Latest counties stories from across Kenya.
Kilifi County Government has unveiled a capitation programme for Vocational Training Centres (VTCs) in a bid to attract more young people into technical education so as to equip them with employable skills. The County Executive Committee…
Traders in Kiambu County have praised county workers for their continued efforts in keeping markets and roads clean on every Monday through the regular garbage collection exercise. Early Monday morning, county cleaning teams are seen…
President William Ruto has today joined UN Secretary-General António Guterres during the launch of a landmark expansion of the UN Nations offices in Nairobi at Gigiri. Speaking at the launch, President Ruto described the event as a…
Electoral officials have intensified voter awareness campaigns across Kajiado North ahead of next year’s polls. Following the end of the Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration (ECVR) exercise by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries…
Health Cabinet Secretary, Aden Duale, has announced that 107,000 Community Health Promoters (CHPs) will, from July 1, receive comprehensive medical cover under the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), and also convert into permanent and…
Kakamega County has disbursed a total of Sh149.3 million to support over 35,000 needy and vulnerable students across several schools in the expansive County. Governor Fernandes Barasa, while speaking at Bukhungu Stadium, during the launch…
Turkana County Government, in collaboration with The Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF), held a two-day Trachoma Microplanning targeting both County and Sub-County Health Management Teams. Participants included Medical Officers of Health…
Kiambu Town MP Machua Waithaka, hosted the Romanian Ambassador to Kenya, Her Excellency Getiana Serbu, at the Ndumberi ICT Hub, where she donated computers and announced scholarship opportunities for the youth. During the visit, the…
Authorities have intercepted 16 tonnes of donkey hides at the Kanyonyoo area along the Thika–Garissa Highway during an operation conducted by a multi-agency team. The seizure comes just three days after the world marked World Donkey Day,…
Kwale County Governor Fatuma Achani has presided over the distribution of 33,000 assorted seedlings to farmers across the county in a major boost to agricultural productivity and food security. The initiative, implemented under the…
The Port of Lamu has scripted maritime history, receiving the MV Baltimore Express, a colossal 368-metre Hapag-Lloyd container vessel flying the Liberian flag The Baltimore Express is now the largest vessel ever to berth at any port along…
Motorists and transport operators in Kisumu have panicked, buying fuel following growing rumors of a fuel shortage in the county, causing long queues at petrol stations, overcrowding, and rising transport costs. The growing concern over…
Towards the end of rows upon rows of pine trees at the Naru Moru forest station, where River Nairobi starts to be visible as it flows from the Mount Kenya forest is where we find a potato plantation right in the heart of the woods. The…
President William Ruto has called for accelerated investment in Africa’s pharmaceutical manufacturing and health sovereignty agenda during the high-level AIM2030 breakfast meeting held alongside the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi. The…
Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has unveiled a major package of development projects in Mwea, commissioning a mega bulk water supply system while at the same time allocating land for expansion of Wang’uru market. Speaking during the launch…
At least 350 donkeys were vaccinated against rabies during a donkey health clinic held in Enkorika, Kajiado County. The exercise was organized by the Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW) in collaboration with the Kajiado County…
Ruiru constituents on Monday received a major boost in education support as the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) disbursed bursary cheques worth Sh132 million to over 17,000 beneficiaries. The funds target…
Rescue efforts are ongoing following the partial collapse of an eight-story building in Ole Nairi, Oloolua, Kajiado North, on Saturday morning. According to the National Disaster Management Unit (NDMU), which has set up an operations…
National Assembly Deputy Speaker, Gladys Boss Shollei, has called on Parliament and public institutions to modernise record-keeping systems, warning that poor documentation continues to weaken transparency, accountability and institutional…
Despite Africa holding some of the world’s largest untapped energy resources, from vast solar reserves to enormous hydropower potential, millions across the continent are still plagued by unreliable electricity supply and persistent power…
Cotton stakeholders have intensified the “Buy Kenya, Build Kenya” campaign in Mpeketoni as farmers called for the establishment of more textile industries in the region. The farmers said locally grown cotton has become a key solution to…
Bodies of the three artisanal miners who were buried alive at a goldmine in Ogago village in Bondo on Friday evening have all been retrieved. The recovery of the body of Erick Okode on Sunday evening marked the end of the 48-hour recovery…
Learning has resumed at Mirithu Girls’ Secondary School in Ndeiya, Kiambu County, after a weeklong closure following a fire incident in which a dormitory was gutted and students’ personal belongings destroyed. Students have started…
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has re-affirmed its resolve to strengthen public confidence through stakeholder engagement and institutional reforms. IEBC Chairman Erastus Edung Ethekon said that the Commission…
