Martha Karua, the People’s Liberation Party Leader (PLP), and two Law Society of Kenya (LSK) Council Members were detained upon arrival at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Tanzania. She is jointly held by two Kenyan lawyers, Lynn Ngugi and Gloria Kimani, as they await deportation. This follows a video shared by the trio indicating…
The Inspector General of Police (IG), Douglas Kanja, has reported that they have successfully investigated and concluded 71 criminal cases over the past four months. These milestones, he emphasised, were made possible by the unwavering commitment of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), which has been at the forefront of these efforts. In a statement…
Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) Executive Secretary, Dr Masinde Bwire, has called for deeper partnerships among East African Community (EAC) partner states to scale up conservation efforts for Lake Victoria. He said the lake is under serious threat from pollution, climate change, and incessant human activity (anthropogenic). Through joint conservation efforts, he emphasised its protection…
Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang Nyong’o has unveiled a four-pillar strategy to robustly transform the city into the most livable, sustainable, and economically vibrant lake metropolis in the East African Community. This, however, comes at a time when the lakeside city is reeling from unpaid land and property rates to the tune of Sh 80 billion….
Kisumu-based Human Rights Activist Boniface Ogutu Akatch’s case has been adjourned for the third time. This, however, continues to raise new concerns over the prolonged delay in the corridors of justice. The Kisumu Law Court, sitting on Wednesday, May 14th, scheduled the next hearing for June 18, 2025, at 11:30 a.m. The prosecutorial team is…
Dr Charles Otieno K’onyango is the new County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Lands, Physical Planning and Urban Development. He was sworn in earlier today in a ceremony witnessed by Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang Nyong’o at the City Hall. Dr K’Onyango took the oath of office before Chief Magistrate Hon. Dickinson Onyango. Prof Nyong’o said…
Chief Justice Martha Koome officially launched the Tribunal Shared Services offices in Kisumu to pursue inclusive and equitable justice through expeditious service delivery yesterday. The first-of-its-kind outside Nairobi, it’s one of the judicial services initiatives aimed at providing respected dispute resolution mechanisms to all people across the country. To offer efficient, cost-effective and uniform service…
Top government officials from the East African Community (EAC) partner states have convened in Kisumu for the 23rd Ordinary Meeting of the Sectoral Council on Lake Victoria Basin (SECOM-LVB). The five-day forum will the deliberate on the various projects that are being undertaken by the LVBC based on their mandates (May 12- 16). According to…
A tragic incident in the South-East location of East Kadiang’a, Nyakach Constituency, has resulted in one death and the theft of four cows. The victim, identified as Maurice Otieno Pete, was killed during a raid that occurred on Friday, May 9, in the Jimo East area. Mr. Darwin Orina, the Assistant County Commissioner for Upper…
The National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) was established under the NG-CDF Act in 2015. It was further amended in 2023. It’s an offshoot of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) which was established in 2002 during the late President Mwai Kibaki’s tenure. The NG-CDF Act 2015 effectively aligned the Fund’s operations with the new constitutional…