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FROM the boardroom at KETRACO to County Head quarters in Kakamega, Governor Barasa is quickly positioning himself for a second term and big things. Read about him on this blog this week. Is he a political quick learner, a genius or just lucky to win both friends and foe? DONT MISS! DON'T MISS! 

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has summoned National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) chief executive officer Roy Sasaka Telewa to record a statement over investigations into unexplained wealth estimated at about Ksh 1 billion. The move follows search operations carried out on January 8, 2026 at his residence and office, as investigators pursue inquiries linked to corruption-related dealings, procurement irregularities, and asset accumulation during his leadership at NGAAF and earlier service at the Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC). EACC has indicated that the inquiries cover transactions and property acquired between January 2021 and January 2026, a period that spans his time in senior public procurement and management roles. During the searches, officers recovered materials deemed relevant to the case, which are expected to inform the direction of the ongoing investigations. Once the probe is concluded, EACC will determine the appropr...

KAKAMEGA County Secretary Lawrence Omuhaka's shuttle deplomercy pulled MCAs on the table with Governor Fernandes Barasa. Informed sources have told eshikumo2030.blogspot.com that the CS had called the MCAs on Wednesday night and proposed the meeting.  This was after they said they had been left out in the ongoing roads mentainance program by the County Government's roads department.  The MCAs who have for long not seen eye to eye with the Governor eventually and hurriedly decided to take this chance fir the office meeting.  My Omuhaka had earlier on expressed worry with the Governor over attendance by Marama South MCA Opuka who is out of the country on personal visit.  YOU HAVE MY WORD: WE collaborate, we both win, we fight mwanachi looses. Take your side this early.  Quickly the four MCAs including the MARJORITY leader Philip Maina who has been the only one working with the Governor for long and seen as loyal, agreed to the meeting....

I speak as a nephew of the Wanga. My mother, NAMBALA daughter of HENRY OTIEKA WABURIRI, comes from the bloodline of WABALA, SON OF WANGA. I therefore speak not as an outsider, but as one whose roots and identity are firmly anchored in the Wanga heritage. As Wanga people, we must rise above narrow thinking and embrace leadership that serves all the people of Kakamega County. Supporting GOVERNOR FERNANDES BARASA does not mean isolating him within a single community. On the contrary, true strength comes from allowing him to build bridges across communities and bring more non-Wanga closer to his leadership. We should not struggle to portray the Governor as a Wanga village elder by attempting to localize county activities only within Wanga areas. Kakamega County is diverse, and its leadership must reflect that diversity. A governor is not elected to serve one clan or one sub-community, but to unite, balance, and uplift the entire county. Governor Barasa deserves to be hailed for...

The recent criticism directed at CECM CPA Jackline Masicha has been neither fair nor well-intentioned. Framed as concern over competence, it has largely been driven by ill motives and premature judgment, particularly around the Governor's Cup, one of H.E Governor Barasa's key flagship programmes. Events have since spoken for themselves. The Governor's Cup finals held at Bukhungu Stadium were executed with exceptional success. The tournament was well organised, attracted overwhelming crowds, and was graced by His Excellency President William Ruto, affirming its national relevance and institutional credibility. This was not a symbolic achievement, but a practical demonstration of leadership, coordination, and delivery under pressure. Beyond scale and visibility, the programme reflected progressive leadership through the inclusion of new disciplines such as rugby and football for Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) for the first time. This expansion reinforced...

Cyrus Shakhalaga Khwa Jirongo was born on March 21, 1961. He attended Mang’u High School between 1978 and 1981. He became widely known at a young age for his political organizing skills rather than for a formal professional background. Jirongo rose to national prominence in 1992 as the leader of Youth for KANU 92, a powerful political lobby group formed to support President Daniel arap Moi during Kenya’s first multiparty elections. The group played a major role in mobilization and fundraising and made Jirongo one of the most influential young political figures of the early 1990s. Before holding elective office, Jirongo served as chairman of AFC Leopards Football Club in 1991. This role helped raise his public profile beyond politics. During the 1990s, Jirongo was associated with several business ventures, particularly in real estate and agriculture. He publicly claimed to have become a billionaire at a young age. Over time, however, many of these ventures became heavily ind...

