As the rhythm of traditional royal drums echoed across Burundi on July 1st to celebrate 64 years of independence, a familiar echo resonated within the Kakuma Refugee Camp. Locally known as Ingooma, these sacred Burundian talking drums were brought to life by the Abatimbo (drummers) in a bittersweet celebration. On the flip side of the…
Journalists from Isiolo and Marsabit counties in Northern Kenya have benefited from a specialized training program aimed at strengthening their capacity to report on mental health issues accurately, responsibly, and in line with journalistic ethics. The two-day workshop, held in Isiolo town, was organized by the Media Council of Kenya (MCK) in partnership with Basic…
The Marsabit Court has fined a driver KSh 300,000 or sentenced him to 12 months in prison after he was found transporting uncustomed 3,600 litres of cooking oil that had been smuggled into the country without paying duty. Hassan Racho Boru, 33, was found guilty of being in possession of uncustomed goods.The court also convicted…
A Garissa court has released Abdi Hassan Abdullahi, also known as Sharu, on a cash bail of KSh200,000 or an alternative bond of KSh500,000 after he was charged with ethnic and religious incitement as well as cyber harassment. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Abdullahi allegedly uploaded a TikTok video on April 23,…
Marsabit County will join the rest of the nation on Saturday, July 4, 2026, to mark Kenya’s 104th Ushirika Day. While the national event will be held at Uhuru Park in Nairobi, Marsabit’s celebrations will be hosted at Marsabit Stadium and presided over by Governor Mohamud Mohammed Ali. This year’s theme, “Cooperatives for a Peaceful…
Napetet Homeboys picked up a convincing 2-0 away win over Earthmovers, while Kalokol FC and Simba FC shared the spoils in a 2-2 thriller during Tuesday’s action-packed FKF Turkana County Branch League fixtures. Napetet were clinical and composed from start to finish at the Earthmovers’ ground. The visitors dictated the tempo of the game, controlling…
TURKANA SOUTH-The government has issued safety assurances to health workers who fled Lokapel health hacility in Turkana South, following a horrific mob justice incident that left a 16-year-old boy dead inside the hospital premises on Monday 29th June 2026. The tragic sequence of events began when the teenager rushed a young girl to the facility…
A county-wide verification and registration exercise under the Inua Jamii Cash Transfer Programme is bringing renewed hope to Turkana’s most vulnerable residents, with officials targeting older persons aged 70 and above and other eligible groups. The Inua Jamii programme is a government social protection initiative that provides monthly financial support to vulnerable Kenyans to improve…
Taveta Member of Parliament John Okano Bwire has emerged as the best-performing lawmaker in the Coast region and the third-best nationally, according to the latest performance index released by research firm Infotrak. The comprehensive report, which evaluated all 290 constituency representatives across Kenya, ranked the first-term MP third overall with an impressive approval score of…
More than 2,100 smallholder farmers across the Mwatate and Taveta sub-counties have received intensive agricultural training aimed at reversing declining crop yields through targeted soil health management. The sensitization drive is part of the KCEP-CRAL Integrated Soil Assessment (ILSA) project, an initiative designed to eventually reach 4,528 small-scale farmers across the two sub-counties. This project…
