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...

Auditor General flags NEMA for relying on a single officer to evaluate thousands of projects
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 07, 2025

NEMA relies almost entirely on quantity estimates submitted by companies themselves, with only one in-house officer tasked with checking thousands of...

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...

New Bill to block political loyalists from parastatal boards
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 04, 2025

The Government-Owned Entities (GOE) Bill, 2025, currently before Parliament, seeks to introduce a merit-based selection process for board appointments...

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...

WHO flags Hepatitis D as carcinogenic, raises liver cancer alert
Amina Wako  |  Jul 31, 2025

Viral hepatitis is now the second-deadliest virus globally, after COVID-19, affecting over 300 million people and causing more than 1.3 million deaths...

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...

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...

Mombasa's methadone clinic to relocate over security concerns
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 31, 2025

The decision was prompted by Frere Town Ward Member of County Assembly (MCA) Mariam Baimu, who called for urgent intervention from the Mombasa County...

KMPDC probes private city hospital for detaining baby over Sh3 million bill
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 30, 2025

Esther Ulavu, the baby’s mother, says her one-year-old was referred to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) from Loitoktok but ended up at Abyan Hospital...

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...

Lands Ministry pushes for Sh6 billion fee waiver to unlock land titles
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 29, 2025

Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome said she has already prepared and submitted a Cabinet memo on the matter to the Attorney General and the Cabinet...

Hepatitis B: The overlooked health crisis silently spreading across Kenya and Africa
Charity Kilei  |  Jul 28, 2025

Over 70 million people in the WHO African Region live with chronic hepatitis B or C, 63 per cent of the global burden, yet fewer than 10 per cent are...

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...

Celebrations as Wayu Daba community in Tana River receive title deed for communal land
Issa Hussein  |  Jul 26, 2025

Husna further expressed her hopes that the DLGP will enhance food and nutrition security, livelihoods, and promote sustainable development through equ...

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...

Charlene Ruto misses court hearing in impersonation case as defence pushes for dismissal
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 23, 2025

Webstar was arrested on allegations of identity theft with intent to defraud, by publishing a book titled "Beyond the Name: Charlene Ruto and the Yout...

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...

Mastitis pain drives Kenyan mothers to quit breastfeeding too soon, experts warn
Charity Kilei  |  Jul 21, 2025

Mastitis is a painful breast inflammation, usually caused by a blocked milk duct, which can progress to a bacterial infection if left untreated.

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...

Residents urged to collect 33,000 unclaimed title deeds as Malindi land offices open
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 19, 2025

She revealed that 7,730 title deeds are ready for immediate collection at the new offices. These include 5,881 titles for Weru Group Ranch, 1,363 for...

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