News Tracker

Sun, 30 July 2023

  • 11:08 am President William Ruto attends a church service in Ukunda, Kwale County.
  • 10:51 am Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will be the chief guest at the laying of a chapel foundation stone at Alliance High School.
  • 10:36 am United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls President William Ruto over ongoing conflicts in the region including in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). 
  • 9:59 am Migori Senator Eddy Oketch maintains that Azimio La Umoja has preconditions before talks with Kenya Kwanza. 
  • 9:35 am Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko pledges to take care of Baby Sagini whose relatives have been jailed for gouging out his eyes last year in a crime that shook the country. 
  • 8:50 am South Africa's opposition leader Julius Malema urges Raila Odinga to stop the anti-government protests that have threatened the peace in the country in recent days. 
  • 8:20 am The government disputes claims that Kenyans' information was lost following hacking attempts by a Sudanese-linked group. 
  • 7:45 am Azimio La Moja distances itself from statements on Raila-Ruto talks and maintains that issues on the cost of living are a must. 
  • 7:00 am ICT Secretary Eliud Owalo launches free Wi-Fi in two counties and promises to expand to all the wards in the country. 

Sat, 29 July 2023

  • 7:47 pm President William Ruto inaugurates the Kenya Navy KNS Shupavu ship, which underwent a midlife refit at the Mombasa Shipyard.
  • 7:14 pm Govt to launch at least 1,450 digital labs across the country.
  • 6:36 pm  Govt to accelerate tree-planting during the short rains season.
  • 6:10 pm FIFA set to launch Football for Schools, a program geared at nurturing talent in Kenyan primary schools. 
  • 5:45 pm Govt to send 1,000 police officers to Haiti  to train to their local police force.
  • 5:30 pm Health CS Susan Nakhumicha orders transfer of Matisi OCS John Thuo despite the power to do so not falling under her purview.
  • 4:57 pm Ruto and Raila reach deal to hold fresh talks.
  • 4:25 pm Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen announces plans to reduce weighbridges along the Northern Corridor Road.
  • 3:45 pm The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) criticises Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha over migration policy.
  • 3:10 pm President William Ruto issues directive limiting overseas travel for executive members to 45 days annually.
  • 2:40 pm President William Ruto attends launch of Toyota assembly plant in Miritini, Mombasa County.
  • 2:05 pm Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti warns demonstrators against targeting schools amid charged anti-government protests.
  • 1:51 pm Govt strikes partnerships with giant tech companies to bolster the cyber resilience of critical infrastructure.
  • 1:29 pm A section of Kenya Kwanza MPs led by Sabatia MP Clement Sloya warn President William Ruto against truce with Azimio leader Raila Odinga.
  • 12:58 pm Telco companies increase mobile money transfer charges in line with the Finance Act 2023. 
  • 12:16 pm CS Eliud Owalo assures Kenyans that their eCitizen data was not compromised by hackers. 
  • 12:14 pm Trans Nzoia nurses threaten to strike over CBA agreements. 
  • 11:57 am Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado wants his son called to the stand to defend him. 
  • 11:27 am Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa asks constituents to grow sugarcane to avert food shortage.
  • 10:40 am Prime CS's wife, Tessy Musalia and Environment SC Soipan Tuya grace a tree-planting exercise at GSU Embakasi. 
  • 10:39 am Embakasi East MP, Babu Owino, bails out 17 protesters from Industrial Area Prison.