News Tracker

Fri, 04 August 2023

  • 8:10 am Kenya to send its officials to Haiti to assess the peacekeeping mission before deploying 1,000 police officers. 
  • 7:55 am The Law Society of Kenya challenges the Finance Act 2023 in court, wants government stopped from collecting new taxes.
  • 7:14 am Treasury CS, Njuguna Ndung'u, pledges to collaborate with CBK to maintain the inflation rate at five per cent. 
  • 6:55 am Interior CS Kithure Kindiki bars all WorldCoin officials from leaving Kenya. 

Thu, 03 August 2023

  • 7:34 pm Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) launches probe into Ksh5.4 billion electricity metres tender.
  • 7:00 pm Azimio announces preferred date for kickstarting talks with Kenya Kwanza. Kalonzo-led team sets talks for Monday, August 7.
  • 6:30 pm President William Ruto to host Mt Kenya leaders at Sagana State Lodge on Tuesday, August 8.
  • 6:26 pm Sugar industry stakeholders appeal to President William Ruto to suspend directive allowing importation of sugar. Kenya Sugarcane Plantation and Allied Workers Union says policy will kill local industry.
  • 5:51 pm Research conducted on Kenyan lakes classifies fish from Lake Nakuru unfit for human consumption.
  • 5:21 pm Tanzania increases petrol prices by Ksh27 per litre 3 days after benchmarking with EPRA
  • 4:43 pm A joint statement from Interior and ICT ministries reveals 2 Kenyans were nabbed in connection with WorldCoin and are being grilled by DCI.
  • 4:14 pm Ukambani MP denies assaulting businesswoman on August 2.
  • 3:52 pm Ombudsman office gives KUCCPS 7-day ultimatum to answer to technical glitches experienced on its portal.
  • 3:23 pm Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung'u assures investors government is finalising new tax policy guidelines amid concerns over a difficult business environment.
  • 2:49 pm Moody's Investors Service warns Kenya risks defaulting on some of its international debt obligations if it proceeds with plan to buy back half of Eurobond before maturity.
  • 2:27 pm NARC Kenya Party Leader Martha Karua meets Mt Kenya leaders in Azimio to stem brewing disquiet.
  • 1:55 pm President William Ruto announces Ksh100 Billion foreign funding for second phase of Konza Technopolis. 
  • 1:35 pm President William Ruto awards charter to the Open University of Kenya.
  • 12:37 pm Embattled Jubilee Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni says power sharing will not feature in talks with Kenya Kwanza.
  • 12:25 pm President William Ruto appoints Equity Group Managing Director James Mwangi as Open University of Kenya chancellor.
  • 11:51 am The Law Society of Kenya demands statistics on deaths and arrests from the anti-government protests staged by Azimio from the police.
  • 11:30 am Registrar of Political Parties Anne Nderitu says most registered Kenyans did not turn up to vote in the 2022 general election.
  • 10:47 am Siaya Governor, James Orengo, demands President William Ruto repeals the Finance Act, 2023 before Azimio begins talks with the ruling party.
  • 10:37 am President William Ruto to award charter to The Open University Of Kenya today.
  • 9:40 am Kenyan traders are ditching the Dollar for the Chinese Yuan, report by Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) shows.
  • 9:01 am Government unveils three-pronged strategy to protect critical infrastructure from future cyber attacks.
  • 8:46 am Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) collected Ksh181 billion from banks in 2022.
  • 8:20 am Government backdates Housing Levy deductions to July 1.
  • 7:49 am 283 Kenyan workers died in Gulf countries between January 2020 and November 2022, Labour Cabinet Secretary Florence Bore reveals.
  • 7:01 am WorldCoin owner Alex Bania assures Kenyans that his technology is safe a day after operations were suspended.