News Tracker

Mon, 07 August 2023

  • 2:03 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja to create space for hackers at City Hall.
  • 1:35 pm Kenyan Shilling hits record low against the Dollar.
  • 1:10 pm Court of Appeal summons EPRA Director General Daniel Kiptoo for implementing fuel levy before orders lifting suspension of the Finance Act, 2023 were issued.
  • 12:50 pm Senate launches probe into Lake Victoria pollution.
  • 12:32 pm Azimio Principal Martha Karua calls for the US and Kenyan governments to compensate survivors and the families of the victims affected by the 1998 bombings.
  • 11:21 am High Court rejects application by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah to cross examine Speakers Moses Wetang'ula and Amason Kingi as hearing on Finance Act, 2023 commences.
  • 11:04 am Government warns women against using Yoni Pearls citing harmful side effects.
  • 10:45 am Police raid WorldCoin warehouse in Nairobi and cart away raft of documents.
  • 10:35 am Uasin Gishu parents threaten to camp at county headquarters demanding their money invested in botched scholarships scandal
  • 9:37 am US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to deliver statement today to commemorate 25th Anniversary of the embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
  • 9:27 am Environment Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya reveals government plans to recycle Dandora Dumpsite waste to generate electricity.
  • 8:46 am Kenya deploys high-tech drones for surveillance amid reports that thieves are stealing maize planted for seeds at Agriculture Development Corporation (ADC) farms in Trans Nzoia County and selling it in Uganda. 
  • 8:06 am National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah tables bill seeking to compel civil servants under investigation for conflict of interest to step aside.
  • 7:34 am Prison reportedly puts Paul Mackenzie in solitary confinement to quash possibility of influence over inmates.
  • 7:00 am A BBC Africa expose has revealed mistreatment of the elderly at a church-owned home for the elderly. 

Sun, 06 August 2023

  • 7:43 pm President William Ruto stresses cost of living, opening of servers and power sharing will not feature in talks with Azimio.
  • 7:09 pm Kisii University Vice Chancellor John Akama resigns.
  • 6:36 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga takes on President William Ruto over government composition. Says his appointments don't reflect regional balance.
  • 6:03 pm Anglican Church of Kenya Archbishop Jackson ole Sapit asks Kenya Kwanza and Azimio to drop hardline stances heading into bipartisan talks.
  • 5:41 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga dismisses President William Ruto's claim that Kenya Kwanza has stabilised economy. Says Head of State wouldn't get it right even if he ruled for 100 years.
  • 5:19 pm Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen criticises Kenya Kwanza bipartisan talks team leader Kimani Ichung'wah for communicating with Kalonzo Musyoka, his Azimio counterpart via letters. Ruto ally wants process expedited.
  • 4:32 pm President William Ruto reiterates stance Kenya Kwanza government has stabilised the economy.
  • 4:02 pm Azimio Principal Martha Karua expresses concern over ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan's presence in the country. Terms the visit suspect.
  • 3:57 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua praises Interior Cabinet Kithure Kindiki's management style. Tells other CSs and PSs to emulate him.
  • 3:14 pm Gem MP Elisha Odhiambo claims he has requested President William Ruto to give opposition leader Raila Odinga international job
  • 2:42 pm President William Ruto trashes cautionary note issued by Moody's Investor's Service, a prominent credit rating agency, warning Kenya risks defaulting on its debt obligations.
  • 2:08 pm Sugarcane farmers in Western Kenya decry the 3-month closure of milling companies in the region. Say shut down will affect them adversely.
  • 1:44 pm Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) welcomes recommendations made by the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms.
  • 1:12 pm National Assembly Administration & Internal Security Committee visits Baringo to assess security situation in the banditry-prone region.
  • 12:20 pm Lugari MP Nabii Nabwera questions Kenya Kwanza's commitment to peace talks. Tells President William Ruto to remove hardliners from bipartisan talks team.