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Wajir cash support plan brings relief to vulnerable households

Many households have sold off productive assets such as livestock and are now unable to recover without sustained support.

By Selina Mutua 2026-03-11 08:30:00

Wajir cash support plan brings relief to vulnerable households

Kitui moves to protect livestock sector with mass vaccination campaign

By Philip Muasya 2026-03-10 12:21:26

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Poisoned by oil spill: Residents face sicknesses, death as KPC windfall delays

Residents of Thange in Makueni County face sickness, death, and environmental devastation from a decade-old oil spill in the River Thange, worsened by delays in KPC interventions.

By Standard Team 2026-03-08 11:10:00

Wavinya defends track record, eyes second term

The cost of living is still a challenge, and we must do more to shield our people. We must pave more roads. We must connect more water. We must ensure every child stays in school.

By Erastus Mulwa 2026-03-02 17:00:00

Wavinya defends track record, eyes second term

Mwala residents upbeat as Tanathi water project nears completion

It is a major relief for residents of Masii town and its environs as a government-funded mega water project aimed at addressing the region’s acute water shortage nears completion.

By Benard Orwongo 2026-02-17 15:36:56

Mwala residents upbeat as Tanathi water project nears completion

Water resource authority unveils allocation protocols

The Water Resources Authority has launched countrywide public engagement on its Draft Water Allocation Guidelines and Thresholds

By Erastus Mulwa 2026-02-14 12:50:59

Water resource authority unveils allocation protocols

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We lost our lives: Mavoko demolition victims languish in poverty two years later

For two years now, Francisca Mbithe and her family have been fighting for space in a one-room mabati house in Mlolongo after her dream home was flattened.

By Peterson Githaiga 2026-02-13 06:00:00

We lost our lives: Mavoko demolition victims languish in poverty two years later

Wavinya to pay Sh4.2m to former CEC for unfair dismissal

The Employment and Labour Relations Court has ordered Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti to pay Sh4.2 million to a former county executive over unfair dismissal

By Stephen Nzioka 2026-02-12 16:13:00

Wavinya to pay Sh4.2m to former CEC for unfair dismissal

10,000 people to get water from new dam

About 10,000 residents in Buuri, Meru, are set to benefit from the new Subuiga Dam Community Water Project aimed at improving access to clean water.

By Phares Mutembei 2026-02-12 15:41:31

Hope as Kenyan-Somali border reopened for Miraa transportation

Miraa farmers in Meru have gotten relief after the government opened three border points with Somalia to allow for the transportation of the priced commodity.

By Phares Mutembei 2026-02-07 06:00:00

Hope as Kenyan-Somali border reopened for Miraa transportation

'Rogue' KDF, DCI officers arrested over alleged extortion

The suspects were identified as Samuel Ogando of KDF, Nelson Kasera of the DCI headquarters and Joseph Mulwa.

By Fred Kagonye 2026-02-06 14:45:39

'Rogue' KDF, DCI officers arrested over alleged extortion

Murkomen orders for operation in five counties

Murkomen directs a security operation to seize illegal weapons in five counties across Upper Eastern and Rift Valley.

By Ali Abdi 2026-02-04 13:22:38

Murkomen orders for operation in five counties

Specialists give hope for speech as caged Meru boy makes strides

A nine-year-old boy found locked in a wooden cage in Meru is showing remarkable progress after nearly a week of specialised care and will eventually move to a children's home.

By Benard Orwongo 2026-02-03 21:22:00