5:32 pm
President William Ruto urges Kenyans to be cautious of disinformation aimed at sabotaging development, undermining democracy and destabilising the country in pursuit of sectarian political interests.
4:48 pm
Nyandarua residents disrupted the Jamhuri Day event at the Engineer Stadium as County Commissioner Mohamed Barre took the stage to deliver President William Ruto's speech.
4:18 pm
The University of Nairobi denies claims that it locked 200 students out of the graduation list whose ceremony is scheduled to take place on Friday, December 13, 2024.
3:57 pm
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) condemns the violence meted out by police officers against anti-femicide protesters.
3:23 pm
President William Ruto awards IG Douglas Kanja the Moran Elder of Golden Heart (MGH) while Molo MP Kuria Kimani is honoured with the Chief of Order of the Burning (CBS).
2:52 pm
Fourth-year UoN students storm Lower Kabete Campus Dean's office after their names were excluded from the graduation list whose ceremony is slated for Friday, December 3, 2024.
2:28 pm
Uproar as over 500,000 support staff across secondary schools in Kenya receive layoff letters from the government through the boards of management as part of downsising occasioned by the transition to Junior Secondary Schools.
1:17 pm
President William Ruto directs the Kenya Copyright Board and e-Citizen to establish a transparent, real-time system for royalty collection and distribution to beneficiaries.
1:07 pm
President William Ruto confirms that over 243,000 Kenyans have secured jobs abroad since September 2022.
12:44 pm
President William Ruto says that the government has successfully transitioned 5.6 million citizens from the National Health Insurance Fund and registered 11 million Kenyans under the Social Health Insurance Fund.
12:17 pm
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja says that a road in South C will be renamed after the late rapper Issah Mmari, popularly known as E-Sir.
11:19 am
Candidates vying for the position of the chairperson of the African Union, including Raila Odinga, arrive at the African Union Headquarters in preparation for the upcoming Mjadala Afrika debate.
11:04 am
Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo dismisses claims that the government is planning to arrest the maker of viral silhouettes with the likeness of President William Ruto stating that instead, the government might only help the individual positively use his creativity to earn income.
10:56 am
President William Ruto presents Wajir Airbase with the presidential and regimental flags at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi.
10:05 am
The World Athletics ratifies world records achieved by Kenyan athletes Beatrice Chebet and Ruth Chepng'etich. Chebet broke the world record in the 10,000m in Eugene at a time of 28:54.14 while Chepng'etich broke the record at Chicago Marathon.
9:32 am
President William Ruto arrives at Uhuru Gardens for the 2024 Jamhuri Day Celebrations.
9:08 am
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja as well as a raft of Cabinet Secretaries among them Kipchumba Murkomen and Musalia Mudavadi arrive at Uhuru Gardens for Jamhuri Day Celebrations.
8:27 am
Labour CS Alfred Mutua sees off Kenyans traveling to Qatar to begin their new careers noting, 'It is great to get an opportunity to work and make your own money.'
8:20 am
Head of Presidential Special Projects Dennis Itumbi says that Jamhuri Day celebrations will kick off at 9:00 am and will center around job creation.
7:48 am
National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah says that he pushed President William Ruto to reach out to both former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
7:21 am
Gambian President Adama Barrow was received by CSs Musalia Mudavadi and Hassan Joho when he touched down at JKIA to attend Jamhuri Day celebrations at Uhuru Gardens.
Wed, 11 December 2024
5:41 pm
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki attends the funeral of former Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) Commissioner Kishanto ole Suuji who was also the husband to Nominated Senator Peris Tobiko at Parkarara Village in Narok County.
5:20 pm
Parliament has flagged as fake a notice announcing planned vetting of Fred Matiang'i, Peter Munya, and Mutahi Kagwe for cabinet secretary positions.
4:52 pm
Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua says that 23 Kenyans who landed foreign jobs, some of them drivers, were banned from travelling to Qatar after it was established they had broken the country's laws previously.
4:25 pm
The US Embassy announces that it will remain closed tomorrow, December 12, in observance of Jamhuri Day.
3:43 pm
Sports CS Kipchumba Murkomen meets a delegation from the World Bank over the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) project set to transform the lives of 820,000 unemployed youth in Kenya.
3:23 pm
Harambee Stars coach Engin Firat resigns just weeks after the national team failed to qualify for the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations.
2:53 pm
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta meets Marc Dillard, the new Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Kenya, and UK High Commissioner to Kenya, Neil Wigan, at his Gatundu home to discuss the Nairobi Peace Process and regional peace initiatives.
1:48 pm
Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa says that the government is conducting an assessment using harmonized tools, proxy means testing, and community validation of the status of individuals to identify the vulnerable and needy to be exempted from SHA's monthly contributions.
