News Tracker

Wed, 14 June 2023

  • 12:32 pm Sports CS Ababu Namwamba donates Ksh225,173 (Ush6 million) to Bulya Desire Presidential Center for Empowerment of African Youth in Uganda.
  • 11:35 am President William Ruto appoints Kamau Thugge to serve as CBK Governor for four years.
  • 11:05 am Finance Committee proposes to remove the Ksh2,500 cap on Housing Fund. 
  • 10:09 am Debate and voting for Finance Bill 2023 begin in Parliament. 
  • 9:11 am President William Ruto thanks former NIS Director General, Philip Kameru, for his service to the nation. 
  • 8:53 am Noordin Haji sworn in as NIS Director General at State House, Nairobi. 
  • 8:07 am Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni criticises Kenyans claiming he was admitted to ICU. 
  • 7:49 am NYS officials grilled for paying employees excessive millions in gratuities. 
  • 6:57 am MPs to vote on The Finance Bill 2023 on Wednesday, June 13. 

Tue, 13 June 2023

  • 7:06 pm 19 more bodies exhumed from Shakahola Forest pushing the death toll to 303.
  • 6:42 pm Two national police reservists among 5 killed during a bandit attack in Meru County.
  • 6:06 pm Interior CS Kithure Kindiki reveals that over 6,000 bars and clubs have been shut down since the crackdown began.
  • 5:21 pm Energy CS Davis Chirchir attributes high fuel prices to some Saudi dealers' reluctance to embrace the government-to-government deal President William Ruto signed.
  • 5:00 pm Parliament approves Noordin Haji's nomination as NIS Director General.
  • 4:39 pm Jeremiah Kioni terms Kanini Kega's application to withdraw Jubilee Party from Azimio Coalition as fake.
  • 3:50 pm EALA MP Kanini Kega applies to withdraw Jubilee Party from Azimio la Umoja Coalition.
  • 3:23 pm President William Ruto reiterates that the government is on course to hire 1,000 community health promoters.
  • 2:36 pm The Finance Bill 2023 set to be tabled in the National Assembly today.
  • 1:56 pm Kabale Tache Arero succeeds Tom Chavangi as the National Land Commission CEO. 
  • 12:45 pm Kiambu Deputy Speaker John Njue arrested over allegations of soliciting a Ksh130,000 bribe. 
  • 11:30 am President William Ruto tours Kirinyaga County to launch Kerugoya Referral Hospital. 
  • 10:10 am President William Ruto gifts Faith Kipyegon Ksh5 million cash & Ksh6 million house. 
  • 9:34 am President William Ruto tasked to mediate talks between warring Sudanese generals. 
  • 9:21 am Health CS Susan Nakhumicha urges everyone to take flu vaccine, use masks and sanitize. 
  • 8:08 am Former Interior CS, Fred Matiang'i, sued again over Ksh 1.5 billion Ruaraka Land scandal. 
  • 7:25 am Health CS Susan Nakhumicha refutes reports of Covid-19 outbreak. 
  • 6:56 am MPs retain 16% VAT on fuel in Finance Bill 2023.

Mon, 12 June 2023

  • 6:36 pm ODPP makes an application to have all 65 people rescued from Shakahola Forest remanded in prison.
  • 5:51 pm DCI grills Belgut MP Nelson Koech over arson at Tea Estates in Kericho County.
  • 5:12 pm Kenya Airports Authority confirms that the rehabilitation of Kakamega, Kitale,and Migori airstrips completed.