News Tracker

Thu, 12 October 2023

  • 9:00 am Second Lady Pastor Dorcas Rigathi launches a detention facility inside a wellness and rehabilitation centre in Rumuruti, Laikipia County.
  • 8:47 am ODM Chairman John Mbadi criticises the government amid speculation that the executive is angling to sideline Parliament from privatising state owned companies.
  • 8:13 am Murang'a Governor Irungu Kang'ata rolls out cleaning jobs akin to 'kazi mtaani' that will see youth employed and part of their salaries channeled to parents.
  • 7:35 am Senate Committee investigating the proliferation of rogue religious organisations in Kenya summons Pastor Ezekiel Odero to appear before it on Friday.
  • 7:24 am Kenya condemns Israeli bombing of Gaza as the war escalates, calls for ceasefire

Wed, 11 October 2023

  • 7:45 pm Thirdway Party Leader Ekuru Aukot slams govt spokesperson Isaac Mwaura for claiming that the latter called him to ascertain why he moved to court to block deployment of Police to Haiti.
  • 7:30 pm First Lady Rachel Ruto calls for an end to Gender Based Violence.
  • 6:49 pm Kenya Chamber of Commerce opens office in China.
  • 6:17 pm Nairobi ranked the 10th most expensive city in Africa by Henley and Partners via its Centi-Millionaire Report 2023.
  • 5:53 pm Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Sheriff Nassir maintains he will continue to raise concerns over alleged privatisation of the Port of Mombasa.
  • 5:21 pm American billionaire and Microsoft Founder Bill Gates hails Kenya as Africa's tech pioneer.
  • 4:50 pm Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i appears before MPs to respond to questions on why he issued orders to shut down the Kenyatta University Kigali Campus, Rwanda. 
  • 4:24 pm MPs amend the National Construction Act to exempt marginalised groups from paying registration fees. 
  • 3:40 pm Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki says govt to consider public input when hiring chiefs and assistant chiefs.
  • 3:25 pm President William Ruto trademarks the 'mambo ni matatu' phrase, securing exclusive rights to use the term.
  • 2:10 pm DCI detective dies after shooting himself at the agency's headquarters on Kiambu Road.
  • 2:04 pm King Charles III to visit Kenya from Tuesday, October 31 to Friday, November 3.
  • 1:51 pm Govt to withhold the salaries of police officers who refuse to be transferred after Interior Ministry begins effecting policy prohibiting law enforcement personnel staying at 1 station for more than 3 years.
  • 1:09 pm Government terminates deal with Cuban doctors.
  • 12:34 pm CS Moses Kuria officially hands over Trade Ministry to Rebecca Miano.
  • 12:00 pm Parliament passes a motion to increase the capitation fee per CBC student from Ksh1,400 to Ksh7,760.
  • 11:32 am Environment Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya sues her husband for threatening her life and meting cruelty towards her. 
  • 11:25 am President William Ruto orders the immediate firing of 23 Kenya Forest Service (KFS) officials over alleged corruption
  • 11:04 am President William Ruto presides over the pass out parade of Kenya Forest Service recruits in Gilgil.
  • 10:57 am World Record Marathon Holder Kelvin Kiptum challenges legendary athlete Eliud Kipchoge to a race at the 2024 Paris Olympics. 
  • 10:30 am Interior CS Kithure Kindiki appears before the Senate to address the recruitment of chiefs and deployment of police to Haiti. 
  • 9:46 am ICT CS Eliud Owalo signs Performance Contract 2023/2024 with the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC).
  • 9:45 am Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing'Oei slams the court for temporarily blocking the deployment of police to Haiti. 
  • 8:17 am Mandera North MP Bashir Abdullahi urges the government of Somalia to engage with Alshabaab to find a lasting solution as Kenya moves to withdraw KDF.
  • 8:10 am President William Ruto to attend the pass-out parade of Kenya Forest Service graduates at NYS Gilgil