Election Tracker - Sunday, 20 August 2023 - 6:55 am

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DCI asks members of the to aid police in tracking down wanted fugitive and suspected drug peddler Mathe wa Ngara.

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Teachers demand salary increments during CBA talks with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). 

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Pastor Dorcas Rigathi wants TVETs to rehabilitate alcohol, drug and substance addicts in the country.

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Sabina Chege-led faction of Jubilee Party demands to join ongoing bipartisan talks.

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President William Ruto to attend an Inter-Denominational Thanksgiving Service at Nyanturago Stadium in Kisii.

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Nairobi County administration orders registration of liquor stores. 

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Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma urges Raila Odinga to order protests against US Ambassador, MegWhitman

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Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai criticises the media for what he argued was poor coverage of the devolution conference. 

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Raila Odinga's spokesperson, Dennis Onyango, says that the former Prime Minister will use his UK trip to rest and recharge. 

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Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi attends a mass service at St Joseph the Worker Parish. 

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Former Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama wants talks between President Ruto and former PM Raila Odinga aborted. 

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Kisii Governor Simba Arati causes a standstill while arriving at Nyanturago Stadium for interdenominational prayers graced by President William Ruto

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Haitian gang leader Jimmy Barbecue Cheriziern warns Kenya against deploying police to the country. 

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Kisii leaders urge Governor Simba Arati and South Mugirango MP Sylvanus Osoro to agree to a truce. 

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Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi says that the second phase of farmers’ registration will commence on September 1. 

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Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai calls for a crackdown on brothels in the suburb. 

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President William Ruto pledges to complete all stalled road projects in Kisii County.

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Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU) asks EACC to probe misappropriation of funds by educations of higher learning. 

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Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o urges Kericho politicians to call for peace between communities clashing at the border of the two counties. 

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Water CS Alice Wahome launches a tree planting campaign in Konoin Constituency, Bomet County. 

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Hundreds of people flee their homes as conflict escalates along the Kisumu-Kericho border. 

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Water CS Alice Wahome revokes appointment of Athi Water Works Development Agency board member as graft investigations intensifies.

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Kisii Governor Simba Arati ready to work with the Kenya Kwanza government to develop the county.  

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Nyamira County Majority Leader Elijah Osiemo laid to rest. 

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Ferdinand Omanyala qualifies for the Men's 100m Finals at the 2023 World Athletics Championships

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Alvin Kasavuli of St Anthony Boy's Kitale set to join Nastic Sports Academy in Barcelona, Spain. 

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UDA Members of Parliament pile more pressure on Sports CS Ababu Namwamba over how he is running his ministry. 

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Kisii Governor Simba Arati pledges to work with Kenya Kwanza government to foster development in his county.

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President William Ruto says the country might record its best maize harvest in history this year.

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Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro, a close ally of President William Ruto, argues that bipartisan talks are a waste of time. Legislator wants Kenya Kwanza to pull out of the dialogue.

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Kenya contemplates pulling out of fuel deal with Gulf companies after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expresses concerns that the Kenyan taxpayer will be exposed to currency-related costs.

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KUCCPS data shows 100+ courses have attracted less than 10 students each in the 2023 university placement cycle

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Cabinet Secretaries Njuguna Ndung'u (Treasury) and Alice Wahome (Water) to propose bill seeking to introduce Public-Private Partnerships to enable govt to undertake ambitious projects.

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Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) expresses fears over gov'ts plan to increase large transactions reporting limit arguing that the plan will expose the country to money laundering risk.

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Govt to enroll an additional 500,000 Inua Jamii beneficiaries on September 1, Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs PS Joseph Motari reveals.

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Judiciary stresses it did not give orders allowing the DCI to arrest an elderly couple in Lavington over a disputed parcel of land.

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Nyanza leaders call for a lasting solution to the perennial conflict along the Kisumu-Kericho Border mainly caused by cattle theft.

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Govt pledges to clear the outstanding Ksh8 million medical bill of the late freedom fighter John 'Brigadier Kiboko' Kagwe.

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President William Ruto abolishes Visa requirements for Indonesians to Kenya following State visit by President Joko Widodo.

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Government intensifies efforts to clamp down on small-scale gold miners accused of running unlicensed mines in Migori County.

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Mathare residents raise the red flag over daytime robberies targetting businessmen and commuters

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UK government announces labour shortage across 38 occupations including; Welding, Masonry and Carpentry.

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Doctors through the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) demand to be included in the Kenya Kwanza, Azimio Bipartisan Talks.

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'Mathee wa Ngara' moves to court to block her arrest.

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Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi urges African countries to prioritise education reforms.

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Kenya, Indonesia sign 4 MOUs to strengthen bilateral trade ties.

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Linda Ugatuzi, a lobby group, moves to court to stop govt from rolling out Gava Mkononi app.

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Former Presidential Aspirant Esther Waringa formulates bill seeking to exempt 5 basic commodities from tax.

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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua exudes confidence that govt is winning war against drugs and alcohol abuse.

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Government announces plans to decommission Suneka Airstrip in Kisii County.

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Mathare youth pelt Nairobi firefighters trying to put out a fire in the estate with stones.

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Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu hires youth who disrupted his speech at a funeral in Nyamira County to beg for a teaching job.

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Pastor Ezekiel Odero moves to court to appeal deregistration of his church.

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President William Ruto conducts impromptu inspection at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).

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President William Ruto meets billionaire Bill Gates to discuss climate change and how his initiatives can transform the lives of Kenyans

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DCI smokes out Nancy Kigunzu alias Mathe wa Ngara from her hideout in a night raid at a city hotel. 

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UDA MPs mount more pressure on Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba; accuse him of including joyriders in foreign trips while subjecting athletes to suffering. 

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Kerugoya residents block officers attached to Kenya Dairy Board from arresting milk vendors.

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Kenya dispatches second cohort of 76 nurses to the UK, in accordance with the bilateral labour agreement established between the two nations.

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Mwingi West MP, Charles Nguna, petitions Parliament, to examine the issue of teachers promoted to principals without salary increments

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Court suspends the deregistration of Pastor Ezekiel Odero's Newlife Prayer Centre Church.

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Kirinyaga Woman Representative Jane Njeri Maina roughed up by rowdy youth.

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President William Ruto begins 5-day working tour of Rift Valley region

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Tourism Cabinet Secretary Peninah Malonza reveals that the hospitality sector lost Ksh65 billion during anti-govt protests.

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World’s largest floating bookstore, MV Logos Hope, docks in Mombasa. 

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Embattled Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba dismisses all accusations leveled against him including neglecting sportsmen and women even as UDA politicians continue to tighten the noose on him.

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Parliament begins formal inquiry into Worldcoin's data mining operations in the country.

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Kisumu Governor Anyang Nyong'o dismisses reports claiming eruption of fresh boundary disputes between Kisumu and Vihiga.

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Stakeholders oppose proposed amendments by Homabay Town MP Peter Kaluma seeking to allow persons accused of corruption to hold public office.

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President William Ruto orders Tourism CS Peninah Malonza to surrender control of the Amboseli National Park to Kajiado County. 

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Pastor Dorcas Rigathi holds inaugural training of religious leaders in Kenya to fight the scourge of HIV/Aids, alcohol and drug abuse at the Bomas of Kenya.

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Kakamega County secures a deal to export 10 tonnes of fish to Italy per week. 

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Police ordered to produce fake Mathe wa Ngara (Teresia Wanjiru) after she missed her bail application today.