Eric Matara

Nairobi

Editor at Daily Nation

Communications consultant, Journalist, Farmer,Author, Teacher, Son, Brother, Uncle.

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Articles

'I could not expose myself to my juniors'...Governor Kihika justifies US birth

2 days ago | nation.africa | Eric Matara |Waikwa Maina

Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika's remarks during the Madaraka Day celebrations explaining why she travelled to the United States of America for maternity services have once again thrust her into the national limelight. A viral video clip of Ms Kihika explaining to cheering residents why she sought healthcare services abroad has attracted uproar from Kenyans and medics.
How urban boom is fuelling Nakuru's gang resurgence

2 days ago | nation.africa | Eric Matara

When Nakuru was elevated to city status more than two years ago, the once modest transit town, located 160 kilometres from Nairobi along the Northern Corridor, was transformed into a booming business hub. Real estate developers, food companies, financial institutions, retailers and individuals eager to cash in on the newfound city status scrambled for land to build homes, learning institutions and other businesses.
Nakuru Sh 125 million cheap loans kitty for small scale traders

5 days ago | nation.africa | Eric Matara

Small-scale traders and members of cooperatives in Nakuru have received a boost after the county government established a Sh125 million kitty to offer them low-interest loans to boost their businesses. The traders and members of cooperatives will access cheap loans from the kitty dubbed Nakuru Enterprise and Cooperatives Revolving Fund, established by the county government to support the growth of small businesses and cooperatives in the region.
Madiwani sasa hawataki mishahara yao ipitie kaunti huku njaa ikiwasakama

5 days ago | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Eric Matara |George Munene

Habari Madiwani sasa hawataki mishahara yao ipitie kaunti huku njaa ikiwasakama Na ERIC MATARA, GEORGE MUNENE June 2nd, 2025 Kusoma ni dakika: 2 MADIWANI sasa wanataka mishahara itoke moja kwa moja kutoka Hazina Kuu ya Kifedha badala ya hali ya sasa ambapo inapitia kwenye kaunti.
MCAs without salaries for three months lament plot to cripple assemblies

5 days ago | nation.africa | George Munene |Eric Matara

Members of the County Assembly in Kirinyaga have not received their salaries for the past three months, Deputy Speaker Jinaro Njamumo has said. "MCAs have been suffering as they have not received their dues for three months. They have been living in debt as they struggle to make ends meet," he said. Mr Njamumo made the remarks at the county assembly premises in Kerugoya town on Friday during a church service presided over by Murang'a Diocese Catholic Bishop Maria Wainaina.
Governors now want to deal with donors directly, devolution ministry re-established

1 week ago | nation.africa | Eric Matara

Governors now want direct access to funds from development partners, as well as the reinstatement of the Ministry of Devolution in fresh demands to the national government. This, as the counties are set to benefit from a Sh20 billion World Bank funding initiative aimed at supporting devolution. The funding, under the Kenya Devolution Support Programme II (KDSP II), will be implemented over four years and will run until December 2027. "The 47 counties will benefit from the four-year programme.
Omtatah sasa ataka polisi waliouawa 5 Angata Barikoi waadhibiwe

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

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How CCTV footage nailed suspect in the murder of Treasury official Tom Osinde

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Eric Matara

Closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage obtained from an installation along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway has linked a farmhand to the murder of a former Treasury official in June 2023. The CCTV footage retrieved from a petrol station on the busy highway has implicated Mr Julius Mogoi to the killing of Mr Tom Fred Osinde. In the footage, Mr Mogoi is captured fueling Osinde's vehicle at the Rubis Petrol station in Ngata, days before his body was found.
Scandal of Sh1.6bn spent on buying land that never benefited squatters

3 weeks 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.
Expired drugs and broken kits: Inside Kenya's sick county hospitals

1 month 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.