Inside Homa Bay’s Dark Underbelly: How a Journalist’s Beating Exposed the Rotten Politics of County Jobs
On Friday evening, People Daily journalist Habil Onyango was abducted from a hotel in Homa Bay, bundled into a car, and subjected to hours of beatings. His crime? Publishing a…
Orengo’s Bold Bet: Siaya’s Investment Summit Pitches County as Kenya’s Next Big Frontier
Siaya County is about to take the national spotlight, once again. From October 14–17, 2025, Governor James Aggrey Bob Orengo will host the Siaya International Trade and Investment Conference (SITICO)…
Death in the Stadium: Was Missing Worker a Victim of Talanta’s Billion-Shilling Cartel?
The death of 35-year-old construction worker Sammy Kyengo, whose body was discovered inside a hidden water sump at the Talanta Sports Stadium site on Saturday, September 13, is fast morphing…
Karura Forest Grab? Political Elites Circle Nairobi’s Green Jewel Amid KFS–FKF Row
The leafy trails of Karura Forest may still be teeming with joggers, cyclists, and birdwatchers, but beneath the calm canopy lies a storm with deep political roots. What began as…
Inside Siaya Demos That Never Took Place: How Raila Stopped a Plot to Embarrass Orengo
On the morning of September 11, 2025, Siaya town was braced for what had been billed as one of the most disruptive demonstrations in recent memory. The target: Governor James…
Siaya County Ghost Jobs Saga: How 382 ‘Employees’ Were Duped into Chasing Illusions of Work
When the Siaya County Public Service Board (CPSB) called for a headcount and staff audit in March, it was meant to be routine — a simple exercise to reconcile payroll…
Lessons from the Kibagendi–Nyakundi Fight and the Ruto-Raila Influence on Regional Politics
The funeral of Salome Ongwae in Sensi Ward, Kisii County, was meant to be a solemn affair. Instead, it became a theatre of political chaos when Kitutu Chache South MP…
Shocking Details Emerge on What Could Have Led to Death of Michael Mbobu
In a stunning twist to one of the most shocking assassinations in Nairobi’s legal circles, fresh revelations show that slain lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu was deeply entangled in crippling debt,…
Countdown Ugunja 2025: Nine Aspirants, One Seat, A Constituency on Edge
The Ugunja Constituency by-election set for November 27, 2025, is fast shaping into one of the most unpredictable political showdowns in Siaya County. With nine aspirants cleared or eyeing the…
ODM at 20: Party of Hope or a Movement in Decline?
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is turning 20, and the party plans to mark the milestone with three days of pomp and festivity in Mombasa from October 10th to 12th.…
Atandi Blinks First in JOOUST Relocation Standoff With Orengo, Calls Off Siaya Protest
Alego-Usonga MP Samuel Onunga Atandi has backed down in his escalating standoff with Siaya Governor James Aggrey Bob Orengo over the contested relocation of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science…
76.8 Billion in Mobile Loans: Are Kenyans Trapped by Digital Loan Sharks?
Between 2022 and 2025, licensed digital credit providers (DCPs) issued 5.5 million mobile loans to Kenyans, valued at KES 76.8 billion ($594 million). A new Central Bank of Kenya (CBK)…
Who Wanted Lawyer Kyalo Mbobu Dead? The Shadowy Threads Behind a Lang’ata Road Assassination
Nairobi – The Tuesday evening murder of prominent city lawyer and author, Mathew Kyalo Mbobu, has sent shockwaves through Kenya’s legal fraternity, with investigators, colleagues, and political watchers probing whether…
Exclusive: Could She Be Kenya’s First Female Inspector-General of Police?
For three decades, Senior Assistant Inspector-General Rosemary Sipatan Kuraru has worn the blue uniform of the National Police Service (NPS). From her early days as a constable in the 1990s…
Siaya: No Demonstrations Over JOOUST, County Dismisses Land-grabbing Claims
The County Government of Siaya (CGS) has moved to quell growing public uproar over allegations that it is attempting to seize land belonging to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science…
Why Court Stopped Makau-Odhiambo-led Victims Compensation Panel
A bold government initiative to compensate victims of violent demonstrations and police crackdowns has run into legal headwinds after the High Court in Kirinyaga temporarily halted the work of the…
Man on a Fishing Expedition: Samuel Onunga Atandi’s Risky Gamble for Siaya Governor
When the political history of Alego-Usonga is written, Samuel Onunga Atandi’s name will stand out. For decades, the constituency had gained a notorious reputation as a graveyard for incumbents. No…
The Silent Siaya War: How Orengo and Wandayi’s Rivalry is Shaping Ugunja and Beyond
In Siaya’s political landscape, few contests have attracted as much hushed attention as the one now unfolding ahead of the Ugunja parliamentary by-election. The duel is not between ordinary candidates…
4 Suspects Arrested After Kidnapping Woman, Forcing Her to Withdraw Ksh585,000
Police in Murang’a have arrested four suspects linked to a spate of kidnappings in Kangema Sub-County, including a chilling case where a woman was forced to withdraw Ksh585,000 from her…
ODPP Orders Arrest of Isiolo Governor Guyo Over Kidnapping, Robbery Plot
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has ordered the immediate arrest of Isiolo Governor Ibrahim Abdi Hassan Guyo and seven of his close allies over allegations of…
Police Break Gangster Network, Arrest 14
A quiet mid-morning raid in Kitale has unearthed a grim picture of Kenya’s growing urban insecurity. Police swooped on suspected gang hideouts across Umoja, Kisumu Ndogo, Tuwani, Bondeni, and Mitume…
Police Update: Kenya to Repatriate Body of Officer Killed in Haiti Road Accident
The National Police Service (NPS) has confirmed that arrangements are underway to repatriate the body of a Kenyan police officer killed in a tragic road accident in Haiti on Sunday,…
Betrayal of a Legacy: How Margaret Saitoti Was Skimmed of Billions After Her Husband’s Death
When Professor George Nthengi Kinuthia Saitoti — mathematician, reformist, statesman, and Kenya’s longest-serving Vice President — perished in a mysterious helicopter crash on June 10, 2012, the country mourned a…
Shock in Sega as Tragedy Claims Two Lovers in Lodging Electrocution
Shock and grief have engulfed Sega town in Siaya County after two teachers lost their lives in a freak electrocution incident inside a local lodging facility. The victims were identified…
8 Suspected Livestock Thieves Arrested in Coordinated Detectives’ Operation
A ruthless livestock theft syndicate that has tormented farmers across four central Kenya counties has been busted in a high-stakes sting operation. Detectives, acting on weeks of painstaking intelligence, swooped…
Orengo on a Roll, but Accessibility and Weak Grassroots Organisation Could Be His Undoing
Siaya Governor James Aggrey Bob Orengo is enjoying a political high. Two years into office, the veteran lawyer and reform icon has turned much of his Nyalore manifesto from campaign…
Wandayi’s Ugunja Dilemma: By-Election Puts ODM Powerbroker in Catch-22
Ugunja constituency has suddenly become the battlefield for a high-stakes power game that could make or break the career of one of ODM’s most ambitious sons, former MP and current…
Investigations Reveal the Truth Behind JOOUST’s Looming Exit from Siaya
Rumours swirling over the fate of the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) Siaya campus have finally been confirmed: the institution is on its way out. An…