July 18
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 »
Kenya: Second Batch of Kenyan Troops Land in Haiti
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 17 - 200 more Kenya police officers have been dispatched to Haiti under the United Nation backed Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission aimed at… Read more »
Kenya: Police Probe Justice Ogembo's Death After Body Found At Home
Police in Siaya County have started investigations into the death of Siaya High Court Presiding Judge Daniel Ogembo, who was found dead inside his residential house on Wednesday. Read more »
Kenya: TSC Projects Face Paralysis After Budget Cuts
The recruitment fate of 20,000 teachers and the conversion of 46,000 intern teachers to permanent and pensionable terms slated for October 2024 and January next year, respectively,… Read more »
Kenya: Young Scientists Kenya Empowers Youth Towards Stem Innovations
Young Scientists Kenya [YSK], has received 1,780 project abstracts for its 7th edition of the National Science and Technology Annual Exhibition 2024. Read more »
Kenya: Imminent Teachers' Strike As TSC Says Sh10bn Budget Cut to Affect Cba, Medical Scheme
Squabbles between the government and teachers is in the offing following budgetary cuts in the current financial year which will affect the implementation of the 2021-2025… Read more »
Kenya: High Court Suspends Ruling Declaring Mwaura's Appointment As KRA Board Chairman Unconstitutional
The High Court has suspended a ruling declaring Antony Mwaura's appointment as Kenya Railways Authority (KRA) board chairman unconstitutional. Read more »
Kenya: Nyaudo Returns As Ulinzi Stars Coach After Departure of 'Modo' Kimani
Ulinzi Stars have re-appointed Danstun Nyaudo as head coach after the departure of Anthony 'Modo' Kimani. Read more »
Kenya: Containers Handled At Mombasa Port to Grow By 200,000 in 2024
The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) expects container handling at the Port of Mombasa to grow by 200,000 this year to 1.8 million. Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto Appoints Mudavadi Acting Cabinet Secretary in All Ministries
President William Ruto has appointed Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi as the acting Cabinet Secretary in all Ministries. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's 4x400m Paris Olympics Relay Mixed Team Works to Bolster Acceleration Towards Takeovers
Since March 2022, team members have had to run in the order of man-woman-man-woman in the 4x400m Mixed Relays introduced at the 2017 World Relays and then held at the 2019 World… Read more »