SIAYA TODAY

Madiany Trading Centre in Rarieda Constituency is set for a major security facelift following the launch of construction of a Sh7 million police station, in a project that could also…

Two weeks ago, a quiet procession passed through the streets of Siaya. There were no politicians at its head. No powerful professional body was behind it. No convoy of expensive…

More than 2,000 traders at Aram Market in North Asembo have dug in against the payment of county levies, turning a dispute over revenue collection into a wider confrontation over…

Siaya County has intensified preparations for the anticipated October-November-December (OND) 2026 rains, with Governor James Orengo directing county departments and national government agencies to strengthen early-warning systems and coordinate measures…

Siaya County is stepping up efforts to strengthen the fishing sector and unlock the economic potential of Lake Victoria, with the county government placing fisher folk cooperatives at the centre…

The decision by Siaya Governor James Orengo to publicly support the proposed nuclear power plant in his county, even as a prominent opposition figure, marks an important moment in Kenya’s…

A decade may have passed since Kenya lost two remarkable members of its technology and creative communities, but the memories of Idd Salim and Rajan Solanki remain deeply etched in…

Dr David Oremo’s ACACIA community organisation has renewed calls for a comprehensive overhaul of the Siaya County Equitable Development Act, 2019, arguing that the law must be strengthened and its…

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has inadvertently added an extraordinary twist to the widening controversy over Kenya’s Government-to-Government petroleum importation arrangement after revealing that he only recently learnt that the Kenyan…

There are moments in public life when a motor vehicle ceases to be merely a means of transport and becomes a political statement. The brand-new vehicle gifted to Luo Council…

There are moments in politics that are carefully choreographed, and there are others that acquire a meaning far beyond the immediate political theatre. President William Ruto leading residents of Siaya…

Kenya’s controversy over foreign nationals operating small businesses has moved beyond the dramatic headlines that greeted President William Ruto’s September directive. What began as a five-day compliance ultimatum has evolved…

The Masengeli-USIU dispute offers Kenya a timely opportunity to examine a fundamental principle of higher education: academic qualifications and honours must be insulated from influence, status and considerations unrelated to…

The message delivered by Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum Opiyo Wandayi alongside President William Ruto at Kisumu’s Jua Kali Grounds was deceptively simple: electricity is not merely about lighting…

The Energy CS is no longer appearing merely as the man in charge of electricity, fuel and power policy. The intensity of national scrutiny around him suggests that his political…

President William Ruto’s development tour of Siaya on Tuesday offered something more revealing than the official speeches, project inspections and carefully choreographed political optics. Beneath the public spectacle was a…

Stanbic Bank Kenya has formally appointed Michael Mutiga as its Chief Executive Officer, following the completion of all required regulatory approvals by the Central Bank of Kenya. Mutiga’s appointment comes…

Dear Mr President, Welcome to Siaya. This time, perhaps more than at any point since you became President, you are walking into a Siaya that is noticeably less hostile, less…

The nurses’ revolt in Siaya has exposed a much bigger question than whether health workers should return to their wards. It has exposed the uncomfortable fault line between devolution, national…

The Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Project is not merely an infrastructure investment—it is an investment in public health, dignity, economic productivity and sustainable urban growth. The commissioning of the…

The inspection by President William Ruto of the ongoing works on the Chemelil–Muhoroni Junction Road offers a timely reminder of a simple but often underestimated reality: roads are not merely…

Linda Mwananchi’s emerging consensus could redraw the 2027 opposition map — leaving Babu Owino to make a Nairobi bid and Orengo facing a difficult choice in Siaya Kenya’s opposition politics…

President William Ruto’s visit to Siaya on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, is officially packaged as another leg of a development tour. But beneath the roads, bridges, stadiums and public projects…

Kokwet electrification and the Tegat-Kaplelit-Kokwet-Toroton road project illustrate why development must ultimately be measured by its impact on ordinary citizens The launch of the Kokwet Last Mile Electrification Project and…

Chebunyo projects show how electricity, enterprise and healthcare can become one engine of rural transformation The launch of the Last Mile Connectivity Projects in Chebunyo, the unveiling of the Chebunyo…

The recognition of Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi and Principal Secretary Alex Wachira as the best performing Cabinet Secretary and Principal Secretary respectively is a significant moment for…

A grieving father is searching for answers after his two young children drowned in a canal serving the Lower Nzoia Irrigation Scheme in what residents describe as a baffling afternoon…

Barely a month into office, Siaya County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Finance and Economic Planning, CPA Dan Ochieng Okoth, has signalled a potentially significant shift in the management of…

The reported ODM return of two MCAs has triggered fresh speculation about Governor Orengo’s succession plans, George Okode’s ambitions and the shifting loyalties ahead of 2027 Siaya’s political chessboard is…

Siaya County has intensified preparedness against Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), with frontline health workers in Gem and Alego Usonga sub-counties undergoing specialised training to strengthen early detection, infection control and…