News Tracker

Tue, 09 May 2023

  • 4:21 pm President William Ruto roots for direct flight between Kenya and Israel after talks with PM Benjamin Netanyahu. 
  • 3:46 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga says it is not the right time to meet President William Ruto. 
  • 3:09 pm Former Citam Presiding Bishop David Oginde sworn in as EACC chairperson. 
  • 2:11 pm Interior CS Kithure Kindiki allows the media to access Shakahola forest as second phase of exhumation begins. 
  • 1:58 pm Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale tells Azimio leader Raila Odinga that Kenya Kwanza is ready for bipartisan talks. 
  • 1:37 pm  Former nominated MP Hassan Osman files petition seeking to stop Jubilee Party NDC slated for May 22. 
  • 1:05 pm Interior CS Kithure Kindiki oversees the resumption of exhumation of bodies in Shakahola. 
  • 12:46 pm Bipartisan talks between Azimio and Kenya Kwanza resume after two sides agreed to negotiate. 
  • 12:29 pm Residents storm Kisumu Central Police Station protesting police shooting that left three injured.
  • 11:22 am President William Ruto meets his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog at his home in the Asian country.
  • 10:59 am President William Ruto is set to hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his international tour.
  • 10:10 am Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei insists that the controversial Finance Bill 2023 will be passed to rid the country of overdependence on external borrowing.
  • 9:38 am Kenyan sub-contractor obtains court orders barring Chinese construction company from winding operations in Kenya.
  • 8:10 am KUCCPS CEO announces that students who chose to pursue TVET courses in universities will not receive government scholarships.
  • 7:53 am KUCCPS says that all university students will receive placement letters by July 2023. 
  • 7:25 am Azimio La Umoja sues President William Ruto over the Shakahola Commission of inquiry. 
  • 6:54 am Former PM, Raila Odinga, gives President William Ruto two days to show seriousness with the bipartisan talks.

Mon, 08 May 2023

  • 7:13 pm COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli supports housing levy, says it is not tax. 
  • 6:28 pm President William Ruto says Kenya values the cordial relations it enjoys with the Netherlands.
  • 6:03 pm Health CS Susan Nakhumicha named among 100 most influential people of African Descent in health and wellness. 
  • 5:24 pm ICT CS Eliud Owalo leads in the distribution of relief food in Siaya County.
  • 4:15 pm Court allows DCI to access Pastor Ezekiel Odero's bank accounts. 
  • 3:30 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga says Kenya Kwanza tricked them into calling off countrywide protests. 
  • 2:54 pm ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna says Azimio MPs will oppose the Finance Bill 2023 when it is tabled in Parliament. 
  • 2:15 pm CS Kithure Kindiki says the government will spend Ksh1 billion in efforts to revamp prison workshops.
  • 1:45 pm Opposition leader Raila Odinga accuses Kenya Kwanza of frustrating efforts to kick off bipartisan talks.
  • 1:20 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga castigates President William Ruto's move to raise taxes through the Finance Bill 2023.
  • 1:01 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua and UK High Commissioner to Kenya Jane Marriott hold talks on development projects in Kenya. 
  • 12:50 pm Senator Ledama Olekina tells Kenyans to blame MPs for high taxes, not President William Ruto. 
  • 12:16 pm DP Rigathi Gachagua meets UK High Commissioner to Kenya Jane Marriott at his Harambee House Annex office in Nairobi.