News Tracker

Thu, 17 August 2023

  • 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.

Wed, 16 August 2023

  • 7:20 pm NACADA praises police officers after they seized Ksh13 million stashed in a slum in Ngara.
  • 6:25 pm President William Ruto insists that his government did not restore fuel subsidy and rather implemented the petroleum levy.
  • 5:49 pm UK government announces plans to extend financial aid to Kenya to help fight deadly Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) disease.
  • 5:20 pm Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) announces closure of a section of Limuru Road to facilitate demolition exercise.
  • 4:40 pm President William Ruto assures MCAs, affirming the govt's commitment to narrowing the wage disparities between them and MPs.
  • 4:20 pm Senate passes legislation blocking employers from calling or assigning work to their employees after checking out.
  • 3:48 pm Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi dismisses calls for his resignation after lobby moves to court to seek his ouster.
  • 3:19 pm President William Ruto orders transfer of remaining county functions to be completed within 60 days.
  • 2:48 pm Embakasi West MP Mark Mwenje proposes legislation to compel government institutions and absentee landlords to negotiate settlement with squatters.
  • 2:35 pm Former NTV journalist Emmanuel Juma appointed Head of Communications at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  • 1:55 pm Parliament invites views on a bill seeking to bar HELB from charging interest on loans until beneficiaries land their first job.
  • 1:11 pm Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago arrested over Finland Scholarship Scandal.
  • 12:50 pm Israeli govt to help Kenya counter cyber attacks.
  • 12:26 pm President William Ruto promises scholarships to students affected by Finland Scholarship Scandal
  • 11:46 am President William Ruto arrives at the 8th Devolution Conference taking place in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County.
  • 11:22 am Laikipia Senator John Kinyua calls for the removal of term limits for the positions of President and Governor.
  • 10:51 am Taita Taveta Government reveals 60% of youth in the county are unemployed.
  • 10:13 am Court orders the arrest of Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago.
  • 9:51 am Mandera South MP Abdul Haro proposes bill to establish database to enable employers access education credentials of university graduates.
  • 9:28 am UDA Secretary General Cleophas Malala holds meeting with China's Ambassador to Kenya, Zhou Pingjian.
  • 8:52 am KUCCPS CEO Mercy Wahome says research commissioned by the agency shows university students are increasingly transferring to other institutions due to poor facilities.
  • 8:21 am US government recalls over 100,000 pairs of jeans made in Kenya.
  • 7:30 am The Devolution Conference 2023 held in Eldoret enters day two.