News Tracker

Tue, 08 August 2023

  • 4:47 pm Environment Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya unveils plans to cut overreliance on fossil fuels and fast track transition to renewable energy.
  • 4:25 pm High Court Judge David Majanja among 13 judges transferred in latest reshuffle.
  • 3:45 pm Opposition leader Raila Odinga and Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome clash after police boss accuses Azimio of procuring dead bodies to gain political sympathy after anti-govt protests.
  • 3:38 pm Cabinet overturns privatisation of six sugar companies. 
  • 2:52 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja asks President William Ruto to reinstate Kazi Mtaani programme.
  • 2:30 pm Azimio issues demand to Kenya Kwanza. Opposition asks government to scrap the new funding model for universities.
  • 1:50 pm Bumula MP Wamboka Wanami proposes bill seeking to bar private universities officials from KUCCPS board.
  • 1:40 pm Azimio appoints technical and legal team led by embattled Jubilee Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni to support opposition side in bipartisan talks with govt.
  • 12:49 pm Attorney General Justin Muturi says Public Service Commission (PSC) has no powers to determine remuneration of state corporations' employees.
  • 12:39 pm Matatu owners protest over bill seeking to hand Transport Cabinet Secretary powers to regulate fares.
  • 11:50 am Suna West MP Francis Masara proposes bill seeking to cut down lengthy divorce process.
  • 11:16 am Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa proposes new law seeking to hand Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen powers to set matatu fares.
  • 10:36 am Kenyan Embassy in Ethiopia asks its nationals to exercise caution after the country declared a state of emergency
  • 10:08 am PCEA launches investigations after BBC exposed the mistreatment of the elderly at Thogoto Care Home
  • 9:50 am PCS Musalia Mudavadi attends the G-25 Africa Coffee Summit in Kampala, Uganda. 
  • 9:30 am President William Ruto and Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, discuss bilateral talks via phone.
  • 8:55 am Uhuru Park and Central Park to be reopened in late August 2022. 
  • 8:33 am Human rights activists to protest along Muindi Mbingu Street, Kenyatta Avenue, Moi Avenue, Harambee Avenue and Parliament Road.
  • 7:27 am Kathiani MP Robert Mbui is adamant that the cost of living must be discussed in the bipartisan talks. 
  • 7:21 am Political Scientist and analyst, Mutahi Ngunyi, openly declares support for President William Ruto
  • 6:56 am Kenyans in Ethiopia urged to stay safe after a State of Emergency was declared in the Amhara Region
  • 6:49 am Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago claims that the Finland airlift programme was not a scholarship. 

Mon, 07 August 2023

  • 7:43 pm International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan recuses himself from all Kenyan cases after Azimio expresses concerns over his potential conflict of interest.
  • 7:19 pm Government shuts down 1,488 paybills in line with directive issued by President William Ruto.
  • 6:56 pm  World Bank invests Ksh 20 Billion in Kenya to scale up existing domestic capital and credit.
  • 6:12 pm Fire breakout reported at Medina Shopping Mall in Eastleigh, Nairobi.
  • 5:56 pm Former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni co-chair meeting on DRC peace process at State House, Entebbe.
  • 5:03 pm Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) expresses concern after audit shows Kenyans are being subjected to inflated electricity prices.
  • 4:41 pm Peter Salasya among protestors teargassed by police outside Mumias Sugar headquarters for demonstrating against poor management.
  • 4:01 pm Tour guides at national reserve charged in court for harassing cheetahs.