Itumbi Confirms Ruto Government Is Turning to Influencers to Sell Its Agenda as 2027 Race Heats Up
The government is deliberately embracing social media influencers as a new frontline channel for communicating its programmes and shaping public understanding of its agenda, Head of Presidential Special Projects and…
Kenya Unveils Bigger Social Protection Plan as Inua Jamii Targets 2.5 Million Households
Kenya is moving to reshape its social protection architecture from a system largely focused on cushioning vulnerable households from hardship to one designed to build resilience, promote economic inclusion and…
Linda Mwananchi Movement Wins Legal Battle as Tribunal Orders Name Reservation Within 7 Days
The emerging Linda Mwananchi Movement has cleared a significant legal hurdle after the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT) overturned the Registrar of Political Parties’ refusal to reserve the name Linda…
Okoa Malaika Programme Delivers 11 Neonatal Incubators to Nyanza in Major Newborn Care Boost
Efforts to reduce preventable newborn deaths and strengthen maternal and neonatal healthcare in Nyanza have received a significant boost following the handover of 11 neonatal incubators to six counties under…
Siaya Moves to Institutionalize Citizen Power With New Public Participation Policy
The County Government of Siaya is moving to Institutionalize public participation through a comprehensive draft policy designed to shift citizen engagement from routine public meetings to a more structured system…
William Oduol Rules Out Siaya Senate Bid, Leaving Governor Race as His Political Horizon
Siaya Deputy Governor CPA Dr William Oduol Denge has categorically dismissed reports that he intends to contest the Siaya Senate seat in the 2027 General Election, describing the claims as…
Senior Police Officer Held Over Alleged Defilement of 16-Year-Old Girl
A senior police officer in Kakamega County has been arrested and detained over allegations that he defiled a 16-year-old girl after allegedly using a fabricated security alert to lure her…
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…
Court Asked to Order Police to Produce Missing Activist Mulinge Muteti
A petition has been filed at the Milimani Law Courts seeking urgent judicial intervention over the reported disappearance of activist Boniface Mulinge Muteti, amid claims that he was arrested during…
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…
Orengo Chairs Siaya Disaster Management Committee as County Steps Up El Niño Preparedness
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 Bets on Fisher Folk and Usenge SACCO to Unlock Blue Economy Potential
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…
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…
Siaya Politics Was Not on the Podium: The Real Drama Played Out Behind the Scenes
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…
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…
Rachel Ruto Takes Women Empowerment Drive to Siaya, Links Grassroots Savings to New Economic Opportunities
First Lady Rachel Ruto has taken her grassroots women empowerment campaign to Siaya County, urging women to turn collective savings, table banking and entrepreneurship into sustainable pathways to economic independence.…
Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Ochogo — A Woman of Determination, Service and Many Talents
Today, we celebrate Elizabeth Ochogo, one of those remarkable members of the Siaya County Government family who have demonstrated that determination, commitment and a willingness to learn can carve out…
Milk Crisis Exposes Government’s Dairy Policy Muddle as Cartel Claims Mount
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…
Senate Moves to Block County Staff Transfer Bill as Job Fairness Fears Mount
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…
Reliable Power, Rising Prosperity: How the Isinya–Namanga Line Could Transform Kajiado
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…
El Niño Is Coming Again: Is Kenya Truly Ready This Time?
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…
‘Godzilla-Level’ El Niño Threatens to Rewrite Global Weather as UN Sounds Alarm
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…
Walter Okelo Put on the Spot as Siaya Intellectuals Turn Up Heat in Senate Race
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…
Wandayi Backs Clean Tuk-Tuk Revolution as Kenya Targets Cheaper Mobility, Jobs and Safer Roads
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…
FlexPay Founders Arrested Over Sh31.2 Million Fraud Allegations as Fintech Faces Growing Customer Scrutiny
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…
Orengo’s British Envoy Meeting Raises Bigger Question: Is the Veteran Politician Still a Player in Post-2027 Kenya?
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…
Siaya Rewrites Its Climate Playbook as David Oremo Impresses in Policy Review Drive
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 Moves to Fix Health System Gaps After Revealing Baseline Assessment
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…
MCK Sets New Rules as Journalists Cross Into Politics Ahead of 2027
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…
Empowering Siaya Through Unity and Voter Registration
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…