… Governors Chelilim Bii (Uasin Gishu) and Wesley Rotich (Elgeyo-Marakwet) commended the Government for affordable housing projects, pointing out that they have created employment and boosted local business. …
… In September 2022, Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Wisley Rotich inaugurated a taskforce comprising professors and education experts as the county revived the stalled process of having a University within its borders. …
NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 19 – Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Wisley Rotich has urged President William Ruto to consider tougher measures to restore order in schools, including a return to corporal punishment for unruly students. …
… Speaking during a breakfast resource mobilization meeting focused on Kaptagat livelihoods enhancement, including water reticulation to homesteads, Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Wisley Rotich described the programme as a practical demonstration of conservation delivering benefits to or …
… Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Wisley Rotich gave an assurance earlier this week that the stadium will be ready ahead of the Mashujaa Day national event in October. …
… ledged the good work done by the Deputy President dismissing the claims he has not been performing his duties. “Since you became Deputy President, everything has fallen in place and we have witnessed a lot of development across the country,” Elgeyo-Marakwet Governor Wisley Rotich …
… Government officials present included Environment Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa, Governors Wisley Rotich, Jonathan Chelilim and Simon Kachapin, alongside Members of Parliament, Principal Secretaries and other national and county leaders.
… ledged the good work done by the Deputy President dismissing the claims he has not been performing his duties. “Since you became Deputy President, everything has fallen in place and we have witnessed a lot of development across the country,” Elgeyo-Marakwet Governor Wisley Rotich …
… ledged the good work done by the Deputy President dismissing the claims he has not been performing his duties. “Since you became Deputy President, everything has fallen in place and we have witnessed a lot of development across the country,” Elgeyo-Marakwet Governor Wisley Rotich …
… Women participate in a 42km race during the 7th edition of the Eldoret City Marathon in Uasin Gishu County on April 26, 2026. [Peter Ochieng, Standard Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii and his Elgeyo Marakwet counterpart Wisley Rotich led hundreds of fun runners in exploring Eldo …
President Ruto announced that the Government will reduce the cost of fertiliser and seeds to help farmers plant during expected September and October rains, following below-average rainfall that has affected crop production. As a long-term measure, the Government plans to construct 50 mega dams, 200 medium and 1,000 micro dams to expand irrigation farming in arid and semi-arid areas.
President Ruto announced that the Government will reduce the cost of fertiliser and seeds to help farmers plant during expected September and October rains, following below-average rainfall that has affected crop production. As a long-term measure, the Government plans to construct 50 mega dams, 200 medium and 1,000 micro dams to expand irrigation farming in arid and semi-arid areas.
Tambach teachers training college, operational since 1991, is being upgraded to Kerio Valley University College, a constituent college of the University of Eldoret, and is expected to admit students from September following gazettement of the establishment notice.
Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Wisley Rotich has called on President William Ruto to consider tougher measures including corporal punishment to restore order in schools, arguing that Kenya faces a moral crisis that has weakened teachers, parents and society.
Professionals with roots in the Kaptagat ecosystem are advancing a conservation model that combines forest protection with community prosperity. The Kaptagat Integrated Conservation Programme, championed by Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo, shifts focus from "Fortress conservation" to ensuring surrounding communities benefit from the forest.
Construction at Kamariny Stadium in Iten, which began in 2017, has resumed after years of stalling; the facility is expected to be completed by October 2026 and will host this year's Mashujaa Day national celebrations on October 20.
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki dismissed reports questioning his involvement in ending the fuel crisis, stating he was central to finding a solution as directed by President William Ruto through a whole-of-government approach. Kindiki said he chaired a meeting with Cabinet Secretaries before they met stakeholders to resolve the matter.
The Deputy President and Interior Cabinet Secretary launched the CHERISH programme in Elgeyo Marakwet County, linking ecosystem restoration to peacebuilding and security in the Kerio Valley region while calling on citizens to embrace environmental conservation as a constitutional and moral obligation.
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki dismissed claims he was absent during the fuel crisis that triggered a matatu strike, stating he was central to resolving the impasse through a whole-of-government approach as directed by President William Ruto. He said he chaired a meeting with Cabinet Secretaries before they met transport sector stakeholders.
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki dismissed claims he was absent during the fuel crisis and matatu strike, stating he was central to solving the impasse through a whole-of-government approach and had chaired meetings with Cabinet Secretaries and transport stakeholders as directed by President William Ruto.
Kenya's Cheruiyot Koech and Uganda's Dorrine Chesang won the men's and women's races respectively at the seventh Eldoret City Marathon on Sunday, with Koech finishing in 2:12:53 ahead of Leonard Kiprotich and Hosea Kiplimo.