Kenyans turned out in droves to welcome 2025, their hearts brimming with hope for brighter days ahead.

As the clock ticked away the final moments of a year marked by relentless economic struggles and the painful events during anti-government protests - culminating in bloodshed and abductions -they bade farewell to 2024 with a mixture of prayer and revelry.

United in the belief that better times were just around the corner, they said goodbye to 2024 in prayer houses, while others threw caution to the wind, celebrating with a shared sense of anticipation for a fresh start in 2025.

In Trans Nzoia County, Governor George Natembeya urged the Kenya Kwanza administration to uphold the rule of law and called on Kenyans to stand against the unlawful abduction of youths across the country. "The year 2024 was bad.