News Tracker

Fri, 29 September 2023

  • 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.
  • 1:56 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua maintains Kenya Kwanza government will serve all Kenyans without bias regardless of 2022 political affiliation.
  • 1:03 pm Head of Public Service Felix Koskei says corrupt police will be held accountable at an individual level.
  • 12:54 pm Council of Legal Education acting CEO Mary Mugure steps down two days after the staff went on strike over mismanagement.
  • 12:39 pm Raila Odinga meets Azimio elected Governors in Mombasa for retreat.
  • 11:56 am Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua attends UDA's National Governing Council Conference at the Bomas of Kenya.
  • 11:18 am Kenya allocates 30 acres of land and Ksh741 million to support the establishment of the World Health Organisation Regional Office Of Africa (WHO-AFRO).
  • 10:58 am Three Kenyans in court to stop the National Dialogue Committee from holding further meetings. 
  • 10:03 am US Treasury sanctions former Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Karti for blocking President William Ruto's ceasefire talks. 
  • 9:56 am The United Kingdom withholds Ksh18.1 billion Nairobi Railways City project after the government failed to award contracts.
  • 9:03 am A police officer in Kerugoya kills himself over an unknown matter, and leaves a note for his lover. 
  • 8:47 am Government to roll out digital ID system dubbed Maisha Card on Monday.
  • 8:15 am Former Azimio La Umoja spokesperson Makau Mutua calls for the Senate to be abolished. 
  • 7:53 am Senators want Tullow Oil to pay Turkana County government and locals at least Ksh13 billion. 
  • 7:30 am President William Ruto will preside over UDA's National Governing Council Conference at the Bomas of Kenya.

Thu, 28 September 2023

  • 6:37 pm 5 die, 3 injured in grissly accident in Maili Tisa, Kajiado County.
  • 6:24 pm Kisumu Court sentences 3 women accused of defrauding chemicals company Ksh16.2 million to 9 years imprisonment. 
  • 5:41 pm National Water Harvesting & Storage Authority Managing Director John Muhia put on the spot by MPs over Ksh1.1 billion spending.
  • 5:11 pm President William Ruto says the government will collaborate with the private sector to nurture Kenya's digital economy.
  • 4:55 pm Governors appeal to national government to set aside 50% of the El Nino contingency fund for counties.
  • 4:12 pm Govt to launch Maisha Namba registration next week Immigration and Citizen Services Principal Secretary Julius Bitok says.
  • 3:32 pm Chief Justice Martha Koome issues orders directing cash bail be processed in open court.
  • 3:15 pm Former IEBC Vice Chair Juliana Cherera  and commissioner Irene Massit tell the National Dialogue Committee that they left the country for security reasons after being threatened.
  • 2:52 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua reveals Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers will be deployed across the country to tackle El Nino emergencies countrywide.
  • 2:21 pm Nyanza and Western Kenya counties are the most affected by food shortages in Kenya, a new report published by the Kenya Institute of Public Policy and Research (KIPPRA) shows.