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Youth Set Fire on Kisumu-Kakamega Highway to Block Gachagua Entourage

A section of the Kisumu–Kakamega highway was temporarily paralysed on Thursday, July 3, 2025, after a group of unidentified youth lit bonfires along the busy stretch, causing heavy traffic snarl-ups…

Mawego Police Station Torched

A section of Mawego Police Station was set ablaze by mourners carrying the body of slain teacher Albert Omondi Ojwang early this afternoon. The youth chanting anti-government slogans stormed the…

Okode Leads Siaya at Pre-Devolution Exhibition

Siaya Speaker of County Assembly Rt. Honourable George Okode, today led a high-powered delegation of County Officers in marking the Pre-Devolution Exhibition held at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Stadium. Okode who…

Geneva-based Lobby Group Calls for Sanctions Against Murkomen

Interior CS Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen is the subject of calls for travel bans to the United States and the European Union after the Geneva-based Institute for Human Rights accused him…

“I Did Not Stop Gachagua from Coming to Kisii” — Simba Arati

Kisii Governor Simba Arati has denied a section of media claim allegations where he is quoted to have warned DCP Party leader Rigathi Gachagua not to step foot in Kisii…

Showtime: Siaya County Ready-to-roll for Devolution Conference Exhibition on 3 July 2025

Chief Officer Governance, Administration and ICT Walter Okelo in the company of the Director George Okelo on Wednesday morning participated in a radio broadcast to highlight some of the important…

Standard Group PLC Appoints Chaacha Mwita Group CEO in New Changes

Standard Group PLC has announced the appointment of Chaacha Mwita as the company’s Acting Group Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, 2025. The move comes shortly after the resignation of…

Kenyan Caregiver Murdered in UK

Irene Wanjiru Mbugua, a 48-year-old Kenyan caregiver, has died after being attacked while on duty in Birmingham, United Kingdom leaving kids opharned. The heartbreaking incident happened on Saturday, June 22,…

Siaya MCA Lauds Government for Cushioning Vulnerable Members of Society through Inua Jamii

Siaya South East Alego Ward Member of County Assembly Scholastica Masidis Madowo has lauded the government for its continued support of the elderly through the Inua Jamii social welfare program.…

BREAKING: Facelift Complete at the Emergency Section of Siaya County Teaching and Referral Hospital

Renovation works and upgrade of Siaya County Referral Hospital Emergency Department Unit is in the homestretch with final touches being undertaken before operationalization. The department upgrade, a collaborative venture between…

Nairobi Lawyer Ojijo Petitions LSK to strike out Kindiki, Murkomen from Roll of Advocates

Nairobi Lawyer Kepher Ojijo has filed a motion with the Law Society of Kenya to strike out Professor Kithure Kindiki and Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen from the Roll of Advocates. The…

Court Orders IG Kanja to Produce Blogger Ndiangui Kinyagia within 24 Hours

The High Court in Nairobi on Monday 30 June 2025 ordered the Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja to produce blogger Ndiangui Kinyagia who has gone missing since June 21.…

Robert Alai Speaks Out on Runda Grabbed Land

Kileleshwa MCA Robert Onyango Alai has come out to defend himself over claims of grabbing land in Nairobi’s Runda Estate. In a statement on Monday, June 30, Alai clarified that…

Dalai Lama set to Reveal Succession Plan

DHARAMSHALA, India, June 30 (Reuters) – The Dalai Lama will address a major three-day gathering of Buddhist religious figures this week ahead of his 90th birthday, as his followers wait…

Ng’iya Police Who Shot Superior was Gunned down by Fellow Officers

A conflict turned deadly early Sunday at Ng’iya Police Post in Siaya County when police officers shot and killed one of their own, a junior officer, after he killed his…

Counterfeit Goods Flood Kenya’s Online Shopping from Jumia to Facebook

The growth of e-commerce platforms and the continued integration of commerce into major social media platforms, like TikTok, is creating a new challenge for Kenyan consumers. Today, it is estimated…

Raila Calls for National Dialogue Amid Heightening Tensions

Former Prime Minister Raila Amollo Odinga has called for a national convention to address the growing crisis of lawlessness and intolerance in the wake of deadly protests around Nairobi. Speaking…

Parliament Planning Motion to Impeach Murkomen over Shoot-to-kill Remarks

Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji is at the heart of a plan to initiate an impeachment motion against Interior Cabinet Minister Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen over the preposterous shoot-to-kill directive. Backed by…

Blogger Cyprian Nyakundi’s Candid Evaluation of the Gen Z Movement

With aspersions of collaboration being cast on many of Kenya’s bigwig social media influencers and activists, blogger Cyprian Nyakundi stands out as the only remaining voice of reason who is…

Is Pamela Akello Poised for Victory in the Siaya Woman Rep 2027 Race?

The 2027 race for Siaya Woman Representative seat has attracted a larger than usual number of contenders at 14. Some of these contenders have no known political backgrounds and might…

How many should we kill? — Officer Questions CS Murkomen’s shoot-to-kill order

In a video clip that has gone viral a police officer responds to Interior CS Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen’s shoot-to-kill order on civilians approaching a police station during protests. The officer…

Kenya’s Gen Z Protests and the Collapse of the Magic Bullet Theory in the Digital Age

The Magic Bullet Theory of communication, which imagines media messages as powerful projectiles fired directly into passive, uniform audiences, is a relic of a bygone era. This simplistic model, suggesting…

SIAYA: Villagers Shocked as 13-year-old Boy Sexually Molests Livestock

An uproar is brewing at Kodunga village of Nina area in Kaugagi Hawinga sub-Location of West Alego in Siaya County as a minor has gone berserk and repeatedly sexually molests…

Rigathi Gachagua’s Bold Stand Exposes Kenya’s Deepening Political Fault Lines

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s powerful condemnation of the violent crackdown on Gen-Z protesters and his direct accusations against President William Ruto’s regime for orchestrating chaos lay bare the deepening…

Major Infrastructure in Blue Economy to start in Siaya from the National Government

The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) delegation led by Director of Ferry Services Operations Bakari Gowa, Rajab Kombo, and Martin Mitegi, met with the County Government of Siaya to discuss a…

No, Thank You! — Nancy Macharia Says to Murang’a County Job

Former Teachers Service Commission (TSC) CEO, Dr. Nancy Macharia, has turned down an appointment to serve as Chairperson of the Murang’a County Public Service Board. by Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata…

Kenya’s Sugar Industry Stands at a Crucial Crossroads — Inclusive Policy-Making is the Way Forward

The public participation forum hosted by the Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) at Sukari Industries in Ndhiwa, Bungoma County, marks…

Siaya: Implementation of 2025-26 Financial Year Projects Will Determine Our Reelection— Scholastica Madowo

Siaya MCA’s have asked the executive wing of government to expedite the implementation of projects programmed for the financial year 2025/2026 since it has the capacity to boost their re-election…