News Tracker

Fri, 06 October 2023

  • 11:20 am DP Rigathi Gachagua asks Kenyans not to read too much into the Cabinet reshuffle and says it was a normal realignment of duties to enhance service delivery.
  • 10:34 am DP Rigathi Gachagua maintains that Kenya police has a very good track record across the world ahead of Haiti deployment.
  • 10:12 am President William Ruto arrives in Kisumu County for an event at Kabonyo Fisheries and Aquaculture Service and Training Centre in Nyando.
  • 9:46 am A section of the Nairobi-Nakuru highway has been closed at Gitaru junction after a truck overturned spilling cooking oil on the road.
  • 9:23 am The High Court has postponed former TV anchor Jacky Maribe and Jowie's murder case to December 15, 2023. 
  • 8:50 am A police officer attached Special Operations Bureau (SOB) in Kayole shoots neighbour before killing himself. 
  • 8:35 am Police officers arrest a suspect in Nairobi suspected to have links to Al-Shabaab. 
  • 7:28 am The High Court in Nairobi will today deliver its judgment in the murder case against Joshua Irungu and former TV news anchor Jacqueline Maribe.
  • 7:05 am Lawyer Miguna Miguna sues former Interior CS Fred Matiang’i for alleged mistreatment and forced deportation.
  • 6:59 am NHIF Board appoints Elijah Wachira as new CEO replacing Samson Kuhora who has been serving in an acting capacity since April this year.

Thu, 05 October 2023

  • 7:43 pm Kenyan police implicated in the abduction of a South Sudanese government critic who went missing while in Nairobi.
  • 7:00 pm Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu announces the government has disbursed Ksh67 billion to primary and secondary school learners since January 2023.
  • 6:41 pm Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki deploys a contingent of officers to contain the clashes at Sondu along the Kisumu-Kericho border.
  • 6:05 pm Government announces a 300 percent increase in revenue collected through E-Citizen services.
  • 5:41 pm Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria misses out on cabinet meeting convened by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at his Karen office.
  • 5:03 pm President William Ruto bans the importation of maize and wheat.
  • 4:37 pm Azimio accuses senior Kenya Kwanza leaders from Kericho including Governor Dr. Eric Mutai of sponsoring the clashes at Sondu along the Kisumu- Kericho border.
  • 4:08 pm ICPAK, the accountants body proposes tracking KRA pin holders to enhance tax compliance and expand the tax base in Kenya. 
  • 3:41 pm A British High Court has issues orders stopping a former Special Forces soldier from releasing a book exposing inside information on the Dusit D2 Attack.
  • 3:30 pm COTU opposes the proposed Forex Hoarding Bill, 2023, which the trade union describes as retrogressive and ill-informed.
  • 2:37 pm Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria presides over the launch of Garissa Industrial Park despite being transferred from the Ministry of Trade.
  • 2:01 pm Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine arrested after jetting in from South Africa.
  • 1:50 pm UDA appoints Gospel singer Rufftone as the regional manager for the Nairobi region.
  • 1:19 pm Nyanza Governors call on Interior CS Kithure Kindiki to deploy GSU to quell clashes in the Sondu region. 
  • 12:34 pm MPs summon former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i to shed light on the closure of Kenyatta University's campus in Kigali, Rwanda. 
  • 12:11 pm Lawyer Miguna Miguna plays down speculation that President William Ruto has cut down his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua's powers; maintaining Kenyans are reading too much into a normal shakeup.
  • 11:33 am Nairobi County to purchase motor boats in preparation for El Nino.
  • 11:12 am Acting Garissa County Commissioner Solomon Chesut advises residents to move to higher grounds ahead of El Nino.
  • 10:40 am The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) condemns the ongoing ethnic clashes along the Kericho and Kisumu border. 
  • 10:40 am Opposition leader Raila Odinga advocates against Kenya sending police officers to Haiti.