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Human Interest

Bright future for Kisumu Port as MV Uhuru transports 74 million litres of fuel to Uganda in two years

Kisumu Port’s pioneer cargo vessel MV Uhuru I has transported 74 million litres of fuel to Uganda since its operationalization in March 2020. The revelation...

Meet Abdallah Kassim; Governor Nyong’o’s no-nonsense Chief of Staff who quit plum UN job to take up less lucrative county position

Abdallah Kassim is not your ordinary Chief of Staff. When we reached out to him to seek for an appointment for an interview for this...

Man who twice rejected God’s call to be a church teacher, priest consecrated as Bishop

Just like Jonah, Edwin Ogola attempted to ignore God’s call, but Mungu ni nani. In 2002, Edwin Ogola was appointed a church teacher at one...

Mama Ngina Children’s Home: Kisumu’s safe haven for the abandoned kids

It is the January 7, 2022 and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party leader Raila Odinga is celebrating his 77th birthday. Though in absentia, the...

I wish I could turn my heart into a home to host all the homeless in Kisumu

It is a Saturday morning. A young man is busy commanding glue-sniffing urchins. “You, keep away the glue and get to the pitch. The match...

Jubilee Market; Where Kisumu residents first interacted with money

In 1979, a young Jack Nyambega found his way into Kisumu’s then only posh market; Jubilee Market. This was the only market with a roof...

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FAKE: This image of Farmers holding Sweet Potato Shaking hands is AI-generated

This Image of two sweet potatoes shaking hands circulated on social media is FAKE. The attached photo shows four...

Innovation hub equips 63 Kisumu youths with digital skills

At least 63 youths have benefit from a digital skill project targeting cyber security and data analytics. The youths...

Investment Conference exposes Nyanza’s development potentials

The government has announced plans to fast-track key development projects in Nyanza in renewed efforts to transform the...

Declare femicide a national crisis, rights groups tell President Ruto

Human Rights Defenders have called on President William Ruto to declare femicide as a national crisis. Through various rights...

Gutted Trade Part 3: A ‘Controlled Market’: Monopolies, corruption and difficulty accessing licenses shut out most Ugandans from the maw trade

This reporting project was supported by the Pulitzer Center. In Uganda, Chinese demand for the Nile perch swim bladder,...

Gutted Trade PART 2: A Smuggling Route Reversed: Uganda no longer the region’s maw processing hub

This reporting project was supported by the Pulitzer Center. In Uganda, the hunt for fish maw is driving depletion...