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@kna Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:35:07
CS Wandayi launches Last Mile Connectivity Programme in Nyatike
Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary (CS), Opiyo Wandayi, has launched a Last Mile Connectivity Programme (LMCP), under the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) project in Lwala Rabuor village in Nyatike Sub-county. Speaking at Lwala Comprehensive School, CS Wandayi noted that parts of Nyatike have lacked electricity since independence, making the initiative a long-overdue...
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@kna Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:40:08
Amisi unveils PM party's 2027 agenda, sets tough terms for alliances
People's Renaissance Movement (PM) Party Leader, Caleb Amisi, has outlined the party's 2027 political agenda, saying it will only enter into alliances with parties whose ideologies and values are aligned with its vision for the country. Amisi, who is also the Saboti Member of Parliament (MP), was speaking in Chuka, Tharaka-Nithi County, where he addressed...
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@taifaleo Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:55:48
Visiki vya Kalonzo kuingia Ikulu 2027
KINARA wa Wiper Patriotic Front, Kalonzo Musyoka, ana uzoefu, ngome ya kisiasa ya kuaminika na nafasi nzuri katika kinyang'anyiro cha kutafuta mgombeaji urais wa upinzani mwaka 2027. Lakini wachambuzi wa siasa wanasema safari yake ya Ikulu sasa inakabiliwa na mtihani mkubwa. Baada ya miaka mingi akiwa katikati ya siasa za kitaifa, Kalonzo atalazimika kuthibitisha kwamba ana uwezo wa kujenga uungwaji mkono nchini kote, wala si kutegemea hadhi yake au uzoefu au huruma ya kisiasa. Kalonzo alikuwa Makamu wa Rais wakati wa utawala wa marehemu Mwai Kibaki kuanzia 2008 hadi 2013. Pia alikuwa mgombea mwenza wa Raila Odinga katika uchaguzi wa urais wa 2013 na 2017. Hata hivyo, mwaka 2022 Raila aliteua Martha Karua kuwa mgombea mwenza wake. "Historia hiyo imempa Kalonzo uzoefu mkubwa katika kampeni za urais na kujenga miungano ya kisiasa. Lakini 2027 anahitaji kubadilisha historia hiyo ili kuwa kinara wa kivumbi cha urais wa upinzani," asema mchanganuzi wa siasa Dkt Isaac Gichuki. Uchunguzi wa shirika la maoni la Infotrak uliochapishwa Julai ulimweka Kalonzo katika nafasi ya kwanza - asilimia 27 - miongoni mwa wanaotajwa kugombea urais kwa tikiti ya muungano wa upinzani. "Lakini kura hizo pekee haziwezi kumhakikishia tiketi ya upinzani," asema Gichuki. Ngome moja tu Ngome ya Kalonzo imekuwa Machakos, Kitui na Makueni. Kaunti hizo zilikuwa na zaidi ya wapigakura 1.6milioni waliosajiliwa katika uchaguzi wa 2022. Japo wachambuzi wanasema huo ni msingi mkubwa, wanatahadharisha kwamba mgombea urais hawezi kutegemea eneo moja pekee. "Kalonzo atalazimika kutanua ushawishi wake hadi Magharibi, Nyanza, Bonde la Ufa, Pwani, Mlima Kenya, Nairobi na Kaskazini Mashariki," asema mchanganuzi Job Kimanzi. Changamoto nyingine ni kizazi kipya cha wapigakura. Takwimu za IEBC zinaonyesha vijana ni sehemu kubwa ya wapigakura waliosajiliwa. Maandamano ya Gen Z mwaka 2024 yalionyesha wazi kwamba vijana wanaweza kujipanga kitaifa bila kutegemea vyama vya jadi. Hilo linabadilisha kabisa