The completion of the Kendu Bay Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Market marks a major milestone in the Government's broader efforts to reawaken the economic potential of Kendu Bay, a once vibrant lakeside trading hub whose prominence gradually declined over the years due to neglect and inadequate infrastructure.
The modern market, whose construction began in May 2024, is now complete, awaiting inspection and commissioning.
Designed to support dignified and organized trade, the storeyed facility features over 200 modern stalls, a fish preservation cold room to support the blue economy, an ICT hub, social amenities including a lactating room and children’s play area, as well as modern sanitation facilities aimed at improving hygiene and the overall trading environment.
As the project transitions into operationalization, the State Department for Internal Security and National Administration continues to coordinate local administrative structures and security preparedness to ensure smooth occupation, orderly operations and a safe business environment for traders and residents.
For decades, the Lake Victoria region suffered years of neglect, dwindling fish stocks, weak market systems and collapsing incomes that pushed many fisherfolk into economic hardship.
The Government, under the leadership of H.E. President @WilliamsRuto, is reviving the lakefront economy through strategic Blue Economy investments aimed at restoring livelihoods, expanding trade and repositioning the region as a major driver of western Kenya's economic growth.
One of the key projects spearheading this transformation is the Kabonyo Kanyagwal Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Training Centre of Excellence in Kadibo Sub-County, Kisumu County.
Situated on 25 acres, the modern aquaculture hub is designed to strengthen fish production, support training and supply commercial cold-chain markets across the Lake Region.
The facility will feature large hatchery with 20 specialized fish ponds, a modern flood-control canal to manage backflow from Lake Victoria and River Nyando overflows, as well as administrative offices, staff quarters and trainee dormitories.
It is expected to produce about 28 million fingerlings annually to restock Lake Victoria, support cage fish farming and supply affordable fish feeds and aquaculture inputs to farmers across Kisumu, Homa Bay, Siaya, Migori and Busia counties.
To support the successful implementation and protection of the project, the State Department for Internal Security and National Administration continues to strengthen coordination between national government agencies and local communities, ensuring a secure, stable and enabling environment for the delivery of key Blue Economy infrastructure projects across the region.
@realMaalouf In whichever country the religion of the peace starts spreading,
the original culture and culture of that country starts disappearing from there.
@realMaalouf Islam did not build Egypt's pyramids, it didn't establish Persian Empires, it didn't build the Temple Mount. Islam is a foreign, Arab, occupying force with global aspirations in an alliance with Marxists because they share the same enemy. Traditional White Aryan power structures.
For decades, the Muhuru Bay shoreline, despite its strategic position on Lake Victoria and vast untapped potential, remained largely neglected and its promise to drive trade, fisheries and regional connectivity lying dormant.
Under the stewardship of the Kenya Ports Authority (@Kenya_Ports), the Muhuru Bay Pier Development and Rehabilitation Project is transforming this historic site into a modern lake port, aligned with the country's Blue Economy agenda and poised to unlock socio-economic growth across Nyatike and the wider Migori County.
The project is now in its final structural phase, with walling works at 98% completion and ongoing revetment works involving the systematic placement and compaction of armour rock boulders along a 200-metre stretch to form the pier head and protect against wave action.
Key components include the construction of a reinforced concrete jetty measuring 50 by 30 metres to berth larger vessels, a cold storage facility to support fish preservation and the installation of perimeter security infrastructure alongside an administrative block for port and customs operations.
Once complete, the facility will strengthen trade integration by complementing the Masara–Muhuru Bay road upgrade, enhance fisheries value chains by reducing post-harvest losses and eliminating exploitative intermediaries and establish a vital maritime linkage connecting emerging lake ports such as Homa Bay, Sori and Kisumu.
The State Department for Internal Security and National Administration is supporting the project through coordinated maritime security enforcement, safeguarding port infrastructure, regulating cross-border movement and ensuring a secure operational environment essential for the port's long-term viability and regional impact.
As Africa's leading smart city and a source of national pride, Konza Technopolis continues to set new benchmarks in urban innovation through the deployment of the continent's first automated pneumatic solid waste management system.
Officially commissioned by H.E. President @WilliamsRuto in October 2025, the facility replaces conventional garbage collection methods with a fully automated underground network capable of processing up to 40 tonnes of waste daily, delivering a cleaner, more efficient and environmentally sustainable urban environment.
The system is built on a 14.8-kilometre underground pipeline network linking 25 collection stations with 100 disposal inlets across East and West Konza.
Residents and businesses sort waste at source into four categories; organic, paper, packaging and mixed waste, which are then transported through the subterranean network to a central processing terminal.
Operations are managed through a centralized SCADA platform that continuously monitors waste levels and automatically activates high-powered vacuum technology when collection is required.
Waste travels through the underground pipelines at speeds of up to 70 kilometres per hour before reaching the central terminal, where advanced cyclone separation technology extracts solid waste for compaction and recycling while filtered air is safely released back into the environment.
The State Department for Internal Security and National Administration supports the seamless operation of this critical smart-city infrastructure by coordinating public compliance frameworks, protecting essential utility corridors and strengthening emergency response readiness around the automated waste network. This helps guarantee uninterrupted service delivery and reinforces Konza's reputation as a secure and future-ready innovation hub. MORE PICS - https://t.co/PtS6oY1iRk
The Mamboleo–Miwani–Chemelil–Muhoroni–Kipsitet Road (C674) is a transformative 122-kilometre corridor linking Kisumu, Nandi and Kericho counties, reinforcing regional connectivity across the Western Kenya sugar belt, with oversight and implementation undertaken by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA).
