News Tracker

Sat, 30 September 2023

  • 4:33 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in Isiolo County to preside over the thanksgiving ceremony of Petroleum Principal Secretary Mohamed Liban.
  • 4:01 pm Registrar of Political Parties Anne Nderitu opposes eliminating the Political Parties Fund, calling for a raise in the allocation instead.
  • 3:44 pm Kiambu Police raid estate in Githunguri and shut down religious cult following tip off from locals.
  • 3:03 pm Gatundu residents reject President William Ruto's proposal to construct Ndarugo Dam over Ksh4.2 billion dues owed to them.
  • 2:49 pm Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza dares MCAs to table second impeachment motion against her.
  • 2:30 pm Govt postpones National Police Service recruitment to 2024.
  • 1:51 pm Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) signs deal with Chinese company to upgrade the Wak - Gari Road in North Eastern Kenya.
  • 1:10 pm Second Lady Pastor Dorcas Rigathi launches the first batch of 12 million tree seedlings to be planted this year by the Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority (TARDA).
  • 12:45 pm President William Ruto orders the ejection of land grabbers occupying govt land in Kiambu County.
  • 12:01 pm President William Ruto says he will launch 10,000 Affordable Housing units in Kiambu later in December.
  • 11:46 am EPRA announces closure of 7 companies dealing in the sale of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) for non-compliance and malpractice.
  • 11:24 am Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi presides over the handing over of a school bus to Jomo Kenyatta Primary School in Msambweni, Kwale County.
  • 10:48 am EPRA closes 18 petrol stations for selling adulterated and export-bound fuel.
  • 10:30 am President William Ruto tells UDA politicians to brace themselves for grassroots elections in December.
  • 9:45 am Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) signs instruments allowing Kenya to join the Pan African Payments and Settlement System (PAPSS) which envisions African countries trading in local currencies.
  • 9:17 am Maize and wheat flour prices reduced in September, new report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows.
  • 8:41 am The Nairobi High Court directs the police to recover 6 new cars and motorbikes from 7 individuals suspected of acquiring them using proceeds of crime
  • 8:27 am The Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) orders the Communications Authority (CA) to produce 10 documents to aid investigations against suspended Director General Ezra Chiloba.
  • 7:45 am Government proposes introducing 50% tax on revenues generated by TV stations from airing foreign soap operas.
  • 7:13 am UDA and ODM receive lions share of the latest Political Parties Fund allocation, getting Ksh576.9 million and Ksh308.2 million respectively.

Fri, 29 September 2023

  • 6:41 pm Murdered Nairobi Hospital Finance Director Eric Maigo laid to rest in Kisii County.
  • 6:20 pm Azimio recommends raising the allocation to counties from 15 per cent to 35 per cent.
  • 5:54 pm President William Ruto fires ANC chairperson Kelvin Lunani as the chair of the Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board and subsequently appointed Sande Ayolo.
  • 5:13 pm The Competition Authority launches an inquiry into the Animal Feeds Market in the country.
  • 4:35 pm President William Ruto appoints former Police Spokesman Charles Owino as the chair of the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication.
  • 4:15 pm UDA to hold its national elections on December 9, 2023.
  • 3:45 pm President William Ruto makes major leadership changes in ruling UDA ahead of party elections later this year. 
  • 3:19 pm Esther Arunga's husband Quincy Timberlake has been sentenced to 11 years in jail over the death of his three-year-old son in 2014.
  • 2:33 pm The government postpones the rollout of the digital ID Maisha Namba to a later date.
  • 2:05 pm President William Ruto says that his government is working to reduce the cost of yellow maize, cotton seeds, sunflower seeds, and animal feeds in the coming months.