SIAYA TODAY

Kenya’s banking sector is facing one of its biggest legal tests after the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) approved criminal charges against the chief executives of three…

A stereotype that many would have brushed off as casual banter became the spark that ignited one of Siaya County’s most ambitious indigenous manufacturing ventures. For Geoffrey Odhiambo Obiero, the…

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has broken its silence on the arrest of DCP party blogger Justin Kinyua Mwangi, dismissing claims of an abduction and confirming that he was…

A fresh storm has engulfed Luo Council of Elders Chairman Odungi Randa after a section of senior Luo elders dismissed his warning that members of the community who reject calls…

Siaya has never lacked pedigree. It is the county that has produced some of Kenya’s most influential political leaders, scholars, professionals and public servants. For decades, its name has been…

Siaya Senator Oburu Oginga Odinga has publicly declared that he is qualified to serve as Kenya’s Deputy President, saying the country’s second-highest office should be up for negotiation within the…

The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has summoned four prominent political leaders, including former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, over allegations of hate speech, in a move that signals a…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a man suspected of impersonating a police officer during a sting operation at Yaya Centre in Nairobi’s Kilimani area, recovering…

Former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju is alive and in good health, his close associate and lawyer Fanya Mambo Kinuthia has confirmed, dismissing viral social media claims alleging that the veteran…

Uganda has formally nominated veteran diplomat Olara Otunnu for the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations, setting the stage for what could become one of the most closely watched…

ODM leader and Siaya Senator Oburu Oginga has mounted a spirited defence of political zoning, arguing that it is a legitimate strategy for protecting a party’s traditional support base ahead…

Cooperatives and MSMEs Development Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya has dismissed growing speculation linking him to the Deputy President’s position ahead of the 2027 General Election, insisting he has never…

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…

There was a time when Samuel Onunga Atandi could do little wrong in the eyes of Alego-Usonga voters. Young, articulate, financially endowed and projecting himself as part of a new…

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…

Three suspects have been arrested over a daring home invasion in Chiga, Kisumu East Sub-County, after dramatic CCTV footage of the robbery spread rapidly across social media, triggering nationwide outrage…

On the morning of August 1, 1982, Kenyans awoke to an announcement that shook the nation to its core. State radio declared that President Daniel Toroitich arap Moi had been…

There was a time when the Luo Council of Elders commanded reverence. Its voice carried weight not because it wielded political power, but because it stood above politics. It was…

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…

By Sharon Onyango Siaya County has intensified efforts to improve HIV clinical care by leveraging technology, peer mentorship, and evidence-based decision-making in a renewed push to enhance patient outcomes and…

On a continent where political rallies often end with promises and handshakes, Monday’s gathering in Siaya offered something far less common: industrial machinery. Welding machines, sewing equipment, salon kits, carpentry…

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…

A quiet but consequential storm is gathering within the upper echelons of government—and at its centre lies an uncomfortable question: is Deputy President Prof Kithure Kindiki already a political casualty…

The Ol Kalou by-election was never meant to be this consequential. What should have been a routine political exercise has instead detonated into a full-blown strategic crisis at the heart…

A high-stakes national debate over Kenya’s future has erupted after Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna delivered a blistering critique of President William Ruto’s proposed successor to the Vision 2030 blueprint, framing…

By Sharon Onyango Siaya County has reaffirmed its position as a model for impactful international collaboration following a high-profile visit by Japanese Ambassador H.E. Hiroshi Matsuura, marking a significant milestone…

Siaya County has officially launched an ambitious public participation exercise to shape its 2027/28 development agenda, inviting residents across all 30 wards and three municipalities to directly influence budget priorities…

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…

The race for the Siaya governorship has reached an unusual defining moment. It is perhaps the only major contest anywhere where the leading candidate has not even firmly declared whether…

Thousands of homes and businesses across Kenya were plunged into darkness on Wednesday night after Kenya Power confirmed a widespread electricity outage affecting several key regions of the country. In…