Latest counties stories from across Kenya.
Businesses in Embu Town have remained closed today due to the planned nationwide anti-fuel protests called by a section of online activists. Many businesses owners opted to close down their premises with some not opening at all as a…
Chiefs and their Assistants in Baringo County have been urged to hasten the distribution of already processed Identity Cards, to enable the owners to register as voters during the ongoing enhanced continuous voter registration exercise.…
The County Government of Uasin Gishu has launched the Financial Inclusion for Youth and MSMEs in Agriculture (FIYMA) programme, an initiative aimed at expanding access to financing and support services within the agricultural sector,…
The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has issued a heavy rainfall advisory and warned of heightened flood and displacement risks in 11 counties. In the advisory dated 21 April, Kenya Met indicated that rainfall is expected to intensify…
Three unions representing the health staff – Kenya Union of Clinical Officers, Kenya National Union of Nurses, Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), have called off their planned…
Construction of the Escarpment Belt Irrigation Project in Lari Constituency is progressing smoothly, with key milestones already achieved at the intake site along the Gatamaiyu River in Kinale Forest. The project, being implemented by the…
Kericho Governor Dr. Erick Mutai has directed a comprehensive forensic audit and the immediate revocation of irregularly acquired title deeds in the long-running Chelimo land dispute. This signals a decisive intervention aimed at restoring…
The technical committee for the World Safety Day 2026 is finalizing preparations for the global event, which will be celebrated at Central primary grounds in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County. Speaking during the stakeholders’ meeting convened…
The Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) has embarked on an initiative to empower senior school teachers in Tana River County with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance the quality of education in…
Kericho County Government has presented a Sh 1.2 billion development Budget framework for the Financial Years 2025/2026 and 2026/2027 with Roads, Education, MSME, Health and Industrial development receiving substantial allocation. The…
A multi-agency team led by Igembe North Deputy County Commissioner, Martin Muhia, has launched a crackdown on illegal gambling in Laare Town, confiscating and destroying at leats eight gambling machines in an ongoing operation targeting…
The coastal counties of Mombasa, Kilifi, Kwale, Lamu, Taita Taveta and Tana River are set to harness their maritime resources for job creation and economic growth. Their proximity to the Indian Ocean presents enormous opportunities in…
Public Service, Human Capital and Special Programmes Cabinet Secretary (CS), Geoffrey Ruku, has alled upon the opposition to stop politicizing the fuel issue, saying the government was addressing the problem progressively as it develops.…
Former Chief Justice and leader of the United Green Movement (UGM) Party, David Maraga has criticized the government over what he terms as unreasonably high cost of fuel. Speaking during the official opening of the UGM office in Busia on…
Kiambu Woman Representative Anne Wamuratha has released cheques worth Sh100, 000 each to multiple self-help groups under the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) under the Empowerment Program. The cheques released at her…
Vihiga Teaching and Referral Hospital has been upgraded to a Level 5 facility, a move expected to boost healthcare service delivery in the county and beyond. Speaking to Kenya News Agency, the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Titus…
Kisumu Port is on course to handle more than 700,000 metric tonnes of cargo in 2026, riding on a surge in regional trade and expanding commodity flows, that are steadily redefining shipping on Lake Victoria. Port Manager, Cargo Services,…
Kakamega County Assembly is set to hear petitions raised against gold mining activities in Ikolomani Sub-county of Kakamega County on Thursday this week. In a notice issued last Friday, the County Assembly is inviting views from the public…
A Sierra Leone national has been fined Sh50,000 or serve one month imprisonment after pleading guilty to being in Kenya illegally. In his verdict, Eldoret Senior Resident Magistrate, Daniel Sitati, also ordered that the alien, Ms. Hawa Sam…
Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers in Tharaka-Nithi County Monday protested bitterly alleging pay disparities, lack of job security, poor health coverage, and structural challenges in implementing the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).…
More than 400 women from Murang’a County and neighboring regions have received life-changing restorative surgery at Murang’a Level-5 Hospital through a special medical camp aimed at treating obstetric fistula and related conditions. The…
When Chess was introduced to Mr. Josephat Kariuki Kimani while he was a second-year student at Kenyatta University, he did not realize its’ potential impact to transform the economic fortunes of a generation and entire community. Kimani…
In the semi-arid plains of Buuri East subcounty, Meru County, farming was once a gamble, and for years, residents like Lucy Makena Kimathi struggled to raise crops from the dry earth, their efforts often being thwarted by erratic rains and…
Senior ODM party officials have lashed out at former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for allegedly meddling in their party’s affairs. Led by the ODM party National Chairperson Gladys Wanga and National assembly Minority leader Junet…
