News Tracker

Fri, 18 August 2023

  • 8:46 am CBK Governor Kamau Thugge cautions Parliament against reintroducing loan interest caps. 
  • 8:26 am Peter Kenneth has been hit with a Ksh279 million tax claim over the sale of his bank to an Egyptian firm in 2022.  
  • 7:45 am Kenya Kwanza officials including Foreign Affair CS Alfred Mutua call out Raila Odinga over his remarks on US Ambassador Meg Whitman. 
  • 7:10 am DPP wants the court to freeze Senator Jackson Mandago's accounts pending the determination of the Finland scandal case. 
  • 6:50 am Senator Danson Mungatana opposes plans to create nine more counties. 

Thu, 17 August 2023

  • 7:39 pm MPs challenge Western Kenya leaders in Cabinet to show their track record. 
  • 6:40 pm Kisii Governor Simba Arati seeks a deal with China to export avocado and other farm produce. 
  • 6:38 pm Raila Odinga writes to ICC's Head of Independent Oversight Mechanism demanding an investigation into the conduct of ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan. 
  • 5:55 pm MPs grill Data Commissioner Immaculate Kassait over her role in protecting Kenyans from WorldCoin.
  • 5:44 pm Read the profile of new DPP nominee Renson Mulele Ingonga. 
  • 4:15 pm Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers recover Ksh2.3 million in Buru Buru raid.
  • 4:03 pm Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba summoned to appear before Parliament over failing to receive Kenyan athletes who represented Kenya in the Berlin Games.
  • 3:14 pm President William Ruto picks Chris Kirubi's son in-law Andrew Musangi as next Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) chairperson.
  • 3:03 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga tells off US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman for claiming the 2022 presidential election was free and fair.
  • 2:50 pm Council of Governors (CoG) Health Committee takes on KEMSA over lack of drugs in county hospitals. Chairperson Muthomi Njuki calls on national govt to intervene to address the urgent issue.
  • 2:01 pm Man sets himself on fire in Mombasa over high cost of living.
  • 1:50 pm President William Ruto donates Ksh15 million at a church event in Kiambu.
  • 1:11 pm Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago and his two co-accused plead not guilty to 10 charges in Finland Scholarship Scandal case. 
  • 12:54 pm Housing Principal Secretary Charles Hinga maintains Affordable Housing Programme is well on course and will create jobs for the youth as planned.
  • 12:30 pm Heath Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha launches KEMRI Eldoret Sports Science Research Centre.
  • 11:49 am Environment Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya confirms Kenya is ready to host the African Climate Summit.
  • 11:33 am A section of Raila allies led by Siaya Senator Oburu Odinga fault US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman for her comments claiming 2022 presidential election was free and fair. Term her remarks 'insensitive' and an affront to Kenyan democracy.
  • 10:35 am Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago released on a Ksh2 million bond or Ksh500,000 cash bail.
  • 10:23 am KeNHA announces temporary closure of a section of Mombasa Road to facilitate essential road construction by its workers.
  • 9:55 am Hospitality sector stakeholders poke holes into Tourism Cabinet Secretary Peninah Malonza's proposal urging hotel owners to charge per room instead of per person.
  • 9:26 am Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) revises hiring policy to allow aspiring recruits with discoloured teeth to enlist and serve in the military.
  • 8:49 am Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago's aide sneaks out of the country following the arrest of his boss.
  • 8:20 am Indian court gives Kenyan authorities 3-week ultimatum to give details on the whereabouts of man linked to President William Ruto's campaign.
  • 7:50 am A section of MPs want the number of counties increased from the current 47 to 56.
  • 7:10 am Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale hints at Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) pulling out from Somalia in 2024.