SIAYA TODAY

Kenya is staring at a deepening education crisis, and former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i is now calling for a national reckoning. In a forceful intervention following the deadly inferno…

Kenya’s education system is under siege. A fast-spreading wave of school fires, violent unrest, and mass closures has engulfed more than 70 secondary schools nationwide, exposing deep cracks in a…

A mysterious late-night fire at Chianda High School in Siaya County has cast a harsh spotlight on Kenya’s escalating wave of school unrest, raising urgent questions about student safety, institutional…

Kenya’s fuel market is under intense scrutiny after the entry of substandard petroleum products collided with persistently high pump prices, triggering outrage and raising serious questions about regulation, transparency and…

The Ministry of Health has rolled out a new WhatsApp chatbot, JALI, in a bold step to counter the spread of Ebola misinformation and enhance public access to verified health…

Siaya County has reaffirmed its commitment to environmental conservation with a renewed call for aggressive tree planting, sustainable resource use, and climate-smart development during this year’s World Environment Day celebrations.…

Popular comedian and activist Eric Omondi will spend the weekend in police custody following his dramatic arrest at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Friday afternoon, setting the stage for…

A group of 165 parents from Ambira Boys High School has moved to the High Court of Kenya seeking urgent orders to stop the institution from enforcing a KSh33,000 levy…

Cabinet Secretary of Energy and Petroleum Opiyo Wandayi had the honour of addressing the 4th Kenya Power E Mobility Conference at KICC under the theme “Aligning Policy, Infrastructure and Partnerships…

By Samson Wire The County Government of Siaya has taken a significant step toward strengthening its human rights framework following a high-level courtesy call by the Defenders of Human Rights…

Siaya County’s Acting County Secretary, Elizabeth Adongo, has made a decisive and high-impact entry into office, moving swiftly to tackle the county’s persistent salary delays. In what is being seen…

Nairobi, Kenya — Kenya has activated a comprehensive nationwide Ebola preparedness strategy, ramping up surveillance, laboratory testing, border screening and emergency response systems to prevent a potential outbreak amid rising…

Veteran radio personality Fred Obachi Machoka has dragged Kileleshwa MCA Robert Onyango Alai to court in a high-stakes KSh 60 million defamation lawsuit following viral social media posts alleging the…

By Sylvester Nandy Former Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga Amoth has intensified his bid for the Siaya Senate seat after hosting a high-profile delegation of bishops at his Segere home in…

Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi’s decision to freeze electricity prices has delivered immediate relief to millions of Kenyans grappling with rising fuel costs and shrinking household incomes. But beneath the welcome…

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has intensified its crackdown on procurement fraud, arresting the Clerk of the Nyamira County Assembly, Duke Simeon Onyori, over alleged irregularities in a multi-million-shilling…

Water supply to thousands of households across Siaya County is set to resume after a swift joint intervention by Kenya Power (KPLC) and the Sibo Water and Sanitation Company (SIBOWASCO)…

While public rallies are still months away, the real 2027 Siaya contest is already being fought behind closed doors. According to a party insider who spoke to SiayaToday on condition…

The County Government of Siaya has taken a bold step toward sealing procurement loopholes and accelerating service delivery by launching a two-day intensive training on the Electronic Government Procurement (eGP)…

Nine students linked to a horrific school fire that claimed the lives of 16 girls in central Kenya were arraigned in court on Tuesday, as the nation continues to grapple…

Wajir County took centre stage in Kenya’s history on Monday as President William Ruto presided over the 63rd Madaraka Day celebrations—the first time the national event has been held in…

NANYUKI, KENYA — Tension flared in Nanyuki on Monday as hundreds of residents poured into the streets to protest the government’s plan to establish an Ebola quarantine facility within the…

A deepening payroll crisis has rocked the Siaya County Government after it emerged that hundreds of employees — including senior officials — have gone without salaries for two consecutive months…

The arrest of blogger David Onyango Elgon, alias MC Adek Tatu, has reignited a familiar but necessary debate—where should Kenya draw the line between free expression and harmful speech in…

The Kenyan state rarely loses. It absorbs pressure, recalibrates, and proceeds. The proposed US-funded Ebola quarantine facility in Laikipia is no exception—likely to be built, yet already costly in public…

Paris, May 30, 2026 — The UEFA Champions League final delivered high drama as Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal FC were locked at 1-1 after regulation time, with Ousmane Dembele cancelling…

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has ramped up efforts to safeguard Financing Locally-Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) grants in Siaya County, placing communities at the heart of oversight to curb…

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…

The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has issued a stern warning to individuals spreading ethnic hate and celebrating the deaths of students in the tragic Utumishi Girls High School…

Siaya Governor James Orengo’s alarm following the violent ambush on the Homa Bay–Rodi Kopany highway should not be dismissed as political theatre. If anything, history suggests his fears are not…