News Tracker

Tue, 02 July 2024

  • 5:42 pm KANU Chairman Gideon Moi condemns chaos witnessed in protests today, states militia have infiltrated peaceful demonstrations.
  • 5:20 pm DCI detectives arrest civilian firearm holder who shot 2 in Ganjoni, Mombasa County.
  • 4:49 pm Police stop protestors from marching to Kisumu State Lodge.
  • 4:15 pm Group of protestors caught on camera breaking into parked vehicles in Mombasa.
  • 3:47 pm DCI pursuing suspect who attempted to smuggle methamphetamine into Kenya through JKIA.
  • 3:30 pm ODM to recall 6 MPs who voted in favour of passing the Finance Bill, 2024
  • 2:43 pm 49 suspects involved in the looting of a supermarket in Ongata Rongai charged in court. 
  • 2:29 pm IPOA says it is investigating 39 deaths, 150 serious injuries and 7 abductions across the country with regards to the Anti-Finance Bill protests
  • 1:49 pm Report published by Auditor General Nancy Gathungu reveals NTSA cannot account for Ksh 1.2 billion set aside for Smart Driving Licence Project.
  • 1:00 pm Athletics Kenya postpones 2024 Nairobi City Marathon, initially scheduled to take place on Sunday, July 7 to the next day amid ongoing protests.
  • 12:49 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua set to fly to China to pitch Kenya’s coffee, tea and avocado.
  • 12:04 pm Mbaraki Girls Secondary School in Mombasa closed and students sent home amid ongoing protests.
  • 11:58 am NTSA faces a severe crisis as revealed by a recent audit, exposing deep-rooted inefficiencies and outdated systems.  
  • 11:03 am Catherine Okoth a nominated MCA under ODM has been severely injured after protestors ambushed her in her vehicle.  
  • 10:56 am Auditor General Nancy Gathungu reveals that 564.1 metric tonnes of raw fertiliser worth approximately Ksh197 million has vanished.  
  • 10:12 am KEBS raises concerns over the increase of substandard chevrons and warning triangles in the Kenyan market.  
  • 9:23 am Foreigners have been cautioned against accessing the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD).  
  • 9:15 am DPP orders the DCI to investigate individuals involved in the vandalism of private and public property.  
  • 8:21 am The Embassy of Poland in Kenya announces the closure of its offices.  
  • 8:12 am Githunguri MP, Gathoni Wamuchomba, advises President William Ruto's administration to reconsider increasing Road Maintenance Levy.  
  • 7:55 am Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii asks Kenyan youth to give dialogue a chance to enable the issues at hand to be addressed.

Mon, 01 July 2024

  • 6:53 pm Two people die after van transporting muguka overturns at Matairini in Kwale, County
  • 6:00 pm The Kenya Association of Travel Agents predicts hospitality sector will create more jobs than any other industry this year. 
  • 5:42 pm Two suspects arraigned before a Kiambu court for the offenses of arson and malicious damage to property relating to the Finance Bill, 2024 protests.
  • 5:20 pm Extradition case against Kevin Kang'ethe commences.
  • 4:58 pm National Police Service (NPS) denies reports that Kenyan officers have been killed in Haiti.
  • 4:17 pm Paul Mwangi, the Kenyan allegedly abducted on Monday morning set free.
  • 3:45 pm President William Ruto hints at trimming public wage bill through various actions such as dismissing advisors not offering value to the government.
  • 3:05 pm Aldai MP Marianne Kitany reveals Kenya Kwanza MPs put pressure on President William Ruto to drop some contentious clauses contained in the now withdrawn Finance Bill, 2024.
  • 2:31 pm National govt releases Ksh3.2 billion for the Inua Jamii programme expected to cover the month of June.