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… Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has been among the most pointed critics, framing the practice as a direct assault on the TSC's constitutional independence. …
Wetangula's exposé reveals how State House has politicized teacher employmentCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 24- A court clerk attached to the Busia Law Courts has been arrested for allegedly demanding and receiving a Sh180,000 bribe to influence the outcome of a criminal case pending before the court. …
Busia court clerk arrested over alleged Sh180,000 bribeCitizen Digital
Busia court clerk arrested for allegedly demanding Ksh.180K bribe By Citizen Reporter August 24, 2026 07:26 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter The suspect, Wesley Kipkoech Langat, following his arrest in a sti …
Busia court clerk arrested for allegedly demanding Ksh.180K bribeThe Standard
Audio By Vocalize Police in Busia have intercepted more than 800 kilogrammes of Cannabis valued at Sh35 million, street value which was allegedly being smuggled into Kenya from neighbouring Uganda through porous boarder along the Kenya-Uganda border.The arrest, which forms part o …
Police seize Sh56 million cannabis, methamphetamine in BusiaThe Standard
… Sedrick Alusa, the Busia branch secretary-general, said only Kakamega and Busia counties had persistently failed to sign the CBA, calling on all counties to implement the agreement.“We want the CBA signed and implemented and risk allowance paid. …
Kakamega clinical officers strike to demand implementation of CBACapital News
… Mudavadi said the initiative will target Kakamega, Bungoma, Vihiga, Busia and Trans Nzoia counties, with a goal of raising the region’s registered voters from about 2.9 million to at least 3.4 million by January 2027. …
‘Siasa ni numbers’: Mudavadi targets 500,000 more voters in Western KenyaCapital News
… He criticised previous administrations for what he described as inadequate investment in Kakamega, Busia, Vihiga and Bungoma, saying some infrastructure projects had previously been dismissed as economically unviable. …
Mudavadi unveils Magharibi Movement to rally Western Kenya behind Ruto, plan beyond 2027Citizen Digital
… The teams are Chakol Queens and Musokoto Secondary School from Busia; Vihiga Cranes and Blue Commandos from Vihiga; Terem FC and Elgon Queens from Bungoma; and Lugari Progressive and Green Buffaloes from Kakamega. …
Chapa Dimba set for Western Regional Finals in BungomaCitizen Digital
… Moraa had set out for Busia on Monday, August 3, but instead found herself travelling towards Kakamega. …
Police hunt matatu driver after 19-year-old stabbed, dumped in thicketThe Standard
… The objection follows the launch of the County Fiscal Performance Measurement Index (CFPMI) by the Parliamentary Budget Office, which ranked Embu as Kenya's best-managed county while placing Kisumu, Kakamega, Busia, Bomet and Nairobi among the country's poorest fiscal performers. …
Governors reject Senate fiscal performance ranking, say it overlooked key realitiesBusia Senator Okiya Omtatah has filed a court petition to stop the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission from changing security features on ballot papers ahead of the 2027 General Election, arguing that IEBC has not shown the revised specifications will provide equivalent or better protection against electoral malpractice.
11 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has filed a court petition to stop the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission from changing security features on ballot papers ahead of the 2027 General Election, arguing that IEBC has not shown the revised specifications will provide equivalent or better protection against electoral malpractice.
11 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Ministry of Health announced that 122 contacts of the first confirmed Ebola patient have been identified and verified, with 108 placed in quarantine and monitored. None have developed symptoms so far, and contact tracing continues as part of a coordinated national containment response.
11 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya has identified 122 contacts linked to its first imported Bundibugyo Ebola case confirmed on October 6, with 108 in quarantine under close supervision and no new infections reported since the patient's death. Of 293 samples tested from 289 alerts, only the imported case tested positive, and Kenya has screened 667,675 travellers at 26 points of entry.
11 October 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece argues that the IEBC must address allegations of non-citizens registering to vote, particularly following reports of Ugandan nationals obtaining Kenyan identification and registering ahead of the 2027 election. The editorial warns that unresolved concerns about cross-border voter registration could undermine public confidence in the election's legitimacy.
10 October 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's medical associations have called for urgent government measures to protect healthcare workers after confirmation of the country's first imported Ebola case, requesting adequate personal protective equipment, fully operational isolation units, and intensified port surveillance.
8 October 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's Ministry of Health has designated five health facilities as isolation centres for suspected Ebola cases as the country remains on high alert. Ten people are currently in quarantine while contact tracing has identified 57 contacts, and screening has been intensified at border crossings and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
7 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
After reporting its first Ebola case and death on Tuesday from a patient arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya's Health Cabinet Secretary announced that flights from ten countries (DRC, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Angola, Zambia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Central African Republic) will use a designated entry point at JKIA, where passengers must undergo mandatory health screening and fill declaration forms.
7 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An investigation at Kenya's Busia border crossing with Uganda found travellers and border staff moving through without undergoing visible temperature checks, routine health screening, or symptom declarations, despite official assurances of heightened surveillance following confirmation of an imported Ebola case.
7 October 2026 · The Standard →
President William Ruto has directed the National Security Council Committee to assess Kenya's Ebola situation after a patient with an imported case of Ebola Virus Disease died. The government has intensified surveillance, contact tracing, and testing; eight family members and 21 healthcare workers have been quarantined, and 27 passengers from the deceased's flight have been identified and contacted.
6 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Ministry of Health has launched contact tracing after confirming its first Ebola case in a Kenyan citizen who died at Nairobi Hospital on Monday. The government is pursuing 28 identified contacts including family and healthcare workers, plus 23 passengers and 4 crew members from the Jambojet flight from Kampala to Nairobi on which the patient arrived on October 3.
