Election Tracker - Wednesday, 11 October 2023 - 7:07 am

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Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan says Jubilee Party is split, and a section of lawmakers already selected Sabina Chege as its leader. 

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Treasury CS Njuguna Ndung'u assumes the Chair of the Council of Ministers at the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG).

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CS Moses Kuria to hand over the Ministry of Trade to CS Rebecca Miano today at the NSSF Building. 

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President William Ruto to attend the pass-out parade of Kenya Forest Service graduates at NYS Gilgil

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Mandera North MP Bashir Abdullahi urges the government of Somalia to engage with Alshabaab to find a lasting solution as Kenya moves to withdraw KDF.

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Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing'Oei slams the court for temporarily blocking the deployment of police to Haiti. 
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ICT CS Eliud Owalo signs Performance Contract 2023/2024 with the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC).

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Interior CS Kithure Kindiki appears before the Senate to address the recruitment of chiefs and deployment of police to Haiti. 

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World Record Marathon Holder Kelvin Kiptum challenges legendary athlete Eliud Kipchoge to a race at the 2024 Paris Olympics. 

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President William Ruto presides over the pass out parade of Kenya Forest Service recruits in Gilgil.

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Parliament passes a motion to increase the capitation fee per CBC student from Ksh1,400 to Ksh7,760.

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President William Ruto orders the immediate firing of 23 Kenya Forest Service (KFS) officials over alleged corruption

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Environment Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya sues her husband for threatening her life and meting cruelty towards her. 

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CS Moses Kuria officially hands over Trade Ministry to Rebecca Miano.

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Government terminates deal with Cuban doctors.

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Govt to withhold the salaries of police officers who refuse to be transferred after Interior Ministry begins effecting policy prohibiting law enforcement personnel staying at 1 station for more than 3 years.

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King Charles III to visit Kenya from Tuesday, October 31 to Friday, November 3.

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DCI detective dies after shooting himself at the agency's headquarters on Kiambu Road.

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President William Ruto trademarks the 'mambo ni matatu' phrase, securing exclusive rights to use the term.

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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki says govt to consider public input when hiring chiefs and assistant chiefs.

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MPs amend the National Construction Act to exempt marginalised groups from paying registration fees. 

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Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i appears before MPs to respond to questions on why he issued orders to shut down the Kenyatta University Kigali Campus, Rwanda. 

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American billionaire and Microsoft Founder Bill Gates hails Kenya as Africa's tech pioneer.

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Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Sheriff Nassir maintains he will continue to raise concerns over alleged privatisation of the Port of Mombasa.

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Nairobi ranked the 10th most expensive city in Africa by Henley and Partners via its Centi-Millionaire Report 2023.

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Kenya Chamber of Commerce opens office in China.

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First Lady Rachel Ruto calls for an end to Gender Based Violence.

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Thirdway Party Leader Ekuru Aukot slams govt spokesperson Isaac Mwaura for claiming that the latter called him to ascertain why he moved to court to block deployment of Police to Haiti.

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Kenya condemns Israeli bombing of Gaza as the war escalates, calls for ceasefire

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Senate Committee investigating the proliferation of rogue religious organisations in Kenya summons Pastor Ezekiel Odero to appear before it on Friday.

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Murang'a Governor Irungu Kang'ata rolls out cleaning jobs akin to 'kazi mtaani' that will see youth employed and part of their salaries channeled to parents.

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ODM Chairman John Mbadi criticises the government amid speculation that the executive is angling to sideline Parliament from privatising state owned companies.

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Second Lady Pastor Dorcas Rigathi launches a detention facility inside a wellness and rehabilitation centre in Rumuruti, Laikipia County.

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ODM opposes govt's plan to deploy police to Haiti; maintains the move is ill-advised and undermines the spirit of Pan Africanism.

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The Environment Court extends the ban on logging.

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CBK Governor Kamau Thugge discloses plans to repurchase a quarter of Kenya's Ksh 298.1 billion Eurobond, set to mature in 2024, before the end of this year.

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3 suspected criminals stoned to death at Kamukuywa market in Bungoma County.

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Court dismisses a case challenging the release and planting of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) maize in Kenya.  

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Environment Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya says the govt has initiated investigations into suspected corruption at the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) a day after President William Ruto sacked 23 staffers at the agency for the same reasons. 

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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki confirms Inspector General Japhet Koome and the National Police Service Commission (NSPC) led by Eliud Kinuthia have resolved their differences.

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Police arrest 5 people for allegedly assaulting Kirinyaga Woman Representative Jane Njeri Maina in Kirinyaga County on August 22.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the government is on standby to evacuate Kenyans from Israel at the slightest notice. 

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Azimio leader Raila Odinga expected to visit Lodwar on Friday to attend for the annual Turkana Cultural Festival.

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Turkana Governor Governor Jeremiah Lomorukai ditches ODM for UDA.

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Interior CS Kithure Kindiki reveals govt plans to install a security system at border crossings that will be used to profile foreigners coming into the country.

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Interior CS Kithure Kindiki pledges to advocate for compensation on behalf of the 1998 bomb blast victims.

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National Dialogue Committee agrees to create the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary and Opposition Leader.

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10 suspects arrested in relation to Sondu killings. 

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Interior Ministry says that the government is actively working to enhance its border security. 

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Ministry of Agriculture has developed and published the Crops (Miraa) Regulations 2023 to promote, develop and regulate the miraa industry.

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Jeremiah Kioni refutes reports that President (Rtd) Uhuru Kenyatta will tour the Mt Kenya region. 

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Kenya Airways confirms that its plane was diverted in the UK over security threats. 

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UK police release preliminary findings on Kenyan plane intercepted by military jet following security scare. 

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EACC arrests a senior Education Ministry official after he created a fake school to receive government funding. 

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Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Martha Karua to attend the Turkana Cultural Festival.

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Judiciary gazettes new guidelines on timely processing of payment of fines and cash bail.

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ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna says that Azimio senators don't attend Parliament sessions with cabinet secretaries because they are unconstitutional.

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Pastor Ezekiel Odero will today appear before the Senate Ad Hoc committee to answer questions regarding his church and its activities.

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