Okoa Kenya and Pesa Mashinani drives might be merged - Senator Wetang'ula
Cord is in talks with governors to see if the Okoa Kenya and Pesa Mashinani referendum drives could be merged, Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang'ula has said. He said the two initiatives are pushing for...
View ArticleOparanya deputy on the spot over Sh10m
KAKAMEGA Deputy Governor Philip Kutima is on the spot after it emerged he approved the payment of close to Sh10 million to a Nairobi law firm. Documents seen by the Star show Kutima paid Sh4,988,000 to...
View ArticleParents' association welcomes lower fees proposed for secondary schools
EDUCATION stakeholders in Nyanza region have hailed the proposed new secondary school fee structure by Kilemi Mwiria-led task force. Nyanza Parents Association chairman Jackson Ogweno said the move...
View ArticleSecurity firm accuses MP of not paying Sh55,000 debt
A director of a security firm has accused Kisumu Central MP Ken Obura of dragging his feet to clear his Sh55,000 debt. Bedrock Security director Erick Okeyo said the amount is part of what Obura owed...
View ArticleTraders complain of fake county receipts in Migori
Business operators in Rongo have raised the alarm over fake county government receipt books used in collecting taxes. Traders said corrupt county officials print fake receipts and issue them during...
View ArticlePrincipal accused of assault
A teacher at Kaimosi Girls High School has accused the principal of assaulting him. He said that on September 12. Daniel Onyango said principal Violet Opala accused him of incompetence and a quarrel...
View ArticleMigori leaders told to work with Jubilee
Migori Senator Wilfred Machage has asked Nyanza leaders to keep away from politics and work with the Jubilee administration to ensure that the region competes favourably with other regions...
View ArticleAwiti against new bid on funds drive
Homa Bay Governor Cyprian Awiti has faulted the proposal to bar politicians from participating in harambees. Awiti said he supports calls for fundraising as a means of spurring development. “I support...
View ArticleCane growers to get paid on sucrose content
THE government will change sugarcane payment mode from the usual weight-based to quality-based in terms of sucrose content, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Felix Koskei has said. The new payment mode is...
View ArticleCourt suspends county government workers pay increment agreement
THE High Court sitting in Bungoma has suspended an initial Collective Bargain Agreement between the Bungoma government and the former local government workers. A resident, Benrad Wakamala had gone to...
View ArticleBusia MPs accuse KPLC over rates
TWO MPS from Busia county have accused the Kenya Power and Lighting Company of charging high electricity connection fees. Butula's and Michael Onyura and his Matayos counterpart Geoffrey Odanga said...
View ArticleMCA records statement on threats against Star reporter
TWO witnesses including nominated Vihiga MCA Ben Ombima have recorded statements with police over threats against a Star newspaper reporter. Ombima and his driver Alfred Odhiambo recorded statements at...
View ArticleCounty chiefs to blame for sugar woes, says Shitanda
FORMER Housing Minister Soita Shitanda has accused county governments in sugar belts of not addressing issue affecting the sugar sector. He said county governments do not seem to be in a hurry to pass...
View ArticleAwiti launches biometric employees' registration for Homa Bay government
THE Homa Bay government has launched a 10-day biometric workers' registration. The move is not meant to lay-off or victimise workers, Governor Cyprian Awiti told the Star in his office on Monday. He...
View ArticleKisii clerk survives night axe attack by gangster
KISII county assembly clerk James Nyaoga has escaped death narrowly following an attack by an armed gangster. He had driven from his office at 8pm, on Monday night, when the lone thug confronted him...
View ArticleLocals told to welcome President
NYANZA residents have been urged to give President Uhuru a "rousing" welcome on his visit to the region next week. Homa Bay Governor Cyprian Awiti joined his Kisumu counterpart Jack Ranguma in calling...
View ArticleLobby warns Oparanya over Mumias cane farmer's pay
A Kakamega lobby group has given Governor Wycliffe Oparanya two weeks to explain a payment to sugarcane farmers or face legal action. Bunge la Haki chairman Boniface Manda said the group wrote a letter...
View ArticleCourt dismisses bid to have Kidero removed from suit
THE Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed a suit in which Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero wants his name expunged in a suit involving Mumias Sugar Company. Kidero was the Mumias Sugar MD from 2003 to 2012....
View ArticleMCAs skip speaker's meeting
Kisumu MCAs are on the spot for receiving allowances of Sh6,000 each despite failing to attend the speaker’s kamkunji in Homa Bay county on Sunday. This has seen a looming a split at the assembly after...
View ArticleGem MCA threatens 'naked' protest over roads
CENTRAL Gem MCA Fred Ouda has threatened to mobilise residents to strip naked and match to offices of senior politicians to protest poor roads. Ouda said they would protest against Siaya Senator James...
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