By Isaac Dan Onyancha The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) is mandated to review public sector salaries every four years to ensure fairness and competitiveness. However, its failure to adjust salaries for county government employees—especially in light of the recent upward review for national government civil servants—exposes glaring disparities in Kenya’s public service pay structure. […]

By KPC Reporter Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has asked security agencies to remain apolitical and stick to their job descriptions. Omtatah said the involvement of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) in responding to the “#RutoMustGo” campaign during a lecture at the National Intelligence and Research University yesterday was […]

By KPC Reporter Newly resourced Keroka Sub-County Hospital has successfully conducted its first major orthopaedic surgery, signaling hope for patients who may need such services in the future. The level 4 hospital becomes the second health facility in Nyamira County to do so, according to a press statement from Governor Amos Nyaribo’s press team. The […]

By KPC Reporter On burial day in Gusii region, mourners move to the graveside with various intentions. While some witness the interment of their loved ones and conduct the last prayer, others ostensibly observe how family members, particularly the departed person’s spouse behaves. The people are usually keener if the dead is a young man […]

By Shem onderi Each one with his business and journey, people are catching flights, literally, Some arriving, after hours airborne, others are connecting, passengers and their kin Luggages, plane cargo, are moving fast. As some arrive, others are leaving The detecting machines, the sniffer dogs, strategically positioned, the guards, both Armed and private agents, well […]

By Francis Orina A student who was sent home from university for engaging in drugs has died in Nyamira County after he was allegedly beaten senseless by his uncles. Brian Mogaka, who hailed from Nyamira County was a third year student at Chuka University. His death threw Nyankono villagers into shock and mourning on Wednesday […]

By KPC Reporter Members of the National Assembly hope that the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) will not be finally scrapped. Last year, the High Court gave June 2026 as the deadline for the fund to cease to exist. In a bid to rescue the kitty from a possible end, the National Assembly Select […]

By Janet Nyanchoka The Controller of Budget (COB) now wants the County Government of Nyamira to clarify who are the genuine officeholders of their County Assembly. The request comes at a time when the crisis-ridden assembly is unable to operate as expected, thus hurting both its internal and external publics. On March 24th, the COB, […]

By KPC Reporter Obuba Ondieki of Nyamemiso village, Kisii County was busy with his chores one day when he received a call from a strange number. He picked the call and the caller was jovial like a long time acquaintance. On the other end was Kenya’s president, William Ruto. “I did not expect the jovial […]

By Francis Orina and Janet Nyanchoka Three suspects linked to the assault of a bereaved woman at the graveside in Nyamira County were arraigned in court Tuesday afternoon. Lameck Ogindo Osero, Robert Bokea Sarudi, and Bismark Ondieki appeared before Nyamira Law Court resident magistrate Beryl Achieng. However, they could not take a plea after the […]