News Tracker

Fri, 07 July 2023

  • 11:12 am Businesses shut down in Nairobi CBD after protests ensued. 
  • 10:35 am DP Rigathi Gachagua reiterates President William Ruto's plan to streamline the coffee, tea, and milk sectors.
  • 10:19 am Protests erupt in Mombasa ahead of Raila Odinga's Saba Saba rally at Kamukunji Grounds. 
  • 9:56 am Motorists stranded along Thika Road after protesters disrupt traffic.
  • 9:39 am Nairobi police boss, Adamson Bungei, warns the opposition against marching into Nairobi CBD. 
  • 8:59 am ICT CS, Eliud Owalo, says government is planning to cut down media advertising costs.
  • 8:30 am President William Ruto awarded the Grand Cross of the Green Crescent of Comoros.
  • 8:17 am Education experts project that the government may spend Ksh676 billion to roll out CBC effectively.
  • 7:45 am Public officers will disclose their spouses' names, income, and assets in a proposed law to curb graft. 
  • 7:24 am Interest rates expected to rise beyond 20 per cent after banks adopted new CBK lending rates. 
  • 7:15 am Raila Odinga expected to launch collection of signatures to petition the government. 
  • 6:52 am Azimio La Umoja to hold a rally at Kamukunji Grounds today to give more directions on nationwide protests.

Thu, 06 July 2023

  • 7:08 pm President William Ruto extends 100 scholarships to Comoros students, enabling them to pursue their studies in Kenya.
  • 6:46 pm Embakasi East MP Babu Owino asks to be exonerated from criminal charges related to firearm misuse.
  • 5:17 pm President William Ruto challenges African leadership must step forward and champion economic sovereignty.
  • 4:28 pm Kimani Ichung'wah files affidavit dismissing lawyer Danstan Omari defamation claims as baseless
  • 3:48 pm KUCCPS reveals a total of 157,498 students who attained C+ and above in 2022 KCSE have applied for placement to universities.
  • 3:18 pm Limuru company says managers accused of forcing female employees to undress suspended, investigations launched.
  • 2:51 pm Financial Sector Deepening Kenya ranks Nyeri top among counties with the highest savings culture followed by Murang'a and Trans Nzoia.
  • 2:22 pm Interior PS Raymond Omollo reveals that Kenya's private security sector employs 900,000 people and is worth Ksh100 billion.
  • 1:45 pm 20 al Shabaab militants killed in a shootout with Kenya's Special Operations Group (SOG) at the Ogorwen Location, Mandera County.
  • 1:38 pm TSC CEO Nancy Macharia asks for additional Ksh134 million to implement the new Strategic Plan over a five-year period.
  • 1:01 pm ICT CS Eliud Owalo visits Maseno University to launch ultra-modern digital lab.
  • 12:44 pm TSC to recruit 211,870 teachers in five years.
  • 12:19 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua assures small-scale farmers of the government's intention to fully implement the Tea Act 2020.
  • 11:52 am CS Florence Bore presents the government's policies and legislation enhancing the protection of migrant workers to the Committee on Diaspora Affairs and Migrant Workers.
  • 11:24 am President William Ruto and his Comoros counterpart agree to abolish visa requirements between the two countries before the end of 2023.
  • 10:58 am Senate Committee on County Public Accounts raises concerns over the delayed submission of documents by the Office of the Auditor-General over the Financial Year 2019/2020. 
  • 10:23 am A report by the Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) shows half of the Kenyan population uses secret hiding places like under mattresses to save their money.