News Tracker

Sun, 08 October 2023

  • 4:30 pm Palestinian Embassy in Nairobi criticises  international community for what it perceives as double standards questioning foreign powers silence when Israel staged similar attacks to those launched by Hamas this week.
  • 3:44 pm Govt to publish the names of 17 most wanted terror suspects, in the week beginning Monday, October 9.
  • 3:11 pm Government will not deploy elite police squads to Haiti, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki reveals.
  • 2:49 pm Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki says govt will seek National Assembly and Senate approval before deploying Police to Haiti.
  • 2:27 pm Kericho Senator Aaron Cheruiyot welcomes police reshuffle following clashes at Sondu along the Kisumu- Kericho border.
  • 1:51 pm Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi unveils plans to plant 5 billion trees to restore the country's forest cover.
  • 1:24 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says the government will sack 100 chiefs by Christmas for laxity in the war against illicit brew.
  • 12:49 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, for the second time, maintains that he is unapologetic despite criticism over shareholders jibe; says regions which overwhelmingly voted for President William Ruto deserve to benefit immensely from his government.
  • 12:19 pm President William Ruto vows to go after sugar cartels responsible for misusing funds allocated by the national government, intended for paying cane farmers
  • 11:37 am Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) increases free storage period for transit cargo destined to select EAC countries.
  • 11:01 am Migori Governor Ochillo Ayacko joins President William Ruto at a church service as Head of State continues with his development tour of the Luo Nyanza region.
  • 10:39 am President William Ruto condoles with Israel following attacks on its soil; says Kenya stands with the country during this difficult time.
  • 10:30 am President William Ruto launches the upgrading of the Magunga-Sindo-Mbita Road in Homa Bay County to bitumen standard.
  • 9:45 am Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii suspends foreign travel for senior county officials.
  • 9:30 am Second Lady Pastor Dorcas Rigathi maintains Kenya will never legalize same sex relationships.
  • 8:21 am Former KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion's mother Ruth Chepng'eno dies at Tenwek Mission Hospital, Bomet.
  • 8:06 am President William Ruto reveals government has allocated Ksh900 million to construct fish landing sites in Nyanza.
  • 7:29 am Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi reveals President William Ruto has tasked him with putting in place strategies to strengthen Kenya's foreign policy standing in his new role as Foreign Affairs CS.
  • 7:01 am Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua sustains shareholders narrative; maintains he will continue uniting Mt Kenya ahead of the 2027 general election.
  • 6:45 am President William Ruto commissions the upgrading of the Mfangano Island Ring Road, Homa Bay County.

Sat, 07 October 2023

  • 6:59 pm Foreign Affairs CS Musalia Mudavadi pledges to reclaim Kenya's international glory by promoting good governance with other countries
  • 6:41 pm Kakamega governor Fernandes Barasa orders a gold mining company to leave Kakamega. 
  • 5:35 pm Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing'Oei condemns the terror attack against Israel and the senseless loss of life. 
  • 5:20 pm Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga gifts AFC Leopards and Gor Mahia Ksh500,000 each. 
  • 4:39 pm The Ministry of Health launches a nationwide Polio immunization campaign set to end on October 11.
  • 4:21 pm Four traffic police officers arrested for mounting a roadblock in Machakos contrary to orders issued by Interior CS Kithure Kindiki.
  • 3:56 pm  Public Accounts and Investment Committee (PAIC) alleges that Kakamega MCAs embezzled Covid-19 emergency preparedness funds. 
  • 3:50 pm Haitians protest against President William Ruto, labelling him a US puppet. 
  • 2:41 pm Economic strategist David Ndii says DP Rigathi Gachagua is his agemate, and he does not need permission to be called out. 
  • 2:32 pm Tharaka Nithi governor Muthomi Njuki bans all local and foreign travel for county officials, and orders the creation of a special kitty to deal with the impending El Nino.