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2 weeks ago | 
nation.africa | Caroline Wafula |Jared Nyataya
On Wednesday night, there was a spectacle in Eldoret as hundreds of curious residents gathered to witness the activation of the city’s first ever traffic lights. Installed at three key junctions in the Central Business District (CBD) earlier this year, the lights finally went live, drawing crowds to the busy Nakuru-Eldoret-Kampala highway, also known as the Uganda Highway. But the excitement didn’t end there.
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1 month ago | 
taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Moses Nyamori |Caroline Wafula
HATUA ya maafisa wa usalama kuvamia makazi ya Gavana wa Trans Nzoia, wengine kuzingira makazi ya aliyekuwa Naibu Rais Rigathi Gachagua na kukamatwa na Mbunge wa Mumias Mashariki Peter Salasya imeendeleza dhana kuwa serikali imetumia vyombo vya dola kuwaadhibu wapinzani wake. Katika siku za hivi karibuni, viongozi wanaosawiriwa kuwa wakosoaji wa utawala wa Rais William Ruto wamelengwa na asasi za serikali kwa tuhuma za ufisadi na kutoa matamshi ya uchochezi.
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1 month ago | 
nation.africa | Caroline Wafula |Moses Nyamori
The dramatic raid of Trans-Nzoia Governor George Natembeya’s home, a night siege of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s homes and the arrest of Mumias East MP Peter Salasya have fueled the perception of weaponisation of state agencies to settle political scores. Several perceived critics of President William Ruto’s administration have of late, become targets of state agencies over allegations of corruption and hate speech.
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1 month ago | 
nation.africa | Caroline Wafula
Moi University has proceeded to issue redundancy letters to its staff in line with the restructuring plans announced earlier this year. The University Academic Staff Union (UASU) has confirmed this and has moved to court to restrain the action. The university started issuing the redundancy letters on Wednesday, and unconfirmed reports indicate that at least 800 staff could be affected.
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Mar 9, 2025 | 
nation.africa | Caroline Wafula |Titus Ominde
The political pact signed between President William Ruto and Raila Odinga on Friday was in the best interests of the nation, the Head of State said on Sunday, rallying Kenyans to support his new unity effort. The President spoke in Eldoret in his Uasin Gishu backyard on Sunday, amid mounting pressure to bring on board Wiper Democratic Movement Leader Kalonzo Musyoka, two days after he and Mr Odinga unveiled their working agreement.
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Feb 26, 2025 | 
nation.africa | Caroline Wafula
Two bodies have been recovered in a search and rescue effort for more than 20 missing Kenyan citizens that began Wednesday on Ethiopian grounds. This comes more than 96 hours after a cross-border attack in Todonyang along the Kenya-Ethiopia border by suspected Dassanech militia from Ethiopia. Kenyan rescuers were allowed full access into Ethiopia in order to trace Turkana fishermen who were attacked on Saturday. Until today, Kenyan authorities had not accessed the scene of the incident.
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
nation.africa | Caroline Wafula
Shortly before 4pm on a Thursday, we arrived at Yokot Primary School in Kipsoen, Keiyo North, Elgeyo Marakwet County where a group of grannies had gathered for a football training session. The two teams - Mutei Grannies Football Club and Kipseon Football Club - had already taken their sides, and the day’s players warming up for the evening friendly match under the Grannies Tournament Kenya.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
nation.africa | Caroline Wafula
The management board of Moi University failed to implement recommendations made by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) following an audit of its operations in 2022, plunging the institution into its current problems. The Nation has established that between October 26, 2022, and November 10 2022, the EACC carried out an investigation into Moi University’s operational and financial management systems, policies, and practices.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
nation.africa | Caroline Wafula |Barnabas Bii
What you need to know:EACC is investigating top university officials and the university council over reports of irregularly procuring private consultants at exorbitant costsThey deliberately avoided the free services of existing government professionals from the Ministry of Public Works A private consultancy firm at the centre of ongoing investigations into Sh2.2 billion corruption scandal at Moi University is believed to have been used by top officials to siphon the funds.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
businessdailyafrica.com | Caroline Wafula
Top officials at Moi University have been summoned for questioning today by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives over alleged embezzlement of Sh2.2 billion through fraudulent infrastructure projects. The senior officials on the radar of the EACC include Vice-Chancellor Isaac Kosgey, Chief Accountant Egla Samoei, Head of Procurement Wilson Bett and Head of the Development Unit Moses Kipkulei. They are to present themselves for questioning at the commission’s Eldoret office.
