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The National Treasury has revised its local borrowing to fund the 2023/2024 budget from Ksh 586.5 billion to Ksh 316 billion which is expected to reduce pressure on the local market. According to CBK governor Dr Kamau Thugge the National treasury has identified concessional and non-concessional funding from multilateral lenders such as the IMF to bridge the funding gap
The MPC committee maintains Central Bank rate at 10.5%
- 19 Aug 2025 - Dr. Richard Lesiyampe has officially taken over leadership as the new Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).
- 19 Aug 2025 - KMPDU has accused major insurance companies of undermining quality healthcare through what it terms as blatant interference in patient management, warning that it will soon publish a “list of shame” advising Kenyans which insurance firms to avoid.
- 19 Aug 2025 - Senators are now threatening to impeach the Speakers of both Houses of Parliament if they don’t summon President William Ruto to give evidence on those involved in taking bribes from senior government officials.
- 19 Aug 2025 - The Ministry of Education, through the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), has disbursed Ksh.9.46 billion to support 309,178 university students.
- 19 Aug 2025 - Kenya is urging African nations to adopt homegrown strategies to combat the growing concentration of terrorism along national borders, warning that extremist groups are increasingly turning the continent’s geography into a battlefield.
- 19 Aug 2025 - The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) on Monday night seized counterfeit alcohol valued at Ksh.1.4 million during a raid at Kahuho Market in Murang’a County.
- 19 Aug 2025 - President William Ruto has established a new multi-agency team to step up the fight against corruption and economic crimes in the country.
- 19 Aug 2025 - The Ministry of Health, through the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), has issued a cautionary advisory to members of the public against the off-label use of Semaglutide-containing compounds, popularly marketed under brand names such as Ozempic, for…
- 19 Aug 2025 - A long-serving teacher at Alliance Girls High School, Peter Albert Ayiro, has resigned from the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) following mounting accusations of sexual misconduct.
- 19 Aug 2025 - Vexed Senators expressed their rage over the alleged extortion scheme being conducted in Parliament, demanding immediate action against those involved.