News Tracker

Thu, 20 July 2023

  • 3:40 pm Kilifi South MP Ken Chonga and County Speaker Teddy Mwambire held at Shimo la Tewa pending bail verdict tomorrow.
  • 3:23 pm Kenyan Ambassador to the UK Manoah Esipisu hosts Mining CS Salim Mvurya and PS Shadrack Mwadime at the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
  • 2:52 pm Foreign Affairs CS Alfred Mutua meets members of the Diplomatic Corps based in Nairobi.
  • 2:38 pm President William Ruto oversees the issuance of title deeds at Etoro Ltungai Adjudication section, Isiolo County.
  • 1:44 pm Education CS Ezekiel Machogu unveils plan to set up a Tea Academy in Kenya.
  • 1:16 pm Azimio la Umoja leaders say they will meet supports in Nairobi CBD on Thursday afternoon.
  • 12:55 pm Court of Appeal judges led by Mohamed Warsame to determine the fate of the Finance Act 2023 on Friday, July 28.
  • 12:29 pm Nairobi Regional Commander Adamson Bungei inspects a parade of Police Officers deployed at Jacaranda grounds.
  • 11:54 am Embakasi East MP Babu Owino moved from Wang'uru Police Station after the family demands for his immediate release. 
  • 11:32 am Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wah calls out Catholic Bishops for pushing for the repealing of the Finance Act 2023. 
  • 10:50 am Police chase away friends and family of Embakasi East MP Babu Owino after storming Wang'uru Police Station to seek his release. 
  • 10:21 am Former Police Spokesperson Charles Owino appointed as UDA party Siaya County Coordinator. 
  • 9:53 am ODM maintains that Raila Odinga's bodyguard Maurice Ogeta is still under police custody after reports of his release emerge.
  • 9:07 am President William Ruto to launch development projects in Meru and Isiolo counties today. 
  • 8:57 am Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga urges supporters to come out in large numbers for the Azimio la Umoja Day 2 nationwide protests. 
  • 8:46 am Most schools in Nairobi stay closed despite Ministry directives as anti-government protests enter day 2. 
  • 7:55 am Former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga arrested alongside his brother at his Kiserian home. 
  • 7:30 am Embakasi East MP Babu Owino's wife reveals that the legislator is being held in Wang'uru Police Station in Mwea. 

Wed, 19 July 2023

  • 7:35 pm Govt announces reopening of schools in 3 counties following the decision to temporarily shut them down on Tuesday over ongoing protests.
  • 7:10 pm United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai admits to refusing to meet with Trade CS Moses Kuria during her trip to Kenya. 
  • 6:49 pm IMF exudes confidence in Kenya's ability to service its loans. Officials say, the institution is satisfied with the country's revenue mobilisation efforts.
  • 6:39 pm Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and the British Army Training Unit- Kenya (BATUK) troops integrated to a specialised joint training exercise in Laikipia County.
  • 5:47 pm Ex-Police Spokesman Charles Owino appointed UDA Siaya County Coordinator.
  • 5:30 pm The National Police Service (NPS) takes disciplinary action against officer who embarrassed the institution in a viral TikTok live event.
  • 4:43 pm President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua commission the multi-billion-shilling Kimugu Water Project in Ainamoi Constituency, Kericho County.
  • 4:06 pm One person dies after sustaining a gun injury while another undergoes treatment at Makueni Referral Hospital.
  • 3:29 pm President William Ruto scolds Kericho resident for opining that the ongoing anti-government protests are appropriate during an address by the Head of State at a stopover.
  • 3:24 pm Police scamper for safety after being overpowered by protestors at Jacaranda Grounds in Nairobi.
  • 2:57 pm Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua criticises foreign powers for claiming more than 20 people have been killed in the ongoing anti-govt protests.
  • 2:35 pm Several Kericho MCAs walk out of President William Ruto's water projects commissioning event citing harassment by his security detail.