News Tracker

Fri, 14 July 2023

  • 6:35 pm Education CS Ezekiel Machogu sets aside Ksh1 billion for the development of infrastructure in basic education institutions. 
  • 5:57 pm Ministry of Health announces mass distribution of mosquito nets targeting over 28 counties. 
  • 5:38 pm Kenya asks UN to condemn Azimio protests after raising concerns over increased police brutality. 
  • 4:59 pm Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka demands unconditional release of 41 protestors still being held in police custody. 
  • 4:23 pm Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wah says the government will withdraw President Uhuru Kenyatta and Prime Minister Raila Odinga's vehicles over ant--government demos. 
  • 3:55 pm UN expresses concerns over increased police brutality during Azimio protest. 
  • 3:28 pm Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua visit hospitalised protestors in Machakos County. 
  • 2:51 pm Justice Grace Nzioka to deliver judgment on Monica Kimani's murder case on October 6, 2023. 
  • 2:31 pm Religious organisations call on President William Ruto to repeal the Finance Act 2023 owing to the outcry from Kenyans.
  • 1:36 pm Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria says government will roll out cooking oil dispensers to target Kenyans who buy oil in small quantities. 
  • 1:26 pm NCIC appeals to President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to resume bipartisan talks to avert further protests. 
  • 12:55 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to launch Nakuru ASK Show. 
  • 12:24 pm Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga announces three-day anti-government demos starting from Wednesday, July 19. 
  • 11:56 am Former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga refutes Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's claims over the resurgence of the sect. 
  • 11:44 am Azimio leaders led by Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna visit students teargassed by police during Wednesday's demonstrations. 
  • 10:40 am Defence CS Aden Duale inspects Kenya-Somalia border after increased terror incidents. 
  • 9:58 am KRA Commissioner General Rispah Simiyu vows to make the taxman friendlier and make taxpaying a pleasant experience.
  • 9:51 am ODM summons 8 rebel MPs who have been courting Kenya Kwanza for defying the party's position on issues.
  • 8:52 am First Lady Rachael Ruto meets US First Lady Jill Biden in New York.
  • 8:33 am United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai plans to visit Kenya for two days from July 17 to July 19 to discuss trade between the North American country and the region.
  • 7:47 am Azimio La Umoja leader Raila Odinga’s anti-government protests trigger a deadly boundary dispute between Kisumu and Kericho.
  • 7:11 am High Court suspends the removal of Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) chairman David Ichoho.

Thu, 13 July 2023

  • 7:52 pm Court rules Ex-Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal has a case to answer in Ksh84.7 million graft case. 
  • 7:27 pm President William Ruto lobbies for better balance of trade between Kenya and Saudi Arabia, observes current situation favours the Gulf nation
  • 6:20 pm Azimio to resume nationwide protests on Wednesday, July 19.
  • 5:31 pm High Court issues conservatory orders blocking Kanini Kega faction from taking over Jubilee Party.
  • 5:09 pm Former Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya arrested one day after leading anti-govt protests in Western Kenya.
  • 4:52 pm Two abducted Narok businessmen found dead, bodies recovered in Naivasha.
  • 4:19 pm President William Ruto claims Uhuru and Raila using stolen money to fund protests.
  • 3:33 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja reshuffles cabinet, barely a year into office.