News Tracker

Fri, 26 July 2024

  • 8:13 am Cabinet Secretaries could soon lose their unilateral powers to increase fees and levies charged for various government services following a proposal by the National Assembly Committee on Budget.
  • 7:45 am Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday accuses foreign entities of funding the anti-government demonstrations witnessed in Uganda on Tuesday similar to President Ruto's sentiments on Kenyan protests.
  • 7:20 am A former MP opens fire at Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives who had gone to search his house.

Thu, 25 July 2024

  • 6:39 pm Parliamentary committee flags Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's office for encroaching on NACADA and Ministry of Agriculture roles.
  • 6:00 pm Kenya Forest Service initiates national dialogue to restore mangroves.
  • 5:50 pm Martha Karua announces NARC-Kenya's exit from Azimio.
  • 5:12 pm PSC rejects claims of bias in government intern recruitment
  • 4:46 pm Parliament votes to delete all Finance Bill, 2024 clauses; effectively killing the controversial piece of legislation
  • 4:01 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga denies entering into a coalition agreement with President William Ruto.
  • 3:39 pm Activist Boniface Mwangi arrested while protesting.
  • 3:00 pm Police arrest woman whose child was allegedly killed during the protests in Nairobi CBD.
  • 2:30 pm President William Ruto nominates Douglas Kanja to be the country's next Inspector General.
  • 2:05 pm National Gender and Equality Commission lobbies President William Ruto to fill the remaining cabinet positions with female nominees.
  • 1:37 pm Kenyan Shilling could come under pressure due to offshore dollar demand despite reduced intensity of anti-govt protests, traders say.
  • 1:00 pm Govt to pay health insurance for Kenyans who cannot afford SHIF, President William Ruto states.
  • 12:43 pm National Assembly's Internal Security committee warns that sacking staff at the Offices of the Deputy President, First Lady and Spouse of the Deputy President  will introduce a legal problem since the staffers had already signed contracts.
  • 12:35 pm Section of ODM MPs led by Saboti MP Caleb Amisi disown colleagues nominated to cabinet by President William Ruto on Wednesday.
  • 11:06 am President William Ruto backs Kithure Kindiki his Interior CS nominee to succeed; claiming he managed to clamp down on terrorism and banditry before the cabinet was dissolved.
  • 11:00 am Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi asks to Kenyans to rally behind President William Ruto's Cabinet Secretary nominees.
  • 10:36 am The late Siaya High Court Presiding Judge Daniel Ogembo to be laid to rest on Friday, August 2.   
  • 10:00 am Flights bound for JKIA diverted over weather conditions.
  • 9:37 am Mombasa residents take to the streets to celebrate Hassan Joho's nomination as Mining Cabinet Secretary.
  • 9:00 am Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba advises Kenyan youth to take heart after seeing what they have been fighting for culminate in the recycling of the same old faces to the cabinet.
  • 8:18 am It is an open lie to say ODM has joined government- Edwin Sifuna claims.
  • 8:00 am Daadab MP Farah Maalim faults Kenyans opposing coalition govt claiming double standards after they hailed the Uhuru-Raila handshake as patriotic.
  • 7:06 am ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna reveals no meeting happened before Raila allies such as Joho, Oparanya and Mbadi were nominated to cabinet.
  • 7:02 am Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka's allies led by Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti call out Azimio leader Raila Odinga for betraying their party leader.

Wed, 24 July 2024

  • 6:30 pm Kenya plans to raise Ksh50 billion ($377 million) by selling additional infrastructure bonds, a report by Bloomberg Canada indicates.  
  • 5:47 pm Members of Parliament reject amendments proposed by the Senate to the Conflict of Interest Bill, setting the stage for mediation to resolve significant differences between the two houses of Parliament.
  • 5:10 pm Women Members of Parliament affiliated with the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party endorse Suba North legislator Millie Odhiambo for the position of Minority leader.