Election Tracker - Thursday, 23 May 2024 - 7:18 am

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President William Ruto arrives at the White House for talks with President Joe Biden.

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American producer Tyler Perry extends his apologies to President William Ruto for failing to reorganise his diary in time to meet the Kenyan Head of State who toured his studios in Atlanta.

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A section of Kenyan tech players write letter to President Joe Biden demanding to be involved in the US-Kenya talks.
 

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Kenyan reported missing after climbing Mt. Everest.

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US President Joe Biden remarks that he has not seen his team this excited about a visit while referring to Ruto's arrival at the White House.
 

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South Sudan General Gatwech Dual declines to attend peace talks in Nairobi over security concerns.

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KWS warns the residents of Ongata Rongai, Kitengela, and Athi Kapiti of roaming wild animals following Tuesday's lioness episode.
 

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Azimio leader Raila Odinga invited to deliver keynote address at the Africa Conference 2024 slated to be held at the University of Oxford between May 24 and May 25.

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President William Ruto expresses concern to American leaders that Kenya is doing the heavy lifting of countering security threats in Africa.

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Political analyst Professor Peter Kagwanja, also husband to National Security Advisor Monica Juma claims that DP Gachagua is being isolated in the ruling party because he has outlived his usefulness of wrestling political popularity in Mt. Kenya from former President Uhuru Kenyatta.

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Police lob teargas to disperse Murang'a residents protesting along the Thika - Murang'a Highway over the shooting of 2 suspects.

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Matatu Owners Association reveals talks with govt revolving around removing 14-seater PSVs from Nairobi CBD.

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KDF Base Defence Platoon conducting camp security exercise drills at the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in Goma, DRC.

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Embakasi North MP James Gakuya claims that DP Gachagua was not Mt. Kenya leaders' first choice for the UDA presidential running mate position.
 

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Kenya to receive Ksh924 million from the US to modernise and professionalise the National Police Service.

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Delaware Senator Chris Coons praises President William Ruto as a strategic global security partner for the US" in a troubled region"

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President William Ruto secures funding for six-lane Nairobi- Mombasa Expressway during State visit to the US.

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British envoy to Kenya Neil Wigan meets with the family members of the late Agnes Wanjiru.

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The US government announces a $51 million (approximately Ksh7 billion) loan to a Kenyan mobile lending company.

 

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US government announces it will gift Kenya 16 refurbished helicopters to bolster the country's security operations.

 

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The US announces its commitment to expand Manda Bay Airstrip as part of stringent measures to fight terrorism. 

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A Kenyan working at a sugar factory in Morogoro is confirmed dead after a reported explosion in the factory caused by an electrical fault.

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MPs question rationale in investing Housing Levy contributions in Treasury Bills.

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US President Joe Biden holds joint press conference with President William Ruto.

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Govt bans issuance and renewal of licenses to export scrap metal

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President Ruto strikes deal with Google to protect Kenya's critical IT infrastructure.

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Kenya Power's General Manager for Commercial Services and Sales Rosemary Oduor, says that the company makes estimations for consumer electricity bills when consumers deny Kenya Power staff access to premises.
 


 
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Siaya Governor James Orengo says that his working relationship with Deputy Governor William Oduol is beyond repair and he regrets ignoring the advice of ODM leader Raila Odinga not to pick him.


 

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Embattled University of Nairobi (UoN) Vice Chancellor Stephen Kiama has dismissed a directive by the University Council to take leave.

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Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has dismissed allegations of planning to step down from his role.


 

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Three police officers were injured on Thursday night in a security operation where they were pursuing a gang of robbers who had attacked a woman in Mlolongo, Machakos County.

 


 
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President William Ruto launches the Kenya Urban Mobility and Growth Threshold Programme that will tackle the economic growth challenges related to urban land use and transport planning in the Nairobi metropolitan.

 


 
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President Ruto is expected to make a historic visit to the Pentagon to discuss bilateral security cooperation on the final day of his 4-day visit to the USA.

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The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) of the United States has faulted the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, James Johnson for failing to allow President William Ruto to address a joint session of Congress.

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Police in Muhoroni, Kisumu County are investigating the cause of an incident where an 18-year-old girl took her life by suicide in Biafra village, God Nyithindo sub-location.

 


 
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Fire breaks out at the Mavoko Law Court archive storage facility and destroyed several files of closed cases. No active case files have been destroyed. 
 

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Junior Secondary School intern teachers who have been protesting across the country over the terms of their employment contracts have started receiving show-cause letters from the Teachers Service Commission

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200,000 Nairobi landlords could have their property auctioned by the county government over failure to pay land rates. There are approximately 250,000 landlords within the county.

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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has announced changes at the Ministry and National Administration by recalling all Regional Commissioners and naming new ones.

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Five Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers from Buruburu in Nairobi were on Friday arrested in Tanzania for being illegal immigrants. 

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Kilifi County Governor Gideon Mung'aro bans the sale and distribution of Muguka in the entire county. It comes a day after Mombasa County did the same.

