Two MCas summoned over shooting threat
TWO Homa Bay MCAs face arrest after they were allegedly involved in a gun drama in Kisumu last week. Kanyikela MCA Sylvance Kasera's ward and his Central Karachuonyo counterpart Julius Gaya's firearm...
View ArticleAlarm on fake journalist
KAKAMEGA A man posing as journalist has solicited and extorted money and should be arrested, an MP’s assistant has said. Benjamin Washiali’s personal assistant Suleiman Nyongesa said Richard Shichangi...
View ArticleParents want elections
KISUMU Some parents in Nyanza have demanded branch elections of the Kenya National Association of Parents. The parents said for more than a decade, no election has been conducted for the position of...
View Article300 street kids treated for free
KISUMU More than 300 street children yesterday received free medical treatment. The children who converged at the Jomo Kenyatta sportsground were dewormed, tested for malaria, and rapidly diagnosed for...
View ArticleUDF says suspended officials to be disciplined
Suspended UDF party chairman Hassan Osman should focus on his own disciplinary case instead of invoking tribalism, leader Musalia Mudavadi’s spokesman Kibisu Kabatesi has said. Kabatesi said the same...
View ArticleMake money in farming, county boss urges youths
MIGORI Deputy Governor Nelson Mahanga has urged youth to engage in commercial agriculture to combat poverty. He said by taking up agriculture, youth will also boost the county’s food security. “We must...
View ArticleMP Rege welcomes Uhuru’s visit to Nyanza counties
Karachuonyo MP James Rege welcomed President Uhuru Kenyatta’s expected visit to Nyanza. Rege said the visit from Thursday next week is a sign of commitment by the Jubilee government to initiate...
View ArticleKakamega MCAs differ on four motions to sack
Four impeachment motions are before the Kakamega county assembly and some MCAs say they are plotted by the opposition. Deputy minority leader Mohammed Kuloba has said the motions are unlikely to be...
View ArticleDeputy boss denies fraud in legal fees
THE county government has faulted a media report on payments by the Kakamega Deputy Governor. Philip Kutima was reported to have irregularly paid Marende and Nyaundi Advocates Sh5.4 million for...
View ArticleAkaranga slams boda boda bribes
VIHIGA Governor Moses Akaranga has warned officers at Chavakali police base who solicit money from boda boda operators. Akaranga said if police take money from boda bodas, the operators break traffic...
View ArticleKakamega MCAs accused of lax oversight
AN ODM politician has accused a section of MCAs in Kakamega of being too lenient on Governor Wycliffe Oparanya. Addressing journalists in a Mumias hotel yesterday, ODM national youth leader Rashid...
View ArticleFish by-products price rise in Kisumu
FISH traders in Kisumu town have protested against increased prices of fish by-products. JayFish Company has increased the price from Sh5 to Sh8 per kilo of the by-products. The traders on Tuesday said...
View ArticleDevelopment top priority, Oloo tells Nyanza leaders
TNA secretary general Onyango Oloo has urged Nyanza politicians to think about the region’s development to end poverty. He said politicians preparing for President Uhuru Kenyatta’s visit next week...
View ArticleWomen urged to farm to improve food security
Food security in Nyanza will improve if women develop positive attitude towards agriculture, Kenya National Farmers Federation chair Miriam Cheruiyot has said. Speaking during the World Rural Women’s...
View ArticleMigori teachers unhappy with salaries negotiations
Teachers in Migori county are angry at the way salary negotiations are being handled with the Teachers Service Commission. The teachers blamed the government for stalling the talks. Speaking yesterday...
View Article8 Bungoma primary girls pregnant
Eight pupils in a primary school in Bungoma county are pregnant. Three of the Tunya Primary School girls are this year's Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examination candidates. Head teacher...
View ArticleBusia cancer hospice launched
Busia Hospice was launched yesterday to contain the upsurge of cancer. The hospice co-coordinator Peris Wandera said three out of 10 patients who seek medical treatment in the county suffer from...
View ArticleFour Vihiga MCAs defend Atwoli against government
Four Vihiga MCAs have accused the government of frustrating Cotu secretary general Francis Atwoli. The MCAs threatened to name and shame a senior government officials they accused of trying to...
View ArticleFidel can make good politician - Ida Odinga
Cord leader Raila Odinga’s wife Ida has said her son Fidel can make a good politician. Ida said having passed in the hands of his grandfather Jaramogi Oginga Odinga who was a “great politician”, there...
View ArticleDebate on budget postponed
Bungoma MCAs on Wednesday declined to pass the first county supplementary budget. They voted to defer the matter until executive provides the implementation status of all projects that were to be...
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