News Tracker

Sun, 30 April 2023

  • 5:32 pm COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli appeals to former President Uhuru Kenyatta to broker a truce between his successor William Ruto and Opposition Leader Raila Odinga.
  • 4:59 pm President William Ruto deepens diplomatic and trade ties with Nigeria after meeting its Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at State House.
  • 4:32 pm President William Ruto Announces that government will switch from offering grants to full scholarships for university education.
  • 3:44 pm Raila Odinga maintains that Tuesday protests will go on as planned, petitions to be delivered at the Office of President and IEBC among other state offices.
  • 3:19 pm President William Ruto announces that government will form a task force to probe religion and weed out questionable pastors.
  • 2:31 pm Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi castigates former President Uhuru Kenyatta for engaging in politics and asks him to enjoy retirement.
  • 1:32 pm Nairobi Police boss Adamson Bungei denies Azimio la Umoja permission to hold city protests scheduled for Tuesday, May 2.
  • 12:26 pm KeNHA announces temporary closure of the busy Mai Mahiu road after developing severe cracks.
  • 11:55 am President William Ruto arrives at Makutano Stadium for a Thanksgiving church service.
  • 11:25 am Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua issues a 2-week ultimatum to police officers and chiefs in Kajiado County over the illicit brew menace.
  • 10:29 am COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli announces the 58th Labour Day Celebration to take place at Uhuru Gardens on May 1.
  • 9:17 am President William Ruto asks global financial institutions to focus on Africa’s underlying potential and calls for just interest rates.
  • 9:02 am Athlete Ferdinand Omanyala's victory at Botswana Golden Grand Prix was disqualified due to a technicality on lane infringement.
  • 8:13 am Jubilee Party Chairperson Nelson Dzuya claims former President Uhuru Kenyatta's move to call for National Delegates Convention is illegal.
  • 7:08 am Interior CS Kithure Kindiki commends the soldiers fighting banditry during a visit to the Operation North Rift team.

Sat, 29 April 2023

  • 6:43 pm President William Ruto asks billionaire, Mo Ibrahim, to mediate talks between the government and Uhuru-Raila. 
  • 5:25 pm Kenyatta Family recover 101 sheep as of Saturday, April 29, 2023. 
  • 4:36 pm COTU boss, Francis Atwoli, urges President (Rtd) Uhuru Kenyatta, to mediate between President William Ruto and ex-PM Raila Odinga.
  • 4:01 pm Senate Speaker Amason Kingi states that Mackenzie’s followers came from other parts of the country and not Chakama or Shakahola village. 
  • 4:00 pm Mo Ibrahim Foundation African Leadership Ceremony underway at KICC, Nairobi; global leaders in attendance. 
  • 3:01 pm President William Ruto states that there will be no privatisation of the Mumias sugar company as earlier planned.
  • 2:19 pm Senate AD-HOC Committee visits Shakahola mass graves as police exhume 109 bodies in the forest.  
  • 12:45 pm President William Ruto warns ODM Party Leader Raila Odinga against planned anti-government mass actions.
  • 11:36 am President (Rtd) Uhuru Kenyatta calls for a special Jubilee National Delegates Conference. 
  • 10:28 am President William Ruto advises KDF CDF, Francis Ogolla, to ensure national stability and strict adherence to the rule of Law.
  • 9:39 am Interior CS Kithure Kindiki now orders transfer of all police bosses in Kilifi in order to facilitate a smooth probe into the deadly cult in the area.
  • 8:45 am President William Ruto witnesses the swearing-in of the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Francis Ogolla, at State House, Nairobi. 
  • 7:48 am Government to begin autopsies on bodies recovered in Shakahola on Monday, 1st May 2023
  • 6:56 am MPs reject Treasury CS, Njuguna Ndungu's, proposal to calculate the Debt ceiling with GDP. 

Fri, 28 April 2023

  • 7:22 pm Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga castigates Shakahola Massacre as exhumed bodies hit 109, calls for regularisation of churches.