NAIROBI, Kenya, August 1 –The Kenya Correspondents Association (KCA) has voiced concerns over the re-appointment of four former Media Council of Kenya (MCK) board members without following the due process. This follows a gazette notice signed by the Information, Communications and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary (CS)William Kabogo on July 25, where he reappointed Joseph Maina…
KISUMU, Kenya July 31st –The Safaricom Safire Connect Forum was hosted in Kisumu County, bringing together over 500 farmers, agri-preneurs, and industry stakeholders for a day focused on agribusiness empowerment. It was held as part of M-PESA Sokoni Festival -@18 activities in Greater Western region. The forum explored digital tools like marketing, good farming practices,…
VIETNAM SUPREME COURT July 30 –Margret Macharia Nduta, a Kenyan woman who had been staring at the death penalty in Vietnam, has received a glimmer of hope after her sentence was officially reduced to life imprisonment. The significant legal development was confirmed on Thursday, July 31, offering her a possible pathway toward eventual freedom. The…
KISUMU, Kenya, July 31st –Civil Society Organisations from Kisumu County are now appealing to the Kenya Kwanza administration to come up with more tangible policies aimed at empowering citizens instead of ‘dishing out goodies to them.’ The group noted that giving handouts is no longer tenable since it is not sustainable. Speaking during a round…
KISUMU, Kenya, July 30 –The 10th edition of the Grow with Safaricom Business forum, currently held at the Mamboleo stadium in Kisumu, has attracted over 150 businesses from the Greater Western region. This is a follow-up to a similar forum which was successfully held in November last year. The forum which is taking place as…
NYALENDA B, Kisumu July 30 – A robbery with violence suspect was lynched to death on Wednesday morning, marking yet another tragic incident of mob justice in Nyalenda B area. Tonviolence Omondi Ochanda, 21, was reported to have suffered mob violence, according to his father, Daniel Ochanda. The incident occurred in the Kanyabala area of…
NANYUKI, Kenya July 30 –Police officers from Nanyuki Police Station, led by the Officer Commanding the Station (OCS), conducted a search operation on 29 July 2025 in Majengo Village, Laikipia East Sub-County, resulting in the arrest of two suspects. The suspects were found in possession of assorted items suspected to have been stolen during the…
ELDORET, Uasin Gishu July 30 – The High Court in Eldoret has handed down 35-year prison sentences to two former police officers found guilty of murdering a young man while in their custody. Emmanuel Wafula Barasa and Godwine Wekesa Sirengo, both formerly serving as police constables, were convicted of the death of 21-year-old Dennis Lusava…
On a long, dry, windy season, the sun mercilessly scorches the sprawling sugarcane farms in the Nyando Sugar Belt Region. At 2 pm, Jeremiah Okeyo,61, a sugarcane farmer, is glued to his two-acre leased farm, full of passion and steely determination to complete weeding before the anticipated rains. Commonly referred to as Japur (farmer), his…
MAILI NNE, Uasin Gishu, July 29— Police officers in Uasin Gishu County intercepted a lorry carrying bhang worth more than Sh3 million during an early morning operation in the Maili Nne area, on Tuesday. Two suspects were arrested while a third escaped on foot, prompting a countywide manhunt. The early morning sting operation was led…