mchezo wa kisiasa. Kalonzo sasa atalazimika kueleza kwa nini uzoefu wake serikalini unafaa kwa kijana wa miaka 25 anayekabiliwa na ukosefu wa ajira, kodi kubwa na gharama ya maisha. Ushindani upinzani Kalonzo pia anakabiliwa na ushindani kutoka kwa vigogo wenza wa upinzani wanaojikuza. Gachagua amekuwa akifanya mikutano ya kisiasa na mashauriano katika maeneo mbalimbali, huku pia akilenga Wakenya wanaoishi nje ya nchi. Kwa upande mwingine, kundi la Linda Mwananchi linaloongozwa na Sifuna limechagua mkakati wa kufika mashinani. Kundi hilo limefanya mikutano Magharibi, Nyanza, Pwani na hivi karibuni Meru. Kalonzo naye ameanzisha jukwaa la kidijitali la Komboa Kenya, akazindua Bajeti ya Mwananchi na kufanya kampeni katika baadhi ya maeneo nje ya Ukambani. Amefanya pia mikutano na viongozi wa Linda Mwananchi. Hata hivyo, kasi ya shughuli hizo ndiyo itakuwa muhimu. Mgombea urais hawezi kuonekana kutumia muda mwingi kujadili uundaji miungano kuliko kukutana na wapigakura nyanjani. Vijana na siasa mpya Maandamano ya 2024 yalionyesha kuwa siasa za Kenya zinaingia katika awamu mpya. Vijana walijipanga kupitia mitandao ya kijamii na majukwaa mengine bila kutegemea miundo ya vyama vya kisiasa. Maandamano hayo yalifika kaunti nyingi nchini na kuibua masuala ya gharama ya maisha, ukosefu wa ajira, ufisadi na kutengwa kwa vijana katika maamuzi ya nchi. Kwa Kalonzo, hii ina maana kuwa uzoefu wake wa kisiasa pekee hautoshi. Anahitaji sera zinazogusa maisha ya vijana. Ajira, teknolojia, biashara, elimu, uwajibikaji na mageuzi ya taasisi zinapaswa kuwa sehemu ya ujumbe wake. Zaidi ya hayo, vijana wanataka nafasi ya kushiriki katika siasa, si kuwa watazamaji au wapigakura wakati wa uchaguzi pekee. Kalonzo anaweza kufaidi kutokana na uzoefu wake, ngome ya kisiasa na nafasi yake katika kura za maoni. Lakini hakuna moja kati ya mambo hayo yanampa tikiti ya urais moja kwa moja. Anahitaji kuonyesha kwamba anaweza kupata kura nje ya Ukambani. Anahitaji kujenga miundo ya Wiper katika maeneo mapya, kuvutia viongozi wenye ushawishi na kuonyesha kuwa chama kina uwezo wa kupiga kampeni ya kitaifa. Upinzani nao unahitaji kuchagua mgombea kwa kuangalia uwezo wa kufika maeneo mengi, nguvu za mashinani, uwezo wa kujenga miungano, sera na uwezo wa kuvutia wapigakura ambao bado hawajaamua. Uzoefu wa Kalonzo akiwa makamu wa rais ni wa kuendesha serikali. Ngome yake ya kisiasa inampa nguvu ya kuketi meza ya kujenga. Kura za maoni zimempa mwanzo mzuri. Lakini hayo yote hayatoshi. Muda wa kulinda ngome, kufikia wapigakura wasio na msimamo, kushawishi vijana na kupanua Wiper kote nchini ni sasa. Aliyekuwa Waziri wa Usalama Fred Matiang'i alikuwa na asilimia 26, Seneta wa Nairobi Edwin Sifuna asilimia 19, huku aliyekuwa Naibu Rais Rigathi Gachagua akiwa na asilimia tisa.
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@kna Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:27:46
Meru University run raises funds for noble causes
Meru University of Science and Technology (MUST) held the second edition of the Meru Mountain Run with the aim of raising funds for cancer research, conservation and an endowment fund to support the education of needy students. Using sport as a platform to mobilize resources and create awareness around the three causes, The event brought...
