SIAYA TODAY

Kenya’s unfolding milk shortage has exposed uncomfortable cracks in the country’s dairy sector, with consumers confronting empty shelves, processors struggling for supplies and the Government battling claims that powerful middlemen…

The handover of a 1,000 kVA power transformer to the Busia County Aggregated Industrial Park is more than an electricity infrastructure milestone. It is a practical demonstration that Kenya’s industrialisation…

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has been ordered to review and amend its tender for the supply, installation and maintenance of the Integrated Elections Management System (IEMS), injecting…

Engineer Nicolas Gumbo’s consultation with ODM grassroots leaders in Bondo may have appeared like another political meeting in the long march towards the 2027 General Election. But beneath the speeches,…

The Senate is being urged to reject a proposed law that would introduce inter-county transfers for pensionable county employees, with lawmakers warning that the arrangement could create a backdoor route…

Kenya’s drive to achieve universal electricity access is increasingly becoming more than an energy policy—it is emerging as a powerful instrument for economic inclusion, regional cooperation and national unity. That…

Kenya’s nuclear ambitions are entering a defining phase, and the country’s success will depend not only on reactors, technology and infrastructure, but on the calibre of people entrusted with shaping…

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…