Politics
Kalonzo questions Ruto’s empowerment agenda, vows to scrap housing levy
Kalonzo alleged that campaigners had taken several items to voters, among them wheelbarrows, mattresses, gas and a boat.
Busia County
News
Omtatah kicked out of Senate after defending ‘yapping’ remark on Ruto
The clash came , when Omtatah appeared before the House to respond to an order requiring him to withdraw the remark. While the senator said he was prepared to withdraw it as a sign of respect for the Senate, he...
Politics
Ruto: Think twice before scrapping affordable housing
The President challenged politicians promising to end the programme to explain what they would do with the young people currently earning from it.
Crime
Detectives recover 180 IDs, arrest two suspected gang members in Busia
The recovery of the large number of identity cards has emerged as a key focus of the investigation, with detectives seeking to establish why the documents bearing different names were allegedly found at the sus...
Western
DCI arrests two and recovers stolen lorry in Teso South
The DCI identified the suspects as Ayo Haruna, a Ugandan national who was driving the lorry, and his alleged accomplice, Kipserem Abdalla
Politics
Linda Mwananchi threatens daily protests over party registration delay
The latest warning was issued on Friday as the movement continued its grassroots mobilisation in Busia County, where its leaders held a number of political rallies and sought to strengthen their support in the...
Counties
Sugar millers defend imports, blame smuggling for industry woes
Kibos Sugar, Busia Sugar Industry Limited and Sony Sugar told MPs that Kenya needs duty-remission imports to meet industrial demand for refined sugar, arguing that limited local refining capacity makes refined...
Politics
Ruto assures Kenyans of peaceful 2027 elections, vows crackdown on goons
Speaking in Busia County on Sunday, the President said his administration would do everything possible to safeguard national unity and ensure that every Kenyan is free to participate in the democratic process w...
News
KNCCI moves to roll out ethical business certification starting with Busia pilot
The programme is also expected to create opportunities for business-to-business trade among certified firms through network purchasing arrangements. Participating companies will receive free certification, inte...
Crime
Police recover 1,150 litres of suspected illicit ethanol after chase on Busia–Malaba road
According to the National Police Service, officers from Malaba Police Station were conducting a routine patrol in the Roiko area of Malaba Town on June 28 when they flagged down a black Toyota Voxy, registratio...
Politics
Omtatah to reveal 2027 presidential decision after committee report in July
His remarks come as political competition begins to take shape in Busia County, where former governor Sospeter Ojamoong has already expressed interest in the Senate seat and secured backing from Governor Paul O...
Health and Wellness
Kenya to hold four-day Ebola preparedness drill from June 15–18
The planned tabletop simulation will focus on key response areas including coordination between agencies, referral pathways, laboratory capacity, and emergency response structures.