Kakamega High School — a secondary school in Kenya competing in national sports, which won the 2026 KSSSA football title and rugby 15s championship, and experienced a dormitory fire in June 2026.
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… 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 …
School Games: Mutimba credits Kakamega's football rise to talent investmentCitizen Digital
… The disqualification occurred after Kakamega High lodged a complaint with the Kakamega County Director of Education's office; the case was then taken to education quality assurance officers. …
KSSSA: Kakamega County deny links to Butere Boys disqualificationCitizen Digital
School Games: Kakamega High eye Rugby 15s regional glory By Godfrey Ashiali July 06, 2026 01:15 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Kakamega High School rugby team in action against Dagoretti Boys in a past mat …
School Games: Kakamega High eye Rugby 15s regional gloryCitizen Digital
School Games: Kakamega High eye Rugby 15s regional glory By Godfrey Ashiali July 06, 2026 01:15 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Kakamega High School rugby team in action against Dagoretti Boys in a past mat …
School Games: Kakamega High eye Rugby 15s regional gloryCitizen Digital
… da June 09, 2026 08:41 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Kenya's side Shujaa in action against Canada in 2026 HSBC SVNS 2 at Nyayo Stadium on Saturday, February 14, 2026 Audio By Vocalize Kakamega High School …
Wamanga tips Shujaa to bounce back after disappointing seasonCapital News
… Meanwhile, Kakamega High School also ordered parents and guardians to collect their sons from the institution on Saturday morning. …
Kisumu Girls, Kakamega High Release Students as School Unrest SpreadsThe Standard
… Kakamega High School, a national school with a student population of more than 2,000, becomes the latest learning institution to be affected by suspected arson incidents that have recently been reported in schools across the country. …
Kakamega High School closed indefinitely after dormitory fireThe Standard
A burning dormitory at Kakamega High School that hosts over 500 students, November 6, 2021. …
Recurring dorm fires reveal years of safety failuresPresident William Ruto led tree-planting in Trans Nzoia County on Saturday as Kenya marked Mazingira Day, part of a broader government target to grow 15 billion trees by 2032. Kenya has planted 2.2 billion trees by October 5, with the goal of increasing forest cover to 30 per cent by 2032.
10 October 2026 · The Standard →
President William Ruto led tree-planting in Trans Nzoia County on Saturday as Kenya marked Mazingira Day, part of a broader government target to grow 15 billion trees by 2032. Kenya has planted 2.2 billion trees by October 5, with the goal of increasing forest cover to 30 per cent by 2032.
10 October 2026 · The Standard →
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.
16 August 2026 · Capital News →
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.
6 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
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.
5 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
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.
5 August 2026 · The Standard →
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.
4 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
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.
3 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
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.
29 July 2026 · The Standard →
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.
24 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
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.
20 July 2026 · The Standard →
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.
14 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
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.
7 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
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.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
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.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
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.
11 June 2026 · The Standard →
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.
9 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
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.
6 June 2026 · Capital News →
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.
5 June 2026 · The Standard →
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.
29 May 2026 · The Standard →