  • 1:46 pm Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation signs deal with the Kenyan government to advise on the planned rollout of Maisha Namba. 
  • 1:01 pm 10 teachers arrested, 1 injured as police teargas tutors protesting outside TSC headquarters in Upperhill, Nairobi. The teachers had been sacked for seeking transfers from North Eastern.
  • 12:45 pm Opposition leader Raila Odinga denies endorsing Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka's 2027 presidential bid.
  • 12:06 pm Ministry of Public Service headed by CS Moses Kuria proposes introducing a fee for services at Huduma Centres.
  • 11:23 am 174 students from Amabuko Secondary School in Kisii rushed to hospital over an unknown illness.
  • 11:05 am Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai and his team demolish stalls still under construction at Muthangari Drive, Westlands.
  • 10:30 am KNUT Secretary General Collins Oyuu sustains minor injuries in a morning accident while heading to Kisumu Airport.
  • 10:08 am Kenya signs deal with China to transform country's power system.
  • 9:30 am Senate Public Accounts Committee queries billions paid to contractors during Tourism Cabinet Sectetary Alfred Mutua's tenure as Machakos Governor. 
  • 9:16 am IEBC CEO Marjan Hussein says electoral body will not be able to conduct Banissa Constituency elections due to the vacancies in the commissioners' offices.
  • 8:26 am DCI detectives intercept Toyota Prado ferrying drugs worth over Ksh11 million.
  • 8:11 am President William Ruto says govt is keen on strengthening relationship with China under the New Silk Road initiative to upgrade Kenya's infrastructure.
  • 7:56 am Government denies claims that East African Portland Cement Company is on sale amid the demolition of houses in Athi River. 
  • 7:23 am Parliament is among the top State institutions that owe KICC Ksh742 million, pending for years.  

Sun, 15 October 2023

  • 7:34 pm Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi urges developed countries to support the Africa Climate Summit’s proposal calling for a new financing architecture responsive to Africa's debt restructuring needs. 
  • 7:10 pm Residents of Athi River count losses as govt continues demolishing houses at East African Portland Company land following Ruto order.
  • 6:29 pm Ministry of Education partners hands with America's Human Development Foundation (HDF) to enhance the quality of education in Kenya.
  • 6:23 pm EACC will on Monday organise a sensitisation forum alongside KNEC and Ministry of Education officials focusing on integrity ahead of national examinations.
  • 5:39 pm Head of Public Service Felix Koskei advocates for Kalenjin-Luo truce to end longstanding political rivalry.