Eight years after fanfare announcement, Standard Gauge Railway still runs on diesel as government agency scrubs website clean of embarrassing electrification promises
KAKAMEGA – Political temperatures in Western Kenya have flared after former Kakamega Governor and current Cabinet Secretary for SMEs, Wycliffe Oparanya, declared that ODM leader Raila Odinga has lost his political sway in the region. Oparanya, speaking on Friday at an empowerment event hosted by Lurambi MP Titus Khamala, said Odinga’s influence in Western politics […]
The family of a retired Mumias chief, Augustino Odongo, whose burial in Matungu constituency was disrupted last Saturday by chaos allegedly sponsored by politicians, is now staring at a Sh1.8 million bill slapped on them for damage caused. Shan Events, the company that had been engaged to organise the event now wants the family to […]
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has warned Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa about his public criticisms of the party’s decisions on assembly leadership disputes. Following a Central Committee meeting, ODM expressed concern over Barasa’s actions, viewing them as disrespectful to party leader Raila Odinga. The party emphasized the need for all members to respect its […]
Under Governor Fernandes Barasa’s leadership, Kakamega County has come under intense scrutiny following revelations of severe financial mismanagement and inefficiencies. A recent audit report highlights multiple instances of discrepancies, unsupported expenditures, and stalled projects, painting a grim picture of the county’s fiscal health. Fernandes Barasa Unable to Explain Inaccuracies in Bank Balances The audit revealed […]
Chairing the scrutiny, Senator Moses Kajwang unleashed his disappointment, deeming the sum averaging KES 1 million per month as an unacceptable and unjustifiable misuse of taxpayers’ funds.
Echesa has been locked up at the Muthaiga police station after being picked up from his house on Thursday afternoon and is set to be charged on Tuesday.
The former Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) boss Fernandes Barasa has been summoned by the National Assembly Energy Committee over the Lake Turkana Wind Power contract. The Public Investment Committee (PIC) say they will require Barasa’s presence to explain how he awarded the contract of the construction of the LTWP without being directly involved in […]
Transport and energy state agencies have become the most sought after dockets in the country given high scale bribery and get rich quick schemes that is embedded in the institutions. Fernades Barasa, resigned from his CEO position at the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) ahead of his time something that didn’t catch many by surprise […]
For three consecutive days last week, the National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee (PIC) was unable to extract any information from senior officials of three government entities on the State’s dealings with the Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) company. By coincidence or design, officials from National Treasury, Kenya Power and the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco)were […]
