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Kakamega County has signed a four-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CBM (Christian Blind Mission) to strengthen eye, ear and hearing health services, with the organisation committing KSh. 245.6 million to support the county from 2026 to 2029. The partnership, implemented through Operation Eyesight Universal, will focus on reducing avoidable blindness and visual impairment, addressing ear and hearing challenges, renovating and equipping eye units, training health workers, and expanding MOU low-vision services. The project will initially cover Malava, Mumias East, Navakholo, Ikolomani and Shinyalu, with community door-to-door screening using Peek Technology expected to reach 187,534 people. It will also provide treatment, surgical outreaches, reading glasses and low-vision services. Schools will be another key focus, with screening targeting 149,229 learners, teachers and non-teaching staff in 700 schools. The programme will provide eye and ear treatment, spectacles...

President William Ruto’s government has invested KSh 3 billion in Kakamega County to accelerate rural electrification, expand the Last Mile Connectivity Programme and bring reliable electricity closer to thousands of households, businesses and markets. The investment is expected to connect more than 40,000 homes and trading centres, advancing the government’s commitment to achieving universal electricity access by 2030. In Shinyalu, President Ruto launched Phase Four of the Last Mile Connectivity Programme in Lukhumbi Village, paving the way for more households to be connected to the national grid. In Navakholo and Mumias East, he launched the Nderema Village power project, which initially connected more than 160 homesteads, with plans to extend the network to neighbouring communities. In Khwisero, President Ruto commissioned rural grid expansion at Ebutani Junction and surrounding areas of Kisa North Ward, bringing electricity closer to hundreds of residents, b...

The Daily Nation edition of Friday, August 7, 2026, carried a prominent headline titled “Best and Worst Governors,” attributed to the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO).  The ranking has since been used by Governor Barasa’s opponents, including Oparanya sympathisers, to advance a narrative in funerals and other political meetings that Governor Barasa is a non-performer. However, the figures and realities on the ground require a closer and more balanced examination. COOPERATION Between the Kakamega County Governor and President William Ruto has seen tramendous change in completion of stalled mega projects.  The scorecard assessed county governments using several indicators, including pending bills, development expenditure, Own-Source Revenue (OSR), corruption and accountability, project completion, budget implementation, budget absorption, financial management and transparency.  While these are important aspects of county administration, they do not...