NAIVASHA, August 2026 -With just a year to the August 2027 General Election, the country’s political landscape is shifting after Kenya Kwanza/UDA and ODM resolved to go into the contest together under one coalition and one shared agenda. The decision was reached during a Broad-Based Parliamentary Group and Governors Retreat held in Naivasha, Nakuru County….
KISUMU, August 10, 2026 -Former Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma has declared his intention to reclaim the county seat in the 2027 General Elections, terming it a “perfect return” to continue a journey of development and growth that he says was “nipped in the bud prematurely in 2017.” Speaking during a press conference at a Kisumu…
KISUMU, 7th August 2026-Two people were confirmed dead and several others injured following a tragic road accident involving a bus ferrying Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) students in Boya, along the Kisumu–Nairobi highway. The bus was part of a funeral procession travelling from Kisumu International Airport to the rural home of the late student leader…
BUOYE, Kisumu East -The African Talent University (TATU) has officially launched its National Career Day drive, an ambitious initiative aimed at boosting student enrollment for its upcoming September intake and raising awareness across the Nyanza and Western Kenya regions. The inaugural event, held on August 7, 2026, at the university’s Buoye campus, drew over 300…
91.94kg of cannabis recovered in Homa Bay, busts made in Nairobi and Mombasa bus terminals NAIROBI, August 2026-Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations’ Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU)have intensified operations against drug trafficking, arresting three suspects in separate intelligence-led raids in Homa Bay, Nairobi, and Mombasa. In Homa Bay County, a joint team from DCI ANU…
SAMBURU, August 2026 -Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has announced that the government has recovered more than 2,000 firearms and 15,000 rounds of ammunition from bandits and terrorists in ongoing security operations. Speaking during the graduation of 122 elite officers of the Security Operations Group (SOG) in Samburu on Thursday, Murkomen attributed the seizures to…
County partners with RhingGo Emobility to cut transport costs and emissions KISUMU, August 2026-Kisumu County has taken a major step towards green transport with the flag-off of new electric Tuk Tuks by RhingGo Emobility Kenya, in a move set to revolutionize urban and peri-urban mobility. Deputy Governor Dr Mathews Owili led the launch and welcomed…
“Private Security Officers Are Pillar of National Security, Deserve Better Pay and Respect” – President Ruto STATE HOUSE, Nairobi-President William Ruto has announced sweeping government reforms to improve the welfare, training, and professional recognition of private security officers, terming them an indispensable pillar of Kenya’s national security and economic productivity. Speaking when he hosted representatives…
Kasagam, 2nd August 2026-Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investivation (DCI) Nyanza Region, in collaboration with their counterparts in Kisumu East, have arrested three suspects linked to a series of armed robberies in Kisumu East Sub-County. The breakthrough came on Sunday 2nd August, 2026 following a targeted operation at Kisumu Rotary College, where the suspects…
SIAYA, August 2026-Over 400 youth and women in Siaya County have received industrial and business equipment valued at Sh10 million to transform informal community groups into high-yield enterprises. Distributed through the Micro and Small Enterprises Authority (MSEA) and the World Bank-backed Kenya Jobs and Economic Transformation (KJET) Project, this initiative aims to foster self-sustaining businesses…