Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi Stories

Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi re-elected as Council of Governors Chairperson, Mutahi Kahiga retains Vice Chair position
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 06, 2025

In a reshuffle within the council’s executive, Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki was appointed as Whip, replacing Nandi Governor Stephen Sang.

Wajir leaders sound alarm on FGM crisis, call for cultural shift to protect girls
Issa Hussein  |  Oct 03, 2025

The KNCHR-led forum concluded with a resounding message that ending FGM and other harmful practices demands more than laws. It requires shifting minds...

New era in Wajir as students celebrate as ID cards arrive just one week after registration
Issa Hussein  |  Sep 29, 2025

Most of the students from Wajir Secondary School were registered last week during the Ministry of Interior and National Administration’s Jukwaa la Usa...

Wajir rallies to end plastic pollution with bold eight-day clean-up campaign
Issa Hussein  |  Sep 21, 2025

The eight-day "Wajir Bila Plastic" (Wajir free of plastic) drive has brought together youth groups, community leaders and partner organisations in a u...

Wajir marks major public health milestone as 25 villages eliminate open defecation
Issa Hussein  |  Sep 01, 2025

The success in Dela Anole Ward is now expected to inspire other parts of Wajir County, supporting the county’s broader goal of building healthier, mor...

KDF engages Wajir leaders to bolster security along Kenya-Somalia border
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 31, 2025

KDF stated that the meeting served as a platform for open dialogue, fostering collaboration between local leadership and security forces to address em...

Family pleads for answers two months after Wajir Huduma Centre manager went missing
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 30, 2025

Hussein, remembered by colleagues as a man of integrity, humility, and commitment to public service, was last seen in June. Since then, there has been...

Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi signs Sh14 billion budget after months of legal disputes
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 28, 2025

The budget process had faced a major setback following a protracted court battle over the composition of the Finance, Budget and Appropriations Commit...

Wajir youth empowered to tackle plastic waste, create jobs and curb drug abuse
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 20, 2025

To launch the programme, Islamic Relief Kenya donated Sh2 million, giving each youth group a Sh400,000 grant to set up garbage collection points and s...

DIG of Police Eliud Lagat urges Mandera residents to help identify terror suspects, clan conflict instigators
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 10, 2025

The team also paid a courtesy call on Governor Mohamed Khalif, where they discussed key security matters, including intercommunal conflict, vandalism...

Bride price capped at Sh60,000 as Wajir elders slash wedding costs to ease burden on youth
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 08, 2025

After a three-day consultation, leaders representing the Ogaden, Ajuran, and Degodia communities resolved to issue these guidelines, aimed at preservi...

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...

Free Wi-Fi transforms Wajir’s Wagalla village as internet access reaches remote areas
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 01, 2025

Halima Bishar, the chairperson of the village’s rangeland management committee, said the initiative would lead to significant savings for households p...

High Court orders police to find missing Wajir assistant county commissioner by September 16
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 28, 2025

Justice Chacha Mwita on Monday directed Police IG Douglas Kanja and the DCI to deploy all available resources to locate the missing administrator and...

High Court orders IG of Police, DCI to produce missing Wajir Assistant County Commissioner
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 24, 2025

Judge Mwita directed the IG and the DCI to trace and locate Hussein, then produce him in court on or before September 16, 2025.

ODPP distances itself from Wajir Huduma Centre boss disappearance, cites no arrest powers
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 21, 2025

Last week, the High Court ordered the family of missing Wajir Huduma Centre boss and Assistant County Commissioner, Hussein Abdirahman Mohamed, to ser...

Buna residents in Wajir decry poor transport infrastructure
Issa Hussein  |  Jul 17, 2025

They said the recent rains and floods from Ethiopia flowing into the seasonal rivers created gullies and widening channels along the road, resulting i...

Court orders IG, DPP served in case over missing Wajir Huduma Centre manager Hussein Abdirahman
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jul 15, 2025

Hussein Abdirahman Mohamed was last seen on July 8 during an official event attended by the Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Geoffrey Ruku, in Wa...

Where is Wajir Assistant County Commissioner and Huduma Centre manager Hussein Mohamed?
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jul 14, 2025

Hussen went missing on Tuesday last week, immediately after receiving Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku in the county and was seen seated...

Wajir Huduma Centre manager Hussein Abdirahman reported missing, family and leaders demand urgent action
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 13, 2025

According to his relatives, Hussein left for work as usual on the morning of Monday, July 7, 2025, but never returned home, and all efforts to contact...

Counties raise Sh45.91 billion in own-source revenue in 2024/25, marking 11 per cent growth
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 10, 2025

The CoG chair confirmed that the full Sh400.26 billion had since been disbursed, in addition to Sh16.27 billion in conditional allocations from develo...

Third suspect charged with murder of Gaala Adan, 17, killed after rejecting forced marriage in Wajir
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 10, 2025

The DPP had earlier charged Tiffow—identified as the deceased’s 40-year-old husband—and Ahmed with Gaala’s murder.

Wajir celebrates International Giraffe Day as locals laud conservation efforts
Issa Hussein  |  Jun 22, 2025

The residents, however, said they were facing threats from armed poachers from the neighbouring Somalia and refugee camps

Wajir launches campaign against HIV, teen pregnancies, GBV as new infections emerge in ASAL counties
Issa Hussein  |  May 31, 2025

Wajir County executive committee member for health and sanitation, Habiba Ali, highlighted the increasing cases of HIV that she said needed a more uni...

Senators demand probe into ECDE conditions in Wajir as children study under trees
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 29, 2025

Wajir Senator Abass Sheikh lamented that learners in the county are still forced to learn under trees or in overcrowded makeshift structures, conditio...

Wajir residents demand water, roads, education and power to be prioritised in budget
Issa Hussein  |  May 16, 2025

The majority of the residents emphasised the need to prioritise the construction of a mega dam to harvest rain and drilling of boreholes to cushion th...

Three charged with murder of 17-year-old Gaala Adan in Wajir
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 07, 2025

According to reports, Gaala Adan, born on January 1, 2008, was married to Mohammed Kassim Tiffow, 40, in a ceremony on February 22, 2025, at the Dagah...

Oesophageal cancer cases rise in Wajir as patients face delayed diagnosis
Amina Wako  |  Apr 27, 2025

Concerningly, many patients endure symptoms for up to six years before receiving a diagnosis, primarily due to poor cancer awareness and limited acces...

Disputed census figures in Northern region counties forces Senate to rethink county revenue share
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 26, 2025

The High Court nullified population figures used for Mandera, Wajir, and Garissa counties.

Wajir residents urged to donate blood as shortage hits county referral hospital
Issa Hussein  |  Apr 25, 2025

The county government has now called upon members of the public to volunteer at the Wajir Satellite Blood Transfusion Centre that remains open Monday...

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