News Tracker

Sat, 23 September 2023

  • 4:12 pm President William Ruto will flag off Community Health Promoters in the country on Monday, September 25.
  • 3:49 pm Two people died after a 14-seater matatu rams into pedestrians in Embu town.
  • 3:14 pm The Judiciary has flagged reports of Justice Isaac Lenaola receiving a Ksh 246 million bribe as fake.
  • 2:34 pm Athi Water Works Development Agency CEO Michael Thuita resigns after government pressure.
  • 2:02 pm UDA SG Cleophas Malala refutes reports of alleged fallout within the party over recent developments in Mt Kenya region.
  • 1:56 pm IEBC tells the National Dialogue Committee (NDC) that the commission is ready to open 2022 election servers for a forensic audit
  • 1:06 pm President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA) opens offices in Narok County ahead of party elections.
  • 12:59 pm Kenya Police hold thanksgiving service for uniformed services in Machakos County.
  • 12:10 pm Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei proposes a re-introduction of the offices of the Prime minister and Official Opposition leader.
  • 11:51 am High Court freezes the assets and bank accounts of former Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu
  • 11:21 am EACC announces the arrest of Athi Water Works Development Authority CEO Michael Thuita over alleged fraud.
  • 10:50 am DCI officers arrest nine Njiwa Sacco officials for siphoning Ksh160 million that was saved by National Intelligence Service (NIS) officers.
  • 10:20 am Interior CS Kithure Kindiki has banned Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza's meetings following the chaos that marred her recent events.
  • 9:43 am US government pledges to support Kenya's police peacekeeping mission in Haiti to the tune of Ksh14.5 billion.
  • 9:03 am Lang'ata MP Phelix Odiwour alias Jalang'o reveals that Raila Odinga donated Ksh5 million for his campaigns in 2022.
  • 8:54 am Importers protest new shipment fees introduced at Port Mombasa; argue the move will reduce the port's competitiveness in the region
  • 8:24 am Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to attend the burial of Teresia Wangechi, the mother of the Vice Chief of Defence Forces Lieutenant Jonah Mwangi in Nyandarua County. 
  • 7:45 am US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin III to jet into the country for an official visit
  • 7:10 am Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen gives NTSA two weeks to clear driving licences and digital number plates backlog. 

Fri, 22 September 2023

  • 6:56 pm Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi, Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa, and Speaker Moses Wetangula agree to address UDA Secretary General Clephas Malala's call to dissolve parties under the Kenya Kwanza alliance
  • 6:03 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua disregards allegations of a rift between him and Trade CS Moses Kuria; says Mt Kenya region remains united. 
  • 5:30 pm Former Defense CS Eugene Wamalwa calls for President William Ruto's government to keep its promises to Kenyans and lower the cost of living
  • 5:01 pm UK Prime Trade Envoy to Kenya Theo Clarke meets Attorney General Justin Muturi to assess the progress of 5 mega projects worth Ksh500 billion announced during the COP27 Climate Summit in Egypt. 
  • 4:58 pm Kenyan Shilling to tumble further as dollar inflows reduce. 
  • 4:25 pm Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen makes an impromptu visit to NTSA headquarters to probe the delays in the printing of Driving Licenses, logbooks and digital number plates. 
  • 3:49 pm Former President Uhuru Kenyatta eulogises Field Marshall Muthoni wa Kirima as a patriot and a great warrior who fought for the country's freedom
  • 3:10 pm Supreme Court orders that part of the land that comprises KDF's Embakasi Barracks belongs to Nairobi County. 
  • 2:59 pm Teachers Service Commission (TSC) fires 73 teachers over disciplinary issues. 
  • 2:13 pm Environment and Lands Court has ordered Kitengela PCEA Church to give up Ksh650 million premises to the Export Processing Zone within 60 days. 
  • 1:50 pm Police recover 60 cartons of assorted second-generation alcoholic drinks following a raid conducted in Gituamba, Kiambu County