Counties Governance and Opinion Peoples' Voices Nyanza MPs reject Gachagua’s bid to influence region’s 2027 political choices August 26, 2026 VoiceNews Editorial Members of Parliament from Nyanza have pushed back against former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s recent remarks on the region’s political direction, accusing him of attempting to rewrite his past relationship…
Counties Governance and Opinion Senate presses government to deliver benefits to Bondo ahead of Nuclear Plant August 19, 2026 VoiceNews Editorial The Senate Committee on Energy has challenged the government to ensure residents of Bondo are not left behind as Kenya prepares to construct its first nuclear power plant, warning that…
Counties Governance and Opinion Kenya’s Political Violence Raises Fresh Questions Over 2027 Election Preparedness August 19, 2026 VoiceNews Editorial By Evans Mutinda Rising incidents of political violence across the country are raising concerns over the safety of political leaders, journalists and citizens, as well as the preparedness of security…
Counties Current Updates Governance and Opinion Peoples' Voices Parliament turns heat on auctioneers using gangs in property seizures August 19, 2026 David Bogonko Nyokang'i Members of Parliament have called for a tougher crackdown on rogue auctioneers accused of using goons and excessive force to seize property, warning that weak enforcement and inadequate penalties are…
Counties Current Updates Senate puts CS Mutua on the spot over Talanta Stadium worker’s death July 22, 2026 David Bogonko Nyokang'i Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection Alfred Mutua came under sustained scrutiny in the Senate after lawmakers pressed him over the death of a worker at the Talanta Stadium…
Counties Governance and Opinion ODM senators revolt over Sifuna ouster, accuse State House of orchestrating illegal leadership purge July 16, 2026 VoiceNews Editorial A fierce rebellion has erupted within the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) after a section of senators declared the removal of Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna as Deputy Minority Whip illegal, accusing…
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…
