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Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen speaks during Jukwaa La Usalama Vihiga county tour consultative meeting with administrators at Mbale in Vihiga county on September 6, 2025. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard] Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has launched a sweeping multi-agency crackdown targeting gang leaders, political goons, land fraud cartels, and illicit alcohol networks across the Western region.Speaking in Kakamega during the Jukwaa la Usalama forum on Friday, Murkomen said the operation will involve county security teams working in coordination with officers from the national headquarters to dismantle criminal networks without fear, favour, or political bias.”We are spending a lot of resources and personnel in…
Governor Fernandes Barasa being declared winner as Kakamega ODM County Chair by a returning officer at Ikolomani KMTC Campus. [Benard Lusigi,Standard] Kamega Governor Fernandes Barasa has been declared the ODM County Chairperson winner during the party primaries that took place at Ikolomani KMTC Campus, retaining the position he has been holding for the last two years Governor Barasa was defending the seat against Lugari MP Nabii Nabwera, who had declared interest in the seat. This occurred after the earlier planned election failed to take place due to disagreements among delegates allied to Barasa and Nabwera over the voting method. Follow…
Enock Andaje, one of the Malava aspirants who collapsed and died during a rally.[Benard Lusigi, Standard] The sudden death of United Democratic Alliance (UDA) aspirant Dr. Enock Andaje, who was eyeing the Malava parliamentary seat, has ignited sharp divisions among leaders, with accusations of bias, betrayal, and commercialisation of party nominations. Dr. Andaje collapsed at the gate of Bulupi Primary School in Malava, where he had gone to attend a women’s empowerment event presided over by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi. He was rushed to Oasis Hospital in Kakamega town, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Speaking at the…
President William Ruto and Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi during a church service at in Kakamega County on November 10, 2024. [PCS, Standard] Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has dismissed Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) as a political outfit without meaningful influence and urged residents of Malava to reject it. Speaking on Friday during the West Kabras Widows Empowerment Programme, he criticised DCP’s attempts to penetrate the region’s politics, describing the party as inexperienced and untested urging residents of Malava to rally behind United Democratic Alliance (UDA) in the upcoming November by-elections. “Now, this party that has just…
Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi said anyone claiming they would rig the 2027 polls in Ruto’s favour does not speak for Kenya Kwanza. [File, Standard] Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has denounced claims by a section of Kenya Kwanza leaders that the 2027 General Election will be rigged in favour of President William Ruto. He said the remarks are irresponsible and detrimental to the country’s democratic processes, and risk undermining public trust in the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). “Let’s stop casting doubts on the credibility of the IEBC. President Ruto has not assigned anyone to steal the election for him. He will win through the democratic process, not manipulation, and therefore I…
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi on 19, March, 2025. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard] Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has accused the opposition of attempting to frustrate the reconstitution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) through courts. Speaking on Tuesday during the burial of Mzee William Lumati in Malava, Kakamega County, Mudavadi said the delay in finalising the appointment of IEBC commissioners is a setback to Kenya’s electoral calendar. “For nearly two years, the IEBC has remained unconstituted. Now, as the process of reconstituting it begins, some people through their proxies are rushing to court to derail it,” Mudavadi lamented.…
It’s the kind of place you have probably passed a hundred times without realising it’s a hotbed of conspiracy theories and whispered tales. READ FULL STORY Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-05-18 00:00:00 Author: By Benard Lusigi and Mary Imenza Source: The Standard
It’s the kind of place you have probably passed a hundred times without realising it’s a hotbed of conspiracy theories and whispered tales. READ FULL STORY Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-05-18 00:00:00 Author: By Benard Lusigi and Mary Imenza Source: The Standard
Mumias East MP Peter Salasya addressing youth in Malindi, Kilifi County on Saturday, May 10, 2025. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard] Mumias East Member of Parliament Peter Salasya is yet to be informed of the reasons behind his arrest on Friday, his lawyer Kennedy Echesa has said. The MP, who is currently detained at the Central police station in Nairobi, was arrested on Isiolo-Nanyuki highway on Friday. “The officers purporting to be from the DCI fired at the tyres of his car forcing it to come to a sudden halt then disarmed his bodyguards, arrested him and then drove off,” said Echesa…
Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa {left) when he visited beneficial of the ongoing free aye surgery programe at Kakamega county referral general hospital on Feb 3, 2025. [Benjamin Sakwa/ Standard] Health services in Kakamega County were severely disrupted yesterday as doctors, including those on short-term contracts, commenced a strike that affected public hospitals across the region. At Kakamega County General Hospital, patients were left with little choice but to seek medical assistance from private facilities, while others returned home without receiving treatment. Most public health centres experienced minimal activity, with critical services coming to a standstill due to the absence of…
Monica Onyango, a clerical Officer at Kisumu East registration office displays some of the uncollected national identification cardrs.Over 12,000 uncollected cards since the year 2010 are lying at the office.The registration officer is urging the owners to come and pick them. [Collins Oduor/Standard] When Jane Achieng’, from the Bumala area in Butula Constituency, Busia County, got employment, she was elated to secure a job amid a high rate of unemployment in the country. The 28-year-old woman had not acquired her Identification Card (ID), and one of the requirements before she reported to her new job at a construction site was the vital document. Achieng…