News Tracker

Wed, 12 July 2023

  • 2:53 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga cancels his much anticipated Kamukunji rally, accuses police of injuring protesters.
  • 2:15 pm Police engage in a high-speed chase with former Kakamega governor, Wycliffe Oparanya, in Mumias. 
  • 1:40 pm One person feared dead as protesters torch police car at Emali along Nairobi-Mombasa Highway.
  • 1:21 pm Police block Martha Karua, Peter Munya and Jeremiah Kioni from accessing a hotel for a press conference in Meru. 
  • 12:45 pm Protests erupt in Uasin Gishu and Nandi counties. 
  • 12:25 pm Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the nationwide anti-government protests. 
  • 12:10 pm Music festival in Nyanza region postponed in fear of Azimio protests. 
  • 12:03 pm Sections of Nairobi Expressway temporarily closed after anti-government protestors vandalised some parts of the highway. 
  • 11:33 am Protesters recorded vandalising Nairobi Expressway. 
  • 11:07 am A Cholera outbreak reported in some parts of Busia County. 
  • 10:42 am Matatu operators across the country proceed with the strike. Matatu Owners Association had earlier called off the protests. 
  • 10:19 am Police lob teargas to disperse protesters in Mombasa. 
  • 9:45 am Kanini Kega calls for a Jubilee Party National Delegates Conference on August 7, days after a tribunal upheld changes in party leadership.
  • 9:15 am Iran and Kenya sign MoUs at State House, Nairobi. 
  • 8:33 am Teachers shy away from applying for the 3,500 vacancies announced by TSC. 
  • 8:19 am President William Ruto expected to officially launch Kenya’s first public virtual library at Maktaba Kuu on Thursday, July 13. 
  • 7:47 am The Kenya Secondary School Heads Association forms a team to regulate the pricing of uniforms. 
  • 7:47 am Civil society cautions the police against using excessive force to quell Azimio's anti-government protests.
  • 7:28 am Police launch investigations after suspects steal CCTVs and computers at Kakamega Referral Hospital. 
  • 7:21 am Matatu operators call off strike notice after Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen postponed mandatory retesting for drivers. 
  • 7:01 am President William Ruto to host Iran counterpart Ebrahim Raisi in Nairobi. 
  • 6:57 am President (Rtd) Uhuru Kenyatta expected to assess the peace process in Goma, DRC. 
  • 6:53 am Reports allege that a section of the opposition wants protests held every 7th until December 2023. 

Tue, 11 July 2023

  • 7:48 pm IG Japhet Koome says all strikes scheduled for Wednesday, July 12, are unlawful due to lack of timely notice.
  • 7:28 pm Experts raise red flag over high profile diplomatic blunders. President William Ruto advised to provide firm leadership.
  • 6:47 pm Global philanthropists and financiers commit to providing the necessary funds for Kenya to tackle the climate crisis.
  • 6:23 pm Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen halts mandatory retesting of PSVs until September 1, 2023.
  • 5:33 pm Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka forgives youth who threatened him and his family during a meet-up.
  • 5:03 pm Raila Odinga stops for a meal at Kenyatta Market in Nairobi accompanied by his co-principals Martha Karua and Kalonzo Musyoka.
  • 4:45 pm High Court suspends the distribution of the Equalisation Fund amid an ongoing dispute regarding the revenue-sharing criteria.