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Orengo Urged to Return Home, Appeals Luo Council of Elders
KISUMU, 28th Sept 2026 – Following the Linda Mwananchi movement’s swift endorsement of Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna for the 2027 presidential race, Siaya Governor James Orengo’s political ambitions are now in a delicate situation. Despite his keen interest in a second presidential bid under the movement’s banner, Orengo was absent from a special retreat held…
Permagardens Take Root After Three Dry Years in Coastal Kenya’s Mbuguni Region
MATUGA, Kenya, Sept 2026 -Three and a half years: that is how long the sky over Mbuguni, Kenya stayed stubbornly empty. In this remote village in Matuga, Kwale County, no rain fell. Crops died in the fields, food stores were totally depleted, and families ran out of seeds. It got harder to find food and…
Rodgers Okeya: How I Will Lift Kisumu Residents Out Of Poverty
KISUMU, Sept 2026 – As the race to succeed Governor Prof Anyang’ Nyong’o heats up ahead of the 2027 General Election, gubernatorial aspirant Rodgers Okeya has unveiled a five-point agenda dubbed Developing Kisumu. Okeya, who is vying for the Babu Owino-led Mwananchi Party (TMP) and is popularly known as Omedo Raha, said poverty emerged as…
Kisumu Stakeholders Reject Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill 2024, Call It Punitive
KISUMU, Sept 2026 – Traders, bar owners, tobacco farmers, and residents in Kisumu have rejected the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill 2024, claiming its proposals are punitive and will harm livelihoods. During a public participation forum at Tom Mboya Labour College organised by the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Health, chaired by Dr James Nyikal (Seme…
