By Mandere Onyinkwa Rows of coffins lined with flowers stood before grieving villagers in Nyamakoroto, Nyamira County, as mourners gathered on Friday to bury four members of the same family. Tears flowed freely as relatives, friends and neighbours confronted the reality of lives cut short in the most brutal way. The victims; Maryanne Makini, her […]

By Courtesy/ Governor’s Press Unit The County Government of Nyamira has unveiled a Geographic Information System (GIS) Laboratory, valued at Kshs. 30 million as it moves towards digital transformation and evidence-based governance. The facility, installed at the County Headquarters with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) under the EU-FAO Digital Land Governance Programme, […]

By Robert Nyasato The Affirmative Action principle enshrined in Kenya’s 2010 Constitution—famously known as the two-thirds gender rule—was designed to bridge the representation gap between men and women in elective and appointive offices. Fifteen years later, after three successful General Elections, the intent of the framers of the law appears elusive. The two-thirds gender rule, […]

By KPC Reporter In the quiet Gesiaga Village of Nyamira, Blessing Bosibori Nyamweno battles a life-threatening heart condition that her family cannot afford to treat. Bosibori’s days are marked by endless hospital visits, weakness, and uncertainty. Medical reports from Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) and Tenwek Hospital reveal that Blessing is suffering from a […]

By KPC Reporter At least thirty residents of Nyakeore village in Nyamira County have been hospitalized after reportedly consuming meat from a cow that had died of an unknown illness. Public health officials said the patients presented with acute diarrhoea and were stabilised in hospital. The Nyamira County Health Department confirmed the incident as an […]

By KPC Reporter Veteran journalist Evans Nyakundi has filed an urgent application at the High Court in Nyamira seeking release from civil jail, where he is currently serving a six-month sentence for contempt of court. The court had directed that Nyakundi, a correspondent with Mediamax Network Limited, be jailed on July 28, 2025, after allegedly […]

By KPC Reporter Veteran journalist Evans Nyakundi has filed an urgent application at the High Court in Nyamira seeking release from civil jail, where he is currently serving a six-month sentence for contempt of court. The court has directed that Nyakundi, a correspondent with Mediamax Network Limited, be jailed on July 28, 2025, after allegedly […]

By Ongaga Ongaga Nyamira County Hospital could soon be elevated to a Teaching and Referral Hospital after an inspection exercise conducted by a Kisii University delegation led by Vice Chancellor Prof. Nathan Ogechi. The team, which included local leaders among them West Mugirango MP Stephen Mogaka, visited the facility to assess its suitability to host […]

By Gitile Naituli After spending the better part of this week at the Devolution Conference in Homa Bay County, I left with a sobering realization: thirteen years into Kenya’s devolved governance experiment, most counties have little to show for the powers and resources they’ve been entrusted with since 2013. I walked through nearly every booth, […]

By Courtesy President William Ruto has called on Harambee Stars fans to maintain discipline during the team’s upcoming CHAN match against Zambia at Kasarani Stadium. While commending the national team for its impressive performance in the African Nations Championship, popularly known as CHAN, the President emphasized that fan support must remain within the guidelines set […]