4:24 pm
Multi-agency team recovers two more bodies, raising the death toll to 58, with seven bodies awaiting postmortem, police say.
4:02 pm
Scientific tracking of Cyclone Hidaya has establishes that the Cyclone has now acquired full status with the capability of remaining so until it hits the Coasts of Kenya and Tanzania.
3:47 pm
CS Kindiki directs Kwale, Mombasa, Kilifi and Lamu counties to ban beach activities, fishing and non-essential sea transport ahead of Cyclone Hidaya’s landfall
3:12 pm
The Nakuru High Court orders the CSs for Interior, Transport, Education, Housing & Environment & the National Disaster Management Authority to urgently prepare and present to the court a contingency plan against ongoing floods.
2:46 pm
KeNHA announces that the Laisamis - South Horr (B74) road has been closed.
2:13 pm
Govt establishes 138 Camps in 18 Counties to offer temporary shelter to 62,000 persons from 14,771 households affected by floods countrywide.
1:47 pm
Govt gazettes Samson Omwanza Ombati as a Member of the Judicial Service Commission representing the Law Society of Kenya.
1:11 pm
Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung’aro threatens to take drastic measures regarding the bodies preserved from the Shakahola tragedy.
12:18 pm
State House Nairobi is set to receive more funds for its renovation plans following the release of supplementary estimates for development expenditure.
12:00 pm
DCI detectives in Makindu, Makueni County recover about 2500 kg of sugar.
11:38 am
Efforts to resolve the protracted doctors' strike hit another snag as talks between government officials and the doctors union collapse.
11:27 am
Chaos erupts in Kakamega County after a funeral turns into a crime scene after the mourners seek to take matters into their own hands and deliver justice over the victim's death.
10:09 am
President Ruto appoints Ezra Chiloba as Consul-General for Los Angeles, USA.
10:08 am
Kenya's Forex Reserves stands at USD 7.179B equivalent to 3.8 months of import cover compared to USD 7.232B equivalent to 3.8 months of import cover last week.
9:14 am
UDA resolves to make changes to its leadership structure.
9:08 am
President William Ruto appoints former West Mugirango MP Vincent Mogaka Kemosi as the country's ambassador to Accra, Ghana, weeks after he declined the job.
8:54 am
Media personality Betty Kyallo announces she's returning to the screens following her latest move to TV47.
8:13 am
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja denies reports on the misappropriation of Ksh144 million in the school feeding programme.
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6:48 pm
MoH Kenya meets with KMPDU to finalize a return-to-work agreement.
6:18 pm
EACC releases ex-Murang'a governor Mwangi wa Iria from Industrial Area Remand prison after complying with Anti-Corruption Court’s bond terms
5:54 pm
Hon Florence Bore releases Ksh 2B for Aprilpayment to beneficiaries enrolled in the Inua Jamii programme.
5:03 pm
Governor Sakaja visits GatinaWard with area MCA Mwalimu Swaka as well as National and County Government officers to support people affected by the ongoing rains.
4:56 pm
Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen announces plans to extend the SGR to South Sudan and three other countries.
4:56 pm
Azimio Chief Principal Raila Odinga takes a swipe at President William Ruto following the latter's directive on the demolition of structures at the Mukuru Kwa Ruben in Nairobi.
3:55 pm
President William Ruto reveals the government will issue further directives on how learning will be conducted should the heavy rains and floods continue.
2:55 pm
President William Ruto postpones the reopening of all public schools until further notice.
2:04 pm
Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi presents himself at the DCI headquarters over the fake fertiliser worth Ksh209.5 million.
1:46 pm
The Kenyan shilling makes a comeback to strengthen against the United States dollar after several days of weakening.
1:27 pm
The national government is set to spend Ksh2.2 trillion in the new proposedbudget in a bid to achieve programs within the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), if the new budget is implemented.