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High Court rules that Judges are entitled to a Ksh10 million taxable car allowance which had been scrapped by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).

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The United States Development Finance Corporation has announced plans to establish an office in Nairobi as it seeks to expand its footprint in Africa following Ruto's US trip.

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The Meteorological Department has in its latest weather forecast said most parts of the country will experience moderate to heavy rainfall Friday through to Saturday.

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The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to various YouTubers uploading audio-visual content to their channels without valid licences to apply for the same.


 
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President William Ruto awarded the Outstanding Leaders Award, 2024 by the American Chamber of Commerce in Washington DC.

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Motorist Association of Kenya (MAK) leads protests against the proposed 2.5% Motor Vehicle Circulation Tax saying it will have detrimental effects on the transport industry.

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Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oe says Kenya has struck a deal with Oman for Midwifery graduates from the University of Nairobi to secure jobs in the Gulf country.

 

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Former president Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in South Africa for the observation of the country's General elections. He is leading the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM), which will oversee the polls coming up on May 29, 2024.

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Salaries and Remuneration Commission to appeal against the judgment that reinstated Ksh 10 million car allowance to Judges, chairperson says judges who handle the case were conflicted.

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President William Ruto leaves the USA for Kenya after a 4-day State Visit that has seen him sign several trade and bilateral agreements.

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President William Ruto says the deployment of 1,000 Kenyan police officers to Haiti in the peacekeeping mission will be in three weeks.


 

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Three men and a lady die on the spot following a Saturday early morning road accident involving a lorry and a matatu along the busy Nakuru-Eldoret Highway near the notorious Salgaa black spot. 

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Five Kenyan police officers who were trailing motor vehicle thieves before being arrested and detained by their Tanzanian counterparts have been released. 


 

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Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations arrest two women with Cocaine worth Ksh 490K In Mombasa.


 
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Former Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri pleads with Former President Uhuru Kenyatta to forgive him.


 

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President William Ruto has appointed Chief of Defence Forces Charles Muriu Kahari as chairperson of the presidential taskforce of the Kenya Home of Human Origins Museum and Science Park in the Lake Turkana Basin.



 

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Government Spokesperson, Isaac Mwaura attends the homecoming ceremony of Kenya's ambassador to Egyp, Fred Outta in Kisumu county.

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Embu County muguka farmers hold demonstrations protesting the recent ban on muguka trade in Mombasa and Kilifi Counties.


 
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Azimio leaders led by Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka hit out at President Ruto over his huge traveling expenses to the United States for a state visit.
 

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Anglican Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit has faulted President William Ruto's push to send Kenya's police officers to Haiti.


 
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The Kenya Wildlife Service arrests three people who presented fake calling letters during the service's recruitment. They were arrested at  KWS Law Enforcement Academy, Manyani. 


 

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Everest Today, an organization that documents mountaineering events in the Himalaya has suggested Cheruiyot Kirui's death spot on Mt Everest be named 'Cheruiyot Point' honoring the first African to almost summit Mt Everest without using supplementary oxygen.

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The bodies of five people who perished in a landslide at the Hillo Mine in Dabel, Marsabit County, have been identified. A search for two more people, believed to be trapped inside, is ongoing.

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UDA Secretary General Cleophas Malala has announced that The Communist Party of China( CPC) will assist the UDA party in establishing a leadership school at the party headquarters. 

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DP Rigathi Gachagua says the government has released Ksh600 million to the New Kenya Co-operative Creameries (KCC) to pay milk farmers.

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The Independent Policing Oversight Authority says it has commenced investigations into two incidents of shootings of civilians by police officers in Kirinyaga County and Nairobi County on May 20 and 22 respectively. 

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A contingent of Kenyan troops who were sent to Haiti to assess preparedness for the multinational mission is returning to Kenya because accommodation units in the Caribean nation are incomplete.


 


 

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Amref Health Africa in partnership with the County Government of Tana River trains 360 health workers on Cholera to help mitigate the outbreak of the deadly disease. 53 cases have been reported so far in the county.

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Rigathi Gachagua accuses William Ruto's allies from Rift Valley of meddling in Mount Kenya politics to give Ruto a different running mate in the 2027 elections.

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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says President William Ruto's USA visit has brought honour and respect as well as raised the stature of Kenya internationally.

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President William Ruto has dismisses claims that Kenya’s relationship with China could be affected following his visit to the United States of America.


 

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President William Ruto arrives back in the country after a 4-day State Visit to the United States of America. He was received by Interior CS Kithure Kindiki.

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A Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officer and one woman were seriously injured following an attack from over 100 bandits on a village in Baringo County. 100 goats were stolen from 8 families.

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Kilifi County enforcement officers have started enforcing the Executive Order issued by Governor Gideon Mung'aro banning entry, transportation, distribution, sale, and use of muguka within the county.

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Embu County Deputy Governor Kinyua Mugo wants President Ruto and DP Gachagua to intervene and save Muguka farmers from imminent losses after Mombasa and Kilifi Counties banned the stimulant from their jurisdictions.