SIAYA TODAY

The commissioning of the KETRACO Isinya–Namanga Transmission Line Project signals more than another milestone in Kenya’s expanding electricity network. For Kajiado County, it could mark the beginning of a new…

Nearly three decades after the devastating El Niño rains of the late 1990s turned roads into rivers, swept away bridges and disrupted livelihoods across Kenya, the country is once again…

Safaricom Ethiopia has crossed the 15 million 90-day active subscriber mark, capping five years of rapid expansion since the company received its full-service Unified Telecommunications Service Licence from the Ethiopian…

Kenya’s nuclear power ambitions are entering a decisive phase, and the most consequential question may no longer be whether the country can build a nuclear power plant, but whether it…

The world is heading towards an extraordinary climate event, with the United Nations warning that a rapidly intensifying El Niño could trigger unprecedented heat, droughts, floods and food insecurity across…

SIAYA, Thursday, September 3, 2026 — Siaya Senate aspirant Walter Ochieng Okelo was subjected to an hour-long political and intellectual grilling on Thursday night as members of the influential Siaya…

Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary James Opiyo Wandayi has thrown his weight behind a national campaign seeking to transform Kenya’s tuk-tuk sector through clean energy, affordable financing, road safety and…

The government’s decision to strengthen crisis communication ahead of the anticipated 2026 El Niño rains is timely and necessary. Weather related emergencies do not test only the country’s drainage systems,…

The founders of Kenyan fintech company Flexitech Group Limited, the operator of FlexPay, have been arrested over allegations that Sh31.2 million belonging to a major retail chain was diverted for…

Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema has begun his second and final term in office, but his inauguration has exposed a question that Africa can no longer afford to avoid: what makes an…

Siaya Governor James Orengo’s meeting with newly appointed British High Commissioner to Kenya Matt Baugh may have been described simply as a cordial and instructive engagement, but its timing has…

The County Government of Siaya has embarked on a major review of its Siaya County Climate Change Policy, 2020, in a move aimed at strengthening climate governance and positioning the…

Siaya County has launched a renewed push to strengthen community health governance, emergency maternal and newborn care, referral systems and the management of essential medical commodities after a baseline assessment…

Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum Opiyo Wandayi has challenged Siaya residents to register as voters in larger numbers and embrace political unity ahead of the 2027 General Election, arguing…

The flagging off of materials for the Kenya Power Last Mile Connectivity Programme in Lutali Village, Kakamega County, by Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi, alongside Malava MP David…

Proposed Office of the Creator Ombudsman could transform how online disputes are resolved — and cement BAKE’s role at the centre of Kenya’s rapidly evolving digital ecosystem NAIROBI — Kenya’s…

Global technology company Epson has strengthened its commitment to Kenya and the wider East African market with a KSh19.4 million investment to expand its Nairobi operations by 50 per cent.…

Media Council seeks to protect newsroom independence as media personalities prepare to seek elective office The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has moved to tighten the ethical boundaries between journalism…

The commissioning of three Last Mile Connectivity Programme projects in Awendo Constituency by Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum Opiyo Wandayi is a decisive step in advancing a long overdue…

Engineer Nicolas Odero Gumbo hosted a transformative development and alignment forum at Lwak Comprehensive School in West Asembo Ward Rarieda Constituency that brought together one hundred self help groups with…

The presence of digital hubs in Rarieda and Bondo, highlighted by Principal Secretary for Broadcasting and Telecommunications Stephen Isaboke, should be understood as more than a technological intervention. It represents…

Old Mutual Holdings Plc has reported profits after tax of KES 882 million for the six months ended 30 June 2026, up from KES 5 million in the same period…

The shores of Lake Victoria are beautiful, but for fisherman Radido Otieno Peter, they were also unforgiving. For six years, Peter cast his nets into the lake, living with the…

Kenya’s political class appears to have entered the early stages of the 2027 election campaign with remarkable enthusiasm — and remarkably little agreement on what exactly it wants to offer…

Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi’s decision to join journalist Stephen Letoo for an educational empowerment programme in Oldanyati, Kilgoris Constituency, Narok County, alongside Governor Patrick Ntutu, Senator Eddy Oketch, Hon. Rebecca…

By Dr. Abiero Awuora Kenya is hurtling towards the 2027 General Election, and the political class is already warming up its machinery. Promises will soon flood the country. Political alliances…

CPA Dan Ochieng Okoth has officially assumed office as Siaya County’s new CECM for Finance and Economic Planning, inheriting a docket under pressure to tighten fiscal discipline, clear pending bills…

Siaya County Assembly Speaker George Okode yesterday received the selection panel mandated to interview and identify suitable candidates for two key positions in the county administration — County Secretary and…

The controversial 2022 abduction and killing of three men linked to President William Ruto’s presidential campaign has taken a fresh legal turn, with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) filing…

Kenya is preparing to dress its police officers in a new uniform once again — and the move has opened an uncomfortable conversation about priorities, procurement, accountability and the unfinished…