Waikwa Maina

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.

4 days ago | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Waikwa Maina

HATUA ya serikali ya kitaifa kujenga soko kwa kima cha Sh65 milioni karibu na mengine mawili ambayo yalijengwa kwa kima cha Sh35 milioni imewaghadhabisha wakazi wa mji wa Ndaragwa, Kaunti ya Nyandarua. Mji huo mdogo huenda ukawa na masoko matatu ilhali hata lile lililoko kwa sasa halitumiki japo kwa ujumla Sh100 milioni zimetumikwa kwenye ujenzi wa masoko hayo.

5 days ago | nation.africa | Waikwa Maina

Residents of Ndaragwa town in Nyandarua County have expressed anger at the national government's decision to construct a Sh65 million market next to two others built at a cost of Sh35 million which have never been used. Many view this as a glaring case of poor public participation, as the small township could soon be home to three unused markets, built at Sh100 million. This raises questions about government priorities and fiscal responsibility.

1 week ago | nation.africa | Waikwa Maina

An empty coffin, two crosses, and a flourishing banana tree now stand where a grave should be. For 53-year-old Susan Wairimu of Kageraini Village in Nyandarua County, this grim scene is a symbol of unresolved grief. For 13 years, she has lived with the constant reminder of death—unable to bury either of her parents due to a protracted family land dispute. The dust-covered coffin belongs to her father, John Mutahi, who died in 2012.

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Waikwa Maina |Mercy Mwende

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has defended what he calls an economic empowerment programme in which the government is dishing out millions of shillings to traders across the country, saying it was the best way of boosting informal businesses. Over the past two months, Prof Kindiki and other Kenya Kwanza leaders have criss-crossed the country and have so far given out over Sh100 million to women groups, youths and boda boda operators, drawing criticism over source of the funds.