Wajir West Constituency Stories

Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi leads peace mission in Arbajahan after clan clashes
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 07, 2025

Governor Ahmed reaffirmed the county government's commitment to peace and coexistence, praising community-led efforts that paved the way for formal me...

Education Ministry expands senior school curriculum, makes Mathematics compulsory subject
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 07, 2025

The updated framework now mandates Mathematics for all learners, while also introducing non-assessed subjects like Physical Education, ICT skills and...

Katiba Institute, KHRC sue to block Ruto’s KNCHR nominee over gender rule breach
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 06, 2025

In their court filings, the lobby groups are seeking multiple declarations and orders, including the nullification of Dr Ojwang’s nomination and a dir...

Audit flags 25 TVET institutions for breaching procurement, financial regulations
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 04, 2025

The report also exposed systemic flaws in financial management, staffing and oversight, raising concerns over the credibility and transparency of the...

Parliament moves to regulate, integrate herbal medicine under proposed KEMRI Bill
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 01, 2025

If passed, the law will task Kemri with conducting clinical and biochemical research on traditional treatments to verify their effectiveness and safet...

Parliament probes governance failures at Egerton University, Baringo Tech and Narok West institutes
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 31, 2025

The Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education has raised concerns over Egerton University, Baringo Technical University, and Narok West...

From bargains to burden, inside Gikomba’s growing pile of textile waste
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 31, 2025

The accumulation is severe, layers upon layers of textile waste have built up, with no comparable situation elsewhere, making it hard to even differen...

Ex-Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu freed on Sh53 million bank guarantee pending appeal
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 31, 2025

Waititu, who was convicted in February, breathed a sigh of relief after High Court Judge Lucy Njuguna granted him bond, having previously declined his...

Professor Mohamed Karama to be buried in Nairobi following his passing on Wednesday
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jul 30, 2025

He most recently served as the Acting Vice-Chancellor of Umma University, where he guided the institution through a phase of academic and administrati...

Kenya urged to shift cancer strategy towards prevention, early detection
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 30, 2025

He emphasises the need to move away from a healthcare model focused largely on late-stage treatment towards prevention and early detection, where care...

MPs blame fund managers for NG-CDF misuse, reject Auditor-General’s claims
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 29, 2025

In her 2023/2024 financial year report, Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu attributed the alleged mismanagement to MPs—an assertion legislators have now d...

Pangani residents protest over Mueni Road neglect, demand immediate government action
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jul 29, 2025

Joined by boda boda riders and other road users, demonstrators temporarily blocked a section of the road, demanding urgent intervention from the gover...

Elephants kill herder in Kitui as cases of human-wildlife conflict rise
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 29, 2025

Residents of Kyuso and surrounding areas say cases of wild animals invading farmlands and settlements have become increasingly common.

Paved road brings new life to Kamukunji’s Kitui village, residents push for street lights next
Charity Kilei  |  Jul 27, 2025

Kitui village residents say the new road has done more than improve safety and commerce — it has restored a sense of dignity to the area, where childr...

Kenya's oversight bodies crippled by underfunding, government disregard, report reveals
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 27, 2025

The Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee, in a report tabled in the National Assembly, noted that the Controller of Budget, Auditor Gener...

Senators propose Bill to expand powers in fresh bid to counterbalance National Assembly
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 25, 2025

The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2025, published on Wednesday, seeks to grant the Senate power to initiate any form of legislation, vet con...

KICD dismisses Sh540 million loss claims in textbook supply, blames NEMIS data inaccuracies
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 24, 2025

Ong’ondo defended the institute’s operations, saying all books delivered to schools aligned with the approved curriculum and that suggestions of “irre...

UASU sues KEMRI over plan to retire scientists, professors before age 74
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 24, 2025

The University Academic Staff Union argues that KEMRI’s decision to retire staff at 65 is unlawful and violates an existing collective bargaining agre...

Kenya Forest Service under fire over irregular staff sackings, court lapses
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 23, 2025

In the year ending June 2024, the agency spent Sh24 million on legal services, but the Auditor-General found that its legal department lacked clear st...

Bobby Mkangi: Terrorism charges on protesters show government's weakness, not strength
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 22, 2025

According to Mkangi, this isn’t the first instance of the criminal justice system and its institutions being misused to suppress dissent in Kenya.

Creativity in crisis: Kitui village artisans fight to save Nairobi’s craft heritage after market fire
Charity Kilei  |  Jul 21, 2025

In humble workshops made of corrugated iron and timber, they transform dreams into wooden carvings, beaded jewellery, woven baskets, and furniture tha...

Public information requests in counties routinely ignored, new report by Katiba Institute shows
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 20, 2025

The report by Katiba Institute shows that various counties, including Nairobi, Nakuru and Samburu, continue to violate the constitutional right of acc...

High Court blocks government from collecting mobile IMEI data
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 19, 2025

In a ruling delivered by Justice Chacha Mwita, the court found the public notices issued by CA and KRA unconstitutional, stating they lacked support f...

Sh540 million loss: Auditor General Nancy Gathungu exposes irregularities in book distribution
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 18, 2025

The audit uncovered glaring irregularities in how books were distributed to public schools. Some schools received more textbooks than required, others...

State delivers relief aid to fire victims of Kasilili Village in Kamukunji's Airbase Ward
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jul 17, 2025

Each household affected by the fire received a relief package containing 5 kilogrammes of rice, 5 kilogrammes of beans, one mattress, two blankets, on...

KEMRI to analyse samples from mysterious Mombasa deaths as health probe intensifies
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 16, 2025

The Ministry of Health has now called for calm as public concerns rise over the unexplained deaths, which have so far claimed four lives in Migadini’s...

KeNHA to expand Kiambu Road into four-lane dual carriageway under China-funded project
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 16, 2025

The project will cover the Muthaiga–Kiambu–Ndumberi stretch and key spurs, including Ridgeways Road, the Kiambu–Thika Road link, and UN Avenue through...

Sophia Sitati appointed Acting Registrar of Political Parties following Anne Nderitu’s exit
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 15, 2025

Sophia Sitati, who previously held the position of Chief State Counsel, is expected to steer the ORPP in advancing democratic governance and political...

Controller of Budget halts funds to counties over expired bursary, loan programmes
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 15, 2025

Nyakang’o revealed that many devolved units have continued to operate public funds whose legal lifespan had ended without proper renewal by the county...

Anne Nderitu's IEBC swearing-in paves way for new Registrar of Political Parties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 15, 2025

This comes as the holder of the position, Anne Nderitu, was officially sworn in last Friday as a commissioner of the IEBC.

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