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Audio By VocalizeWajir Governor Ahmed Abdulahi before the Senate committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds at KICC, Nairobi, May 17, 2023. …
Governor Abdullahi fingered over Sh1.3 billion 'fictitious' pending billsThe Standard
… It would tell young people growing up in Wajir, Mandera, Marsabit, Garissa, Isiolo, and across Northern Kenya that they, too, belong in Kenya's history books. …
The failed coup and the general Kenya owesThe Standard
… Garissa, Mandera, Wajir, Kericho, Busia and Kilifi are among the counties requiring intensified interventions. …
Alarm over rising HIV cases among Kenyan youthCitizen Digital
… They also referred to comments by President William Ruto in Wajir, where he reportedly said that US President Donald Trump had requested Kenya to establish the Ebola quarantine facility under a bilateral agreement. …
High Court to decide whether AG Oduor, CS Duale defied Ebola facility ordersCitizen Digital
… Speaking when he appeared before the Senate County Public Accounts Committee, Council of Governors Chair and Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi said the National Government went back on their word of including the monies in the shareable revenue. …
Governors accuse gov't of backing out of UHC workers employment dealCitizen Digital
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Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdilahi appears before Senate County Public Accounts CommitteeThe Standard
Audio By Vocalize President William Ruto’s rare apology for the historical exclusion of Northern Kenya from national discourses during the 2026 Madaraka Day celebrations in Wajir was more than a Kenyan political moment. …
What Ruto's apology means for AfricaCapital News
… The initiative, funded by the Chinese government through the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund and implemented in partnership with UNICEF, will focus on Garissa, Wajir and Mandera counties. …
China Injects Sh390mn Into Maternal Health Programme in Northeastern KenyaCitizen Digital
… government is now looking beyond Nairobi and hopes to strengthen athletics development at the grassroots level to ensure more young people across the country get opportunities to participate in sports.In the same breath, he revealed that the construction of a new stadium in Wajir …
Mvurya hails top organiation of Nairobi City Marathon '26 editionThe Standard
… Look at Wajir. A place many considered far from everything, was suddenly the centre of national attention as it hosted the 63rd Madaraka Day celebrations. …
June is already here, let us take stock and steer Kenya hopefullyKenya's nurses union has dismissed the Council of Governors' assertion that their Collective Bargaining Agreement was signed under duress and is financially unsustainable, vowing to intensify strikes across the country until demands are met.
1 September 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's nurses union has dismissed the Council of Governors' assertion that their Collective Bargaining Agreement was signed under duress and is financially unsustainable, vowing to intensify strikes across the country until demands are met.
1 September 2026 · The Standard →
The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers says their strike remains in full force until substantive grievances are addressed. The Kenya National Union of Nurses and Midwives has notified police of planned demonstrations on September 3, 2026, with 9,400 participants from the 47 counties marching to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission and Council of Governors headquarters.
31 August 2026 · The Standard →
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, leader of the Democracy for Citizens Party, has delegated party leadership to Deputy Party Leader Cleophas Malala and Secretary General-designate Senator John Methu while he spends about 50 days in the United States engaging the diaspora ahead of 2027 elections.
30 August 2026 · Capital News →
The Ministry of Health has stepped up its dengue fever response in Garissa and Wajir counties, where 1,678 cases have been reported as of August 26, with Garissa accounting for 1,583 cumulative cases and Wajir 95 laboratory-confirmed cases. The Ministry maintains heightened surveillance and has activated its Public Health Emergency Operations Centre to contain transmission.
29 August 2026 · Capital News →
The Social Health Authority has registered over 32 million Kenyans, but only about 5 million are actively contributing, prompting Parliament's Health Committee to call for urgent measures to convert registrations into sustained participation in the Government's Universal Health Coverage reforms.
29 August 2026 · Capital News →
An opinion piece warns that Kenya's publicly funded broadcasters face intense pressure to appear politically balanced ahead of the 2027 elections, citing Hungary's recent suspension of news broadcasts on state media over perceived political bias and spin.
29 August 2026 · The Standard →
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki announced that eight County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIPs) in Embu, Meru, Wajir, Garissa, Kirinyaga, Busia, Kisii and Migori counties are set for commissioning before the end of the year. The parks are intended to support produce aggregation, value addition and small-scale manufacturing.
26 August 2026 · Capital News →
Deputy President Kindiki said the government is speeding up completion of County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIPs) across the country, with eight in Embu, Meru, Wajir, Garissa, Kirinyaga, Busia, Kisii and Migori nearing completion for commissioning by year-end, to catalyse Kenya's industrialization through value addition and manufacturing.
26 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The High Court found that the Ministry of Sports established 30 academies without sufficient public participation in determining locations and selection criteria, calling the process faulty and susceptible to arbitrariness. Justice Lawrence Mugambi ordered the ministry to regularise the process through public participation or face court intervention.
26 August 2026 · The Standard →
Democracy for Citizens Party leader Rigathi Gachagua has accused Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale of engaging in divisive politics targeting Kikuyu and Somali communities ahead of the 2027 General Election. Gachagua said the two communities have enjoyed a long-standing relationship, particularly in Eastleigh, and warned against attempts to create divisions between them.
25 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Wajir Woman Representative Fatuma Jehow and other MPs have pressed Aviation and Aerospace Development Principal Secretary Teresia Mbaika for answers on delays in compensating residents whose land was earmarked for Wajir Airport expansion, and demanded clarity on whether the government remains committed to the project.
