News Tracker

Sun, 03 September 2023

  • 12:06 pm Govt closes roads in the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) ahead of Climate Summit.
  • 11:40 am Former Bungoma Governor Wycliffe Wangamati ditches Azimio and pledges to work with President William Ruto.
  • 11:13 am More than 200 doctors in Nakuru County issue 21-day strike notice due to poor working conditions.
  • 10:45 am Police launch investigations into disappearance of two minors in Kisii town
  • 10:10 am Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua takes morning walk to visit his aunt in Mathira, Nyeri County.
  • 9:45 am Trans Nzoia Senator Allan Kiprotich proposes a bill seeking to establish Real Estate Board.
  • 9:04 am Number of online businesses and Kenyans operating their businesses from home reduced in June 2023, CBK report shows.
  • 8:38 am University of Nairobi (UoN) Vice Chancellor Prof. Stephen Kiama returns to office one month after taking terminal leave.
  • 8:03 am President William Ruto receives English Premier League trophy at State House, Nairobi escorted by Nigeria football legend Jay Jay Okocha.
  • 7:30 am Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa denies claims that he has decamped to President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party.
  • 7:10 am Azimio Principal Martha Karua refutes reports that the Coalition now recognises President William Ruto as validly elected Head of State.

Sat, 02 September 2023

  • 6:30 pm President William Ruto meets TikTok Africa executives at State House, Nairobi to discuss moderation and monetization on the platform.
  • 6:15 pm Beatrice Chebet, who won the bronze medal in the 5000m at the World Championships, and Emmanuel Wanyonyi, the silver medalist in the world 800m, set world-leading times at the Xiamen Diamond League.
  • 5:45 pm Government plans to enroll  5,000 Inua Jamii beneficiaries in fresh registration campaign.
  • 5:01 pm Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi dismisses opposition calls demanding audit of 2022 presidential results
  • 4:46 pm 7 vehicles collide along Nairobi- Mombasa Highway leaving several passengers injured.
  • 4:20 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga warns President William Ruto over 'mambo ni matatu' remarks. Terms the remarks careless and unpresidential.
  • 3:46 pm Maragua man arrested on suspicion of killing his wife after dispute triggered by disagreement over Ksh3,000 worth of marijuana.
  • 3:12 pm Regional administrators to sign performance contracts, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki says.
  • 2:45 pm EACC directs county governments to submit comprehensive anti-corruption strategies within 60 days, as ongoing investigations reveal runaway graft within the devolved units.
  • 2:10 pm Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul-haq-Kakar cancels three-day official visit to Kenya. The Head of State was expected to attend the Africa Climate Summit.
  • 1:47 pm Kenya Defence Forces Rangers deployed to Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) ahead of Africa Climate Summit.
  • 1:20 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga and COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli meet for the first time in public at a burial in Vihiga County.
  • 12:45 pm Meru Deputy Governor Isaac Mutuma maintains he will not resign amid bitter fallout with Governor Kawira Mwangaza.
  • 12:19 pm Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki assures that all 27 remaining Sub-Counties, which have been gazetted but are yet to become operational, will be commissioned within one year.
  • 11:30 am Ministry of Transport embarks on taking inventory of all road bumps in the country with a view of establishing uniform standards..
  • 10:45 am Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral, and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) receives regulatory approval to serve as an accredited teaching hospital for the Kenyatta University School of Medicine.
  • 10:01 am Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi blames his recent political tribulations to cartels angling for public land and resources.
  • 9:29 am Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu urges employers to embrace Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduates.
  • 9:09 am Azimio leader Raila Odinga heads to Western Kenya.