Stephen Letoo
311 Articles
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Embusel to Amboseli: What is in a name?
The alkaline salt and the warm relationship between wildlife and humans have kept Amboseli National Park going since its inception by the colonial government in the early 1900s.
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Maa community to donate 1 million acres for wildlife conservation - Governor Lenku
This comes as President William Ruto’s move to transfer Amboseli National Park to the County Government of Kajiado continues to elicit plaudits.
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'We're in broad-based Gov't to stay': ODM leaders rally for unity at Raila Odinga memorial in Homa Bay
Songs and dances dominated the Raila Odinga Stadium as ODM supporters turned up to remember the former premier, who led a party that weathered many political storms.The stability of the orange party and its numerical strength ahead of the 2027 General Election was a k...
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Death toll in Elgeyo Marakwet mudslide rises to 34 as search mission continues
Efforts to get more bodies trapped in the mudslide are ongoing, with the government scaling up its search efforts by deploying sniffer dogs to help identify areas where the raging mudslides buried the victims.
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Unpaid staff, hospitals without water: Senators expose crisis in Machakos health sector
During an inspection tour of Athi River Level 4 and Mwala Level 4 hospitals, senators established that the Machakos County Government has not paid some health workers for a period of up to six months. The affected staff broke down in tears before the committee, pleading for intervention....
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Lecturers reject gov't offer, demand full Ksh.7.9 billion dues
The Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) now says it will not call off the lecturers’ strike that kicked off in September unless UASU and the government negotiate and sign a return-to-work formula. UASU insists that the dues amounting to Ksh.7.9 billion must be paid before the negotiation begins...
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Kenya, Senegal scrap visa requirements for up to 90 days
The agreement, signed Tuesday at State House, Nairobi, between Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and Senegal’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Niang, seeks to bolster diplomatic and economic relations between the two nations.
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Opposition MPs stage walkout after National Assembly backs Kenya Pipeline privatisation
The members opposed to the privatisation have now threatened to move to court to challenge the takeover, which they say lacks public participation.
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Controller of Budget exposes over 5,000 unauthorised bank accounts run by counties
According to Margaret Nyakango, as of June 30, 2025, county governments were running 5,476 accounts with commercial banks. The report reveals Homa Bay County is operating 558 bank accounts, Kitui County 350, while Bungoma and Nakuru each have more than 300 accounts, some of which the Controller...
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Nandi, Narok, Meru, Trans Nzoia Counties ranked top in development budget absorption
According to the Full Year Implementation Report of the 2024/2025 budget released on Wednesday, the counties demonstrated commendable performance in utilising funds allocated for development projects.

