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…
Orengo Raises Alarm Over Lichuma Torture Claims as Pressure Mounts for Answers on Missing Persons
Siaya Governor James Orengo has sparked renewed debate on human rights and state accountability after raising serious concerns over the alleged abduction and torture of Mathare-based activist Davis Lichuma. Following…
The Fall and Fall of Gem Constituency Politics
Once celebrated as a cradle of intellectual leadership and principled politics, Gem Constituency is today grappling with a troubling decline in the quality, character, and credibility of its parliamentary representation.…
SIBOWASCO Restores Flow in Bondo Sewer Network Amid Rising Infrastructure Gaps
The Siaya-Bondo Water and Sanitation Company (SIBOWASCO) has intensified efforts to restore sanitation efficiency in Bondo Municipality, successfully reopening multiple clogged sewer lines and eliminating critical overflow points in a…
Siaya 2027: Is Orengo Preparing an Exit? 10 Reasons the Governor May Not Defend His Seat as William Oduol Steps Forward
Siaya Governor James Aggrey Bob Orengo has lately been speaking in riddles. In carefully worded television interviews and public forums, the veteran politician has stopped short of giving a firm…
Why Is Orengo Trending? Inside the Siaya Power Storm Shaking Luo Politics
Siaya Governor James Orengo has exploded to the top of Kenya’s trending charts after a fiery speech at the burial of Beryl Achieng Odinga, Raila Odinga’s sister, yesterday in Bondo…
Uproar in Siaya as Residents Protest Silent Transfer of Top Magistrate Amid Fears of Land Justice Crisis
A quiet administrative decision has triggered loud public outrage in Siaya County, where residents—mobilised under Bunge la Mwananchi—are protesting the silent transfer of the Principal Magistrate Hon. Benjamin Limo alongside…
“They Wanted Me Out!”: Sifuna Reveals Plot to Remove him as ODM Party SG
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has ignited a fierce political storm after alleging a covert plan engineered by allies of President William Ruto to remove him as ODM Secretary General —…
Dick Cheney, Powerful and Polarising Former U.S. Vice President, Dies at 84
Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the most influential and controversial figures in modern American politics, has died at the age of 84, his family confirmed on Monday.…
Netanyahu Orders Deadly Strike as Ceasefire Crumbles: Israel Pounds Gaza After Hamas ‘Violation’
Less than three weeks after a tenuous Gaza ceasefire took hold, the truce now hangs by a thread. Israel launched a series of deadly overnight airstrikes on Gaza following what…
From Jail Cell to Presidential Palace: How Colonel Michael Randrianirina Took Over Madagascar in Just 72 Hours
If you’d asked anyone in Madagascar who Colonel Michael Randrianirina was last week, you’d probably get a blank stare. Today, he’s the man running the country. In just three days,…
Court Orders Orengo Law Firm to Pay KES 560,000 for Wrongful Dismissal
A Nairobi Employment and Labour Relations Court has ordered J.A.B. Orengo Advocates, a law firm associated with Siaya Governor James Orengo, to pay Sh560,000 to a former associate whom the…
Siaya-Born Lillian Odira Promoted Following Sterling Performance at Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championship
Siaya-born track star Lillian Odira has been promoted to the rank of Sergeant in the Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) following her record-shattering performance at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in…