I have read from online know-it-alls and time wasters paid in wages about Rachael Ameso wanting to be Kakamega Woman MP in 2027. The rubbish being published by idlers to paint the good old lady Recho as a sait, biblically from Saul to Paul is to say the least stupidity elevated. When devolution begun, Governors were demigods and needed to be checked to the hilt in as far as funds leak was concerned.  Mama Recho Ameso took over the seat of Woman MP in Kakamega,  Dunia ilikua Bado jinga  nobody understood the ropes of the new monster called devolution.  Mama Recho instead of going back in the newly promulgated constitution to look at her roles in the new dispensation instead went to bed with the County executive.  Mama Recho, instead of seeking empowerment for women and the girl-child plus the less fortunate in society, started thinking thst amassing wealth, drinking expensive drinks plut bottled water was driving the wheel of devolution. Mama Recho, i...

OPINION BY JOEL ESHIKUMO.  KAKAMEGA Governor Fernandes Barasa is a trustworthy individual, well bred, sincere and does not backbite people he disagrees with. What is shared privately remain so.  If he does not agree with you, he will ask you on your face why you are not in tandem with agreements and or decisions commonly taken.  FCPA OGW Fernandes Barasa will keep his promise, he will not tell you yes to mean no or no when he means yes. Within his cysles he listen and reads alot of " fitinas " sent by detractors but that has never made it to his decision-making table.  When I saw Matungu MP Peter Oscar Nabulindo proclaiming loudly at a funeral that he had no problem with Governor Barasa, I went out to look at history since the exit of his predecessors MPs Devid Were and the Late Omurunga.  Quckly the next day, the MP crafted a "CDF team" harpharzadly and appeared at the Governor's home in harambee to, according to media reports, "discus developm...

With the Millions, Ndakwa would have won by a land slide.  THE Malava by election dust has settled, Seth Panyako has wiped his tears and Ndakwa the winner and MP-Elect is still savoring his victory. One thing has come out clearly however because the numbers don't lie, most grassroot leaders deployed to campaign for Ndakwa in Malava should be ashamed to loudly celebrate.  This is because as we may agree a win is a win but the Malava margin and the resources that went on the ground in support do not make sense at all at all.    BOOTS ON THE GROUND: Governor Fernandes Barasa and President William Ruto's Aide Farouk Kibet syoom Malava to hunt for Ndakwa's victory. They appear to have been the only persons genuinely out to win.  For instance Lugari MP Nabii Nabwera was given Ksh 6million  on the election day to rally Manda Shivanga and Mugai shirugu wards, he only managed 2,000 votes in each.  The MP Resorted to crying wolf and runni...

EARLY this morning, individuals claiming to be acting on behalf of or for Lugari MP Honourable Nabii Nabwera threatened the publishers of  eshikumo2030.blogspot.com .  These individuals called the blog headquarters demanding that the blog stops Forthwith its coverage of the death of Head teacher Simon Isiaho of Munyuki Secondary school in Lugari. The callers with same message threatened untold action against continued coverage of the incident that has seen some bloggers sued by the MP for allegedly linking him to the death. We at  eshikumo2030.blogspot.com  want to say this. If it's true the shadowy individuals are working for Honourable Nabwera then it's very sad and backward.  In this day and age, it is funny that an Honourable member of parliament like Nabii can resort to threats, intimidation and subtafuge to an independent blog like this one without having mentioned him or linked him to the henious incident that has grabbed headlines.  Hono...

