News Tracker

Wed, 03 May 2023

  • 11:48 am Chief Pathologist Johansen Oduor confirmed that four victims from Shakahola Forest had either died of strangulation, smothering or blunt trauma to the head.
  • 11:20 am UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives in Kenya on an official two-day tour.
  • 10:55 am President William Ruto holds talks with Japanese PM Fumio Kishida at State House during the latter's African tour.
  • 10:27 am Families of missing victims in Shakahola massacre claim area chief authorised permits for burials at the infamous forest
  • 9:31 am Pastor Ezekiel Odero's lawyer Danstan Omari claims that DCI investigators did not find any graves in his Kilifi home after a 7-hour search.
  • 8:45 am The government promised to lower fuel prices due to local exploration efforts by the National Oil Corporation (NOC) and its plans to join the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
  • 8:23 am PSC shortlists six candidates including former PS Kamau Thugge, Adan Abdulla Mohamed and Nancy Onyango to replace Patrick Njoroge as CBK Governor.
  • 7:45 am Foreign Affairs PS, Abraham Korir Sing'Oei, says Kenya will continue with evacuations in Sudan. 
  • 6:56 am Lawyer Cliff Ombetta under investigation for practising law without a licence. 

Tue, 02 May 2023

  • 7:48 pm Interior CS Kithure Kindiki says 46 people arrested for destroying property during Azimio protests.
  • 7:06 pm Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio arrives in Kenya for a two-day official visit. 
  • 6:52 pm Education CS Ezekiel Machogu asks school heads to ensure that food they serve to learners is safe for consumption. 
  • 6:31 pm Shanzu Court detains Pastor Paul Mackenzie for three more days after being rearrested.
  • 5:55 pm The Council of Governors (CoG) forms a ten-member team led by Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka to broker a truce between President William Ruto and Raila Odinga.
  • 5:21 pm Joseph Siror appointed as the new Kenya Power Managing Director replacing Geoffrey Muli who served in an acting capacity since May 2022.
  • 4:49 pm Martha Karua announces Azimio will hold anti-government protests on Thursday, May 4.
  • 4:11 pm ODM party claims the state has withdrawn Raila Odinga's security. 
  • 3:51 pm Court allows police to hold pastor Ezekiel Odero for two more days, case to be heard on May 4. 
  • 3:29 pm  Azimio leaders holed up in a meeting at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation in Upper Hill, Nairobi as police block CBD access points. 
  • 3:15 pm CS Kithure Kindiki declares Meru North a security operation zone after former MCA George Kaliunga was killed by cattle rustlers. 
  • 2:56 pm Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi holds talks with Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit.
  • 2:43 pm KNEC says it has delivered 2021 KCPE and KCSE certificates to all schools across the country. 
  • 2:12 pm President William Ruto appoints ex-CITAM Bishop David Oginde as the Chairperson of EACC.
  • 2:04 pm KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atellah rejects President William Ruto's plan to raise monthly NHIF contributions for higher earners. 
  • 1:32 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga's motorcade makes its way through Kangemi, heading to Waiyaki Way. 
  • 1:04 pm Kenya Kwanza MPs ask Azimio to choose between bipartisan talks and protests.
  • 12:35 pm Nominated MP Sabina Chege appointed Acting Party Leader, Jubilee, replacing former President Uhuru Kenyatta. 
  • 12:05 pm Azimio MPs led by Edwin Sifuna march to the office of the President located at Harambee Avenue.
  • 11:53 am Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua says 409 Kenyans have been evacuated from Sudan.
  • 11:25 am six suspects arrested alongside Good News International Pastor Paul Mackenzie released unconditionally.