25 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Maternal health experts warn that an ongoing health workers strike is likely to increase maternal and child deaths in Kenya, where at least 15 women already die daily from birth-related complications, with postpartum haemorrhage as the major contributor. Public maternity wings are closed, forcing pregnant women to seek care at private and faith-based facilities.
25 August 2026 · The Standard →
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki chaired the 30th Ordinary Session of the Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC) on Monday, putting to rest claims that he had been stripped of the role following reports that Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi had been assigned the intergovernmental relations docket. The government maintained that Kindiki remains IBEC chairman under the Public Finance Management Act.
24 August 2026 · Capital News →
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki chaired the 30th Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council session in Nairobi, stating that the National Treasury has released all monthly payments through August to the 47 devolved units with no pending allocations, demonstrating the government's commitment to support devolution despite fiscal constraints.
24 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President Ruto visited Taita Taveta County to defend his government's education reforms, infrastructure projects, and economic initiatives, dismissing criticism from opponents. He announced 20,000 additional teacher hires with further recruitment planned before year-end, and framed education as a meritocratic investment.
23 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro, who left the UDA on August 16, began a political tour of his constituency on Wednesday, calling for a united opposition ahead of the 2027 General Election and criticizing President Ruto's administration for poor governance and poverty. He urged opposition leaders including Gachagua, Babu Owino, Matiang'i, Kalonzo, and Sifuna to unite behind a single candidate by August 2027.
19 August 2026 · Capital News →
Officials from UDA and ODM in northern Kenya's Isiolo, Marsabit, Samburu, Garissa, Wajir and Mandera counties have launched a grassroots initiative to extend the broad-based alliance to electoral wards and campaign for President Ruto's re-election and candidates for the five other electoral positions in the next general election.
18 August 2026 · The Standard →
Abdullahi Sajo, endorsed by the Garen Council of Elders as Wajir North parliamentary aspirant, has called on residents to register as voters and participate in the 2027 General Election to strengthen the region's voice and secure greater development attention at the national level.
18 August 2026 · The Standard →
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has accused President William Ruto's administration of presiding over a growing cost-of-living crisis, alleging that the government "steals" about Sh3 billion from Kenyans every day while borrowing an average of Sh3.5 billion per day. Gachagua claimed Kenya's public debt has risen from Sh8.66 trillion in August 2022 to Sh13.02 trillion, with every Kenyan carrying a debt burden of about Sh221,898.
11 August 2026 · Capital News →
Health workers across Kenya are messaging that a mother living with HIV can breastfeed safely and her baby can be born and stay HIV-free, with protection beginning during pregnancy through antenatal care visits and antiretroviral medication to suppress viral load.
11 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The United Nations World Food Programme warns that a rapidly strengthening El Niño weather pattern will significantly worsen food insecurity in vulnerable countries into 2027, with forecasters assigning an 81 per cent probability the 2026 El Niño will be very strong and a 97 per cent chance its effects will persist into early 2027.
11 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Government has identified 18 counties at risk of being affected by El Niño and mapped out areas exposed to flash floods, landslides, drought, disease outbreaks, and infrastructure damage. The Kenya Meteorological Service Authority forecasts an 81 per cent chance that this year's El Niño will be strong, with above-normal rainfall expected from October.
10 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's government has placed 18 counties on heightened alert ahead of a forecast strong El Niño expected from October, with an 81 per cent probability of occurrence and 97 per cent chance effects persist into early next year. Multi-agency emergency teams have been activated and vulnerable areas mapped across coastal, lake basin, rift valley and north-eastern regions to prepare for potential flooding, landslides, disease and displacement.
10 August 2026 · Capital News →
The North Eastern Conservancies Association claims at least three Somali giraffes are being illegally killed every day across northern Kenya due to drought, habitat pressure, human-wildlife conflict and poaching for meat. The group has warned that if the trend continues, Kenya risks destroying one of the world's most important remaining populations of Somali giraffes.
10 August 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's government has placed 18 counties on high alert for El Niño, which forecasters say has an 81 per cent chance of being strong with effects expected through early next year. The country may experience above-normal rainfall from October, with risks including floods, landslides, drought, disease outbreaks, and infrastructure damage.
10 August 2026 · The Standard →
Former Kenya Wildlife Service Director Julius Kipngetich has urged the government and education stakeholders to address stark inequalities in school access, noting that only about 14 per cent of children in northern Kenya complete secondary school and that many never reach that level, while the average Kenyan spends only about eight years in school.
9 August 2026 · The Standard →
Five counties—Embu, Narok, Wajir, Kitui, and Kilifi—are the best performing in fiscal discipline, according to a Parliamentary Budget Office report released yesterday, showing improved county fiscal performance compared to the previous financial year, while Kisumu and Nairobi are among the worst users of development funds.
7 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Senate's inaugural County Fiscal Performance Measurement Index ranked Embu as Kenya's best-performing county in the 2024/25 financial year with a score of 0.689, while Kisumu ranked last. The index, which measures counties across seven indicators including development expenditure and audit opinions, found that 35 counties attained a "C" grade, reflecting gradual progress in budget execution despite persistent fiscal management challenges in several counties.
6 August 2026 · Capital News →
The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (Rerec) is racing to meet a September 30 deadline to complete a World Bank-funded Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access Project across 14 underserved counties, with eight weeks remaining to commission 31 solar-powered mini-grids in four counties and install 316 solar-powered water pumping systems despite procurement and logistics challenges.
6 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation plans to hand over 120 newly constructed solar mini-grids across 14 underserved counties by September 30, 2026, as part of a USD 150 million World Bank-funded initiative targeting 5,390 households for new borehole water connections and serving between 75 and 1,835 active users per site.
5 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →