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6 days ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
After more than a decade of waiting, 700 families in Laikipia are finally receiving compensation for the pain and losses they have endured as a result of deadly wildlife attacks, injuries, and crop destruction.
The government on Friday disbursed Sh70 million to residents of Naibor in Laikipia North, offering long-awaited relief to victims who had given up hope. Some had waited over 10 years for justice.
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1 week ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
Sudan will cut ties with the United Arab Emirates, the army-affiliated defence council said on Tuesday, following army accusations that Abu Dhabi supports the rival Rapid Support Forces in the nation's civil war.
The defence council accused the UAE of supplying the RSF with advanced and strategic weapons that enabled it to carry out damaging strikes on facilities in the city of Port Sudan since Sunday, a major escalation in the two-year-old conflict.
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2 weeks ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
KDF, Isiolo leaders to hold talks to resolve longstanding Burat land row The protracted land dispute between residents of Burat in Isiolo County and the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) may soon be resolved following an agreement between Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya and Isiolo Governor Abdi Hassan Guyo to convene a high-level roundtable discussion on the matter.
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2 weeks ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
Edward Carey Kwach, a beloved media personality widely known as "Kwach," has passed away following a battle with meningitis. According to a statement from his family, he passed away on the evening of April 28, 2025, while receiving treatment for the illness.
“It is with profound sadness that we announce the untimely passing of our beloved son and brother, Carey, that occurred last night, April 28, 2025, while receiving treatment for meningitis,” reads the family’s statement.
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2 months ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Maureen Kinyanjui |Lucy Mumbi |Mercy Asamba |BARACK ODUOR
Police spokesman Michael Muchiri confirmed on Saturday that the operation had led to the destruction of 14 makeshift camps, believed to be used by the criminals. At least 10 firearms have been seized along with a variety of other illegal items in the ongoing Ondoa Jangili operation targeting criminal groups in Isiolo and Marsabit counties.
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2 months ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Maureen Kinyanjui |Mercy Asamba |Erick kariuki |Alfred Onyango
Agriculture CS Kagwe calls for 10-year jail time for sellers of fake fertiliser and seeds Kagwe insisted on collaborating with Parliament to introduce legislative measures that protect farmers from fraudulent suppliers. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has called for a strict 10-year jail sentence for individuals caught selling fake seeds and fertilisers, noting that no fines should be imposed as an alternative punishment.
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2 months ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Maureen Kinyanjui |Mercy Asamba |Erick kariuki |Alfred Onyango
Government bows to pressure and sacks Amukoa Anangwe as UoN Council chairperson UASU had called for the removal of University Council Chairperson Amukoa Anangwe, whom they accused of sabotaging operations. After much pressure, Education CS Julius Ogamba has revoked the appointment of Prof Amukoa Anangwe as the chairperson of the University of Nairobi Council.
Through a gazette notice, Ogamba said the changes take place effective February 21, 2025.
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2 months ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Maureen Kinyanjui |Mwangi Maina |Charity Phoebe Kilei |Mercy Asamba
Kenya is once again at the centre of Sudan's deepening power struggle, as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), prepares to announce a parallel government from Nairobi.
Initially scheduled for Monday, the proclamation has now been pushed to Tuesday, marking a direct challenge to the Port Sudan-based military regime of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | John Mbati |Lucy Mumbi |Mercy Asamba |Charity Phoebe Kilei
Vocal Africa CEO Hussein Khalid says that he has received reliable information that human rights activist Boniface Mwangi has been abducted by unknown people.
Khalid, also a renowned human rights activist, added that they suspected the assailants were police officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
"Boniface Mwangi was taken to an unknown destination.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mohamed Ahmed |Mohammed Doyo |Mercy Asamba |Hanifa Adan
Among Mombasa’s most popular neighbourhoods is Nyali, an area that has become synonymous with luxury living and tourist attractions.
However, as the county continues to grow in population and popularity, we must confront a pressing concern: the over-concentration of development in Nyali at the expense of other equally deserving areas.
