News Tracker

Sun, 30 June 2024

  • 12:00 pm Treasury CS Njuguna Ndung'u appoints Tonia Mutiso as a member of the Nairobi International Financial Centre Authority for a period of 3 years.
  • 11:39 am Labour and Skills Development PS Shadrack Mwadime reveals that the govt has shut down 500 recruitment agencies after vetting exercise.
  • 11:02 am Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua attends Church Service at Deliverance Church in Kaplong, Bomet County.
  • 10:45 am CNN journalist Larry Madowo exposes individuals threatening his life on social media.
  • 10:00 am Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o cautions national govt against cutting counties budget to bridge deficit after President William Ruto withdrew Finance Bill, 2024.
  • 9:39 am Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa's rally disrupted by rowdy youth.
  • 9:10 am DP Rigathi Gachagua requests Kenyan youth to give leaders an opportunity to address them without jeering.
  • 8:10 am 9 people die in an accident along the Narok- Bomet Highway.
  • 8:00 am Radio Maisha staffers at Standard Group threaten to go off-air over salary arrears.
  • 7:42 am Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba cautions Kenyan Gen Z against engaging in any talks with govt citing past instances when the State  showed zero will to engage Kenyans in meaningful dialogue. 
  • 7:15 am Defence CS Aden Duale alleges that senior govt officials   from both the current and former govt have been influencing the recent anti-govt protests.

Sat, 29 June 2024

  • 2:15 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga condemns killings during protests.
  • 2:03 pm Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah sues the Speakers of the National Assembly and Senate, accusing them of bypassing the Senate in the budget-making process.  
  • 1:57 pm President William Ruto proposes the formation of a multi-sectoral forum to help quell the ongoing protests.
  • 1:14 pm The Milimani High Court affirms the conviction and sentencing of two convicts charged in connection with a terrorist attack in Westgate Mall.  
  • 12:45 pm Kenya is among the most searched countries globally this week due to the widespread anti-Finance Bill protests occurring across all 47 counties.  
  • 12:14 pm ICJ documents 24 deaths, 34 abductions, and 271 injuries resulting from the protests.  
  • 11:56 am The Registrar of Political Parties Ann Nderitu publishes new allocations for political parties following the revised supplementary budget.  
  • 11:03 am Jimmy Cherizier, alias Barbecue, vows to fight the Kenya police officers deployed in the Caribbean nation to the death.  
  • 10:56 am LSK supplies the DCI with a list of all abductees urging the unit to expedite its investigations.  
  • 10:13 am The Kenya Met urges Kenyans to brace for extremely cold nights of up to 5°C for the next couple of days.  
  • 9:58 am Joshua Okayo is discovered near the Maragua River in Murang'a County.  
  • 9:25 am Rev Timothy Njoya denies allegations that President William Ruto gave them money during a meeting at State House.  
  • 8:50 am LSK announces that it will be filing a petition over the dress code of police officers during protests.  
  • 8:01 am First Lady Rachel Ruto cancels plans of attending fundraiser at Lavington United Church.  

Fri, 28 June 2024

  • 7:01 pm The Supreme Court of Kenya declares that banks must get Treasury CS' approval to increase interest rates. 
  • 6:03 pm LSK visits KNH to check on the status of victims of police brutality who have been taken to the facility amidst the Anti-Finance Bill protests.
  • 5:56 pm President William Ruto assents to the Appropriation Bill 2024.
  • 5:18 pm Evans Kiratu, who died during the Anti-Finance Bill demos is laid to rest in Kiambu County
  • 4:47 pm Report finds potential acts of brutality unfolding in the ongoing anti-Finance protests in Naivasha.