Govt Launches Ksh9.1B Lamu Runway Project & Homa Bay Factory; CS Attends LSK Groundbreaking

Kenya and the United States have launched a Ksh9.1 billion runway expansion project at Kenya Navy Base Manda Bay in Lamu, which aims to enhance regional peace and security operations. In Homa Bay County, Governor Gladys Wanga officially inaugurated the Galentine Care Sanitary Pad Factory, a women-led initiative in Suba North. This factory will produce locally made sanitary pads at prices up to 60 per cent lower than market rates to combat period poverty and reduce school absenteeism. Separately, Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Wakili Towers in Lavington, Nairobi. The building is the future home of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), and during the event, the CS affirmed the government's openness to constructive criticism.