SUNA, Migori –The local traders and residents in Migori County are set to benefit tremendously as the construction of the Suna-Marindi Modern Market undertaken by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KENHA), nears completion. The new market aims to improve the trading environment due to historical harsh conditions experienced by the traders, such as scorching heat,…
MILIMANI COURT, Nairobi – The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has stepped up its crackdown on civil servants using falsified academic certificates, with the latest culprit being Mr Lukaa Musamali Mukimi, a former employee of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). According to EACC, Mr Mukimi was arrested on 19th November and arraigned on…
JKIA, Nairobi –Three employees of Kenya Airways have each been sentenced to 25 years in prison for their roles in a heroin trafficking ring involving narcotics valued at over Sh60 million. The conviction was secured by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) in a trial that lasted eight years. The Jomo Kenyatta…
HOMABAY, Kenya –Over the past few weeks, I have been keen on following the unfolding by-election campaigns across the country. From Magarini to Bomachoge Borabu, from Banissa to Rongai, and all the way to Kasipul Kabondo. These political contests are happening under a delicate political atmosphere shaped in the final seventeen months of Raila Odinga’s…
HOMABAY, Kenya – Optimism among residents of Homabay and Migori Counties continues to grow as progress on the 74-kilometre Mbita–Sindo–Kiabuya–Sori Road steadily advances. Snaking along the shores of Lake Victoria, the upgraded bitumen-standard (B2/C867) road will open a vital transport corridor connecting fishing towns, farmlands, and trading centres upon its completion. Interior Security and National…
STATE HOUSE, Nairobi – President William Ruto has signed the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill, 2025, which is set to increase funding to devolved units by an extra Sh70.6 billion in the 2025/2026 financial year. This move allocates Sh9.98 billion from the National Government’s revenue share to clear salary arrears for doctors and Community Health…
WEST KANO, Nyando, 20th November-The Kenyan government is spearheading a major infrastructure project to permanently address the devastating perennial floods that have plagued residents of West Kano in Kisumu County. For years, flooding has displaced families, destroyed property, and severely disrupted livelihoods in the region. The intervention, known as the West Kano–Kanyagwal Flood Control Project,…
NAIROBI, Kenya, 19th November -Jubilee Deputy Party Leader Dr Fred Matiang’i has denounced his involvement in the extrajudicial killings and called for the immediate formation of a fully fledged public inquest into the numerous bodies of Kenyans dumped into the River Yala in Gem, Siaya County. This, he says, follows incessant calls for him to…
STATE HOUSE, Kenya –President William Ruto has announced the establishment of a National Infrastructure Fund aimed at expanding the country’s road and rail network, irrigation, and energy generation. The national kitty is designed to mobilise finance for ambitious projects, including the construction of 50 dams, 20,000km of roads, particularly in rural areas, and dual 2,000km…
KILIMANI, Nairobi, 18th November –The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) attached to Parklands, Nairobi has arrested an impostor who has been parading himself as a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) brigadier, hoodwinking innocent citizens and extorting money in the guise of recruitment. Without ever undergoing military training, the self-styled “KDF Brigadier” Mr Joshua Mutui Muimi, was…