News Tracker

Thu, 21 September 2023

  • 10:08 am 45% of Kenyans support establishment of the Office of the Leader of Official Opposition, TIFA report shows.
  • 9:47 am TV, radio and internet signals to be disrupted for 7 days from September 20 to September 27  over satellite sun outage.
  • 9:21 am Controller of Budget (CoB) Margaret Nyakang’o raises alarm with revelations that the national government has spent Ksh15.3 billion without approval from her office.
  • 8:38 am Immigration and Citizen Services Principal Secretary Julius Bitok reveals the government is planning to work with the civil society to build awareness ahead of Maisha Numba rollout. 
  • 8:24 am Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale declines to respond to Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria's cost of fuel jibe, terming the minister's public apology sarcastic.
  • 7:50 am Kitale High Court rules that counties do not have powers to audit pending bills accrued by past administrations. 
  • 7:10 am State Department of Immigration publishes the names of over 87,000 passports printed and ready for collection as the government moves to clear the backlog

Wed, 20 September 2023

  • 6:37 pm Kisii Governor Simba Arati dismisses Deputy Rigathi Gachagua's pronouncement asking politicians to refrain from making arrogant remarks towards Kenyans; claims the country's second in command doesn't have the moral authority to do so.
  • 6:10 pm Citizen TV journalists covering Lang'ata Cemetery workers protesting over unpaid dues attacked by the police.
  • 5:50 pm Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo says Kenya will strengthen cooperation with China on intelligence sharing to tackle emerging security threats.
  • 5:10 pm Senate approves Eldoret's bid to become the fifth Kenyan city
  • 4:30 pm Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki reveals that passport backlog reported by the Immigraion Department in May was understated.
  • 4:10 pm Parliamentary Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education puts Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital Board Chairperson Olive Mugenda on the spot for picking a nurse to run the medical facilty, instead of a trained doctor.
  • 3:34 pm High Court issues orders suspending operationalisation of Senate Oversight Fund.
  • 3:17 pm President William Ruto holds talks with his Portuguese counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
  • 2:50 pm Govt to deploy special forces and elite units  in Northern Kenya and Upper Coastal regions to neutralise terror groups, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki says.
  • 2:02 pm Kericho man dies after consuming herbal medicine prescribed by a Form Three student.
  • 1:29 pm Kenya ranked 76th in Digital Quality of Life rankings published by Surfshark, a cybersecurity firm.
  • 1:06 pm Interior CS Kithure Kindiki reveals that the government will deploy elite units in Nothern Kenya and Upper Coastal regions to curb terrorist attacks
  • 12:25 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says eradicating tsetse fly will save Kenyan farmers Ksh21 billion annually.
  • 12:10 pm 1 person killed and houses torched in night attack believed to have been orchestrated by suspected Al Shabaab militants.
  • 11:51 am President William Ruto says the government has initiated plans to introduce mass transit to decongest Nairobi.
  • 11:30 am Mourners turned away at Lang'ata Cemetery as workers stage protest over unpaid dues.
  • 10:25 am Pharmacy and Poisons Board issues alert cautioning Kenyans against purchasing Lodixanol and the Paracetamol oral solution.
  • 10:10 am Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir opposes the Kenya Ports Authority's (KPA) plan to privatise sections of the Mombasa Port.
  • 9:54 am Labour Cabinet Secretary Florence Bore to appear before Senators on Wednesday to answer questions on various issues in her Ministry. The CS is expected to shed light on govt's compliance with the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2003.
  • 9:29 am Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba appointed to the United Nation's (UN) Global Leadership Council of Generation Unlimited. The body is tasked with advancing the agenda of young people globally.
  • 8:52 am Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy invites President William Ruto to visit Kyiv.
  • 8:29 am Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria issues sarcastic apology after criciticism over high fuel prices remarks.
  • 7:52 am Senators have called EACC to investigate Kericho Governor Eric Mutai for covering up missing Ksh700 million in the former administration.