Bishop Alexander Muge died in a suspicious road accident on the Eldoret-Webuye highway in 1990. His death was blamed on state agents who were allegedly trailing him with orders to execute him. The exact spot where the accident occurred was thereafter named Stend Muge, or simply Muge. It lies about 50 kilometres from Eldoret, between Omega (the junction to Lumakanda) and Sinendet (also known as Kwa Njoroge). This spot has returned to the news after the body of a high-school principal, who was reportedly “involved in an accident” at the same spot, was found floating in the waters of River Kipkaren several kilometres away, within the same region. The body bore signs of torture and reportedly had missing fingers. Simon Isiaho, the principal of Munyuki Secondary School in Lugari, had been reported missing on November 3rd. He left home for school but never arrived. Mysteriously, a mangled wreck of his car, the vehicle he had been driving when he left home, was found at Stend Muge...

For the first time, Workers in Kakamega County are set to get job promotion to enhance career progression. In a letter to all Chief Officers, Municipality Managers and Station heads across all the 12 sub counties obtained by this blog, the letter is dated 7th November. As the first bold step towards clearing promotion backlog he inherited from the previous administration, HE Governor Fernandes Barasa appears keen on the welfare of those on his payroll and duty bound.  Signed by the CECM Public Service and Administration Dr.  Boniface Okoth and copied to the County Secretary calls on all those in the picture to submit names of the staff in need of promotion. The. Section heads are directed to submit also current designation, department or section, date of appointment, proposed grade of promotion, remarks and justification if any. The letter calls for the information by 17th Nov 2025 in soft and hard copy to the Chief Officer Public administration. ENDS ....

By Mwalimu Amunga President William Ruto’s recent tour of Western Kenya speaks volumes. It wasn’t just another political visit. It was a clear declaration of intent. The President is done with brokers, fixers, and self-proclaimed “kingmakers” who have long thrived in the Luhya political space. Ruto is taking full control of Western politics, just as he did in Mt. Kenya and Rift Valley. We’ve seen this movie before. In Mt. Kenya, he swept aside the political old guard, went straight to the people with his hustler gospel, and they fell in love with his message. In Rift Valley, he bulldozed through the old order and took direct charge of the ground. Now, Western Kenya is next on his list. At first glance, Musalia Mudavadi, Moses Wetang’ula, and Wycliffe Oparanya may look comfortably close to the President. But anyone reading the signs can see the truth: Ruto is preparing to move past them. The writing is on the wall: their usefulness in his grand 2027 plan is fading fast. Here...

Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya, a seasoned political figure from Western Kenya, has recently embarked on the initiative to establish a new political party aimed at uniting all leaders from the Western region under a single banner.  While publicly framed as a unifying endeavour for the people of Western Kenya, this move can equally be interpreted as a calculated strategy that undermines the Orange Democratic Movement, the party that has been central to Oparanya’s political ascent and which facilitated his appointment to the cabinet. By championing the creation of an alternative political platform, Oparanya is directly challenging the cohesion and strategic authority of ODM. His actions constitute a clear affront to the party, weakening its influence and risking the fragmentation of regional support that ODM has cultivated over the years.  The timing of this initiative is particularly sensitive, arriving at a moment when unity among party members is crucial to c...

KAKAMEGA county Heath CECM CPA Livingston Imbai today made an impromptu visit to Manyala hospital in Butere. The visit, part of a wide range of spot checks was meant to understand the Goverment degitization of patient history meant to increase efficiency and to gauge the supply of essential drugs to rural Health facilities.  HANDS ON: Health CECM CPA Livingston Imbai (left) and director Medical services Dr. Wandei being taken thru how TAIFA care works at Manyala hospital in Butere.  The Minister, accompanied by Public Health Chief Officer Rose Muhanda, Director Medical Services Dr. Stephen Wandei and Butere MOH Dr. Patrick Songa took time off from the works at the Giant Butere level 4 hospital that is set to be launched next week to sample services in local health centers. CPA Imbai and his team at the faciliti's drug store where the county government had supplied enough drugs.  Speaking after he was taken thru the degitization proces...

