News Tracker

Tue, 04 July 2023

  • 1:18 pm Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei says the Senate is ready to pass strict traffic laws to reduce road accidents. 
  • 12:18 pm Raila Odinga reiterates that nationwide protests will start on July 7. 
  • 12:01 pm President William Ruto witnesses the swearing-in ceremony of new Principal Secretaries.  
  • 11:38 am DP Rigathi Gachagua attends memorial service and fundraiser for Londiani accident victims as the guest of honour. 
  • 11:26 am Government asked to introduce crop insurance to cushion maize farmers from losses.
  • 10:47 am Religious leaders and politicians hold a mass requiem for Londiani Accident victims in Nakuru.
  • 10:27 am KRA reschedules rollout of excise stamps for cosmetics, and beauty products to allow public participation. 
  • 9:49 am Former LSK President, Nelson Havi, urges MPs to establish an Act of Parliament for creation of CAS positions. 
  • 9:38 am Molo MP Kuria Kimani says boda riders will use Ksh3 per kilometre to charge electric bikes. 
  • 8:47 am Chris Kirubi's son-in-law, Andrew Musangi shortlisted  for the position of Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) chairperson.
  • 8:06 am Azimio praises court ruling on CASs, says it will help reduce country's bloated wage bill.
  • 7:24 am Dagoretti North MP Beatrice Elachi says CASs are crucial in the operation of ministries. 
  • 7:09 am Former KNUT secretary general, Wilson Sossion, says they have been out of office since being sworn in. 
  • 6:55 am Special Representative of the Secretary General of the UN in DRC, François Grignon, meets Kenya's special envoy President (Rtd.) Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi. 

Mon, 03 July 2023

  • 7:51 pm US Ambassador Meg Whitman hails the Finance Act 2023 saying American investors will troop into Kenya.
  • 7:21 pm Former President Uhuru Kenyatta meets Special Representative of the Secretary General of the UN in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Bintou Keita in Nairobi.
  • 6:59 pm Foreigner arrested trying to obtain Kenyan Identity card using a fake birth certificate.
  • 6:20 pm The edible oils companies request President William Ruto's government to allocate suitable land for palm growing.
  • 5:37 pm CASs vow to appeal High Court ruling declaring their appointments unconstitutional.
  • 4:48 pm A lawyer files a petition challenging President William Ruto's decision to allow Cleophas Malala, David Ndii, Monica Juma and Harriette Chiggai to attend Cabinet meetings.
  • 4:19 pm Health CS Susan Nakhumicha attends the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey launch at KICC. 
  • 3:53 pm The High Court declares President William Ruto’s appointment of 50 CASs unconstitutional.
  • 2:58 pm KNBS ranks Samburu, West Pokot, Marsabit, Narok and Meru among counties with the highest number of teenage pregnancies.
  • 2:28 pm Court detains Pastor Paul Mackenzie for 30 days and releases his wife, Rhoda Mumbua, on Ksh100,000 bail.
  • 1:35 pm Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi arrives at the World Friends Church Conference at Kabarak University, Nakuru County.
  • 1:12 pm Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga set to launch a dining hall complex at Dr Ida Odinga Secondary School in Siaya County.
  • 12:59 pm 43 per cent of women believe a husband is justified to beat his wife for eight reasons including burnt food and getting home late.
  • 12:14 pm New KNBS statistics show 33 per cent of women own a house compared to 45 per cent of men while 27 per cent of women own land as opposed to 34 per cent of men.
  • 11:49 am 19 sustain injuries after bus overturns at Siwot Area in Kericho County.
  • 11:19 am UDA Secretary General Cleophas Malala heads to Oyugis in Kisii for the recruitment of new party members.