News Tracker

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.
  • 6:13 pm ODPP and DCI Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Protection Unit in partnership with LWOB hold an interagency mental wellness session to aid in leading victim-centred, child-friendly and trauma-informed prosecution and investigations of traumatized victims.
  • 5:48 pm Azimio la Umoja Coalition leader Raila Odinga lists several promises he will fulfil once appointed as the Africa Union Commission chairperson.  
  • 5:02 pm The national government announces that the extension of school opening dates will be done on a case-by-case basis.  
  • 4:45 pm Nairobi County Governor, Johnson Sakaja, announces plans for rapid improvements in drainage systems
  • 4:12 pm The Transport Licensing Appeals Board directs the NTSA to issue operation licences to all companies operating Noahs and Voxys as Public Service Vehicles (PSVs).    
  • 3:38 pm Parliament summons top officials, including Health CS Susan Nakhumicha, Treasury CS Njuguna Ndungu, and Labour CS Florence Bore.
  • 3:12 pm At least ten people are allegedly swept away by floods while attempting to cross a flooded Muswii River in Makueni County.
  • 2:28 pm A multi-agency crackdown arrests 29 Chinese foreigners in Migori after being found running an illegal mining site. 
  • 2:03 pm The draft report, 'Public Service Transformation Strategy,' reveals all civil servants will be assigned Unified Payroll Numbers (UPNs) to all cadres of staff for ease of management.  
  • 1:23 pm Education PS, Belio Kipsang, says the schools will open despite heavy rains.
  • 1:00 pm The Prime CS and CS for Foreign Affairs, Dr Musalia Mudavadi, convenes a meeting to finalize the review of Kenya's Foreign Policy.
  • 12:59 pm Haiti’s most dreaded gang Leader, Jimmy Cherizier alias Barbecue sends a stern warning as deployment draws near following the swearing-in of the presidential transitional council.  
  • 12:12 pm PS Water, Julius Korir, visits the Thwake Dam project in Makueni County on an Inspection Visit. 
  • 11:21 am KeNHA alerts motorists of the rising flood waters at Tana River Bridge in the Mororo Area, triggered by ongoing heavy rains. 
  • 11:11 am ODM postpones its grassroots elections amid the ongoing heavy rains that have disrupted the day-to-day activities in several parts of the country.  
  • 10:48 am DCI detectives apprehend a suspected drug trafficker in the Thika area of Kiambu County.  
  • 10:20 am IPOA Commissioner John Waiganjo refutes claims by Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi on extra-judicial killings in Kenya.  
  • 9:56 am National Assembly Budget Committee Chairperson Ndindi Nyoro explains the recent fluctuations witnessed in the exchange rate are mostly influenced by local factors rather than external factors.
  • 9:09 am President William Ruto praises Haiti for installing a new Ruling Council following the official resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry.  
  • 8:44 am Health CS Susan Nakhumicha declares that striking health workers will not be paid for failing to show up at their workstations.
  • 8:15 am The Kenya Met warns of potential landslides across the country owing to the ongoing heavy rains.  

Thu, 25 April 2024

  • 5:36 pm President William Ruto departs for Tanzania to participate in celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the Union of mainland Tanzania and the island of Zanzibar.  
  • 5:02 pm Bumula MP Jack Wamboka introduces a motion of impeachment against Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi.  
  • 4:58 pm The government is turning to local investors to raise Ksh25 billion through the issuance of fixed Treasury Bonds.  
  • 4:11 pm Education PS Belio Kipsang announces that the government is doing away with the national categorisation of schools.  
  • 3:16 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga hosts Western envoys at his residence in Karen.
  • 3:06 pm Govt reveals it will be issuing daily bulletin & alerts to inform Kenyans about the floods situation in the country.
  • 2:20 pm EAC reveals plans to conduct a feasibility study over the next 18 months for the 256-kilometre Kenya-Uganda Expressway  
  • 2:10 pm President William Ruto proposes that Parliament reduce its expenditure on travel budgets and the expenses entailed in facilitating meetings after the inauguration of the Bunge Towers.