News Tracker

Wed, 20 September 2023

  • 7:10 am Kenyan Billy Chemirmir who murdered 22 grandmothers in the United States killed by his cellmate in prison. 

Tue, 19 September 2023

  • 6:45 pm Residents drawn from various wards in Kiambu contribute funds towards forming a legal kitty to oppose construction of the Ndarugo II Dam.
  • 6:17 pm Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana gets reprieve after Criminal Court sitting in Nairobi rules that man accused of defrauding legislator Ksh76 million will stand trial.
  • 5:55 pm Police launch investigations into the mysterious death of a middle-aged woman whose body was found dumped in a forest in Shanzu, Mombasa County.
  • 5:17 pm Interior CS Kithure Kindiki gives a 30-day ultimatum to Kenyans to collect their passports.
  • 4:48 pm Media Council of Kenya (MCK) condemns attack against three journalists who were covering a security operation at an illegal alcohol brewing den in Matungulu, Machakos County on September 18.
  • 4:22 pm Kibwezi West MP Eckomas Mutuse writes to the National Dialogue Committee proposing changes in the presidential election. Legislator wants President to also vie as MP to allow opposition leader to assume Minority Leader position in Parliament.
  • 3:47 pm Twenty two counties recorded a drop in own revenue collections in the financial year 2022/23, data published by the Treasury shows.
  • 3:24 pm A Nakuru MCA, Mwangi Muraya, has claimed that a traffic police officer attempted to shoot him inside the county assembly.
  • 2:44 pm Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir appears before the Senate Standing Committee on Land, Environment, and Natural Resources, to respond to questions arising from a petition concerning demolitions of houses at a Nairobi estate.
  • 2:30 pm The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) initiates investigation to determine the possible causes of the surveillance helicopter crash in Lamu.
  • 1:48 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to convene emergency response team ahead of El Nino rains.
  • 1:30 pm President William Ruto's party United Democratic Alliance (UDA) is gearing itself to hold a National Governing Council (NGC) meeting next week at the Bomas of Kenya.
  • 12:39 pm Finland Scholarship Scandal victims write open letter to President William Ruto requesting the Head of State to intervene to enable them get a refund.
  • 12:14 pm President William Ruto appoints former East African Community (EAC) Cabinet Secretary Phyllis Kandie as advisor on Commodities Market Development. 
  • 11:36 am Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) plane crashes in Boni Forest.
  • 11:20 am New Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) report reveals mismanagement of the Ksh662.4 Million Staff Mortgage Scheme was among the primary reasons why Director General Ezra Chiloba was sent packing.
  • 10:47 am Basic Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang hints at govt plans to change grading structure for Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations.
  • 10:30 am Kenyan pastors write to US President Joe Biden asking him to reauthorize the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) plan.
  • 9:48 am Government to hand over renovation of four stadia to the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) which will be required to develop them to international standards.
  • 9:30 am Kenya Power announces plans to allow private companies to sell power directly to consumers in 42 Nairobi estates.
  • 8:39 am Broadcasting and Telecommunications Principal Secretary Edward Kising'ani says government will probe Ezra Chiloba's suspension as Communications Authority (CA) Director General.
  • 8:08 am Ministry of Environment launches toll-free hotline for reporting illegal logging across Kenyan forests.
  • 7:35 am 'My Land is Kenya' hit maker Roger Whittaker dies in London, United Kingdom at 87 years old. 
  • 7:22 am President William Ruto meets US billionaires Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg.
  • 7:12 am Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) suspends Director General Ezra Chiloba; and appoints Christopher Wambua in acting position. 

Mon, 18 September 2023

  • 6:53 pm President William Ruto meets billionaire Bill Gates in the United States. 
  • 6:47 pm 3 ex-Kenya Pipeline Company employees arraigned in court for allegedly stealing fuel worth Ksh2.4 million. 
  • 6:05 pm Kenya extends the G-G oil deal with Saudi Aramco, Abu Dhabi National Oil Corporation Global Trading (ADNOC) and Emirate’s National Oil Company (NOC). 
  • 5:36 pm Human Rights Groups sue Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome over the shooting of 33 civilians during post-election protests.