THREE HEADS BETTER: KAKAMEGA'S DMS Dr Wandei (middle) seems to be explaining a point to Chief Officers Alila and Muhanda in Butere.  KAKAMEGA COUNTY Director of Medical services Dr Stephen Wandei led the County team in inspection of the Butere level 4 last evening. The county team comprising of Chief Officers David Alila and Rose Muhanda Madical service and Public Health respectively, spent the entire afternoon touring the facility. Butere Level 4 hospital is set to be officially commissioned by President William Ruto on the 17th October 2025.  According to Dr. Wandei, the facility is complete and partly equipp6to serve the public. Speaking last evening, Dr. Wandei flanked by Chief Officers, said the Hospital was part of Governor Fernandes Barasa's pre-election pledge to better health.  ENDS . 

KAKAMEGA County Director of Medical services Dr. Stephen Wandei today led a powerful team to inspect the final touches on the Butere level 4 hospital. The county team was taken thru the facility my Butere MOH Dr. Songa and the Medical superintendent Dr. Evans. The hospital is expected to be launched on 17th October 2025 by President William Ruto. COUNTY Youth Service and Women Empowerment service men and women doing the final touches at the hospital. TOTAL TRANSFORMATION: THE level hospital at 40% at the exit of EX Governor. INSET: How the facility looks today at 99.1% completion. 

TAUNTED as a political weakling, a green horn with only management skills at election, Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa is fast metamorphosizing into a political chase master. If events of the past two weeks are anything to go by, then it's clear the County boss has walked out of his predicesor's shadow and has no regrets. Governor Barasa has come out publicly to tell off Ex Governor Whyclife Oparanya and some of his blind backers who thought they will "run the county from back door". Shooting from the hip in an offensive that threatened Oparanya to the core, the county boss, elucidated several short comings that his government inherited. In what appeared to be a candid revelation by a man who wants to break up chains of cartels and not to be held at ransom, the Governor revealed that stalled projects whose payment was however complete were the order of the day.  For instance Governor Barasa said, to mask the fraudulent schemes of  large-scale theft stem...

KAKAMEGA COUNTY Minister for Water, Natural Resources and Climate Change Hon Penina Mukabane today roared in Mabole EX Governor's home area. While distributing 600 energy and fuel-saving jikos to groups and registered indiduals, the CECM said Butere was setting a good political example to other Sub-counties by continuing to stand with the current Governor Fernandes Barasa.  CECM Penina Mukabane handing an environmental-friendly jikos to special group individual registered under Flocka in Marenyo Shianda ward.  She said the current Governor was determined to complete  Firatsi  water project serving three wards and that Ksh 45M had been allocated from the Goverment and Flocka. (an environmental conservation donor initiative.  "Let us give support to the current administration untill 2032 then we can decide who will get this seat, We are happy that in Butere, we are being judged by the many projects we are finishing. She SAID Mabole water pr...

By Omwifwa Amunga Kahi Indimuli — former Chavakali and Machakos High School principal, now eyeing the Vihiga gubernatorial seat — is under investigation by the DCI and EACC over massive financial irregularities during his tenure as head of two top Kenyan schools. Official audit reports, insider testimonies, and concerned parents paint a damning picture of a principal who allegedly left behind a trail of debt, shady payments, and gross mismanagement — scandals now haunting the institutions he once led. 🚨 Spotlight: Machakos School Scandal According to the Auditor-General's Report for FY ending June 30, 2024, Machakos School was a hotbed of financial malpractice during Indimuli’s leadership. 🔍 Key Audit Findings: 1. Unsupported Tuition Payments Kshs. 10.6M flagged in questionable tuition disbursements Missing vouchers: Kshs. 922K Incomplete records: Kshs. 3.5M Unsettled payables: Kshs. 1.47M 2. Uncollected Student Arrears Receivables: Kshs. 27.5M Long-overdue fees: Kshs...