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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...

Kakamega county Public Service CECM Dr Boniface Okoth this afternoon led Chief Officers Faith Gitira, Emanuel Kariuki and Butere Sub County  officials at the home of the late Chief Officer Jessica Weku in Shinyulu for ongoing funeral preparations.  The delegation met family members, the church for deliberations. Another meeting will be held on Monday. Chief Officer Weku died last week after a short illness.

MCAs and Opinion leaders in Butere have scoffed at Former Kakamega Governor Whyclife Oparanya for attempting to micro manage operations of the ODM party despite handing over its leadership.  The leaders, fresh from party elections that saw Governor Barasa elected as ODM Chairman pointed fingers at the former Governor for attempting to install puppet officials in ODM and to undermine the party leader Raila Odinga.  At an inspection tour of the County-Funded  Iranda  Water project in Marama West Ward, the Deputy Governor Ayub Savula dismissed as petty the former Governor.  Speaking in Swahili, the cantankerous Savula said  "Ambieni Oparanya atoke kwa hizi vitu ndogo ndogo awachane kutuma watu na kuskiza fitina Barasa ndie Governor for ten years na ni mwenyekiti wa ODM apende asipende"  The DG said the former Governor was running a cartel-like shadow government where the raw material is  fitina  and discussing how to brin...

OPPONENTS who wanted to snatch ODM's soul and make is an affiliate of Ford Kenya in Kakamega have been shamed. Party Delegates from across all the 12 sub counties of Kakamega County have stamped authority for _Italanyi_. They have vanquished Lugari MP Nabii Nabwera, Khwisero MP Christopher Aseka and outgoing woman representative Elsie Muhanda. Others shamed include EX Governor Whyclife Oparanya who had burnt the midnight oil and money to try and install MP Nabii as a puppet at the helm of ODM. The plan, money, night schemes and threats and intimidation against delegates in dingy Webuye bars and smokey backstreet hotels to vote for the puppet have been defeated. Congratulations to Governor FCPA Fernandes Barasa on being duly elected today by an overwhelming majority of delegates as ODM Chairman, Kakamega County. Other elected officials are: * Vice Chairman: Nelson Majimbo (Lugari) * Coordinating Secretary: Innocent Mugabe (Likuyani) * Organizing Secretary: Tindi Mwale (B...

Governor Fernandes Barasa has set his sights on transforming Kakamega County’s celebrated bullfighting tradition into a cornerstone of economic growth, a unique tourism attraction, and a lasting symbol of cultural identity. Far from being treated as a mere spectacle, bullfighting is now being reimagined under his leadership as an engine for prosperity, community empowerment, and cultural pride. At the third edition of the Governor’s Bullfighting Extravaganza, held at the Shinyalu Bar grounds in Lurambi Sub County, the Governor demonstrated his administration’s resolve to elevate the sport into a world-class cultural festival. The event drew an impressive crowd of participants, spectators, and enthusiasts, all of whom bore witness to the unifying and celebratory power of a tradition that has been practised for generations. Bullfighting has long been a cherished custom in Kakamega, deeply woven into the fabric of the Luhya community. It has offered entertainment, fostered uni...