Makuyu Residents Vow to Fight Eviction from 39-Acre Land Amid Planned Government Projects

Makuyu, Murang’a County| A fierce standoff is brewing in Makuyu as more than 130 families living on a contested 39-acre parcel of land opposite the ongoing Makuyu Affordable Housing Project. The residents have issued a defiant rejection of eviction threats, accusing the Ministry of Lands of pushing development projects without the mandatory public participation required […]

MRQ Secures KSh 70M from M-Pesa Foundation to Build Iresaboru Comprehensive School

Construction has officially commenced on the ambitious Iresaboru Comprehensive School in Isiolo County, thanks to a landmark KSh 70 million funding partnership with the M-Pesa Foundation. The project, spearheaded by Isiolo County Assembly Speaker Mohamed Roba Qoto (MRQ), marks a transformative milestone in delivering modern, inclusive, and sustainable education infrastructure to one of Kenya’s most […]

Serani Comprehensive School Reopens in Mombasa with Stunning Renovations and Urgent Call to Restore Academic Excellence

Mombasa, Kenya| Serani Comprehensive School, one of Mombasa’s oldest and historically prestigious public secondary schools, has officially reopened its doors after a multi-million-shilling makeover funded by the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) for Mvita Constituency. The revamped institution in Old Town Ward, Mvita Sub-County, now features modern infrastructure designed to reverse years of infrastructural […]

Kenya Power Goes Fully Digital: New Electricity Connections Now Exclusively Online to Fight Fraud and Speed Up Service

Nairobi, Kenya| In a landmark move to modernize service delivery and combat fraud, Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has mandated that all new electricity connection applications must now be submitted exclusively through its online self-service portal, effective immediately. The digital-only policy, which took effect this week, marks the end of manual application submissions at […]

Isiolo First Lady Habiba Guyo: “Politics Comes and Goes – Let It Never Break Our Unity”

Kiwanjani, Isiolo County| In a powerful plea for communal harmony amid Kenya’s often-polarizing political climate, Isiolo County First Lady Habiba Guyo has urged residents to place kinship, neighbourliness, and shared humanity above fleeting political differences. Speaking on Saturday during a well-attended fundraising event for the IBSE Women’s Savings and Credit Group in Kiwanjani, Wabera Ward, […]

United Opposition Sweeps Nyamira By-Elections

Matiang’i Allies Claim All Three MCA Seats in Stunning Blow to UDA Nyamira County, Kenya|In a resounding show of opposition strength in the Gusii region, candidates aligned with former Interior Cabinet Secretary and Jubilee Party presidential hopeful Dr Fred Matiang’i have captured all three County Assembly wards up for grabs in Thursday’s keenly contested by-elections. […]

Outrage in Isiolo as Body of Suspected KMTC Student Found Strangled and Dumped in Prison Farm

Isiolo County, Kenya| A chilling discovery has plunged the quiet town of Isiolo into mourning and disbelief after the lifeless body of a young woman, believed to be a medical student at Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) Isiolo Campus, was found dumped in the Isiolo Prison Farm, locally known as “Shamba la Prison,” directly opposite […]

EAC Trade Surges 28.4% to $38.2 Billion in Q2 2025 – Exports Jump 40.5% in Strongest Growth Since Pandemic

Nairobi, Kenya| The East African Community (EAC) has delivered its most impressive quarterly trade performance in recent years, with total trade volume soaring by 28.4% year-on-year to reach USD 38.2 billion in the second quarter of 2025 (April–June), according to the latest EAC Trade and Investment Statistics Bulletin. The figures, presented at the 47th Meeting […]

From Mud Walls to Dignity: Widows in Kenya’s Got Matar Village Reclaim Their Homes and Hope

In the quiet, rocky shores of Lake Victoria in Siaya County, western Kenya, a transformation is quietly rewriting the lives of some of the region’s most vulnerable women. For decades, widows in Got Matar village endured leaking mud-walled homes, relentless poverty, the shadow of HIV/AIDS, and harmful cultural practices like wife inheritance that stripped them […]