News Tracker

Wed, 26 June 2024

  • 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.
  • 9:00 am Parliament to convene special sitting to approve deployment of KDF to support the police in maintaining law and order after Tuesday's protests.  
  • 8:35 am The Kenya Medical Association condemns police brutality and the use of excessive force meted on the public and health practitioners providing emergency medical services to injured protestors
  • 8:00 am US Govt calls on President William Ruto's administration to exercise restraint while handling anti-finance bill protests
  • 7:35 am Embakasi East MP Babu Owino condemns the alleged killings of protestors in Githurai 45 reported on Tuesday night. 
  • 7:00 am More than 10 people died during Tuesday's anti-finance bill protests, reports indicate.

Tue, 25 June 2024

  • 6:54 pm The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops condemns police brutality witnessed in the ongoing Anti-Finance Bill protests noting, "Intolerance slowly breeds anarchy and is the seeds of violence."
  • 6:48 pm Protesters torch and loot the home of Finance Committee Chairperson Kuria Kimani in Nakuru County.
  • 6:11 pm Youths protesting against the Finance Bill 2024 on Tuesday stormed the Timba  XO club linked to Kapseret member of Parliament Oscar Sudi.
  • 5:41 pm Human rights activists Hussein Khalid confirms over 100 protesters treated at KNH after sustaining injuries as 5 confirmed dead.
  • 5:37 pm NetBlocks, a company that monitors internet usage, confirms a significant internet outage in Kenya and the outage of X, formerly known as Twitter.
  • 4:52 pm Nyeri Town residents storm and loot Chieni supermarket which allegedly belongs to area MP Njoroge Wainaina.
  • 4:25 pm Standard Media Group reports that they have received threats from authorities seeking to shut down KTN News.
  • 3:51 pm A section of Parliament buildings was set on fire after a section of protesters breached security.
  • 3:21 pm EACC officers arrest the Tanathi Water Works Development Agency (TWWDA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and launch a hunt for eight other officials over embezzlement of Ksh293 million
  • 2:57 pm Deaths were reported as police opened fire on a crowd attempting to break into Parliament buildings.
  • 2:19 pm Chief Justice Martha Koome condemns abductions of Kenyan activists and assures Kenyans that the courts are ready to extend working hours should they be charged.
  • 1:58 pm MPs pass amendments to the Finance Bill which will ascend to the final voting stage later today.
  • 1:14 pm President William Ruto's daughter Charlene praises Generation Z for holding demonstrations and for showing they "not only care about current affairs but have a stand and are willing to raise our concerns."
  • 12:32 pm Former US President Barrack Obama's sister Rita Auma teargassed while participating in anti-Finance Bill protests in Nairobi.
  • 12:27 pm Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna claims the government is planning to shut down live broadcasts as the opposition insists the budget should be scaled down to Ksh2.5 trillion.
  • 11:44 am Kisumu East MP Shakeel Shabbir ejected from Parliament for running around carrying a placard while demonstrating against the Finance Bill
  • 11:29 am One protester was severely injured along Kenyatta Avenue near Imenti House while the police officers shot and injured another in Nairobi.
  • 11:16 am President William Ruto addresses a retreat on the  Institutional Reforms of the African Union, Naivasha, Nakuru County.
  • 10:47 am LSK President Faith Odhiambo says that her Chief of Staff Ernest Nyerere has been abducted and his whereabouts remain unknown.
  • 10:14 am Speaker Moses Wetangula directs National Assembly Majority leader Kimani Ichung’wah to consult with Police IG Japhet Koome and find the whereabouts of Gabriel Oguda and other missing activists.
  • 9:33 am The United States and Australian governments urge their citizens to exercise caution while visiting Kenya due to the ongoing countrywide protests.
  • 8:49 am Security within the Nairobi beefed up ahead of the Anti-Finance Bill protests. Protected areas include Parliament Road, Mombasa Road and Uhuru Highway.
  • 8:23 am Protests erupt in Nairobi as a group of protestors near the Archives area clash with police officers.
  • 7:54 am US President Joe Biden officially designates Kenya as a non-NATO ally by publishing a memorandum in the Federal Register.