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President William Ruto has urged Kenyans to embrace peace, reject politics of revenge and focus on national development.
Leaders and residents of West Pokot have renewed demands for a share of benefits from Turkana’s oil project.
Police officers from Makutano Police Station responded to distress calls from members of the public
The three had recently sold potatoes and used the proceeds to purchase motorcycles for personal transport.
The Aramaket High Value Fruit Tree Nursery in Kapenguria has emerged as a key pillar in West Pokot’s climate change response, producing seedlings to support environmental restoration.
Leaders and residents want to rewrite that story by turning the conflict-prone zone into a vast food production belt anchored on the proposed Lower Turkwel Irrigation Project.
Hundreds of women in West Pokot County are living in silent agony, trapped in leaking bodies and social isolation, as obstetric fistula continues to devastate their lives.
Residents of Kapenguria and Makutano express frustration over the Sh800 million sewerage project, claiming it has brought them little benefit.
At least 102 residents were diagnosed with cervical, breast, and prostate cancers after 1,172 people attended a mass screening exercise in West Pokot County.
The Principal Secretary at the State Department for Agriculture, Paul Ronoh, has introduced a nationwide initiative deploying 10,000 agripreneurs
A dispute over control of gold mining sites in West Pokot County has escalated into a political warfare, revealing deep divisions among leaders.
At Asilong Christian School near the Kenya–Uganda border, girls fleeing FGM and early marriage are finding safety and education, transforming lives in a previously insecure area.
West Pokot County is feeling the full impact of damage caused by armyworms.
West Pokot Governor Simon Kachapin has called for an extension of voter registration in the county, saying many pastoralists risk being locked out after migrating to Uganda in search of pasture.
At least 10 people have been confirmed dead after a gold mining pit collapsed in Romos, West Pokot county, with fears that the death toll could rise as rescue operations continue.
The tragedy occurred at the in Romos gold mining pits in West Pokot County when a massive rock reportedly collapsed onto hundreds of artisanal miners
12 women are among the 14 miners killed after a mining pit collapses in West Pokot
A bursary programme in Sigor constituency is emerging as a powerful tool in the fight against female genital mutilation, early marriage and illiteracy.
For years, pregnant women in Kiwawa Ward in West Pokot County were forced to travel long distances to neighbouring Uganda in search of maternity services
West Pokot leaders have urged schools to stop locking dormitories at night, saying the practice endangers learners during emergencies and fires.
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