News Tracker

Tue, 01 October 2024

  • 6:20 pm Environment CS Aden Duale hits out at Makueni Senator Dan Maanzo over censure motion against President William Ruto. 
  • 6:00 pm National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula reveals DP Gachagua will be given two hours to defend himself against the charges listed on his impeachment motion. 
  • 5:18 pm Public Health PS Mary Muthoni assures the public that NHIF contributions will not be lost under SHIF
  • 5:00 pm Former President Uhuru Kenyatta holds virtual meeting with UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region Huang Xia.
  • 4:50 pm Billionaire David Lang'at distances himself from activist Morara Kebaso's arrest fiasco.
  • 4:04 pm Kimani Ichung'wah and Junet Mohamed ask Speaker Wetangula to ensure IG Douglas Kanja guarantees the security of the 291 MPs who backed the motion to impeach DP Gachagua
  • 3:04 pm  Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse tables special motion to impeach DP Rigathi Gachagua
  • 3:00 pm National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula acknowledges receipt of a special motion to impeach DP Rigathi Gachagua.
  • 2:29 pm Senate Committee issues warrant of arrest for Isiolo Governor Abdi Guyo over refusal to honour summons.
  • 2:00 pm  Kenya Pipeline sends proposal to EPRA seeking an increase in fuel tariffs to enable the former conduct infrastructure upgrades. 
  • 1:47 pm Makueni Senator Dan Maanzo files a censure motion against President William Ruto at the Senate arguing that the Head of State failed to address key issues and challenges facing Kenyans.
  • 1:00 pm Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu released on a Ksh50,000 bond after being arrested on Monday.
  • 12:34 pm Activist Morara Kebaso released on a Ksh50,000 cash bail.
  • 12:00 pm Heavy police presence reported along roads leading to Parliament as the country waits for a motion seeking to oust DP Rigathi Gachagua to be presented on the floor of the house.
  • 11:45 am Govt reveals plans to distribute 8.5 million LPG cylinders to low-income households for Ksh2,000.
  • 11:17 am Charge sheet shared by Morara Kebaso's lawyer shows the activist was arrested for publishing posts on David Langat.
  • 10:43 am Two suspects arrested by detectives from DCI for defrauding business people Ksh32 million in Eastleigh with promise of importing clothing from China.
  • 10:00 am TSC announces plans to hire 46,000 teachers.
  • 9:58 am Activist Morara Kebaso presented at the Milimani Law Courts.
  • 9:00 am Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah files petition to stop SHIF rollout.
  • 8:46 am  Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi reveals govt will use proceeds from diaspora bond sale to fund JKIA revamp
  • 8:00 am Amnesty International demands the release of Activist Morara Kebaso who is currently being detained by the police.
  • 7:20 am Social Health Authority CEO Elijah Wachira orders hospitals to continue treating kidney, cancer, and maternity cases as the country transitions to SHIF. 
  • 7:05 am DP Rigathi Gachagua warns that he will not allow President William Ruto's close aides to order him around.

Mon, 30 September 2024

  • 5:50 pm The third attempt to stop DP Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment motion fails. Justice Lawrence Mugambi to issue further directions on the petition on October 9, 2024
  • 5:17 pm The High Court dismisses former Murang’a Governor Mwangi Wa Iria’s petition seeking to challenge the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) decision to have him and others charged in the Anti-Corruption’s court.
  • 4:43 pm Activist Morara Kebaso was arrested by police officers at his Kahawa Sukari office and taken to Nairobi Regional Police Headquarters in Uphill.
  • 4:31 pm National Assembly Health committee clears Ksh104 billion health digitalisation project; says queries on cost, role of the contracted telco, and tendering have been settled.
  • 3:24 pm High Court Judge Chacha Mwita declines to issue interim orders for a second attempt by Sheria Mtaani's lobby to stop DP Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment; sets mention for October 9.
  • 2:51 pm The value of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party swells from Ksh10.5 billion as of June 2023 to Ksh11.6 billion as of June 2024.