News Tracker

Sun, 28 April 2024

  • 8:49 am Politicians led by former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and lawyer Miguna Miguna fault Interior CS Kithure Kindiki and his Defence counterpart Aden Duale over increase in fights between KDF and police officers.
  • 8:06 am JKIA changes access points to facility after flooding.
  • 7:27 am KDF says investigations are underway after its servicemen, in two separate occasions at the Coast, recorded on camera assaulting police officers.
  • 7:00 am Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja states that he enjoys a good relationship with Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and there are no differences between them.
  • 6:50 am  President William Ruto reiterates agricultural innovation and technology remain key to poverty reduction within the continent during his trip to Zimbabwe.
  • 6:30 am Passengers report having trouble accessing JKIA after heavy rains flood the airport.

Sat, 27 April 2024

  • 6:22 pm The government issues a flood warning for residents living around the Seven Forks Dams
  • 6:00 pm President Ruto concludes his two-day official visit to Zimbabwe with a call to further deepen and fortify the longstanding bond of friendship between the two nations.
  • 5:46 pm State Dept for Foreign Affairs reveals African Heads of State will convene in Nairobi from 28 to 29 April to participate in the International Development Association
  • 5:22 pm CS Industry, Rebecca Miano, reveals Kenya signed an MoU with Zimbabwe as well as one between KEBS and the Standards Association of Zimbabwe.
  • 4:45 pm Canadian Overseas Packaging Industries issues a notice indicating its intention to acquire 100 per cent of the ordinary shares belonging to a Kenyan-based packaging firm.  
  • 4:13 pm President, William Ruto, points out that innovation has the potential to introduce economies to the possibilities of the digital economy.
  • 3:42 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says women are the backbone of the Nation, setting it on a firm foundation and holding it together for its social-economic growth.
  • 3:03 pm Nyandarua High Court Presiding Judge Charles Kariuki together with Ol Kalou Law Courts Head of Station Judicaster Nthuku leads judicial officers in a treeplanting activity.  
  • 2:37 pm Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, applauds President Ruto's stand on sanctions placed against Zimbabwe
  • 2:07 pm About 8 bodies are retrieved from Muswii River after a truck ferrying sand plunged into the flooded water.  
  • 1:44 pm The Competition Authority of Kenya mandates the Rural Private Hospital Association of Kenya (RUPHA) to permit patients to access medical services using the NHIF card.  
  • 1:12 pm 19-year-old Emmanuel Wanyonyi breaks the World Road Mile record at the Adizero Road to Records event in Herzogenaurach, Germany.    
  • 12:55 pm CBK announces a decrease in short-term loan offers from investors through the sale of its treasury bills.  
  • 12:05 pm PS Internal Security, Raymond Omollo, chairs a meeting bringing together Communication Heads from various institutions within the State Department for Internal Security and National Administration
  • 11:32 am Church leaders in Kenya support the government's proposal to close down all children's orphanages nationwide.  
  • 11:25 am Kenya sets aside Ksh4 billion for immediate relief efforts in response to the ongoing heavy rains and floods
  • 10:56 am Citizen TV renowned news anchor Victoria Rubadiri is set to leave Royal Media Services (RMS) after six years at the television station.  
  • 10:15 am The National Assembly Finance and National Planning Committee details plans to investigate companies offering Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services.  
  • 9:19 am Service operations at JKIA's Terminal 1C in Nairobi grind to a halt due to heavy rains experienced in the country.  
  • 9:01 am NEMA issues a directive to county governments to clear storm drains and demolish any structures obstructing the free flow of water.
  • 8:45 am KMPDU criticises Moses Kuria, Kenya's Public Service CS, for his recent comments undermining the doctors' strike.  
  • 8:04 am Kenya's Forex Reserve stands at $7.232B equivalent to 3.8 months of import cover compared to $ 7.226B last week. 

Fri, 26 April 2024

  • 6:34 pm The Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee of the National Assembly meets the NPS Commission in Mombasa to deliberate on conflict areas where ex-officio uniformed members have unilaterally assumed the role of Human Resources.