Nairobi County Stories

Uhuru Park set for food, music and culture as three-day Nairobi Festival kicks off
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 12, 2025

The festival will run under the theme Experience the Vibe of the City, and organisers have lined up a wide list of activities meant to showcase Nairob...

Kenya faces deepening drug shortages as delivery times hit 24 days
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 12, 2025

Kenya’s public health facilities now wait an average of 24 days for essential medicines, as Kemsa’s fill rate drops to 55 per cent, leaving patients f...

Marsabit residents to benefit from modern healthcare as Sololo Level 4 hospital opens
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 12, 2025

The government invested Sh600 million in state-of-the-art infrastructure and expanded the facility’s bed capacity, establishing it as a major healthca...

Mombasa cracks down on speeding ahead of festive season as road deaths soar
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 11, 2025

Mombasa County has launched a month-long speeding crackdown on high-risk roads after new data showed rising speeds and persistent fatal crashes, with...

Kilifi governor urges owners of long-closed hotels to sell them as county pushes for tourism revival
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 11, 2025

Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung’aro is urging owners of long-closed hotels to sell to new investors, saying idle properties are slowing tourism growth, jo...

Mjambere residents demand streetlights as insecurity rises in Kisauni
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 11, 2025

Residents of Mjambere Ward in Kisauni, Mombasa, have petitioned the county government to urgently repair streetlights after a fatal gang attack, warni...

Counties exposed as Auditor General flags major in emergency preparedness
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 11, 2025

The report raises serious concerns about adherence to financial management laws, putting millions of residents at risk from floods, fires, famine, dis...

Senate committee approves Bill protecting governors from early impeachment
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 11, 2025

By setting clear rules, timelines, and communication requirements, the Bill seeks to protect county officials from politically motivated impeachments...

Government sets 14-day deadline to end student bursary delays nationwide
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The 12th National and County Governments Coordinating Summit has given IGRTC 14 days to finalise county bursary agreements and ordered faster CAIP fun...

County expenditure share by sector (FY2023/24)
Charity Pancras  |  Dec 10, 2025

Agriculture, which sustains more than 70 per cent of rural households, continues to receive less than 6 per cent of county funding, far below the 10 p...

Nairobi orders staff to submit academic, professional records by January 15
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 10, 2025

The county board explained that these directives form the basis of the plan to run a complete review of academic and professional papers for every emp...

Isiolo side Odha FC, coach face year-long FKF suspension after playoff chaos
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 10, 2025

In line with FKF regulations, the Committee ruled that Odha FC be eliminated from the playoffs and barred from participating in any FKF-sanctioned com...

Third Kilifi health forum opens with urgent calls for financing, digital solutions
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 10, 2025

Governor Mung’aro said the county is increasingly relying on research-backed planning to inform its decisions on Universal Health Coverage (UHC), mate...

Basuba residents in Lamu East face decades of abandonment, MPs say
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 10, 2025

The Ward currently lacks chiefs and assistant chiefs, leaving residents without formal leadership or local governance.

Rival Isiolo speakers face Senate over audit failures
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 10, 2025

Two rival Isiolo County speakers clashed before a Senate committee over unanswered 2023–2024 audit queries, amid court battles, vandalised assembly of...

Nyeri climate change activist Truphena Muthoni attempts 72-hour tree-hugging record
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 09, 2025

Nyeri climate activist Truphena Muthoni is attempting a 72-hour nonstop tree hug outside the governor’s office to break her own record and highlight c...

Haki Yetu, Buxton tenants demand EACC action on controversial housing project
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 09, 2025

Executive Director of Haki Yetu, Peter Kiama, said the group had submitted detailed evidence to the EACC in March 2024, but 18 months later, no substa...

Governor Mwadime reshuffles Taita Taveta County administration to boost service delivery
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 09, 2025

Governor Andrew Mwadime emphasised that the reshuffle is part of a broader strategy to enhance efficiency, accountability, and responsiveness in the m...

Women secure majority of contracts in inclusive government procurement programme
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 08, 2025

Women received 58.3 per cent of Sh56.8 billion in AGPO tenders in 2024/25, new Treasury and PPRA data shows, as total contracts rose but only 39 per c...

Ex-Senator Billow Kerrow slams Mandera Governor for moving Jamhuri Day celebrations to Elwak amid worsening drought
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 08, 2025

Billow said the county's priorities were misplaced, accusing the leadership of planning an expensive ceremonial extravaganza at a time when thousands...

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...

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