News Tracker

Tue, 15 August 2023

  • 9:10 am Former Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana urges the national government to release more funds to the counties. 
  • 8:50 am One person feared dead as two are injured in Eastleigh gas cylinder explosion.
  • 8:16 am Former KNUT secretary general, Wilson Sossion, says that President Ruto is willing to engage the opposition in any form of dialogue. 
  • 7:47 am Nyamira Senator Okongo Omogeni accuses IG of Police Japhet Koome of ordering police to apply extra force on protesters. 
  • 7:17 am Government reinstates the Petroleum Development Fund to cushion fuel Kenya against high fuel prices. 
  • 6:50 am DP Rigathi Gachagua to preside over the re-opening of the Nairobi Coffee Exchange Auction today. 
  • 6:30 am US Ambassador Margaret Whitman to visit AMPATH Centre in Eldoret today. 

Mon, 14 August 2023

  • 7:40 pm Swahili version of book that reflects on the history and governance of China launched In Kenya.
  • 7:11 pm President William Ruto urges national government administration officers to be more proactive when dealing with matters concerning national security.
  • 6:41 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to reopen the Nairobi Coffee Exchange on Tuesday, August 15.
  • 6:01 pm Safaricom revises daily M-PESA transaction limit to Ksh500,000 after securing Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) approval.
  • 5:33 pm Govt to audit health facilities across the country, Heath Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha says.
  • 5:12 pm Kenya Kwanza, Azimio resolve to delegate the task of setting the agenda of the bipartisan talks to their respective technical teams.
  • 4:48 pm Data protection watchdog affirms that Worldcoin illegally mined data from Kenyans. Seeks court's indulgence to ensure that Sam Altman-led company does not process the data.
  • 4:28 pm KUCCPS extends application deadline for inter-institutional transfers to Friday, August 18, due to a brief interruption in payment services.
  • 3:14 pm Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria says he will propose a law to increase taxes on imported clothes with a view to promote local textile industry.
  • 3:02 pm Kajiado County government mulls enacting law to regulate sand harvesting in the region over environmental concerns.
  • 2:50 pm Nairobi County to introduce core bus route network plan to decongest the Capital and reduce the city's carbon footprint.
  • 2:23 pm HELB CEO Charles Ringera defends new funding model saying it will put an end to cases of university students doing menial jobs to pay school fees and sustain themselves.
  • 1:53 pm  New British High Commissioner Neil Wigan arrives in the country to take up post vacated by Jane Marriot.
  • 1:12 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga to address the 8th Devolution Conference on Thursday. The conference is slated to run from August 15 to August 19 in Uasin Gishu County.
  • 12:49 pm Tourism stakeholders in Lamu County express concern over recent spate of terrorist attacks saying, the situation is likely to affect region's economy severely.
  • 12:00 pm Kenya banned from swimming competitions.
  • 11:51 am Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen directs KERRA and KenHA to revise their hiring criteria, and prioritise gender balance in appointments.
  • 11:24 am Report by Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee shows national government is still clinging on to devolved functions with an estimated budget of Ksh 272 billion.
  • 10:49 am Kenya received Ksh6.9 billion from the European Union (EU) and its partners in 2022 to fight terrorists. Report by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) shows.
  • 10:30 am Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi claims Kenya Kwanza has demonstrated lack of commitment to bipartisan talks through the composition of its team.
  • 9:54 am Kenyan Chef Maliha Mohammed is on track to break the world record for the longest home kitchen cooking marathon
  • 9:23 am MPs probe claims that bereaved teachers are not receiving funeral expenses funds as contained in their medical schemes
  • 8:43 am A police officer is in custody for smuggling 79 kilogrammes of elephant tusks in Meru County