South Africa Reels as Two Mass Shootings Leave 27 Dead in Hours
JOHANNESBURG/CAPE TOWN — South Africa is grappling with a fresh wave of deadly gun violence after two separate mass shootings killed at least 27 people and wounded more than 25…
4 Days in the Shadows: Muteti Mulinge Recounts Horror Abduction
Human rights activist Boniface Mulinge Muteti is recovering in hospital after emerging alive from a four-day ordeal in which he says he was tortured, starved, blindfolded and subjected to physical…
Ichabod: When Political Favour Faded from Gladys Wanga
There is a haunting lesson in the biblical story of King Saul: political authority can survive the loss of political grace, but commanding respect after the centre of power has…
Madiany Set for Sh7 Million Police Station as Rarieda Pushes to Reclaim Lost Commercial Glory
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…
Aram Market Tax Revolt Deepens as 2,000 Traders Demand Services Before Paying Siaya Levies
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…
Oremo’s ACACIA Demands Overhaul of Siaya Equitable Development Act, Calls for Urgent Regulations
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…
The Prado that Defines the Decline of Luo Community Standards
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…
When Power Meets the Graduation List: Why Universities Must Put Academic Standards Above Influence
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…
Sifuna Wave Gathers Momentum as Opposition Succession Plan Takes Shape
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…
Ruto in Siaya: Why the Boda Boda Meeting Tomorrow Could Matter More Than the Rally Optics
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…
Two Children Drown in Lower Nzoia Irrigation Canal: Father Demands Answers Over Tragic Mahero Deaths
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…
Why Wandayi Factor Could Matter in the Battle for Siaya Governor
The race to succeed Siaya Governor James Orengo is rapidly acquiring the ingredients of a political heavyweight contest, with four prominent names now openly positioning themselves for the county’s top…
Dan Okoth Takes Charge of Siaya Treasury in Major Finance Shake-Up
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…
Billions for New Police Uniforms: The Procurement Questions Kenya Must Answer
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…
Ruto to Unveil New Police Uniform on Friday as 4,000 Recruits Graduate at Kiganjo
President William Ruto is set to unveil Kenya’s new police uniform on Friday as the National Police Service (NPS) moves to restore an outfit that officers and members of the…
Wetang’ula’s TSC Jobs Exposè Inadvertently Turns Spotlight on State House
Speaker’s attempt to condemn MPs accused of selling teacher appointment letters has instead raised explosive questions over political control of recruitment and the independence of the Teachers Service Commission National…
Bishop Wesonga Tells Orengo: Talk to Siaya Health Workers Before the Crisis Gets Worse
Retired Anglican Bishop Joseph Otieno Wesonga has called for dialogue between the Siaya County Government and health workers, warning that prolonged confrontation over employment grievances risks hurting the very patients…
Gumbo: Celebrating Community Leadership, Unity and the Power of Grassroots Development
Engineer Nicolas Gumbo attended the 40th anniversary celebration of Karariw Sports, hosted by the Karariw Self Help Group at Karariw Comprehensive School in Masogo A Village, Nyandiwa Sub location, Central…
Siaya’s 2027 Test: Show Us Your Development Record, Not Goonism and Crowds
Siaya is entering a new and potentially dangerous chapter in its political history. For decades, politics in the county was largely organised around the towering influence of the late Raila…
Siaya Tragedy: 11-Year-Old Pupil Electrocuted After Live Power Line Falls on Him
A routine trip to collect firewood turned into a devastating tragedy after an 11-year-old Grade Four pupil was electrocuted by a live power line in Pap-Kakan Village, Siaya Sub-County. The…
Mukurweini MP John Kaguchia Arrested After Overnight Standoff at Royal Media Studios
Mukurweini Member of Parliament John Kaguchia was arrested on Monday morning by officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), bringing to an end an overnight standoff at the Royal…
Siaya’s Unwritten Power-Sharing Formula Faces Its Biggest Test Yet as Rarieda Emerges as Political Epicentre
As the race for Siaya’s top elective seats gathers momentum ahead of the 2027 General Election, a decades-old political convention—never written into law but deeply embedded in the county’s electoral…
Raila Junior Emerges as Standard-Bearer of Odinga’s Nairobi Political Legacy
Raila Odinga Jr. is increasingly emerging as the face of efforts to preserve and rebuild the political influence associated with the Odinga family in Nairobi, signalling what could become one…
Why James Orengo’s Re-Nomination of George Nying’iro Raises Hard Questions
Governor James Orengo has long cultivated the image of a principled statesman—a constitutional lawyer who champions institutions, accountability and the rule of law. Yet his latest decision to re-nominate George…
How a National Science Exhibition Opened New Doors for Two Kenyan Students
For Kon Lual and Ian Mwadiloh, winning the 2025 Young Scientists Kenya National Exhibition was the beginning of the story rather than the end of it. YSK exists on a…
Babu Urges Sifuna to Forge Grand Alliance with Matiang’i, Kalonzo and Gachagua
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has called on Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna to seize the political moment by building a broad-based opposition coalition with former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i,…
OJWANG MURDER TRIAL: DELETED CCTV AND FORENSIC EVIDENCE EXPOSE CHILLING FINAL HOURS AT CENTRAL POLICE STATION
The murder trial of Albert Ojwang has taken a dramatic turn after forensic analysis of CCTV footage revealed that he was alive and responsive when he arrived at Central Police…
David Ochieng’s Cash-Fuelled Surge Shakes Siaya Governor Race
What began as a modest, localized campaign orbiting Ugenya is fast morphing into a countywide political tremor. David Ouma Ochieng, leader of the MDG Party and an increasingly formidable gubernatorial…
SIAYA POWER WAR: WANDAYI DARES ORENGO AS RUTO ALLIES TARGET ODM STRONGHOLD
A political storm is gathering in Siaya—and at its center is an escalating supremacy contest between Governor James Orengo and Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi that could redefine the county’s…
Momentum Builds for Okelo as Siaya Senate Race Tilts Toward Unity Ahead of 2027
The battle for the Siaya Senate seat in 2027 is beginning to crystallize, with Hon. Walter Okelo rapidly emerging as a consensus candidate amid a wave of political goodwill and…