Latest counties stories from across Kenya.
CIC Insurance Group (CIC) has launched CIC Impact, a dedicated microinsurance subsidiary to provide access to affordable insurance products in Kenya. Through the new subsidiary, the insurer will offer a portfolio of accessible…
The Registration of Persons Department in Migori County has rolled out Mobile Live Capture Machines in a move aimed at accelerating the registration and processing of National Identity Cards (IDs) and improving access to registration…
The Machakos County Civil Society Network has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the Machakos County Assembly to reconvene and approve the 2026/2027 Budget, warning that it will seek legal redress and organize peaceful demonstrations if the…
Members of Parliament (MPs) allied to Deputy President, Prof. Kithure Kindiki, have dismissed claims that he is facing mistreatment within the Kenya Kwanza Administration, insisting that he remains firmly in government and is free to…
To many people, the Bible and the police service appear to belong to two completely different worlds. One symbolises faith, forgiveness and hope, while the other represents law enforcement, discipline and the use of lawful force. However,…
More than 500 residents of Kitengela have benefited from a wide range of government services offered through a Huduma Mashinani outreach programme held at the Kitengela Assistant County Commissioner’s grounds. The initiative, organised by…
Mombasa Governor, Abdulswamad Nassir, has directed the County Public Service Board to immediately begin the recruitment of 573 nurses on contract, to ensure uninterrupted healthcare services as the nationwide nurses’ strike continues to…
The government is reviewing its industrialization policy to allow investors to draw cheap, stable power directly from producers, as it moves to curb the exodus of manufacturers to neighboring countries. The Principal Secretary for Industry…
Stakeholders have called for intensified efforts to curb the escalating theft and illegal trade in donkey skins and related products, warning that the vice is threatening livelihoods and worsening socio-economic challenges in communities…
The Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry, in collaboration with relevant ministries, departments, and agencies, has intensified public awareness on the Draft National Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy (NIPPS) 2026, with a…
The County Government has won public backing for a proposed storm water drainage project in Lodwar Municipality, following a public participation forum where officials presented findings from an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)…
Coffee farmers and estate owners earned Sh884 million after 15,749 bags of coffee weighing 972,266 kilogrammes were traded at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) weekly auction held on Tuesday. The sale, the 33rd auction of the 2025/2026…
Leaders from the Mt Kenya East region have urged residents to continue supporting the Kenya Kwanza administration, saying sustained engagement with the national government will enable the region to benefit from ongoing and future…
Public health services across Tharaka Nithi County were paralyzed on Friday after nurses downed tools, joining a nationwide industrial action to protest the government’s failure to address long-standing labour grievances. The strike…
A woman from Meru County has been given a new lease of life after successfully undergoing a complex eight-hour surgery at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) to treat a rare and life-threatening thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm. Ms. Judith…
Kenya is set to adopt new World Health Organization (WHO) treatment guidelines for visceral leishmaniasis (Kala-azar) and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL), paving the way for patients to receive shorter, safer and more effective…
Nurses across Tana River County under the Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) have joined their colleagues in a nationwide strike, aimed to among other grievances push the Government to honour a 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement…
Leaders from Mt Kenya East have called on residents to continue supporting the Kenya Kwanza administration, saying the region stands to benefit more from government development programmes through continued engagement with the national…
The National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee on Commercial Affairs and Energy has put to task the management of the Lake Victoria South Water Works Development Authority (LVSWWDA) over dry taps in Migori, Nyamira Kisii and Bomet…
Kwale County is steadily positioning itself as a centre of socio-economic transformation through strategic investments in sports, education and agriculture, with county leaders banking on a youthful population and abundant natural…
A new labour market study has called for a fundamental shift in how young people are prepared for work, warning that skills training alone will not solve youth unemployment unless it is closely linked to employers and emerging economic…
Kenya’s national woodball team delivered an impressive performance at the 2026 World Woodball Championship in Perlis, Malaysia, winning one silver and six bronze medals to underline the country’s growing competitiveness on the…
The Government has commissioned Sh 376.3 million Kinanie Leather Industrial Park Water Supply Project in Machakos County, a strategic investment set to accelerate industrialisation, create up to 10,000 jobs and strengthen Kenya’s leather…
Kwale Senior High School has emerged as the top-performing institution in the Coast region following its outstanding performance in the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations, with leaders attributing the success…
