Marsabit County Stories

Kindiki unveils Sh1 billion plan to power 6,100 Marsabit homes
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 06, 2025

Kindiki noted that electricity access plays a big role in improving education, business and security in places that have long remained underserved.

15 flood-displaced families in Tana River receive permanent homes in Garsen
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 06, 2025

For the families of Dumi Cluster, the handover marked an emotional transition, from despair under leaking tents to the promise of a dignified future i...

Wajir County tightens grip on miraa trade, bans sales near schools and hospitals
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 06, 2025

Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi has signed the 2025 Miraa and Other Substances Control Act, introducing strict zoning, licensing and rehabilitation mea...

City Hall opens six-month window to regularise non-compliant properties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 06, 2025

Applying during the amnesty allows developers to avoid enforcement actions, secure guidance from county officials, and integrate their property into t...

Garissa County signs MoU with KMPDU to boost doctors’ careers and staffing
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 05, 2025

KMPDU Secretary General Dr Davji Atellah described the discussions, held at the union’s Nairobi offices, as producing a “progressive and actionable wo...

UNICEF, Save the Children hail Turkana’s progress in tackling malnutrition
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 06, 2025

Chief Officer Mana said Turkana has made "significant gains" in reducing Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) rates despite persistent food insecurity and...

Court dismisses petition to remove Governor Guyo over alleged party defection, sets strict rules for party switching
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 05, 2025

Petitioners claimed Guyo and Lowasa had defected from Jubilee Party to the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), but the court found no legally valid resi...

Nairobi County dismisses claims of parking fee hike amid confusion over new tariff policy
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 04, 2025

Nairobi County Receiver of Revenue, Tiras Njoroge dismissed suggestions that City Hall is preparing to hike parking charges, saying the county leaders...

Wajir MCAs demand answers over rising abductions after two men vanish
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 04, 2025

Wajir MCAs have demanded accountability from national security agencies after two men disappeared in Dadajabula and Nairobi, citing a pattern of enfor...

Tourist numbers surge in Mombasa as direct flights, new commuter rail boost arrivals
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 04, 2025

Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers and Caterers (KAHC) Chief Executive Officer, Sam Ikwaye, said the improved numbers reflect the sector’s deliberate i...

Kilifi County Referral Hospital rolls out free cataract surgeries, screenings
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 04, 2025

More than 2,000 Kilifi residents have received free eye screening and treatment at Kilifi County Referral Hospital and outreach sites, with over 100 c...

Senate’s handling of Nyaribo impeachment raises questions on oversight role, procedures
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 04, 2025

Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo’s latest escape from impeachment has triggered a Senate debate on whether current rules favour legal technicalities over...

2 per cent of Kenyans own over half of the country’s arable land - KHRC report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 04, 2025

A KHRC report finds less than two per cent of Kenyans control over half of arable land, worsening food insecurity, weakening county revenues and deepe...

Senate targets KEMSA in plan to turn devolved institutions into executive agencies
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 04, 2025

A Senate committee has proposed restructuring KEMSA and other state corporations into executive agencies to clarify national-county roles, curb fundin...

Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo survives third impeachment attempt
Amina Wako  |  Dec 03, 2025

Senators, by a majority vote, upheld the preliminary objections raised by Governor Nyaribo, who questioned whether the County Assembly had the require...

Mandera County declares severe drought emergency as water sources dry up
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 03, 2025

Governor Mohamed Adan Khalif said the crisis has depleted over 95 per cent of surface water sources, forcing residents to rely almost entirely on bore...

Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo pleads not guilty to impeachment charges before Senate
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 03, 2025

Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo has pleaded not guilty before the Senate to two impeachment charges linked to Bunge Mashinani, staff recruitment and med...

Watch: Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo impeachment hearing
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Dec 03, 2025

Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo faces a Senate impeachment hearing after the County Assembly voted to remove him over alleged misconduct, abuse of offic...

Kilifi health experts warn misconceptions blocking plant-based diet adoption
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 03, 2025

Virginia Ruguru, co-manager of the plant-based advocacy group Thrive Africa, said the movement is not about eliminating meat entirely but about incorp...

Three MCAs deny voting in Governor Nyaribo impeachment, file criminal complaint
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 02, 2025

Angered by their alleged inclusion in the removal of the embattled county chief, the MCAs say they will seek legal redress against the motion’s sponso...

Nairobi eyes Sh60 billion annual revenue under National Rating Act
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 02, 2025

Nairobi plans to use the National Rating Act, 2024 to modernise land valuation, tax all 250,000 parcels and unlock about Sh60 billion yearly, as senat...

IEBC gazettes Mbeere North’s MP-elect Wamuthende and other by-election winners
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 01, 2025

IEBC has gazetted winners of last week’s by-elections, including disputed Mbeere North MP-elect Leo Wamuthende, clearing the way for Tuesday’s oath-ta...

Turkana marks World AIDS Day with stark warning over rising HIV infections
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 01, 2025

Turkana County leaders used World AIDS Day in Lodwar to warn of rising HIV infections and deaths, unveil new highway health outreach, and urge shared...

Mutua sounds alarm as drug abuse blocks coast youth from lucrative jobs abroad
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 01, 2025

Labour CS Alfred Mutua warns that rising drug abuse is causing many Coast youth to fail mandatory medical tests and lose out on well-paying overseas j...

Wajir police nab suspect with AK-47 rifle in ongoing crackdown on illegal firearms
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Dec 01, 2025

Police in Sabuli, Wajir County, arrested a man with an illegal AK-47 rifle during a patrol, seizing the weapon as part of ongoing operations against i...

Kwale County selected for UN-led gender-responsive blue economy programme
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 01, 2025

UN Women will partner with Hand in Hand East Africa to deliver activities in Tsunza, Ukunda and Shimoni, ensuring gender considerations are embedded t...

Homa Bay Governor Wanga fires deputy from cabinet amid growing county leadership fallout
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 01, 2025

In a letter seen by The Eastleigh Voice, the county chief, who fell out with her deputy over the by-election contest in Kasipul last week, also sacked...

Senators seek extension for taskforce to tackle Sh80 billion county pension debt
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 01, 2025

The proposal follows concerns over discrepancies in reported debts and the rising penalties that have pushed total liabilities beyond Sh80 billion.

Tana River Senator seeks Senate health probe after pregnant woman dies from snakebite
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 01, 2025

Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana has accused the county government of neglect after a pregnant woman died from a snakebite at Hola Referral Hospita...

Marsabit residents demand reopening of Hillo gold mines amid hunger and job loss
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 30, 2025

Residents also raised concerns over exploitation by Rota System Limited, the investors at the site, arguing that proper public participation had not b...

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