Security officers arrested 355 people who attempted to commit crimes Nairobi, June 2026 –Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen has praised Kenyans for choosing restraint and keeping daily life running during Thursday’s June 25 Gen Z memorial, calling the nationwide response a sign of political maturity. In statement issued on Thursday evening, CS Murkomen said…
Kisumu, June 2026 –Calls to address terrorism financing, historical injustices, marginalisation and unequal resource distribution dominated a public participation forum on the Draft Prevention of Terrorism (Implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions on Suppression) Regulations 2026 held in Kisumu on Wednesday. Stakeholders warned that security operations alone cannot defeat violent extremism. The forum, convened by…
KONDELE,25th June 2026 –Thousands of Kisumu residents on Thursday gathered at the busy Kondele roundabout not for demonstration but to secure their democratic future through an enhanced voter and national identity card registration drive. While a section of the country particularly in the capital Nairobi took to the streets to commemorate the lives lost during…
KISUMU/HOMA BAY, 25th June 2026 -The persistent stench that now hangs over sections of the Lake Victoria shoreline in Kisumu and Homa Bay is not merely an environmental concern. It is a warning sign of a deeper crisis that touches on public health, economic survival, governance, social cohesion, and ultimately, peace and stability within the…
KISUMU,24th June 2026 -Residents from various estates in Kisumu on Wednesday took to the streets waving white handkerchiefs and carrying placards inscribed with messages of peace, urging young people to keep off the planned 25th June Gen Z anniversary demonstrations and instead embrace stability and constructive dialogue. The peaceful protests and public barazas, which drew…
NAIROBI,June 2026 –In a dramatic turn of events at the Milimani High Court, Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Aden Duale on Tuesday 23rd, personally appeared before Justice Patricia Nyaundi on Tuesday for mitigation proceedings, just 24 hours after being found guilty of contempt of court. The legal showdown stems from a high-profile petition filed by the…
“No prima facie case has been established against the accused to warrant placing him on his defence,” Magistrate Ochieng ruled. KISUMU|23 June 2026 -A Kisumu court has acquitted journalist Agwanda Saye of four charges under the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, ruling the law is unconstitutional and that prosecutors failed to establish a case. Kisumu…
KISUMU,21st June 2026 –Siaya Governor James Orengo has urged President William Ruto not to sign the Finance Bill 2026/27 into law, citing low parliamentary turnout during its passage. He also backed planned Gen Z commemoration protests on 25 June, as families push for justice over deaths from last year’s anti-government demonstrations. Speaking in Kisumu on…
Kisumu|18 June 2026 – Several residents, including over 200 youth, converged at Mama Grace Onyango Social Hall on Wednesday for the “Kisumu Let’s Speak” Crime Si Poa forum aimed at tackling rising insecurity in the city. Stakeholders identified unemployment, political exploitation, poor parenting, and drug abuse as the main drivers of crime. Areas such as…
KISUMU, June 17, 2026 – As the race to succeed Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o in the 2027 General Elections intensifies, the Kenya National Union of Nurses and Midwives (KNUNM), Kisumu Branch, has officially waded into the contest. The union launched a scathing attack on Nyakach MP Aduma Owuor, accusing him of making derogatory and…