Fresh details have emerged on how youths were allegedly mobilised and paid ahead of the violence that disrupted Linda Mwananchi rallies in Homa Bay County on Sunday, August 16, 2026. According to police accounts and interviews with youths involved in the violence, some participants were allegedly paid between Ksh2,000 and Ksh4,000 to block members of…
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has been welcomed into the Linda Mwananchi camp by Siaya Governor James Orengo, hours after the lawmaker ditched the United Democratic Alliance and announced that he had joined the People’s Party of Kenya. Orengo said Nyoro’s decision had opened the door for a new political working relationship as opposition leaders seek…
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has formally left the United Democratic Alliance, UDA, and announced that he has joined the opposition ahead of the 2027 General Election. Nyoro made the announcement on Monday at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, where he said he and his supporters had joined the People’s Party of Kenya. The lawmaker said…
Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga has defended the county’s infrastructure record, saying poor roads highlighted during the Linda Mwananchi tour reflect decades of underdevelopment rather than a failure of the current county administration. Wanga said the condition of roads in parts of Homa Bay County was a long-standing problem linked to historical marginalisation that had…
A police officer has died, and eight others were injured during clashes linked to the Linda Mwananchi rally in Homa Bay County. The officer, who was attached to Muhoroni Police Division, was travelling from Homa Bay with his colleagues when he was struck on the head by a stone between Olare and Nyangweso trading centres…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has launched a fresh attack on former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, accusing him of using political pressure and demonstrations to secure his nomination as William Ruto’s running mate in the 2022 General Election. Kindiki said Gachagua organised demonstrations in Mathira to pressure the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) leadership into naming him…
The political temperature in Homa Bay is rising ahead of Sunday’s Linda Mwananchi rally, with the gathering shaping up into more than an opposition tour, it could become a crucial test of the Orange Democratic Movement’s grip on one of its traditional strongholds. For Governor Gladys Wanga and other ODM leaders allied to the party’s…
Detectives have recovered an AK-47 rifle stolen from a police officer during an armed robbery in Mavoko nine months ago after a suspected gangster was shot dead in a fierce gun battle in Machakos County. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in a statement on Saturday, August 15, 2026, said the firearm was recovered in…
The battle between the Senate and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has entered a new legal phase, with both sides asking the Court of Appeal to overturn parts of a High Court judgment arising from his 2024 impeachment. The Senate wants the appellate court to remove findings that its handling of Gachagua’s defence violated his…
An M16 rifle suspected to have been used in a deadly trail of four murders across Isiolo and neighbouring Meru County has been recovered during an intelligence-led multi-agency operation. The firearm, loaded with five rounds of 5.56×45mm ammunition, was recovered in the Kakili area of Burat Location by a joint team of police officers from…
