News Tracker

Fri, 23 June 2023

  • 12:30 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua wants the Judiciary to also gag the media. 
  • 11:44 am Governor Johnson Sakaja to demolish Ksh250 million Green Park Terminus to construct a world-class hotel. 
  • 10:50 am President William Ruto invites youth at the Global Citizen Festival to attend the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi. 
  • 9:42 am COTU boss Francis Atwoli pledges to enforce all collective bargaining agreements.
  • 8:53 am President William Ruto wants foreign lenders to change foreign loan terms. 
  • 7:40 am MCAs demand a payrise lest they paralyse services in various counties. 
  • 6:56 am CS Moses Kuria says Housing and Fuel levies to take effect in July 2023.

Thu, 22 June 2023

  • 6:22 pm President William Ruto pushes for the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to lessen their grip on resources granted to African countries. 
  • 5:16 pm Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua dares MCAs to proceed on strike after threats over meager pay rise.
  • 5:09 pm ICT CS Eliud Owalo says his Ministry has implemented critical data protection measures. 
  • 4:38 pm United Kingdom embassy cautions its citizens against visiting six areas including parts of Mandera and Lamu counties.
  • 4:00 pm Kakuma Court jails man for 20 years for being in possession of a mobile phone with information meant to commit an act of terrorism.
  • 3:29 pm Trade CS Moses Kuria dares Azimio la Umoja over threats to revive protests after Finance Bill sails through Parliament.
  • 2:48 pm Ministry of Education restructures the second term's midterm dates to run from Tuesday, June 27, to Saturday, July 1, 2023.
  • 1:36 pm Azimio Principal Martha Karua announces a public engagement forum scheduled for Tuesday, July 27, at Kamukunji Grounds.
  • 12:41 pm Senators probe Ksh1.1 million chair allegedly bought by Siaya County for Deputy Governor William Oduol.
  • 11:59 am Foreign CS Alfred Mutua receives President William Ruto in Paris ahead of the New Global Financial Pact summit.
  • 11:16 am Pastor Ng'ang'a obtains temporary injunction barring Kenya Railways from evicting him from Nairobi CBD land.
  • 10:21 am Government releases Ksh16 billion for the Inua Jamii Programme after an eight-month delay.
  • 9:30 am MP Kimani Kuria confirms that the Finance Bill 2023 will unlock an additional Ksh311 billion for the national government.
  • 8:32 am President William Ruto reveals that the Safari Rally created jobs worth Ksh24.7 billion.
  • 8:07 am Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja reveals that he has already collected Ksh9 billion in revenue, surpassing NMS which had Ksh8 billion.
  • 7:42 am Governor Johnson Sakaja insists that Nairobi County paid all staff by the 27th day of every month despite the cash crunch in government.
  • 7:23 am 184 MPs vote to approve the 3 per cent housing tax against 72 who opposed it.

Wed, 21 June 2023

  • 7:30 pm President William Ruto flies to Paris, France, for the Global Pact Finance Summit.
  • 6:41 pm 184 MPs vote to approve fuel VAT increase from 8% to 16% against 88 who shot it down.
  • 5:31 pm President William Ruto defends CS Moses Kuria against media onslaught. 
  • 4:41 pm MPs vote on the doubling of VAT on fuel from 8% to 16%. 
  • 3:47 pm Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna hints at upcoming mass protests after the controversial Finance Bill was passed in Parliament.
  • 3:09 pm President William Ruto hosts USAID administrator, Samantha Power, at State House, Nairobi.