Counties Current Updates Governance and Opinion Nyakang’o puts counties on notice over expired public funds and poor financial reporting June 29, 2026 David Bogonko Nyokang'i Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o has raised concern over persistent weaknesses in the implementation of key public finance and health financing laws by county governments, warning that the gaps continue…
Counties Governance and Opinion Nyakang’o faults Kisii over revenue failure, Sh.591 Million pending bills and bloated wage bill June 29, 2026 David Bogonko Nyokang'i The Controller of Budget has poked holes into Kisii County’s budget implementation during the first nine months of the 2025/26 financial year, citing weak own-source revenue collection, low development expenditure,…
Counties Governance and Opinion Nairobi County’s borrowing, wage bill rise as recurrent spending continues to dominate , Nyakang’o says. June 26, 2026 David Bogonko Nyokang'i Nairobi County’s debt obligations continued to mount during the first nine months of the 2025/26 financial year, with the County Assembly increasing its borrowing while the County Executive maintained billion-shilling…
Counties Governance and Opinion Counties miss nearly half of own-source revenue target in first nine months of FY2025/26 June 26, 2026 VoiceNews Editorial Kenya’s county governments collected just over half of their targeted own-source revenue during the first nine months of the 2025/26 financial year, highlighting persistent challenges in local revenue mobilization despite…
Current Updates Governance and Opinion Linda Mwananchi leader Edwin Sifuna vows court battle over ODM SG ouster post June 23, 2026 David Bogonko Nyokang'i The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Central Management Committee unanimously endorsed a decision by the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) to remove Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna from the position of Secretary-General,…
Current Updates Governance and Opinion Linda Mwananchi postpones Kisii, Nyamira rallies to join Gen-Z victims commemorations June 23, 2026 VoiceNews Editorial The Linda Mwananchi movement has postponed its planned rallies in Kisii and Keroka to allow its members and supporters to participate in nationwide commemorations marking the second anniversary of the…
Current Updates Governance and Opinion Government assures Gikomba fire victims of support, calls for peaceful June 25 commemorations June 22, 2026 David Bogonko Nyokang'i The government has assured traders affected by the recent Gikomba Market fire of support as investigations into the cause of the incident begin, while also urging Kenyans to commemorate the…
Business Current Updates Naivas honours Kenyan father’s countrywide in nationwide father’s day customer delight activation under the Kikapu Kibonge campaign June 21, 2026 VoiceNews Editorial Naivas Supermarkets, Kenya’s largest homegrown retail chain, today executed a countrywide customer delight activation to honour fathers across the nation, as part of its ongoing Kikapu Kibonge campaign. The activation,…
Governance and Opinion Budget priorities, school unrest and health preparedness dominate government briefing June 11, 2026 David Bogonko Nyokang'i The government has outlined a broad range of national priorities ahead of the upcoming budget, while raising concern over rising school unrest, youth violence and public misinformation, in a comprehensive…
Governance and Opinion Nyoro warns debt-fuelled budget could push Kenya into financial crisis June 11, 2026 David Bogonko Nyokang'i Former Budget and Appropriations Committee Chair Ndindi Nyoro has raised alarm over Kenya’s fiscal direction, warning that the proposed Sh 4.8 trillion budget risks deepening the country’s already mounting debt…
