Safaricom telco has rolled out an ambitious drive aimed at connecting more Kenyans to easy access to the internet. Dubbed the ‘Maisha Poa ni Digital’ campaign, it will enable Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises to thrive. The mobile end-users will also be able to stay in touch with their loved ones, by banking on affordable…
A new study has revealed that social media is the most preferred medium for communication among students and staff at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC). The communication audit published on the Daystar University repository shows that 66.7 percent of respondents said digital platforms like WhatsApp, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, or Facebook greatly meet their…
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….
President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga will officially commission Phase 1 of the Local Authorities Pension Fund’s (LAPFUND) Makasembo Affordable Housing Project in Kisumu, scheduled for Saturday, May 31st. The new Makasembo estate construction began in March 2021 on the expansive 11.6-acre parcel of land (47,245 sqm). It boasts 1,870 units and…
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…
Six Kisumu County lawmakers have strongly criticised the national government for hastily leasing out sugar factories without public participation and local stakeholders’ engagement. They demand immediate revocation of the 30-year lease of Muhoroni, Chemelil, and Miwani Sugar Mills through a Presidential Executive Order. By rejecting the opaque leasing, the legislators from the sugarcane growing zones…
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…