News Tracker

Mon, 01 July 2024

  • 2:12 pm Former Royal Media services presenter Joyce Gituro lands new job as a Chief Officer with the Machakos County govt.
  • 1:41 pm European Union Commission announces that historic trade deal with Kenya has come into effect.
  • 1:11 pm Former Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter being grilled at DCI headquarters.
  • 12:07 pm Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok asks his constituents to be patient with President William Ruto as he works to deliver for Kenyans. 
  • 12:00 pm President William Ruto refutes reports that DP Gachagua has been denied access to govt choppers, revealing that two helicopters are at the second in command's disposal.
  • 11:31 am Human rights groups led by Amnesty International and KNCHR report that 24 Kenyans lost their lives in the recent Anti-Finance Bill protests.
  • 11:00 am Nyaribari Masaba MP Daniel Manduku proclaims he is ready to resign over the current state of the nation while sustaining his push for President William Ruto to dissolve Parliament
  • 10:48 am President William Ruto asks Gen Z to identify leaders to engage in talks with him; arguing that the issues at hand can only be resolved if this happens.
  • 10:15 am Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. withdraws Finance Bill due to its unpopularity with his constituents.
  • 9:29 am President William Ruto states the reported differences between himself and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua will be handled internally.
  • 9:00 am National Police Service (NPS) denies reports that 7 Kenyan officers have died in Haiti.
  • 8:22 am  Govt will have to borrow Ksh1 trillion this financial year to run operations after the Finance Bill, 2024 was withdrawn, President William Ruto states.
  • 8:16 am LSK President Faith Odhiambo reports the abduction of Paul Mwangi alias Jiji; calls for an end to the recent kidnappings.
  • 7:06 am Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi vows not to participate in any Harambee going forward after President William Ruto promised to clamp down on politics in church.
  • 7:01 am President William Ruto to engage Kenyan youth in conversation on X spaces this Thursday or Friday.

Sun, 30 June 2024

  • 7:39 pm President William Ruto states he is convinced that he doesn't have any blood on his hands following the Finance Bill, 2024 protests.
  • 7:05 pm DCI issues statement denying former Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter has been abducted; agency alleges he had been arrested  for Conspiracy to Traffic Firearms and Incitement to Violence.
  • 6:36 pm Kenyan teachers escaping Kenya opting for jobs in the US and UK, report reveals.
  • 6:16 pm Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ) threatens to shut down Standard Media Group in 14 days if the media stable doesn’t pay its employees their arrears within the stipulated time.
  • 5:28 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua holds a roadside rally in Kaplong, Bomet County.
  • 5:00 pm President William Ruto proclaims Kenya must change amid recent wave of protests.
  • 4:50 pm President William Ruto to address joint media interview at 7pm.
  • 4:00 pm Foreign Affairs PS Korir SingOei criticises govt over Alfred Keter abduction.
  • 3:55 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua claims that powerful govt officials want to see him ejected from govt.
  • 3:00 pm CITAM's presiding bishop Calisto Odede praises Gen Z's for leading anti-finance bill protests.  
  • 2:45 pm Council of Economic Advisors David Ndii  Chairperson claims the Kenyan church is incapable of leading proper reconciliatory dialogue.
  • 2:09 pm National Assembly Majority Leader and Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wah withdraws Land Laws Amendment Bill.
  • 1:46 pm Former Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter allegedly kidnapped in Lavington.
  • 1:00 pm President William Ruto attends a church service at PEFA Church in Lolgorianin  Narok County.
  • 12:54 pm Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki alleges the existence of destructive rioters who want to take advantage of the recent protests led by the Kenyan youth.