Every village in Kakamega is set to specialise in producing items they are strong in under a plan unveiled by the county government to encourage growth of local business and boost incomes. Known as ...

Locals within Navakholo sub-county in Kakamega county might soon access clean water at their doorsteps The county government of Kakamega is currently constructing a KSh 20 million water project that ...

A 72-year-old man was hacked to death and a teenage girl gang-raped after criminals raided Shibuli village in Kakamega on Monday night. The 13-year-old’s mother had her arm slashed after the 15-member ...

Kakamega County has unveiled Community Area Councils that seeks to decentralise services to grassroots level. At least 8,000 people drawn from 12 sub-counties have been appointed to serve in the ...

COMMENT: A year after the government announced a 40 per cent reduction in international development aid, Kristine Yakhama writes about the impact of the decision on the ground in Kenya’s Kakamega Coun ...

Despite the national excitement around the recently announced Sh680 billion gold discovery in Kakamega, residents of Isulu, Bushiangala and Musoli villages—where the proposed underground mine is ...

Pamela Kuyuti in Western Kenya's Mukhalanya village collects water from a solar-powered tap system near her home. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION/Isaiah Esipisu KAKAMEGA, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) ...

Locals claim no public sensitisation meetings were held in affected villages and no notices or announcements were made in Kiswahili or Luhya as required by law. The community has requested records of ...