The corridor is engineered to a dense bitumen macadam standard designed to support heavy commercial traffic, particularly servicing the Miwani, Chemelil and Muhoroni sugar factories.
Its industrial logistics function is therefore central to lowering transport costs and improving efficiency in the movement of cane, refined sugar and related goods.
In addition, the highway is designed to operate as a major bypass, diverting long-distance trucks between Nairobi and Western Kenya away from Ahero, significantly decongesting Kisumu City.
It also resolves existing bottlenecks along alternative routes such as Awasi, thereby reducing travel time, fuel consumption and vehicle wear and tear.
On the implementation and operational safety front, the State Department for Internal Security and National Administration is supporting inter-agency coordination to ensure smooth execution, security of works and enforcement of traffic management measures along the corridor. MORE PICS - https://t.co/LxvApuHwRH
Kenya is increasingly aligning its advanced development agenda on comparative global learning, drawing lessons from leading innovation economies such as South Korea to accelerate its transition into a knowledge-driven industrial state.
In this context, H.E. President @WilliamsRuto awarded a charter to the Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Kenya-AIST) in May 2026, marking a strategic milestone in positioning Kenya within the global frontier of science, technology and research-led development.
Modeled directly on the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, the institution is the first public, postgraduate-only university located within Konza Technopolis and is fully scholarship-funded.
The institution is structured around seven advanced disciplines: Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, IT Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Agricultural Biotechnology.
The campus is integrated into Konza's industrial ecosystem, sitting alongside advanced manufacturing zones, including the Lucky DJX Jeans EPZ hub and the National Data Centre. It also features a robotics innovation space, a comprehensive utility building supporting potable water supply, rainwater harvesting and fire-water systems, as well as residential hostels designed for both single and married postgraduate students.
This 'plugged-in' model enables real-time research-to-industry transition, where prototypes, patents and systems can be tested, refined and immediately scaled within adjacent production facilities.
Its operations are further strengthened by Konza's 2N+1 power architecture and a 200kVA backup power system, along with sustainable water reclamation systems, ensuring uninterrupted high-performance computing and laboratory research.
The State Department for Internal Security and National Administration plays a strategic enabling role by safeguarding the institute as a critical national innovation asset, coordinating secure movement of sensitive research prototypes and maintaining a protected knowledge corridor between the university, data infrastructure and industrial zones. MORE PICS - https://t.co/bh0wj7AXFv
🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL: Health Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces the LARGEST autism fraud bust in US HISTORY in Minnesota
Initial cost: $38M
Cost this year: $442 MILLION.
"This was organized theft that EXPLOITED the most vulnerable children in America!"
Lay the hammer on these scum!
"This was the cost of the Early Intervention Development Program in 2020. It was $38.1 million. This is what we expected to be paying every year. Instead, this year, it's $442 million!" 🤯
Stephen Miller: “What we’ve found, since President Trump took office, is that the Democrats have set up a system to funnel hundreds of BILLIONS... ultimately TRILLIONS... to migrants that are in our country.”
These Democrats belong behind bars.
Presided over by H.E. President @WilliamsRuto, together with other leaders, we joined the residents of Wajir County for the 63rd Madaraka Day celebrations held at Wajir Stadium.
The historic occasion, the first national celebration of its kind to be hosted in Northern Kenya, was held under the theme of 'Education, Skills and the Future,' underscoring the critical role of quality education, skills development, innovation and human capital in shaping a prosperous, competitive and inclusive future for all.
Hosting this national celebration in Wajir is a significant milestone in the transformation of the North, a region that for many years was viewed largely through the lens of insecurity and extremism, but which, under the Administration of President Ruto, is being reshaped through sustained security gains, strategic investments and targeted socio-economic interventions.
The progress witnessed in Northern Kenya mirrors similar efforts underway across the country to expand opportunity, strengthen inclusion and ensure that no region lags behind in our development journey.
Happy Madaraka Day!
Homa Bay County has witnessed a remarkable transformation since H.E. President @WilliamsRuto assumed office, with renewed focus on infrastructure, the Blue Economy, trade and tourism unlocking new economic frontiers along the Lake Victoria corridor.
The upgrading of rural roads such as the Wahambla–Nyalkinyi–Imbo (D1351) Road demonstrates this broader shift towards inclusive growth and strengthened local connectivity.
The project, designed and overseen by the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (@KeRRA_Ke) under full National Government funding, is being upgraded to bitumen standards to address long-standing transport bottlenecks and stimulate economic activity in the region.
The upgrade also introduces modern drainage systems to mitigate historical flooding and seasonal washouts that often disrupted mobility. This will ensure all-weather accessibility, enhance connectivity between Wahambla, Nyalkinyi and Imbo and integrate these trading centres more efficiently into the Homa Bay Town network.
In turn, farmers, traders and fisherfolk will benefit from faster market access, reduced transport costs and improved efficiency in moving goods linked to agriculture and the Blue Economy.
To support smooth implementation, the State Department for Internal Security and National Administration is coordinating local administrative structures, facilitating community engagement during construction works and working with security agencies to ensure uninterrupted project delivery along the corridor.
The 5th administration is firm in its commitment to mainstream the Diaspora into Kenya’s national development. President @WilliamsRuto today hosted a delegation of 200 Kenyan diaspora drawn from 40 different countries at State House, for an at-home diaspora engagement.
Congratulations to the Harambee Junior Starlets for your commendable performance and progression to the third and final round of the FIFA U17 Women's World Cup qualifiers.
The team held the Teens Cranes of Uganda to a barren 0–0 draw at Nyayo Stadium in the return leg and advanced to the next round on the away goal rule.
With pride and promise, keep shining, Starlets!