News Tracker

Thu, 08 June 2023

  • 4:55 pm Millie Odhiambo and Sabina Chege suspended for two weeks after causing chaos in Parliament.
  • 3:55 pm Wetangula kicks Millie Odhiambo and Rozaah Buyu out of Parliament while debating Sabina Chege's ouster.
  • 3:10 pm National Assembly begins debating budget estimates tabled by Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro.
  • 2:22 pm Sports CS Ababu Namwamba confirms TalantaHela app rollout scheduled for Friday, June 9.
  • 1:51 pm President William Ruto arrives at the 22nd Summit of the COMESA Heads of State and Government in Lusaka, Zambia.
  • 12:53 pm Kenya Power begins installing smart poles in 6 Nairobi estates to boost internet connectivity.
  • 12:23 pm The government creates a National Essential Food Reserve to buy food products in bulk and resell them to the public at a cheaper cost. 
  • 11:25 am Health CS Susan Nakhumicha confirms that government will disburse NHIF funds in a week's time to avert hospital crises.
  • 10:16 am Shakahola massacre: number of bodies exhumed from the forest rise to 258.
  • 9:39 am Trade CS Moses Kuria confirms foreign investors are willing to pump billions into Kenyan projects.
  • 8:53 am Lodwar residents urge Interior CS Kithure Kindiki to recruit and equip more National Police Reservists in Turkana.
  • 8:13 am Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga threatens to hold protests should the Finance Bill 2023 pass without amendments.
  • 7:37 am Trade CS Moses Kuria maintains that the affordable housing project will be managed by all 47 governors.
  • 7:10 am President William Ruto is scheduled to attend the 22nd Summit of the COMESA Heads of State and Government in Lusaka, Zambia.

Wed, 07 June 2023

  • 7:35 pm Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro tables the report on the 2023/2024 budget for debate in Parliament.
  • 6:29 pm CJ Martha Koome raises concern after some magistrate salaries delay by up to six months.
  • 5:37 pm Auctioneers raid Kenya National Union of Nurses Secretary General Seth Panyako's Nairobi-based office.   
  • 4:23 pm Pastor Paul Mackenzie and his wife begin a hunger strike in prison over Interior CS Kithure Kindiki's comments.  
  • 3:25 pm Senate mourns the death of Maria Elizabeth, former Vice President Moody Awori's daughter and Parliament's principal assistant clerk.
  • 2:38 pm Truck drivers protest at Namanga border after Tanzanian Government bars 500 lorries from transporting cheap maize to Kenya. 
  • 2:13 pm High Court restrains CS Alice Wahome from levying, enforcing or implementing increased water charges.
  • 1:52 pm Finance Committee approves nomination of Dr Kamau Thugge as Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya.
  • 1:29 pm Siaya Deputy Governor William Oduol on the spot for buying Ksh1.1 million to buy an office chair.
  • 12:59 pm Seven police officers were injured after Al Shabaab attacks their vehicle in Mandera County.
  • 12:25 pm Embu MCAs suspend sittings indefinitely demanding salary increments.
  • 11:55 am World Bank commends new tax measures President William Ruto implemented to sustain the economy.
  • 11:10 am Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru  skips Senate Committee grilling to clarify a Ksh65.7 billion pension fund probe.
  • 10:28 am Interior CS Kithure Kindiki praises officers in the North Rift for restoring sanity in the area.
  • 9:32 am World Bank praises President William Ruto for new tax and economic recovery measures.
  • 8:33 am President William Ruto graces the National Prayer Day at Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi.