Elwak Stories

CS Ruku announces new Huduma Centre in Elwak, calls for mass ID registration in north eastern

Lucy Mumbi | Aug 14, 2025

Speaking during a government outreach mission in Elwak, Mandera County, Ruku said the government has eliminated obstacles that once made it difficult...

June 25 protests: Court releases two men linked to viral 'occupy State House' post

Carolyne Kubwa | Jul 08, 2025

In her ruling today, Milimani senior principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego stated that the court found the 10-day period given for investigation was suf...

Babu Owino secures bail for two June 25 memorial suspects arrested over State House post

Carolyne Kubwa | Jun 27, 2025

Babu Owino appeared alongside lawyer John Maina to defend Suleiman Wanjau Bilali and former Harambee Star captain Robert Otiti Elwak, who were arraign...

Expired drugs, broken equipment: North eastern Kenya’s healthcare system on the brink

Maureen Kinyanjui | May 02, 2025

During a recent Senate Health Committee mission to Mandera, Wajir and Marsabit counties, the delegation, led by Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago, u...

Udole residents battling rapidly spreading wildfire

Issa Hussein | Jan 20, 2024

Residents in Udole Village, Mandera County are battling a rapidly spreading fire ignited by burnt garbage at the Udole dumping site in Elwak.

KCPE candidate among two girls killed by floods in Elwak

Issa Hussein | Nov 04, 2023

Abdi Aden Hassan, a senior teacher at the school, said they received the tragic news when the two bodies were retrieved on Saturday after a frantic se...

Heavy rains wreak havoc in Elwak, Mandera County, hundreds of residents displaced

Issa Hussein | Nov 03, 2023

Northern Kenya is currently grappling with the devastating impacts of heavy rainfall, with Elwak town in Mandera County experiencing the worst downpou...