Kamukunji Constituency Stories

Residents of Eastleigh’s Seventh Street demand urgent road repairs
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Aug 13, 2025

Seventh Street, which links Second Avenue to Third Avenue, remains in poor condition. Its neighbouring streets, including Sixth Street and Eighth Stre...

Mukuru Community Justice Centre: Fighting injustice, police abuse to empower Kenya’s vulnerable
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 12, 2025

While many Kenyans were just discovering the centre’s work, residents of Mukuru Kwa Njenga had long relied on it as a vital source of hope and justice...

KURA gives Garissa encroachers 30 days to vacate urban road reserves
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 12, 2025

KURA has identified critical violations along several roads in Garissa Town, including Bashal-Sambul Road, Sambul-Mikono Road, Miraa Road, Garissa Ndo...

Nairobi businessman charged with robbery, assault of comedian Bella Comedy at Kutit Festival
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 12, 2025

The viral video footage shows Bella kneeling before being pulled up and punched repeatedly in the stomach, an incident that sparked widespread public...

WFP slashes food rations by 80 per cent in Kakuma, Dadaab refugee camps
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 12, 2025

In May, WFP warned that refugees in Kenya will be at risk of heightened levels of food insecurity owing to critical funding shortages.

TSC announces over 45,000 teaching and internship vacancies
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 12, 2025

The combined recruitments offer over 45,000 positions, including over 21,000 teaching and leadership vacancies and 24,000 internship roles for junior...

KUPPET condemns TSC for ignoring decade-long teacher promotion backlog
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 12, 2025

The union has called for a clear promotion framework that would allow teachers in job group C3 to move to C4 after three years without the need for an...

175 Kamukunji youth receive business equipment from President Ruto to boost employment and income
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Aug 11, 2025

The equipment included water tanks, salon and barbershop kits, wood-cutting machines, fully equipped posho mills, public address systems, and catering...

How to make authentic Kikuyu mukimo: Traditional Kenyan recipe and cultural significance
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Aug 10, 2025

Mukimo is a wholesome mash made from boiled potatoes, maize, pumpkin leaves (or other greens such as spinach), and sometimes green peas or beans.

Kenya takes centre stage as Africa Fashion Week London celebrates 15th anniversary
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 10, 2025

Representing Kenya are three exceptional brands: Sevaria by Jamie Bryan Kimani, Epica Jewellery by Sharon Wendo, and Kisero Nairobi led by Kevin Abwov...

Private hospitals blame flawed SHA model as 40 facilities face suspension
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 09, 2025

KUPHA described the SHA model as flawed and financially unstable, highlighting a sharp drop in revenue despite increased premiums.

KUCCPS reopens TVET applications for September intake, cuts fees to widen access
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 09, 2025

The placement body has invited Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) holders from the years 2000 to 2024 to apply.

Proposed Bill could unlock new funds for Kenya Meteorological Department
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 09, 2025

The Air Passenger Service Charge (Amendment) Bill, 2025, sponsored by National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, seeks to add the department...

High Court frees Cop Shakur, ex-KDF soldier Patrick Osoi on bail in terrorism case
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 09, 2025

The two, linked to the Fighting Brutality and Impunity (FBI) group, were released alongside police constable Hiram Kimathi after a defence led by Emba...

KUPPET threatens strike over government plan to scrap Minet teachers' medical scheme
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 08, 2025

Kuppet insists the existing Minet Teachers Medical Scheme, managed by MKL Minet under contract with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), is guarante...

Informant misled KWS in search for missing Lake Nakuru fisherman Brian Odhiambo, says Director General
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 07, 2025

KWS Director General Dr Erastus Kanga told MPs that the informant issued false directions during a site visit to Lake Nakuru before admitting he did n...

DCI seeks 21 days to detain Obamana matatu sacco touts over stabbing to death of colleague
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 07, 2025

Hannington Oloo Ogumbo, Duncan Ochola, Vitalis Owino, and Daniel Ochieng Ojwang are accused of killing Dickson Otieno Ombaka, an employee of the same...

Ruto signs laws to regulate gambling, shorten tenure of roads agency bosses
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 07, 2025

A key highlight of the new law is the introduction of a minimum bet threshold of Sh20. Any operator who permits bets below this amount risks a fine of...

KUCCPS opens applications for diploma upgrade in teacher training
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 07, 2025

Applicants are required to log into the KUCCPS portal and select a public TTC of their choice to begin the application. The intake is scheduled for Au...

Severe aid cuts endanger lives in Ethiopian refugee camps hosting over 395,000 South Sudanese
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 06, 2025

The steep decline in support—largely due to global funding reductions from key donors such as USAID—has severely strained access to essential services...

Oparanya faults counties for SACCO liquidity crisis, says non-remittance crippling operations
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 06, 2025

CS Wycliffe Oparanya said county administrations have withheld millions of shillings deducted from Sacco members, especially medical staff, plunging s...

Education CS Julius Ogamba defends 40 per cent varsity fee cut, cites higher enrolment
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 06, 2025

CS Ogamba said the reduction, introduced under the student-centred funding model, is a deliberate approach to raise numbers and create sustainable fun...

KeNHA opens Sh7 billion tender to rebuild deadly Nithi bridge, realign Makutano–Embu–Meru road
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 05, 2025

In a notice issued on Tuesday, KeNHA announced that the tender includes realigning the Makutano–Embu–Meru (A9) road to eliminate long-standing blacksp...

Why former Kenyan security officers are turning to activism and challenging the state
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 05, 2025

Shedrack Omondi Okindo, alias Hon. Mosquito, was arrested in Miritini, Mombasa County, after releasing a video in which he defended three former secur...

Man behind viral TikTok video calling for coup arrested in Mombasa
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 05, 2025

The suspect had been using a relatively new TikTok account with over 100,000 followers to call for dissent against the government. In one of his viral...

Authorities announce diversions after closure of section of Mombasa Links Road as major drainage project begins
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 04, 2025

The 230-metre stretch, earmarked for upgrades by KURA and the Mombasa County Government, is part of ongoing efforts to improve drainage infrastructure...

KUPPET proposes overhaul of funding, abolition of bursaries in fresh push for fully free public education system
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 04, 2025

At the top of KUPPET’s demands is the immediate release of the entire capitation for the 2025 academic year, well before the third and final term begi...

KURA defends Sh175 billion roadworks deal as contractors waive 35 per cent interest on pending bills
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Aug 02, 2025

The funds are being used to clear pending bills owed to contractors, pay interest on delayed payments, and settle land compensation fees to pave the w...

Gatoto Primary alumni demand return of school to community after court win
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 02, 2025

Demonstrators who gathered on Friday, led by several alumni, including Vivian Amoit, demanded that the Gatoto Community Primary School be returned to...

Third member of 'FBI movement' arrested in Meru
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 01, 2025

Kimathi is said to have emerged voluntarily, after which he was handcuffed and escorted into a police vehicle before being driven away to an undisclos...

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