News Tracker

Thu, 06 July 2023

  • 9:57 am President William Ruto confirms his government is working to allow students from Comoros to pay similar fees as Kenyans in local universities.
  • 9:25 am Forestry CS Soipan Tuya launches crackdown to bar unscrupulous persons from invading forests after ban on logging was lifted.
  • 8:49 am Kenya to hold Africa's first-ever 2023 Berlin Climate and Security Conference (BCSC) beginning Thursday, July 6.
  • 8:21 am KNUT's second national Vice Chairperson John Wesonga Lutta dies after a long illness.
  • 7:47 am ICT CS Eliud Owalo maintains that Kenyans do not need permanent and pensionable jobs citing rise of gig economy.
  • 7:00 am German Cooperation (GIZ) gives the National Police Service 500 Basic Forensic First  Responders kits.

Wed, 05 July 2023

  • 7:24 pm Two people sustained injuries after Probox loses control and hits an electricity pole before bursting into flames.
  • 6:53 pm President William Ruto flies out for a three-day visit to the Union of Comoros and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • 6:34 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja unveils Ksh100 million free ECDE programme and third-term bursaries for county's 85 wards.
  • 5:55 pm MPs threaten to impeach Labour CS Florence Bore after she defied orders to appear in Parliament twice.
  • 5:10 pm High Court extends orders barring implementation of the Finance Act 2023 to Monday, July 10, 2023.
  • 4:28 pm Kenya Power MD Joseph Siror asks Kenyans with illegal power connections to report or face penalties.
  • 3:48 pm Matatu operators ready to halt implementation of 30 per cent fuel increase if President William Ruto assures them of subsidy.
  • 3:19 pm Sakaja threatens to auction Nairobi buildings over pending rates.
  • 2:33 pm Kenya opts out of EAC Common Tariff that zero rates taxes on imported cylinders.
  • 1:50 pm MP proposes new bill to increase pensions of former legislators.
  • 1:10 pm UDA Secretary General Cleophas Malala takes on Judiciary, says persistent court orders derail government agenda.
  • 12:42 pm President William Ruto meets ODM rebels at State House, Nairobi.
  • 12:24 pm MPs accuse Communications Authority & DCI of abetting exam cheating.
  • 11:52 am Controller of Budget (CoB) declines to approve Nairobi County's request to spend Ksh1 billion on legal fees.
  • 11:14 am UDA MP Nimrod Mbai arrested, set for arraignment in Kajiado. 
  • 10:38 am Court to give further directions on Finance Act today
  • 10:22 am UDA secretary general, Cleophas Malala, says he sits in Cabinet meetings as an advisor, not CS.
  • 9:21 am Agriculture CS, Mithika Linturi, promises historic low unga prices. 
  • 9:06 am Police raid MP Nimrod Mbai's home after assaulting Kenya Power staffer. 
  • 8:38 am KDF and National Police Service launch joint operation in response to the recent surge in terrorist attacks.
  • 8:11 am Attorney General Justin Muturi appeals High Court ruling that declared 50 CAS positions unconstitutional.
  • 7:35 am Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) calls for the revocation of Nimrod Mbai's firearm. 
  • 7:31 am Splinter groups threaten to divide the Ford Kenya party.