“I have a strong feeling there is something they are hiding about how my son died. I just want justice – to know what happened to my son so I can bury him and let him rest in peace. I can’t bury him like a nobody, without closure.” KISUMU, Sept 2026 – As the sun…
KISUMU, Sept 2026 -Efforts to reduce neonatal mortality have received a major boost after the Ushiriki Wema Foundation donated about 20 state-of-the-art neonatal incubators to six counties through its Okoa Malaika Program. The beneficiary counties in Phase 9 are Kisii, Nyamira, Homa Bay, Siaya, Migori and Kisumu, with the handover held at Lumumba Sub-County Hospital….
KISUMU, 28th Sept 2026 – Following the Linda Mwananchi movement’s swift endorsement of Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna for the 2027 presidential race, Siaya Governor James Orengo’s political ambitions are now in a delicate situation. Despite his keen interest in a second presidential bid under the movement’s banner, Orengo was absent from a special retreat held…
KISUMU, Sept 2026 -Imagine a young child in a village in Siaya County whose health begins to change. At first, the symptoms may appear ordinary — persistent fever, weakness, loss of appetite, weight loss or unexplained pain. The family takes the child to a nearby health facility and receives treatment for what may initially appear…
MATUGA, Kenya, Sept 2026 -Three and a half years: that is how long the sky over Mbuguni, Kenya stayed stubbornly empty. In this remote village in Matuga, Kwale County, no rain fell. Crops died in the fields, food stores were totally depleted, and families ran out of seeds. It got harder to find food and…
KISUMU, Sept 2026 – As the race to succeed Governor Prof Anyang’ Nyong’o heats up ahead of the 2027 General Election, gubernatorial aspirant Rodgers Okeya has unveiled a five-point agenda dubbed Developing Kisumu. Okeya, who is vying for the Babu Owino-led Mwananchi Party (TMP) and is popularly known as Omedo Raha, said poverty emerged as…
KISUMU, Sept 2026 – Kisumu City Manager Abala Wanga has announced that plans are underway to commence the construction of the Kibuye Modern Market, costing Sh 3.5 billion. During an engagement between the County Executive and members of the Kisumu media fraternity, led by Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o, Abala explained that the County aims to transform…
KISUMU, Sept 2026 – Traders, bar owners, tobacco farmers, and residents in Kisumu have rejected the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill 2024, claiming its proposals are punitive and will harm livelihoods. During a public participation forum at Tom Mboya Labour College organised by the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Health, chaired by Dr James Nyikal (Seme…
HOMABAY, Sept 2026 -Interior Priuncipal Secretary (PS)Dr Raymond Omollo has urged Karachuonyo residents to back President William Ruto’s re-election bid, saying the administration’s reforms in education, health, roads and security are transforming lives and must be sustained. Speaking at Kanyamfwa High School in Rachuonyo West Sub-County on Friday during a school development drive, Dr Omollo…
KISUMU, 25th Sept 2026 -Showdown looms in the corridors of justice as the Law Society of Kenya maintains it will not lift its boycott of select judges and magistrates, insisting it will continue until orders blocking the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) from acting are…