Election Tracker - Tuesday, 19 September 2023 - 8:08 am

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Ministry of Environment launches toll-free hotline for reporting illegal logging across Kenyan forests.

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Broadcasting and Telecommunications Principal Secretary Edward Kising'ani says government will probe Ezra Chiloba's suspension as Communications Authority (CA) Director General.

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Kenya Power announces plans to allow private companies to sell power directly to consumers in 42 Nairobi estates.

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Government to hand over renovation of four stadia to the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) which will be required to develop them to international standards.

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Kenyan pastors write to US President Joe Biden asking him to reauthorize the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) plan.

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Basic Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang hints at govt plans to change grading structure for Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations.

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New Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) report reveals mismanagement of the Ksh662.4 Million Staff Mortgage Scheme was among the primary reasons why Director General Ezra Chiloba was sent packing.

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Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) plane crashes in Boni Forest.

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President William Ruto appoints former East African Community (EAC) Cabinet Secretary Phyllis Kandie as advisor on Commodities Market Development. 

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Finland Scholarship Scandal victims write open letter to President William Ruto requesting the Head of State to intervene to enable them get a refund.

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President William Ruto's party United Democratic Alliance (UDA) is gearing itself to hold a National Governing Council (NGC) meeting next week at the Bomas of Kenya.

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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to convene emergency response team ahead of El Nino rains.

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The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) initiates investigation to determine the possible causes of the surveillance helicopter crash in Lamu.

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Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir appears before the Senate Standing Committee on Land, Environment, and Natural Resources, to respond to questions arising from a petition concerning demolitions of houses at a Nairobi estate.

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A Nakuru MCA, Mwangi Muraya, has claimed that a traffic police officer attempted to shoot him inside the county assembly.

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Twenty two counties recorded a drop in own revenue collections in the financial year 2022/23, data published by the Treasury shows.

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Kibwezi West MP Eckomas Mutuse writes to the National Dialogue Committee proposing changes in the presidential election. Legislator wants President to also vie as MP to allow opposition leader to assume Minority Leader position in Parliament.

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Media Council of Kenya (MCK) condemns attack against three journalists who were covering a security operation at an illegal alcohol brewing den in Matungulu, Machakos County on September 18.

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Interior CS Kithure Kindiki gives a 30-day ultimatum to Kenyans to collect their passports.

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Police launch investigations into the mysterious death of a middle-aged woman whose body was found dumped in a forest in Shanzu, Mombasa County.

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Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana gets reprieve after Criminal Court sitting in Nairobi rules that man accused of defrauding legislator Ksh76 million will stand trial.

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Residents drawn from various wards in Kiambu contribute funds towards forming a legal kitty to oppose construction of the Ndarugo II Dam.

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Kenyan Billy Chemirmir who murdered 22 grandmothers in the United States killed by his cellmate in prison. 

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Senators have called EACC to investigate Kericho Governor Eric Mutai for covering up missing Ksh700 million in the former administration. 

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Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria issues sarcastic apology after criciticism over high fuel prices remarks.

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy invites President William Ruto to visit Kyiv.

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Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba appointed to the United Nation's (UN) Global Leadership Council of Generation Unlimited. The body is tasked with advancing the agenda of young people globally.

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Labour Cabinet Secretary Florence Bore to appear before Senators on Wednesday to answer questions on various issues in her Ministry. The CS is expected to shed light on govt's compliance with the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2003.

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Pharmacy and Poisons Board issues alert cautioning Kenyans against purchasing Lodixanol and the Paracetamol oral solution.

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Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir opposes the Kenya Ports Authority's (KPA) plan to privatise sections of the Mombasa Port.

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Mourners turned away at Lang'ata Cemetery as workers stage protest over unpaid dues.

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President William Ruto says the government has initiated plans to introduce mass transit to decongest Nairobi.

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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says eradicating tsetse fly will save Kenyan farmers Ksh21 billion annually.

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1 person killed and houses torched in night attack believed to have been orchestrated by suspected Al Shabaab militants.

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Interior CS Kithure Kindiki reveals that the government will deploy elite units in Nothern Kenya and Upper Coastal regions to curb terrorist attacks

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Kenya ranked 76th in Digital Quality of Life rankings published by Surfshark, a cybersecurity firm.

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Kericho man dies after consuming herbal medicine prescribed by a Form Three student.

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Govt to deploy special forces and elite units  in Northern Kenya and Upper Coastal regions to neutralise terror groups, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki says.

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President William Ruto holds talks with his Portuguese counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

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High Court issues orders suspending operationalisation of Senate Oversight Fund.

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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki reveals that passport backlog reported by the Immigraion Department in May was understated.

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Parliamentary Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education puts Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital Board Chairperson Olive Mugenda on the spot for picking a nurse to run the medical facilty, instead of a trained doctor.

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Senate approves Eldoret's bid to become the fifth Kenyan city

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Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo says Kenya will strengthen cooperation with China on intelligence sharing to tackle emerging security threats.

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Citizen TV journalists covering Lang'ata Cemetery workers protesting over unpaid dues attacked by the police.

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Kisii Governor Simba Arati dismisses Deputy Rigathi Gachagua's pronouncement asking politicians to refrain from making arrogant remarks towards Kenyans; claims the country's second in command doesn't have the moral authority to do so.

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State Department of Immigration publishes the names of over 87,000 passports printed and ready for collection as the government moves to clear the backlog

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Kitale High Court rules that counties do not have powers to audit pending bills accrued by past administrations. 

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