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Eshinutsa Secondary School in Khwisero Constituency, Kakamega County, has drawn widespread attention and concern following the release of the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results
Ugandans are heading to the polls today, January 15, 2026, in a highly charged presidential election that pits incumbent Yoweri Museveni against opposition leader Bobi Wine (real name Robert Kyagulanyi).
Machakos Town burst into joyous celebrations on January 14, 2026, as local personality MC Sanzu (Samuel Muthui) successfully completed his 84-hour tree-hugging challenge. The endurance feat, aimed at promoting unity in the Kamba community and urging leaders to set aside differences, drew massive crowds—reports indicate over 7,000 residents turned out to cheer him on in the final moments.
A politician from Bungoma County, Zachariah Barasa, has strongly criticized the ongoing government project at the Bungoma Airstrip (airport), describing it as having no meaningful economic benefits whatsoever for the residents of Bungoma County.
Hundreds of students, parents, teachers, and alumni at St. Peters Mwiruti Girls Secondary School in Bumula Sub-County, Bungoma County, poured into the school compound in celebration after the release of the 2025 KCSE examination results, in which the school broke its own academic record.
Security agencies have successfully recovered two decomposing bodies from a septic tank located behind a commercial building near the Kenya Women Bank in the centre of Mbale Town.
A 23-year-old resident of Tongaren Constituency, Bungoma has initiated a 74-hour tree-hugging protest to highlight the issue of corruption in public institutions.
Apokor Secondary School in Teso Central Sub-County was not left behind in celebrating outstanding performance in the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations, with 79 candidates qualifying to join university.
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Oburu Oginga has thrown down the gauntlet to anyone interested in challenging him for the party's top position, boldly inviting them to step forward when the time comes for elections.
In a dramatic incident , two individuals narrowly escaped death after a heavily loaded timber lorry veered off the road and plunged into the fast-flowing waters of River Nzoia at Nzoia Bridge along the Turbo-Brigadier road.
In an escalating political feud in Western Kenya, Lugari Member of Parliament Nabii Nabwera has filed a KSh 70 million defamation lawsuit against Kakamega County Deputy Governor Ayub Savula.
Opposition figures are now calling for a complete revamp of the electoral technology that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) intends to deploy for the 2027 General Election.
COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli has blamed former President Uhuru Kenyatta in part for Raila Odinga's loss in the 2022 General Election, amid rising friction inside the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), close to three months since the death of the former Prime Minister.
Mama Ida Odinga Urges ODM Leaders to Unite, Honour Raila’s Legacy Through Dialogue.
Embakasi East Member of Parliament Paul Ongili, popularly known as Babu Owino, has dismissed circulating online rumours suggesting he has shelved his plans to vie for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat in the 2027 General Election.
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) chairman Oburu Odinga has held a closed-door meeting with the party's embattled Secretary General, Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, in a bid to calm growing internal friction.
The High Court has scheduled the defamation case filed by former Cabinet Secretary Richard Echesa against Seth Panyako and Obinna TV (Oga Obinna's YouTube channel) for hearing on January 22, 2026.
Deputy Leader Of Dap-Kenya, Ayub Savula, Has Announced His Resignation From The Party And His Decision To Join The Broad-Based Government Coalition.
