July 19
Kenya: Govt Requests Sh100mn for Uhc Public Sensitization After Suspension
The State Department of Medical Services is requesting at least a Sh100 million allocation by the National Assembly for sensitization and public participation on the Social Health… Read more »
Kenya: Police Commission Shortlists 8 for Dig, Slots Interviews On Monday
The National Police Service Commission (NPSC) has shortlisted eight police bosses including the acting Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Kenya Police Eliud Lagat for the position… Read more »
Kenya: Govt Using Skills Inventory to Place Youths Into Jobs
The Ministry of State Labour and Skills Development has put into use its skills inventory for easy access to locate the best resource for jobs both locally and internationally. Read more »
Kenya: US Condemns Police Brutality On Protesters, Calls for Accountability
The United States Embassy in Kenya has urged the government to continue taking steps to ensure accountability in the fight against corruption to promote unity, and reconciliation. Read more »
Kenya: Thousands of Learners' Fate At Stake As Treasury Cuts HELB, Scholarship Budget
Budgetary cuts within the Ministry of Education will affect the dreams of 153, 292 students set to join universities beginning September this year. Read more »
Kenya: EABL MD Jane Karuku Appointed KAM Chairperson for 2 Years
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has announced the appointment of Jane Karuku as its new chairperson. Read more »
Kenya: Adoption of Implementation Matrix Proposed to Aid Scrutiny of Govt Promises After Protests
Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit has called on the government to develop an implementation matrix for promises made to Kenyans in response to recent… Read more »
Kenya: Shilling Loses Ground Against Major Currencies Amid Demos, Moody's Downgrade
The Kenyan shilling has slipped against various global currencies, coming on the back of ongoing youth-led demonstrations and the country's downgraded rating by global rating… Read more »
July 18
Kenya: Editors Guild Demands Deployment of Police to Media Houses After Social Media Threats On RMS Journalists
The Kenya Editors' Guild wants the government to provide security to media houses following recent attacks during the ongoing youth led protests. Read more »
Kenya: Tough Times for DP Gachagua's Office After Budget Slashed By 50pc
The Office of Deputy President has borne the brunt of the budgetary cuts following a 50 percent slash of the entire budget with the docket allocated Sh2.7 billion in the revised… Read more »
Kenya: Sh6bn Needed for Low-Income Households' Health Insurance
The State Department of Medical Services has requested Parliament to allocate it Sh6 billion for low-income households' health insurance. Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan Ambassador to France Pays Courtesy Call to Team Kenya in Miramas Ahead of Paris Olympics
Kenyan Ambassador to France Betty Cherwon paid a courtesy call to Team Kenya at their pre-Olympics camp in Miramas, assuring maximum support. Read more »
Kenya: Statehouse Operations Risk Grinding to a Halt Over Budgetary Cuts
Budgetary cuts within Statehouse now risk crippling operations at the house on the hill with revised budget estimates capping the budget at Sh4.3 billion downwards from Sh9.4… Read more »
Kenya: High Court Suspends Police Ban On Protests in Nairobi CBD
A High Court judge sitting at the Milimani Law Courts has suspended a police ban on protests within Nairobi's Central Business District and its surrounding areas. Read more »
Kenya: Shilling Slips Against Major Currencies in the Wake of Gen Z-Led Protests
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 18 - The Kenyan shilling has slipped against various major currencies, a development attributed to the ongoing youth-led demonstrations and the country's… Read more »
Kenya: Tifa Poll Rates Police Response to Protests As Excessive
Three in four Kenyans polled in an opinion survey conducted by Trends and Insights For Africa (TIFA) say police used excessive force during the Gen Z-led protests triggered by the… Read more »
Kenya: FDI Growth Drives Up Locally-Owned Foreign Assets By Sh313mn
The country's stock of foreign liabilities skyrocketed by Sh313.6 million between the years 2020 and 2022 due to the increase in foreign direct investment (FDI). Read more »
July 17
Kenya: Kinangop Dairy Limited Holds a Social Impact Event At Nyandarua School for the Deaf.
Kinangop Dairy Limited, a leading processor of quality dairy products, held a social impact event on Friday, July 12, to showcase their feeding program at Nyandarua School for the… Read more »
July 18
Kenya: Nyando Farmers Oppose Re-Opening of Closed Sugarcane Weighbridges
Cane farmers in the Nyando sugar belt have opposed the push to have sugarcane weighbridges, which had been closed by the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), reopened. Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Allies Clash On Suitability of Fired Cabinet Secretaries
The formal publication of President William Ruto's move to dismiss most of his Cabinet has stirred a fresh debate on the suitability of the twenty-two top policy advisers to hold… Read more »
Kenya: Several Key Players Exit As Tusker FC Announce Release of 11
Eric Kapaito, Brian Bwire and Daniel Sakari are among the key Tusker FC players who are departing the club, after the 12-time FKF Premier League champions announced the release of… Read more »
Kenya: Poll Shows 81 Percent Of Kenyans Support Anti-Govt Protests
A research study released by the Trends and Insights For Africa (TIFA) says 81 percent of Kenyans polled support the Gen Z-led clamour for reforms Read more »
Kenya: SRC Freezes Entire Public Sector Salary Review
The Salaries and Remunerations Commission (SRC) has frozen salary reviews in the entire public sector. Read more »
Kenya: Nakuru Police Boss Assures Cop Who Shot Journalist Will Be Arrested
Nakuru County Police Commander, Samuel Ndanyi has promised that the officer who shot and injured a journalist will be arrested and charged. Read more »
July 17
Kenya: JSS Intern Teachers Recruitment in Limbo Due to Budget Cuts - Macharia
The fate of employment for the 46,000 intern teachers under the Junior Secondary School (JSS) and 20,000 new teachers promised by the government now hangs in limbo over budgetary… Read more »