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@kahawatungu Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:59:35
No problem deputising Sifuna, or him deputising me, Gachagua says
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said he is ready to back Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifunas presidential ambitions. He told a Kenyan diaspora gathering in Spokane, Washington, that age should not be used to lock young leaders out of the countrys top seat. Gachagua, who is on an extended diaspora tour of the United States, said [...] The post No problem deputising Sifuna, or him deputising me, Gachagua says appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@taifaleo Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:55:52
IEBC inavyojiandaa kwa uchaguzi wa 2027
TUME Huru ya Uchaguzi na Mipaka (IEBC) imeingia katika awamu muhimu ya maandalizi ya uchaguzi mkuu wa 2027 huku ikiwa na chini ya mwaka mmoja kuhakikisha changamoto zilizopo zinatatuliwa. Mwenyekiti wa IEBC, Erastus Ethekon, amesema tume hiyo inaendelea na maandalizi mbalimbali, ikiwemo usajili wa wapigakura, teknolojia, ununuzi wa vifaa, elimu ya wapigakura, usafirishaji, kuajiri na kuwapa mafunzo maafisa wa uchaguzi. Bw Ethekon alisema tume hiyo tayari imeanza michakato mikuu ya ununuzi wa teknolojia, karatasi za kura na vifaa vingine vitakavyohitajika katika uchaguzi. Alisema awamu ya kwanza ya Usajili Endelevu wa Wapigakura ilisajili wapigakura wapya milioni 2.3 dhidi ya lengo la milioni 2.5. Kufikia Agosti 17, 2026, jumla ya wapigakura wapya 2,920,600 walikuwa wamesajiliwa, huku IEBC ikilenga kuwa na orodha ya wapigakura takriban milioni 28.5 mwaka 2027. Hata hivyo, tume hiyo inakabiliwa na changamoto kadhaa, zikiwemo ukosefu wa fedha, ucheleweshaji wa sheria muhimu na wasiwasi kuhusu vurugu za kisiasa. Katika mahojiano na Taifa Jumapili, Bw Ethekon alisema tume hiyo inahitaji hadi Sh35 bilioni kukamilisha maandalizi yake. Kuhusu madai ya upendeleo katika zabuni ya teknolojia, mwenyekiti huyo alisema hakuna kampuni ambayo imeshinda zabuni hiyo. Alisema mchakato wa ununuzi unaendelea kwa kuzingatia Katiba na sheria za ununuzi wa umma. "Kufikia sasa, hakuna zabuni iliyotolewa kwa kampuni yoyote," alisema. Alisema maamuzi ya mwisho yatafanywa baada ya mchakato wa wazi na wa uwazi kukamilika. Kuhusu madai ya upinzani kwamba IEBC inaegemea upande wa serikali, Bw Ethekon alisema tume hiyo haiwezi kuendeshwa kwa matakwa ya wanasiasa. "Wajibu wetu si kufurahisha serikali, upinzani, vyama vya kisiasa au mtu yeyote. Wajibu wetu ni kwa Katiba na watu wa Kenya," alisema. Kuhusu gharama ya uchaguzi, Bw Ethekon alisema Kenya ina mfumo wa kipekee kwa sababu chaguzi sita hufanyika siku moja; wa Rais, Bunge la Kitaifa, Seneti, ugavana, Mwakilishi wa Wadi na mwakilishi wa wanawake. Alisema gharama hizo pia zinahusisha usafirishaji, teknolojia, karatasi za kura, maafisa wa uchaguzi, elimu ya wapigakura, usalama na vifaa. "Tunaomba rasilimali zinazohitajika kuendesha uchaguzi unaotakiwa na Katiba," alisema. Kuhusu kuchelewa kwa maandalizi, mwenyekiti huyo alisema IEBC haijafikia hatua ya hofu, lakini muda sasa unapaswa kuchukuliwa kama rasilimali muhimu ya kitaifa. "Je, tuna wasiwasi? Tuko macho. Je, tunaingiwa na hofu? Hapana," alisema. Alisema kuchelewesha maamuzi muhimu kunaweza kuathiri majaribio ya teknolojia, usambazaji wa vifaa, mafunzo na maandalizi ya dharura. Bw Ethekon pia alikiri kuwa vijana wamepoteza imani kwa taasisi za uchaguzi, akisema IEBC lazima itumie njia mpya kuwafikia. Alisema vijana wanahitaji taarifa za wazi na fursa za kuwasiliana na tume hiyo mara kwa mara, si wakati wa uchaguzi pekee. "Imani hujengwa kupitia matendo," alisema
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@kahawatungu Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:23:49
Two Women Arrested at JKIA Over Alleged Gold Smuggling Attempt
Two women have been arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) after a multi-agency security team foiled an alleged attempt to smuggle about 658 grams of gold out of Kenya. The suspects, identified as Mahamed Shukri Abdullahi and Sabriye Farhiyo Hussein, were intercepted in the early hours of September 4, 2026, as they prepared to [...] The post Two Women Arrested at JKIA Over Alleged Gold Smuggling Attempt appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:28:17
Five Arrested as Detectives Seizes Cannabis Sativa in Nakuru and Trans-Nzoia
