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BY— Siyad Jimale For sixty years, the people of Northern Kenya and other border counties lived under a shadow of suspicion. An extra layer of vetting — applied selectively on the basis of ethnicity, religion, and geography — treated Kenyan citizens as potential foreigners in their own land. When President
Ugas Sheikh Mohamed: Ahmed Khalif Stadium Marks Dawn of New Era for North Eastern Kenya
WAJIR– Former 2022 Wajir County gubernatorial candidate and Chairperson of Capital Market Authority Ugas Sheikh Mohamed has described the newly unveiled Ahmed Khalif Stadium as more than a sporting venue, calling it a powerful symbol of hope and historical redress for the long-marginalized people of North Eastern Kenya. In an
Eldas MP Adan Keynan Praises Ruto’s Transformative Leadership as Wajir’s Historic 65km Urban Roads Project Advances
NAIROBI— Wajir Town is poised for a major facelift following the Kenyan Government’s announcement of a landmark tender for upgrading approximately 65 kilometres of urban roads to bitumen standards. Eldas Member of Parliament Adan Keynan has warmly welcomed the development, describing it as both plausible and transformative. In a statement
Garissa Collects 350 Pints of Blood as New Regional Transfusion Centre Boosts Healthcare
Garissa County marked the 2026 World Blood Donor Day celebrations with the successful collection of 350 pints of blood, a milestone hailed by local leaders as a demonstration of community solidarity and commitment to saving lives. Garissa County Boda Boda Chairman Hussein Dekow praised residents who participated in the blood
Wajir’s Long-Awaited Stadium Nears Completion: A Historic Milestone Under President Ruto
WAJIR – Sixty-two years after independence, Wajir is finally on the brink of possessing its first modern stadium, marking a transformative leap for the North Eastern Region. With construction now at 84% completion, the ultra-modern Wajir Stadium is being fast-tracked for unveiling during the June 1 Madaraka Day celebrations, fulfilling
Murkomen Defends: Disputed Land for Multi-Agency Security Facility is Situated in Wajir County
NAIROBI— Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has firmly defended the location of a proposed multi-agency security installation, asserting that the site lies squarely within Wajir County and not in Marsabit’s Moyale Constituency as alleged. In a statement to Parliament responding to concerns raised by Moyale MP Prof. Guyo Jaldesa, CS
Wajir Stadium Construction Set to Begin Immediately, Targets Madaraka Day 2026 Completion
WAJIR— Construction of the long-awaited Wajir Stadium is set to commence immediately following a high-level meeting between Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi and Principal Secretary for Defence Patrick Mariru at the Defence Headquarters in Nairobi. The 10,000-seater modern stadium, a joint initiative between the national government and Wajir County Government, will
Eldas MP Adan Keynan Challenges Critics with ‘Seeing is Believing’ Development Tour
NAIROBI—Eldas Member of Parliament Adan Keynan has issued a public invitation to all media houses, national government agencies, Wajir County Government, the County Commissioner, NG-CDF boards, Eldas professionals, Friends of Eldas, and the general public to join a two-week constituency-wide Development Assessment Tour. The tour, scheduled from Saturday, 11th July
Wajir’s Pride: Top KCSE Girl Hafsa Abubakar Sharif Earns Full University Scholarship from Eldas MP Adan Keynan
WAJIR— Wajir County is celebrating an outstanding achievement as Hafsa Abubakar Sharif emerged as the top-performing girl in the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination, securing an impressive A Plain with 81 points. Eldas Member of Parliament Adan Keynan hailed Hafsa’s success as “exemplary and historic,” describing it
𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝: 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚’𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭-𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫
WAJIR— The late Ahmed Khalif Mohamed, former Wajir West MP and Kenya’s shortest-serving cabinet minister, was a prominent member of the Degodia clan—the dominant clan in present-day Wajir County. Born in 1950, he was the son of a police inspector who later rose to become a chief. His elder brother,
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