Finger on the Pulse
Monday 12th June 2023
- Kiambu Deputy Speaker John Njue was arrested for demanding Ksh.130,000 bribe.
- Police raid distillery and seize Ksh.300,000 counterfeit liquor and KRA stickers in Juja.
Tuesday 13th June 2023
- Eight Kenya Defence Forces officers were killed in an IED attack in Lamu.
- Jubilee Party, led by Kanini Kega, gives the notice to withdraw from Azimio.
- Parliament approves nomination of Isaac Ruto and Caroline Nzilani to JSC.
- Parliament approves Noordin Haji’s appointment as NIS director-general.
Wednesday 14th June 2023
- Opposition leader Raila Odinga threatens to lead protests against the Finance Bill.
- Salaries and Remuneration Commission proposes an increase of Ksh. 10,000 to MCAs’ salaries.
- Cabinet Secretary for East African Community Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and Regional Development Rebecca Miano wants Ksh. 14 billion set aside for relief programmes.
Thursday 15th June 2023
- Treasury CS tabled the 2023/2024 Budget in Parliament.
- Azimio Members of Parliament walk out of the Budget reading in Parliament.
- UK’s High Commissioner to Kenya, Jane Marriott, moved to Pakistan.
Friday 16th June 2023
- African leaders in Ukraine and Russia on a peace mission.
- Lobbies root for children’s issues as the Day of African Child marked.