Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum (CS) Opiyo Wandayi has announced that the government has partnered with the World Bank to provide easy access to modern energy in the country’s remote, low-density, and traditionally underserved areas. Dubbed the Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access Project (KOSAP), it primarily targets 300,000 households (1.5 million people) in 14 counties…
Deputy President Prof Kithure Kindiki has said that the government will continue to engage with the youth as they play a significant role in the country’s social transformation. To build a stronger country, he noted that this culture of engagement will cut across generations, gender and other divisions. Making his remarks at the end of…
HOMABAY, Kenya, August 14th – President William Ruto has announced a record increase in the equitable revenue share to counties, signalling a renewed commitment by the National Government to bolster devolution. Speaking at the 9th Devolution Conference in Homa Bay County, Dr Ruto revealed that county governments will receive Sh415 billion in the 2025 financial…
KISUMU BUS PARK, Kisumu, August 12th –Kisumu Senator Prof Tom Ojienda has donated Sh500,000 to Kisumu bus park traders for rebuilding and compensation after a fire inferno which gutted their shops last week. The incident left 45 businessmen and women in shock after losing goods close to Sh12 million, which authorities revealed was a result of a…
KISUMU, Kenya,11th August- The National Police Service Commission (NPSC) has announced that it will apply the use of smart and advanced technology as a means of eliminating graft during its forthcoming recruitment service. NPSC’s Commissioner, Prof. Collete Suda, said the use of digital platforms will minimise human interface as much as possible. Speaking in Kisumu…
The gazette notice published Friday, 8th, provides key details on the candidacy and nomination processes. NAIROBI, Kenya August 9 –The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced that all by-elections will be held on November 27, 2025. The Ethekon Edung-led electoral body will undertake the gazette of these by-elections in two batches. The first…
NAIROBI, Kenya, August 9-The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested several suspects accused of defrauding foreign investors of hundreds of thousands of dollars through elaborate fake gold schemes on Friday, August 8th. Heightened operations by the DCI Operations Support Unit nabbed Michael Otieno Owano in connection with a high-stakes scam that allegedly swindled a Canadian…
KISUMU, Kenya, August 9- The National Treasury and Economic Planning Cabinet Secretary (CS) John Mbadi has said that plans are in advanced stage to roll out the use of Integrated Payroll System and Single Treasury Account to curb graft beginning September 2025. To solve Public Finance Management, the move CS Mbadi emphasized will consolidate government…
KISUMU, Kenya, August 8 – Two young Kenyan footballers, Leon Amwayi and Kaine Okelo, are set to showcase their extraordinary talents in Spain after being selected for trials with elite Spanish football clubs — including the world-renowned FC Barcelona. What makes their journey even more inspiring is the scientific and professional process that identified their…
KISUMU, Kenya August 8- Today, Kenya bows its head and pays its deepest respects as we lay to rest a towering figure in our nation’s history, Mama Phoebe Asiyo, at her beloved home in Kanyaluo Wikondiek, Karachuonyo Constituency, Homa Bay County. Mama Asiyo was more than a politician, more than a diplomat, more than a…