…as Ruto promises Sh20M for modern construction of Kisumu Jamia Mosque KISUMU, Kenya– President William Ruto has received praise from Kisumu Central MP Dr. Joshua Oron for abolishing the mandatory vetting exercise that previously subjected Muslims to rigorous scrutiny before being issued with National Identity Cards. Speaking on Friday at the Kisumu State Lodge…
KISUMU, Kenya – President William Ruto has committed Sh 400 million for the infrastructural upgrade and modernisation of the Kisumu County Referral Hospital, a facility originally built during the colonial era. The President made the announcement on Friday at the Kisumu State Lodge, where he hosted the Muslim community to mark Idd Mubarak celebrations. The…
KISUMU, March 2026 -According to the latest International Labour Organisation (ILO) and UNICEF statistics, 135 million children aged 5 to 7 are still in child labour worldwide, with over 50 million engaged in hazardous work. Out of this figure, 71 percent of them are in agriculture which remains the single largest sector for child labour…
Kisumu, 12th March 2026- Kisumu Nominated Member of County Assembly Mickey Ochieng has declared her intention to vie for the Kisumu Central parliamentary seat in the 2027 General Election, setting up what could become one of the most competitive political races in the lakeside city. The seat is currently held by MP Joshua Oron, who…
Kisumu, March 8, 2026 –As the world commemorates International Women’s Day, attention often turns to women whose dedication and compassion are improving lives beyond their own communities. Among them is American missionary Andre Patrice Carter, whose humanitarian and faith-based work has steadily uplifted vulnerable groups in western Kenya and the coastal city of Mombasa. Carter’s…
KISUMU, 7th March 2026 -In a major push to reduce the high number of deaths and injuries caused by road traffic accidents, Mogo Kenya, East Africa’s leading vehicle and smartphone financier, in partnership with the Boda Boda Safety Association of Kenya (BAK), has trained over 800 boda boda riders in Kisumu County on road safety…
KISUMU, 6th March, 2026 –In my last two reflections on the current US–Israel–Iran confrontation, I approached the crisis from two structural angles. First, I situated the escalation within the longue duration of American grand strategy in the Middle East. Analysts across Southeast Asia, particularly within ASEAN security circles, often characterise US behaviour in the region…
KISUMU, 6th March -In my previous reflection on Trump 2.0 and the escalating confrontation with Iran, I argued that we were witnessing one of the most consequential presidencies in the history of American power projection. I located the crisis within the long arc of US–Iran hostility: from the 1979 Revolution that dethroned Washington’s ally in…
KISUMU, 6th March 2026-On Nov 6, 2024, just after Donald Trump won, for the second time, against the American Establishment, against the Democratic-Woke Establishment and it’s Fundamentalist Libertarian Instruments, I wrote that his presidency would likely become one of the most consequential in the history of American presidentialism, particularly for world peace and deal against…
The strategy is simple: fragmentation first, absorption next, and incumbent wins KISUMU, 4th March, 2026 –In several of my earlier posts, especially written after the passing of Raila Odinga, I made a claim many considered too strong at the time: Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party and it’s anchor micro-ideology would not outlive its founder as…