Five suspects have been arrested and a substantial quantity of cannabis sativa recovered following separate intelligence-led operations in Nakuru and Trans-Nzoia counties. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said in a statement on Sunday that the operations targeted suspected narcotics distribution networks in the two counties. In Maai Mahiu, Nakuru County, detectives from the County [...] The post Five Arrested as Detectives Seizes Cannabis Sativa in Nakuru and Trans-Nzoia appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:33:03
Key Suspect Arrested as Two Missing Minors Rescued in Kisauni
Detectives in Kisauni Sub-County have arrested a key suspect in connection with the alleged abduction of two minors who went missing on August 27, 2026. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said in a statement on Sunday that the children were successfully rescued following investigations into their disappearance. According to the DCI, investigations established that [...] The post Key Suspect Arrested as Two Missing Minors Rescued in Kisauni appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:40:49
Two arrested as Police Recover Stolen Cattle in Garissa
Police officers in Bura East Sub-County, Garissa County, have recovered 40 stolen cattle and arrested two suspects following a multi-agency operation. The operation was conducted on Friday, September 4, 2026, as officers pursued leads into the theft of livestock in the area. According to the National Police Service, the livestock was recovered during a well-coordinated [...] The post Two arrested as Police Recover Stolen Cattle in Garissa appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:42:27
Body of unknown woman found in water reservoir at Daystar University hostel
Detectives have launched investigations after the decomposing body of an unidentified woman was found inside a man-made water reservoir behind hostels at Daystar University in Athi River, Machakos County. The body was discovered on Saturday, September 5, 2026, after a caretaker at Orange County Hostels within the university, reported the presence of a lifeless person [...] The post Body of unknown woman found in water reservoir at Daystar University hostel appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:45:05
Man found dead in Kisii
Police in Kisii County have launched investigations after a 50-year-old man was found dead in his house with both eyes reportedly gouged out. The body of Henry Morara Nyandoma was discovered on Saturday, September 5, 2026, at his home in Shirikisho area, Kiamwasia Sub-Location, Kitutu Central Sub-County. Police said the discovery was made by the [...] The post Man found dead in Kisii appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:47:59
Man dies after mining shaft collapses in Kakamega
A 55-year-old man died after the walls of a suspected mining shaft collapsed on him in Khwisero, Kakamega County. Julius Okello was alone inside the approximately seven-metre-deep pit when the topsoil caved in, trapping him underneath. Members of the public retrieved Okello's body from the shaft before police officers and detectives from the Directorate of [...] The post Man dies after mining shaft collapses in Kakamega appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:48:47
Sugar Farmers Raise Concerns Over Proposed Changes to Sector Financing
Sugar farmers and industry stakeholders have raised concerns over proposed changes to the management and financing of the sugar sector under the Crops Laws Amendment Bill, 2026. The stakeholders made their submissions before the National Assembly's Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, chaired by Tigania West MP John Mutunga, during a session to consider views [...] The post Sugar Farmers Raise Concerns Over Proposed Changes to Sector Financing appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:50:43
KENHA engineer found dead in Malindi hotel bathroom
Police are investigating an incident where a Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) engineer was found dead in the bathroom of a hotel room in Malindi, Kilifi County, on Friday morning. Bernard Gladstone Wangusi, was discovered lying lifeless in the bathroom of Room Six at Malindi Pearl Hotel in Malindi Central. Wangusi had checked into the [...] The post KENHA engineer found dead in Malindi hotel bathroom appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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