Tue, 19 August 2025

• 3:44 pm President Ruto establishes a multi-agency team, including the NIS, the EACC and the Central Bank, among other bodies, to intensify the war against graft; this comes a day after warning MPs about their involvement in bribery and unethical practices.
• 3:04 pm The Ministry of Health, through the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, has cautioned the public against the off-label use of Semaglutide, commonly known as Ozempic, for weight loss.
• 2:39 pm The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has launched a dedicated portal for Kenyans seeking to confirm the status of their driving licence and number plates before collection.
• 2:13 pm Senators have demanded that Speakers Moses Wetang’ula and Amason Kingi, summon President William Ruto to provide evidence to support his remarks alleging that legislators were engaged in bribery.
• 1:44 pm KeNHA has announced a two-week partial closure of a section of the Mombasa–Nairobi Highway in Mombasa County; the stretch affected will be from Makupa Bridge to the Changamwe Interchange.