… l and grassroots structure through which the region can pursue its long-term interests. “This will not just be a political vehicle for 2027 but a lobby group to champion for the welfare and destiny of our people and region,” Mudavadi said during the launch at Kakamega High School …
Kakamega School reclaim national football title in Thika By Kevin Otenga August 06, 2026 07:14 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Kakamega High School football team pose for a photo before facing St. …
Kakamega High, St. Mary’s Yala set for 'Mini-Mashemeji Derby' national final By Kevin Otenga August 05, 2026 05:37 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Kakamega School football team celebrate after walloping Eas …
… alizeKakamega School's James Mulwa challenge Isaac Buluhu of Tumaini High School in the Kenya Secondary School Term 2 football match on August 4, 2026. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] A classic western Kenya football rivalry will take centre stage on Thursday after Kakamega High School …
… Audio By Vocalize Twelve-time champions Kakamega High School will face late entrants Menengai High School in the football semi finals at the Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) National Term Two Games at the M-Pesa Foundation Academy in Thika, Kiambu County on Wedn …
Kakamega High impress as unlucky Highway stumble at KSSSA games By Jacob Icia August 03, 2026 07:00 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Tumaini High School Captain Tindi Musa (L) vies for the ball with Kakamega …
Eight years after lifting the Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) national football title, Kakamega High School, popularly known as Green Commandos, are back on the biggest stage with one mission, reclaim the crown. …
Lucheveli out to reclaim national football title with Kakamega By Kevin Otenga July 24, 2026 02:30 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Kakamega High School head coach Enock Lucheveli believes …
Audio By VocalizeStudents and staff at Kakamega High School are set to benefit from improved healthcare services following the renovation of the school’s dispensary by Kenya Power Foundation. …
… ocal leaders. According to Mutimba, schools in Kakamega have created an environment that allows talented players to develop and compete consistently at the highest level, giving them an advantage over many other schools in the region. His remarks come after Kakamega High School …
Leaders from Western Kenya have launched the Magharibi Movement, a regional lobby group aimed at consolidating the region's political influence, rallying support for President William Ruto's re-election in 2027, and positioning Western Kenya for the 2032 succession. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi said the movement would serve as a political and grassroots structure to pursue the region's long-term interests beyond the 2027 election cycle.
Leaders from Western Kenya have launched the Magharibi Movement, a regional lobby group aimed at consolidating the region's political influence, rallying support for President William Ruto's re-election in 2027, and positioning Western Kenya for the 2032 succession. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi said the movement would serve as a political and grassroots structure to pursue the region's long-term interests beyond the 2027 election cycle.
Kakamega High School defeated St. Mary's Yala 3-2 in the Kenya Secondary School Sports Association (KSSSA) football final at M-Pesa Foundation Academy in Thika, claiming their 13th school football title and ending a seven-year drought.
Kakamega High School defeated Menengai High 2-1 in the semi-final, while St. Mary's School Yala beat Takaba 2-0, setting up a national final between the two schools.
Kakamega High School and St. Mary's School Yala have qualified for the Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association National Term Two Games football final in Thika. The matchup, dubbed the "school Mashemeji Derby," features two of Kenya's most successful football programmes competing after dominant group stage campaigns.
Twelve-time champions Kakamega High School and Menengai High School have qualified for the football semi-finals at the Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association National Term Two Games in Thika, with Kakamega sweeping Group B on nine points and Menengai advancing via a head-to-head tie-breaker rule after Tenwek High School were disqualified over age-cheating allegations.
At the 2026 KSSSA National Term Two Games, Kakamega High defeated Tumaini Boys 4–0 in boys' football, with goals from Julius Ochieng, Macline Adika, Daniel Ombati, and Bradley Mulamba. Defending champions Highway Secondary School lost 1–0 to Menengai High School in another pool match.
Kakamega High School's football team, known as Green Commandos, are returning to the KSSSA National Term Two Games after eight years away, aiming to add a record-extending 15th national football title. The Western Region champions will compete starting Sunday at Mpesa Academy in Thika.
Kakamega High School head coach Enock Lucheveli says the 13-time national champions can reclaim the national football title in the KSSSA Term Two School Games scheduled for August 4–8, 2026 at M-Pesa Academy in Thika, after returning to the national fold following seven years away.
Kenya Power Foundation has completed a Sh1.1 million renovation of Kakamega High School's dispensary, transforming it into a modern facility to serve more than 3,000 students, about 200 teachers and over 100 non-teaching staff.
Bukembe Boys High School football coach George Mutimba attributes Kakamega County's continued dominance in school games football to sustained investment in nurturing young talent and backing from local leaders. Kakamega High School and Bishop Njenga Girls High School recently won the Western Region Secondary School Games to qualify for nationals.
The Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) Kakamega County branch chairman has denied involvement in Butere Boys' disqualification as Western region football champions following irregularities claims after they beat Musingu High 7-6 on penalties in the final. He clarified that appeals are handled by the county director of education through Quality Assurance Officers who investigate and bring findings to KSSSA.
Western Kenya KSSSA rugby 15s champions Kakamega High are aiming to win the East Africa FEASSSA title, according to head coach Amos Wamanga, who said the team is focused and well-prepared despite competition from top teams in Kenya and Uganda.
Kakamega High School, KSSSA Western rugby 15s champions, are targeting the FEASSSA title. Coach Amos Wamanga said the team is focused on delivering at the East Africa championship after what he described as an ambush at the Nationals.
A Standard opinion piece argues that Kenya's boarding schools, rooted in colonial practice, persist because parents use them as "forced relocation camps" to outsource child-rearing, despite dormitories being overcrowded, poorly ventilated, and inadequately resourced.
Kakamega High School rugby head coach Wamanga backed Kenya's sevens team Shujaa to bounce back stronger next season after failing to secure promotion to the World Sevens Series for the third consecutive year. Despite winning only 5 games out of 15 across three tournaments in Hong Kong, Valladolid, and Bordeaux, Wamanga said the young squad will earn promotion if they remain together.
Two national schools directed parents to collect their children on Saturday morning following intelligence reports and heightened surveillance. The releases come amid growing cases of student unrest reported across schools in the country.
A fire broke out at Kakamega High School dormitory at around 8:00 pm on Friday while students were in class. The school has been closed indefinitely and students sent home as police investigate the cause; no injuries were reported, though property of unknown value was destroyed.
A fire at Utumishi Girls dormitory claimed the lives of 16 students, highlighting a pattern of recurring dormitory fires and safety failures that has persisted for nearly three decades.