Eric Matara

3 days ago | nation.africa | Eric Matara

A fund established over a decade ago by the State to resettle the landless has spent Sh1.6 billion with nothing to show for it, according to a damning report by the Auditor General. In the report covering the financial year ending June 30, 2024, Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has revealed that the Land Settlement Fund, created in 2012, three years after the infamous 2007/2008 post-election violence, has failed in its core mandate to purchase and allocate land to displaced and landless Kenyans.

1 week ago | nation.africa | Eric Matara

Imagine a healthcare system where expired drugs line shelves, critical equipment lies broken, and hospitals are severely understaffed. Twelve years after the advent of devolution, this is the grim reality in parts of Kenya. A recent report by the Senate Health Committee following an oversight mission to Mandera, Wajir, and Marsabit counties lays bare systemic failures that are putting millions of lives at risk.

1 week ago | nation.africa | Eric Matara |Tobby Messo

President William Ruto on Tuesday moved to address two key land conflicts in Narok County, the administration of the Maasai Mau forest, and the community stake in the conflict-ridden Kedong Ranch. On Mau forest, President Ruto handed a title deed to Narok Governor Patrick Ntutu and promised the fencing of 100 kilometres, while on Kedong Ranch, he announced an additional 6,000 acres to hit 10,000 for the local community in one of the long-drawn land fights in the country.

1 week ago | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Eric Matara

Habari Ripoti: Ugatuzi sasa ni mishahara tu na ufisadi, pesa hazitengewi maendeleo Na ERIC MATARA May 6th, 2025 Kusoma ni dakika: 1 MIAKA miwili baada ya kukumbatiwa kwa serikali za ugatuzi, kaunti zinaonekana zimegeuzwa maeneo ya ajira na ufisadi huku malengo ya maendeleo yakionekana kutelekezwa kwa sababu miradi imetengewa rasilimali chache.

1 week ago | nation.africa | Eric Matara

Twelve years into devolution, bloated payrolls and soaring administrative costs continue to undermine service delivery and development in many counties. Most counties are spending billions on salaries, wages, allowances and operational expenses, funds that should be channeled into development, raising concerns that devolved units are turning into cash cows for officials rather than engines of grassroots transformation.