News Tracker

Tue, 22 August 2023

  • 9:30 am Kilifi North MP Owen Baya says that the government cannot help all university students. 
  • 8:50 am TSC refutes reports that it is collecting data to ascertain the number of primary school headteachers with degrees. 
  • 8:40 am The annual Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA) conference in Nairobi enters day three. 
  • 7:59 am UDA MPs mount more pressure on Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba; accuse him of including joyriders in foreign trips while subjecting athletes to suffering. 
  • 7:45 am DCI smokes out Nancy Kigunzu alias Mathe wa Ngara from her hideout in a night raid at a city hotel. 
  • 7:10 am President William Ruto meets billionaire Bill Gates to discuss climate change and how his initiatives can transform the lives of Kenyans

Mon, 21 August 2023

  • 7:39 pm President William Ruto conducts impromptu inspection at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
  • 7:01 pm Pastor Ezekiel Odero moves to court to appeal deregistration of his church.
  • 6:37 pm Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu hires youth who disrupted his speech at a funeral in Nyamira County to beg for a teaching job.
  • 6:07 pm Mathare youth pelt Nairobi firefighters trying to put out a fire in the estate with stones.
  • 5:52 pm Government announces plans to decommission Suneka Airstrip in Kisii County.
  • 5:33 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua exudes confidence that govt is winning war against drugs and alcohol abuse.
  • 4:49 pm Former Presidential Aspirant Esther Waringa formulates bill seeking to exempt 5 basic commodities from tax.
  • 4:28 pm Linda Ugatuzi, a lobby group, moves to court to stop govt from rolling out Gava Mkononi app.
  • 3:30 pm Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi urges African countries to prioritise education reforms.
  • 3:01 pm Kenya, Indonesia sign 4 MOUs to strengthen bilateral trade ties.
  • 2:37 pm 'Mathee wa Ngara' moves to court to block her arrest.
  • 2:28 pm Doctors through the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) demand to be included in the Kenya Kwanza, Azimio Bipartisan Talks.
  • 1:50 pm UK government announces labour shortage across 38 occupations including; Welding, Masonry and Carpentry.
  • 1:30 pm Mathare residents raise the red flag over daytime robberies targetting businessmen and commuters
  • 12:50 pm Government intensifies efforts to clamp down on small-scale gold miners accused of running unlicensed mines in Migori County.
  • 12:29 pm President William Ruto abolishes Visa requirements for Indonesians to Kenya following State visit by President Joko Widodo.
  • 11:50 am Govt pledges to clear the outstanding Ksh8 million medical bill of the late freedom fighter John 'Brigadier Kiboko' Kagwe.
  • 11:34 am Nyanza leaders call for a lasting solution to the perennial conflict along the Kisumu-Kericho Border mainly caused by cattle theft.
  • 10:30 am Govt to enroll an additional 500,000 Inua Jamii beneficiaries on September 1, Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs PS Joseph Motari reveals.
  • 10:01 am Judiciary stresses it did not give orders allowing the DCI to arrest an elderly couple in Lavington over a disputed parcel of land.
  • 9:45 am Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) expresses fears over gov'ts plan to increase large transactions reporting limit arguing that the plan will expose the country to money laundering risk.
  • 9:30 am Cabinet Secretaries Njuguna Ndung'u (Treasury) and Alice Wahome (Water) to propose bill seeking to introduce Public-Private Partnerships to enable govt to undertake ambitious projects.
  • 8:49 am KUCCPS data shows 100+ courses have attracted less than 10 students each in the 2023 university placement cycle
  • 8:30 am Kenya contemplates pulling out of fuel deal with Gulf companies after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expresses concerns that the Kenyan taxpayer will be exposed to currency-related costs.