12:00 pm
Central Turkana MP Joseph Namuar asks for forgiveness from his constituents and Kenyans after voting YES to the Finance Bill, 2024.
11:36 am
Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga hosts Second Lady Dorcas Rigathi who is expected to attend the launch of the Nyeri County Widows Sacco and the Nyeri Gender and Development Policy.
11:00 am
Australian High Commission to remain closed on Thursday amid protests.
10:55 am
Kenyans raise Ksh20 million in a day to cover hospital bills of Kenyans injured during the Anti-Finance Bill demos.
10:25 am
Roads leading to State House cordoned off with heavily armed law enforcement officers from different agencies deployed to man the area.
9:44 am
Former Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho criticises and describes as reckless Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's address calling for NIS Director General Noordin Haji's resignation.
9:00 am
US Secretary of State Antony Blinkencalled President William Ruto after he withdrew the Finance Bill 2024 and emphasised the need to reduce tensions.
8:31 am
IMF pledges to continue working closely with Kenya after protests stemming from disillusionment with the Finance Bill, 2024 broke out in various parts of the country on Tuesday.
7:10 am
Public Service CS Moses Kuria claims that DP Rigathi Gachagua chaired the Committee meeting that endorsed the original Finance Bill which included VAT for milk and bread.
7:00 am
Ugandan opposition politician Bobi Wine hails the Kenyan Gen Z for making their voices heard leading to President William Ruto's decision to withdraw the Finance Bill, 2024.
Wed, 26 June 2024
6:40 pm
DP Gachagua alleges plot by NIS Director General Noordin Haji to frame him and former President Uhuru Kenyatta as the financiers and the hidden faces behind the anti-finance bill protests.
6:21 pm
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua demands the resignation of NIS Director General Noordin Haji, blaming him for intelligence failure over Tuesday's protests.
5:26 pm
Kenyans' donations for protesters injured during the Finance Bill demos hit the Ksh11 million mark.
5:09 pm
President William Ruto announces that the govt has withdrawn the Finance Bill, 2024 after listening to the popular opinion amongst Kenyans.
4:46 pm
President William Ruto reveals that for every Ksh100 the govt raises in taxes, the State spends Ksh61 to service debts.
4:14 pm
COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli calls on President William Ruto to change his stance on pushing through the Finance Bill, 2024.
3:38 pm
DP Rigathi Gachagua leads a moment of silence for Kenyans who lost their lives during the Anti-Finance Bill protests.
3:10 pm
President William Ruto expected to address the nation at 4pm.
2:39 pm
The Russian Embassy in Kenya issues advisory warning its citizens that Anti-Finance Bill protests planned for Thursday, June 27, are likely to turn chaotic.
2:15 pm
Julius Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Party condemns deployment of KDF to quell protests and President William Ruto's subsequent response to Tuesday's protests.
1:42 pm
LSK sues Defence CS Aden Duale and the National Assembly for approving and ratifying the deployment of KDF to quell anti-finance bill protests.
1:00 pm
Azimio Principal Martha Karua condemns brutality meted on Kenyans on Tuesday, calls on security agencies to adhere to the constitution while discharging their mandate.
12:30 pm
MPs ratify the deployment of KDF soldiers to quell protests across the country.
12:06 pm
Patrick Quarcoo retires as Radio Africa Group CEO.
11:50 am
National Assembly Majority Leader and Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wah moves to table motion seeking to legally ratify the deployment of KDF soldiers to quell anti-finance bill protests.
11:09 am
Gabriel Oguda, the political commentator and aide to National Assembly Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi released after being abducted.
10:45 am
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula breaks silence on Wednesday's protests; states the sanctity of Parliament has been violated.
10:05 am
The organisers of the Global Peace Leadership Conference which was set to take place in Nairobi on Wednesday reveal President William Ruto has pulled out of the event.
9:50 am
Pakistan's former Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed states his fellow countrymen have been inspired by Kenya's anti-finance bill protests and might go down the same road while accusing IMF of meddling in the country's affairs.
