News Tracker

Tue, 02 May 2023

  • 10:48 am News Anchor Waihiga Mwaura quits Citizen TV after 14 years, headed to BBC.
  • 10:20 am Pastor Ezekiel Odero files a petition in court challenging police efforts to detain him for 30 days.
  • 10:07 am Meru residents vow to reject the affordable housing project launched by President William Ruto decrying high costs.
  • 9:40 am Police officers arrest Pastor Paul Mackenzie's wife, Rhoda Mumbua Maweu, for her role in the Shakahola massacre.
  • 9:09 am Azimio la Umoja protestors in Kisumu barricade major roads and light bonfires.
  • 8:57 am The government deploys security in Nairobi CBD ahead of Azimio protests led by opposition leader Raila Odinga.
  • 8:35 am Ukraine Embassy in Kenya warns its citizens from Nairobi CBD, Huruma, Kariobangi and Mathare among others over planned protests.
  • 7:03 am Jubilee vice chairperson, David Murathe, opines that President William Ruto may serve only one term. 
  • 6:42 am Trade CS, Moses Kuria, says Nairobi traders wll protect their businesses.

Mon, 01 May 2023

  • 6:12 pm President William Ruto convenes meeting with the heads of the UN agencies over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan.
  • 5:35 pm Robert Alai asks President William Ruto to allow police officers to join labour unions. 
  • 4:32 pm Opposition Leader Raila Odinga slams President William Ruto over the ongoing Shakahola massacre. 
  • 3:57 pm Police IG Japhet Koome maintains that Azimio's planned demos remain illegal. 
  • 3:08 pm Azimio leader Raila Odinga insists that Tuesday protests are still on and will start at 6am.
  • 2:45 pm President William Ruto maintains that he is working to improve production and farming input that will in turn lower the cost of living.
  • 1:53 pm President William Ruto announces that the government will hire 100,000 community health promoters.
  • 1:26 pm President William Ruto asks all workers to rally behind his administration. 
  • 1:04 pm Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi lauds President William Ruto for standing with Kenyans during economic turmoil.
  • 12:53 pm  COTU SG Francis Atwoli asks workers countrywide to ignore protest calls by Raila Odinga. 
  • 12:36 pm COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli calls for a united country, warns against countrywide protests. 
  • 12:07 pm Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja calls for salary review for security guards. 
  • 11:47 am Health CS Susan Nakhumicha announces the government's plans for tax exemptions on retired workers' medical insurance.
  • 11:00 am Interior CS Kithure Kindiki assures Kenyans that the government will be transparent as the postmortem on exhumed bodies in Kilifi kicks off.
  • 10:23 am Interior CS Kithure Kindiki names former Kilimani head of Directorate Criminal Investigations (DCI) as new Kilifi County Police Commander.
  • 10:11 am Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and COTU SG Francis Atwoli arrive at Uhuru Gardens for Labour Day celebrations
  • 9:41 am COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli to host Labour Day celebrations at Uhuru Gardens.
  • 8:53 am Interior CS Kithure Kindiki flies to Kilifi to oversee the commencement of the postmortem examination of bodies recovered from Shakahola Forest.
  • 8:26 am Residents of the Kiamunyi area in Nakuru County plead for help from the government after severe cracks developed on their lands sparking fears of a landslide
  • 7:21 am Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua gives Azimio la Umoja principals an ultimatum to either engage in dialogue with the state or go back to the streets.

Sun, 30 April 2023

  • 6:41 pm KDF soldiers in DRC celebrate a milestone after achieving full deployment in Eastern DRC and brokering a ceasefire among warring parties for over a month.