Residents of Chepalungu Constituency have been urged to attend a public participation forum on the proposed upgrade of the Kapkwen–Olbutyo–Siongiroi–Ndanai road, with area MP Victor Koech describing the meeting as a key step in ensuring local involvement in the project. In a statement issued ahead of the event on Tuesday August 11, 2026, the legislator…
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has asked Parliament to support its bid to retain Ksh3 billion in own-source revenue to finance road safety programmes aimed at reducing the country’s rising road fatalities. The request was made during a meeting on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, between NTSA officials and the National Assembly Departmental Committee…
Bomet University has released the official academic calendar for the September–December 2026 semester, outlining reporting, orientation, registration and fee payment deadlines for both new and continuing students. According to a notice issued by the University’s Division of Academic and Student Affairs on Monday, August 10, 2026, first-year students will report to the university on August…
The construction of a 2,000-seater sports facility in Sotik Sub-County is set to commence soon, with the project expected to boost sporting activities and youth talent development in Bomet County. The proposed Dr Joyce Laboso Community Sports Ground will be established at the 181 Stadium grounds and will be implemented by Sports Kenya. The Bomet…
Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has ruled out any possibility of joining President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA), insisting that his political future remains tied to Jubilee and sharply questioning the credibility of the President’s newly unveiled Vision 2060 agenda. Speaking in a televised interview on Monday, August 10, 2026, Matiang’i said he…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Monday intensified his push to expand the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) beyond its Mt Kenya stronghold, taking his anti-government campaign to Narok County where supporters openly chanted “One term” and called for President William Ruto to be voted out in 2027. Gachagua arrived in Narok East to…
Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok has announced that the Kinyanga Footbridge in Sigor Ward has entered its final phase of construction, saying the project will improve connectivity between Bomet and Narok counties and enhance economic activity along the Amalo River corridor. The 40-metre bridge is being built across the Amalo River and is expected to provide…
More than 50 pedestrians have been arrested in an ongoing enforcement operation targeting people who fail to use the Allsops footbridge along Thika Road, the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has announced. According to the Authority, those arrested will be arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts and charged with failing to use the designated…
Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok has welcomed President William Ruto’s decision to formally incorporate more than 100,000 village elders into the National Government administration, saying the move reflects an idea that Bomet County pioneered five years ago. In a statement issued on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, Barchok said the county government introduced a programme that integrated…
At least eight people have been killed and one other seriously injured in a horrific road accident involving a tuk-tuk and a lorry at Murubara along the Mwea-Embu highway in Kirinyaga County. The crash occurred on Saturday morning, August 1, 2026, as the victims were reportedly heading to a rice-planting job. Mwea East Sub-County Police…
