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…
Conservation or Politics? Hard Talk Forum Puts Yala Swamp Debate Back in Focus
The fate of the Yala Swamp — a vast 12,000-acre delta straddling Siaya and Busia Counties — has once again taken center stage after environmental conservationist Alfred Ayiro delivered a…
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…
UDA Governor Hillary Barchok Arrested Over Corruption Claims
Bomet Governor Hillary Kipng’eno Barchok has been arrested by detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) right outside Integrity Centre in Nairobi where he had spent hours being interrogated.…
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…
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…
FACT CHECK | Orengo and the Nuclear Plant: Separating Rumour from Reality
Rumours have swirled in Siaya that Governor James Aggrey Bob Orengo is opposed to the siting of Kenya’s first nuclear power plant in the county. But the facts tell a…
Jolting Shock to Rigathi Gachagua as Poll Shows Presidential Bid Faces Uphill Battle
Nairobi, Kenya – Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua woke up to grim political news on Wednesday after a fresh opinion poll cast doubt on his presidential ambitions, showing a firm…
Hezron Opiyo Junior — Inside the KES100 Million Siaya Corruption Scandal
On the morning of Tuesday, August 26, 2025, anti-graft detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) swooped down on Siaya County’s Finance Department, arresting Hezron Junior Opiyo, a soft-spoken…
Kenya’s Lobbying Scandal: Ruto Government Under Fire Over KES 325M Deal with US Firm
Nairobi, Kenya – President William Ruto’s administration is facing mounting criticism and scrutiny after revelations that the government signed a multi-million shilling lobbying contract with a Washington-based firm in a…
Ghosts on the Payroll: Inside Kenya’s Multi-Billion County Wage Scam
At the heart of Kenya’s devolved governance lies a scandal that refuses to die: ghost workers. Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi’s ultimatum to counties to integrate their payroll systems into…
BIN BANDITS BEWARE: Inside Mosiria’s and Sakaja’s Clean City Crusade
Nairobi, East Africa’s commercial heartbeat, is facing an unusual crime wave—one targeting the very symbol of urban order: public dustbins. In a bold move, Nairobi City County’s Chief Officer for…
MCAs Staring at Impossibility — Mission to Impeach Sakaja a Nonstarter
Nairobi’s political temperature soared on Tuesday after South B MCA Chege Waithera, flanked by several colleagues, declared war on Governor Johnson Sakaja, vowing to kick him out of office. Speaking…
Revealed: What Prompted Arrest of Senior Siaya County Official Over Embezzlement of KES 100 Million
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, arrested a senior official from the Siaya County Government over allegations of embezzling over KES 100 million in what…
Kimathi Street Chaos: Allegations of Governor Sakaja’s Role in Orchestrated Goons Spark Political Storm
The usually bustling Kimathi Street turned into a scene of chaos yesterday after an audacious attack by a group of organized goons who vandalized and looted shops housed at the…
Political Goons or Urban Robbers? The Kimathi Street Daylight Looting and the Return of Rigathi Gachagua
On Sunday, August 24, 2025, the unthinkable happened in the heart of Nairobi. At around 12:15 p.m., a gang of marauding youths stormed shops within Nanak House on Kimathi Street,…
Is a New Political Storm Brewing? Inside the Babu-Sifuna Axis and Kenya’s Generational Power Shift
Political temperatures in Kenya are once again on the rise after Embakasi East MP Babu Owino hosted a high-profile church service on Sunday at Jesus Teaching Ministry, drawing together a…
EXPOSED: Raila, Uhuru, and Kalonzo in Secret Talks – Is a 2027 Mega-deal Loading?
Kenya’s political underworld is on fire—and we have the receipts. According to a highly placed source with direct knowledge of the talks, ODM boss Raila Odinga has held THREE closed-door…
Inside the KES 20 Million Nyandiwa “Ghost Hospital” Scandal: What Really Happened?
When images of an abandoned, crumbling structure in Homa Bay began circulating online, Kenyans erupted in outrage. Headlines screamed about a “phantom hospital” that had allegedly pocketed KES 21 million…
Mystery Deepens as SHA Denies Claims of Ksh20 Million Payment to Non-Existent Facility
Nairobi, Kenya – August 22, 2025 – The Social Health Authority (SHA) has dismissed allegations that it wired Ksh20 million to a ghost health facility in Homa Bay County. In…
Revealed: Why Raphael Tuju Resigned from Jubilee Party
Former Jubilee Party Secretary General Raphael Tuju has officially resigned from the former ruling party in a move that has stirred political speculation over his next steps. In a letter…