6 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Ministry of Health is tracing 28 identified contacts — including family members and healthcare workers — of the country's first confirmed Ebola patient, who died while receiving treatment at Nairobi Hospital. The ministry is also pursuing 23 passengers and four crew members from the patient's flight from the Democratic Republic of Congo through Uganda to assess whether the virus was transmitted during travel.
6 October 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya's 2024 Energy Transition and Investment Plan aims for Net Zero by 2050 and a renewable-powered grid, but requires a financing architecture that attracts private investment and reaches communities. The country should use instruments like the National Infrastructure Fund and public-private partnerships to mobilise private capital for clean energy and emerging opportunities such as green hydrogen.
6 October 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's Government is conducting a six-day environmental campaign ending October 10 to plant 17.24 million trees across schools, mining areas, highways and communities. The Government will count, geo-tag and certify all trees planted and conduct 90-day survival checks, plus track tree-growing pledges quarterly.
6 October 2026 · The Standard →
Doctors Dennis Miskellah and Joseph Kariuki criticized the government's response to Kenya's first confirmed Ebola case, noting that the patient landed on Saturday but the case was only reported on Tuesday. They said the patient was permitted to leave Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for Nairobi Hospital despite arriving while sick, and questioned why he received visitors who subsequently dispersed into the community.
6 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Government has set a target of planting 17.24 million trees during this year's National Mazingira Week to restore degraded ecosystems and move closer to its goal of planting 15 billion trees by 2032. The week-long programme involves educational institutions, mining area restoration, and highway greening, with the Cabinet Secretary emphasizing that survival of planted trees matters more than the number planted.
6 October 2026 · The Standard →
A Bobea Research poll released Monday shows Governor Paul Otuoma with 66 per cent voter support in the Busia governor's race ahead of the 2027 election, leading challenger Arthur Osia by 44 percentage points, with Osia at 22 per cent and Vincent Sidai at 8 per cent.
6 October 2026 · The Standard →
The government has activated the National Contingency Plan to mitigate anticipated El Niño rains, scaling up interventions through cooperation among security agencies, evacuation procedures, and access route mapping. Search and rescue operations will involve the Kenya Coast Guard Service, Kenya Defence Forces, National Police Service, Kenya Red Cross Society, and National Youth Service.
5 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The government has activated a comprehensive national response plan ahead of the expected onset of El Niño rains, coordinating interventions through the National Disaster Operations Centre with multiple emergency agencies on standby for search-and-rescue operations, evacuation, health monitoring, and infrastructure support.
5 October 2026 · Capital News →
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission has clarified that its use of conciliation in cases involving Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma and Busia Governor Paul Otuoma does not mean their remarks were endorsed. The NCIC found Kaluma's remarks intemperate, ambiguous and dangerous with risk of political intimidation, and Otuoma's remarks threatening and exclusionary, likely to stir hostility against people perceived as outsiders on ethnic or national origin grounds; both were issued cessation notices and directed to undertake corrective measures.
3 October 2026 · Capital News →
Endebess MP Dr. Robert Pukose has come under scrutiny after threatening violence against anyone who attempts to stop Kenyan voters living in Uganda from crossing the border to vote in the 2027 election, raising concerns over possible incitement among border communities.
2 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
On World Oxygen Day, a maternal health policy advisor highlights oxygen's critical role in saving lives during childbirth complications, newborn emergencies, and severe illness, noting that Kenya faces significant need for medical oxygen as respiratory infections remain a leading cause of illness.
2 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has found that Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma and Busia Governor Paul Otuoma's alleged inciteful comments did not meet the criminal standards threshold.
2 October 2026 · The Standard →
Churches in Western Kenya are increasingly being broken into, with valuable equipment stolen and guards attacked. A church guard was murdered inside a church compound in Makunga, Kakamega County, marking an escalation in crimes targeting places of worship that have traditionally been regarded as safe spaces.
2 October 2026 · The Standard →
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission has cleared Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma and Busia Governor Paul Otuoma of incitement allegations, finding no grounds to charge them. The two have been required to sign peace pledges within 14 days.
1 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Young Kenyans are being encouraged to take up agriculture as a career to address the country's ageing farming population, create employment, and boost food security. At an agricultural expo in Tharaka-Nithi County, organisers said now is the time to shift perceptions of farming as an unattractive career and recruit youth into the sector.
1 October 2026 · The Standard →
President Ruto stated that Kenya has no objection to Uganda and Tanzania pursuing their own refinery projects, arguing that regional petroleum demand is large enough to support multiple facilities that would complement rather than compete with one another.
1 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Orange Democratic Movement has called on Kenyans at home and abroad to light candles on Friday, October 2, at 6 pm to mark the first anniversary of the death of former party leader Raila Odinga, who died on October 15, 2025. ODM has designated October as "Mwezi wa Baba" and plans a month-long programme of memorial activities, including a major rally in Kakamega on October 9.
29 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya lacks sufficient safe houses for survivors of gender-based violence, leaving them exposed and vulnerable. A field study released in June 2026 found that only 33% of sexual abuse cases are concluded in court within six months, with nearly half taking over a year.
29 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The United Arab Emirates has pledged US$10 million to boost Ebola containment efforts in Africa, while Kenya strengthens surveillance and border preparedness despite having no confirmed cases. Kenya has increased laboratory capacity and emergency response measures as a regional transport and trade hub with heightened risk of disease spread.
29 September 2026 · The Standard →
Opposition leaders including Kalonzo Musyoka, Eugene Wamalwa, and Justin Muturi accused President William Ruto's government of using a special police unit to abduct and torture government critics, speaking at events in Busia and Nakuru counties.
26 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →