News Tracker

Tue, 26 September 2023

  • 10:38 am Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says he will only engage cartels in the agriculture sector on condition they raise prices offered to farmers.
  • 10:02 am A matatu driver arrested for charging a police officer fare along Ngong Road, Nairobi.
  • 9:46 am Chaos rock Nyamira County ahead of Governor Amos Nyaribo's impeachment. Entrance to Assembly barricaded with bricks and raw sewage.
  • 9:16 am Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's Office announces mass auction of assorted items including; unserviceable motor vehicles, old tyres, building material, furniture, scrap metals and ICT equipment.
  • 8:41 am Nakuru doctors set to stage strike today over unfulfilled promises by the county government.
  • 8:30 am Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) Acting Managing Director Samuel Maina grilled over Ksh7.5 billion loan acquired from a Japanese lender.
  • 7:26 am Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) recalls some imported cars to verify ownership and other details. Click for list
  • 7:15 am Kenya to receive Ksh14 billion from the United States to support Kenya Police mission in Haiti. 

Mon, 25 September 2023

  • 7:36 pm Mombasa Governor Abdullswamad Sherrif Nassir doubles down on his position that they will not allow the planned privatisation of the Mombasa Port. 
  • 6:56 pm Kenya and the United States sign a defense agreement for the two countries to continue working in joint counterterrorism operations. 
  • 6:33 pm Nairobi Court quashes renaming of Dik Dik Road to Francis Atwoli.
  • 5:53 pm Defence CS Aden Duale and US Secretary for Defence Lloyd Austin sign a joint Defence Cooperation Framework at State House.
  • 5:14 pm The Health Ministry and World Health Organisation trains 150 frontline health care workers ahead of El Nino.
  • 4:44 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua convenes a meeting with directors of Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) for Wednesday.
  • 4:24 pm United States Secretary of Defence, Lloyd J. Austin III, received at State House in Nairobi.
  • 3:41 pm Trade CS Moses Kuria and Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir launch the construction of the Mombasa Industrial Park.
  • 3:16 pm United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin III arrives in Kenya for an official visit; to meet President William Ruto and senior defence officials. 
  • 2:49 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua accuses Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, and other senior officials of breaking protocol at a State event. 
  • 2:07 pm Rai Group of Companies clarifies claims that they are closing down Kenyan units to shift to an unnamed country. 
  • 1:45 pm Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) to reward the 2023 Berlin Marathon top finishers including Eliud Kipchoge with a three-day holiday. 
  • 1:02 pm KNEC unveils a new grading system for the 2023 KCSE examinations. 
  • 12:45 pm Public Service Commission begins training 140 mentors under the Public Service Internship Programme.
  • 12:17 pm President William Ruto says all the 100,000 health promoters hired by the government will received kits and monthly stipend.
  • 11:44 am The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has distanced itself from Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei's proposal to extend presidential term limits.
  • 11:20 am Mercer Cost of Living ranking 2023 lists Nairobi among the cheapest cities for expats in Africa; Kenya's capital moved 13 places. 
  • 10:56 am Scottish investor Bruce Bridges donates multi-billion land in Voi after the government refused to renew his licence. 
  • 10:15 am Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua denies claims that she is leaving the Azimio La Umoja coalition. 
  • 9:50 am Leaders drawn from both political divides reject Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei proposal to extend the Presidential term limit to 7 years from the current 5 years. 
  • 9:10 am Senators launch investigations into allegations that only a few teachers in Taita Taveta County benefit from hardship allowance.
  • 8:53 am A 26-year-old Kenyan car dealer has been arrested in Sri Lanka with cocaine worth Ksh532 million cocaine.