News Tracker

Wed, 05 July 2023

  • 6:53 am MPs direct the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) and the DCI to provide specific names of exam cheating perpetrators. 
  • 6:46 am Headteachers pile pressure on CS Ezekiel Machogu, demanding a capitation fund review. 

Tue, 04 July 2023

  • 7:39 pm Bipartisan committee co-chair, George Murugara, says the IEBC selection process will continue as scheduled despite the opposition's protestations. 
  • 6:37 pm State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed holds talks with media editors to assess Kenya Kwanza interventions.
  • 6:10 pm Nakuru County Government headed by Susan Kihika begins removing electricity poles erected in the middle of a tarmacked road.
  • 5:34 pm Police launch manhunt after nine suspects break out of Isiolo Police Station.
  • 5:20 pm National Assembly rejects the appointment of Phyllis Wambui Wagacha as SRC member.
  • 4:52 pm Two Kenyan fishermen shot dead by a Ugandan soldier following a confrontation on Lake Victoria near Busia border.
  • 4:25 pm Judiciary calls out Citizen TV over its CAS ruling coverage claiming that story misled the public.
  • 3:49 pm Raila Odinga says Sabasaba rallies will be held simultaneously in select towns across the country on Friday.
  • 3:22 pm Passengers sustain injuries after ENA bus travelling from Nairobi to Usenge overturns along Nakuru-Kericho Highway.
  • 2:50 pm Former Health Principal Secretary Peter Tum defends himself against the Ksh3.7 billion mosquito net scandal while appearing before the Senate Committee on Health.
  • 2:38 pm Matatu Owners Association (MOA) increases fares by 30 per cent.
  • 2:10 pm Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen unveils a bill mandating all public service vehicles and trucks to install dashboard cameras.
  • 1:44 pm Senators waive the Ksh500,000 fine imposed on Nakuru governor, Susan Kihika, accused of failing to honour summons.
  • 1:43 pm President William Ruto works on a roadmap to trim his government's wage bill from 46 per cent to 35 per cent.
  • 1:18 pm Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei says the Senate is ready to pass strict traffic laws to reduce road accidents. 
  • 12:18 pm Raila Odinga reiterates that nationwide protests will start on July 7. 
  • 12:01 pm President William Ruto witnesses the swearing-in ceremony of new Principal Secretaries.  
  • 11:38 am DP Rigathi Gachagua attends memorial service and fundraiser for Londiani accident victims as the guest of honour. 
  • 11:26 am Government asked to introduce crop insurance to cushion maize farmers from losses.
  • 10:47 am Religious leaders and politicians hold a mass requiem for Londiani Accident victims in Nakuru.
  • 10:27 am KRA reschedules rollout of excise stamps for cosmetics, and beauty products to allow public participation. 
  • 9:49 am Former LSK President, Nelson Havi, urges MPs to establish an Act of Parliament for creation of CAS positions. 
  • 9:38 am Molo MP Kuria Kimani says boda riders will use Ksh3 per kilometre to charge electric bikes. 
  • 8:47 am Chris Kirubi's son-in-law, Andrew Musangi shortlisted  for the position of Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) chairperson.
  • 8:06 am Azimio praises court ruling on CASs, says it will help reduce country's bloated wage bill.
  • 7:24 am Dagoretti North MP Beatrice Elachi says CASs are crucial in the operation of ministries. 
  • 7:09 am Former KNUT secretary general, Wilson Sossion, says they have been out of office since being sworn in. 
  • 6:55 am Special Representative of the Secretary General of the UN in DRC, François Grignon, meets Kenya's special envoy President (Rtd.) Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi.