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.
1:10 pm
President William Ruto signs seven parliamentary Bills including the Kenya Revenue Authority (Amendment) Bill 2024, the Kenya Roads (Amendment) Bill 2024, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024, and the Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill 2023 into law at State House in Nairobi.
12:41 pm
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki announces that in less than two years, the Kenya Kwanza Administration recruited and deployed 76,000 teachers, and thousands of youths have been absorbed into the security agencies.
12:19 pm
President William Ruto hosts evangelical and pentecostal church leaders led by Redeemed Gospel Church Presiding Bishop Kepha Omae at State House in Nairobi.
11:55 am
Former Head of Kenya's Presidential Delivery Unit, Nzioka Waita, has joined the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change as Managing Director - Africa Advisory.
11:25 am
Two tourists died on Wednesday after their van collided with a trailer in Mariakani, Mombasa.
10:26 am
Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti clears Ksh2.5 million hospital debt for a lady who lost her husband while receiving specialised medical care.
9:55 am
The 2024 Jamhuri Day Celebrations will be held on Thursday, 12th December, at the Uhuru Gardens with the theme around "Jobs, Labour, Migration, Entertainment and Entrepreneurship".
9:20 am
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has rolled out a new technology meant to curb the rise of sub-standard drugs in the Kenyan market.
8:55 am
Kenyans could have been exposed to yet another poisonous commodity after the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) flagged a 2-million-kilogram rice consignment.
8:10 am
The High Court has dealt a blow to President William Ruto after issuing orders suspending his directive to 34 parastatal chiefs over onboarding their services on the e-Citizen platform.
