News Tracker

Wed, 13 September 2023

  • 9:47 am Lawyer Miguna Miguna pokes holes into the upcoming rollout of the Digital Identification Card (Digital ID) stating that he does not support the project.
  • 9:30 am Treasury proposes re-introduction of the minimum tax declared unconstitutional during former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s reign.
  • 8:41 am MPs poke holes into Talanta Hela Program launched by Sports CS Ababu Namwamba saying it lacks a proper framework to enable it serve its purpose.
  • 8:25 am National government unveils plans to build new hospitals across counties at Ksh2.3 Billion.
  • 7:42 am The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) refutes recent media reports alleging an assault by the agency's rangers on a man in Nyahururu, Laikipia County, deeming them as inaccurate
  • 7:20 am Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) vows to take legal action against JKIA staff involved in human smuggling.  

Tue, 12 September 2023

  • 8:07 pm Doctors in Nairobi stage strike over unemployment and lack of drugs in public hospitals.
  • 6:45 pm Govt to unveil digital IDs on September 29.
  • 5:50 pm Police find body of Mlolongo hairdresser who went missing 2 weeks ago.
  • 5:30 pm The National Treasury proposes introducing a Motor Vehicle Circulation Tax targeting Kenyans buying cars at the point of acquiring an insurance cover.
  • 4:51 pm Grief engulfs Migori school after teacher kills himself at school playground.
  • 4:20 pm Govt proposes introducing taxes on some education services citing unfairness in tax exemptions.
  • 3:49 pm Field Marshal Muthoni Kirima to be laid to rest in her ancestral village of Ihwa in Tetu, Nyeri County, on Friday, September 22.
  • 3:30 pm Lang'ata MP Phelix 'Jalang'o' Odiwuor vows to sue Citizen Weekly newspaper for linking him to fake gold syndicate.
  • 2:30 pm Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Chairperson Andrew Musangi declares his net worth at Ksh1.2 billion.
  • 2:20 pm Court of Appeal dismisses case filed by the IEBC seeking to summon former Murang'a Woman Representative Sabina Chege for claiming that 2017 election was rigged in favour of former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
  • 1:40 pm Supreme Court dismisses Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma's case in which he had asked the court to review an earlier ruling on the definition of sex in relation to LGBTQ relations.
  • 1:07 pm Political Parties Dispute Tribunal suspends ODM's move to expel 3 politicians including; Elisha Odhiambo (MP Gem), Phelix Odiwuor (MP Lang'ata), and Tom Ojienda (Kisumu Senator). 
  • 12:48 pm East African Community (EAC) CS Rebecca Miano ranked the worst perfoming Cabinet Secretary in latest Infotrak poll.
  • 12:30 pm KUCCPS extends deadline for applications to the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC).
  • 11:30 am Police in Bungoma County launch investigations into the murder of a 40-year old man suspected to have been killed over a love triangle.
  • 11:10 am Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) invites tenders aimed at allowing private companies to run at least nine assets at the Port of Mombasa.
  • 10:56 am The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) revokes clearance certificates held by 57 Kenyans. 
  • 10:30 am Anglican Archbishop Jackson ole Sapit cautions Kenya Kwanza and Azimio politicians from taking hardline stances in the bipartisan talks, saying that this will derail the country and complicate the possibility of a positive outcome.
  • 9:42 am China receives the first 52-tonne shipment of Omena from Kenya.
  • 9:30 am Government takes over 6,165 acres of land in Macalder, a gold mining area in Migori County and turns it into a public forest.
  • 8:47 am Kitui Governor Julius Malombe proposes splitting the devolved unit into two to create Mwingi County.
  • 8:20 am Dubai real estate company Aldar Properties set to build 200,000 Affordable Houses in Kenya.
  • 7:34 am Chief Justice Martha Koome to preside over the admission of 230 advocates to the bar at the Supreme Court.
  • 7:20 am Raila Odinga meets Azimio Governors from the Lake Region Economic Block