Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has criticized recent demonstrations against a proposed nuclear power plant in Siaya county, labeling opponents as "anti-development."

• The proposed project is valued at Sh500 billion.
• The demonstrations are reportedly funded by individuals from outside Siaya county.
• CS Wandayi urged Siaya residents to support the nuclear plant, highlighting potential infrastructure development and job creation.

The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has attributed decades of unequal road development in regions like Homa Bay County to a post-independence policy decision.

• The UDA claims Sessional Paper No. 10 of 1965 categorized regions as "productive" or "less productive," directing government investment primarily to the former.
• UDA Director of Communication Nathaniel Mong'are stated that this policy led to historical marginalization, leaving some areas without proper road infrastructure.
• The party highlights that upon President William Ruto's assumption of power in 2022, only 22,000 kilometers of tarmac road existed nationally, with half concentrated in a single region.

Kenyans will face higher electricity bills this August following EPRA's announcement of tariff adjustments. The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority has added Ksh4.70 per kWh to electricity charges for August meter readings.

• The total increase includes a Fuel Energy Cost Charge of Ksh3.51, a Foreign Exchange Fluctuation Adjustment of Ksh1.1777, and a WRMA levy of Ksh0.015 per kWh.
• The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) attributed the rise to increased costs in electricity generation and imports from July.
• This decision comes shortly after Kenya Power warned of potential cost increases due to the integration of variable renewable energy sources.

Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga has attributed the poor state of roads in Suba South to decades of historical marginalisation, not a failure of devolution. She stated that the dilapidated infrastructure, exemplified by the Mbita–Sindo–Kiabuya–Sori corridor, reflects a long-standing deficit rather than the current devolved government's shortcomings.

• The Mbita road project, a 74km trunk road, has faced significant delays since being awarded in 2016.
• Governor Gladys Wanga argued that such major infrastructure projects fall under the purview of the national government, not county governments or Constituency Development Funds.
• She emphasized that devolution has empowered marginalised regions and turned the correction of historical disparities into a constitutional guarantee.