Kisumu MCAs defy court and sack speaker
THE Kisumu assembly has defied a court order and fired speaker Ann Adul. Adul told the Star she obtained orders stopping the assembly from debating a motion to fire her on Tuesday but the MCAs went on...
View ArticleMP Wandayi is hypocrite – rep
A Vihiga ODM nominated MCA has accused some party MPs from Nyanza of not being sincere with Cord leader Raila Odinga. Ben Ombima said some of the MPs do not talk when Raila is out of the country, but...
View ArticleEx-minister opposes county administrators
The Kenya's first African Education minister Joseph Otiende has called for the scrapping of county commissioners. The 97-year-old Otiende, who is rarely seen in public, said county commissioners are...
View ArticleDon't cheat, students told
Homa Bay Governor Cyprian Awiti and county commissioner Naphtali Mung’athia have asked KCSE candidates not to cheat in the ongoing examination. The two also wished the form four candidates good luck in...
View ArticleMCAs elect acting speaker
Kondele ward representative Gabriel Ochieng was yesterday elected as the presiding speaker at the Kisumu county assembly after Ann Adul was impeached on Tuesday. Majority leader Samuel Ong’ou moved the...
View ArticleKCSE exam enters day two smoothly
THE Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination entered its second day yesterday without hitches and malpractices reported in Kisumu county. County police commander Nelson Njiru said his...
View ArticleKisii Governor shuffles his executive team
KISII Governor James Ongwae has shuffled his executive committee in a bid to improve efficiency and performance. The shuffle was announced yesterday in a signed memo addressed to Deputy Governor Joash...
View ArticleChang’aa impounded in Kendu Bay
AP officers have impounded 100 litres of chang'aa and arrested a suspected brewer in Karachuonyo. The changaa was packed in five 20-litre jericans. The Tuesday 8pm raid in Kendu Bay town was led by...
View ArticleMuhoroni youth shot dead in search for stolen cattle
One person has been killed and another injured by police in Muhoroni in what appeared to be a mistaken identity. Chemelil AP officers were trailing 11 cows that had been stolen from a home in Mikiria...
View ArticleSix pupils injured by lightning
SIX pupils have been injured after lightning struck a school in Teso North, following a heavy evening down pour. The six are standard five pupils at Kolanya Girls' Primary School. The school’s...
View ArticleCourt gives Kisumu clerk and deputy jobs back
THE Kisumu Industrial Court has issued an order stopping the county assembly from swearing in a new clerk and assistant clerk. Justice Hellen Wasilwa reinstated former clerk Nelco Sagwe and former...
View ArticleSpeaker Buluma risks job over disobeying court
KAKAMEGA assembly speaker Morris Buluma risks being kicked out of office if he does not successfully challenge a court ruling that found him guilty of contempt of court, county lawyers say. Outgoing...
View ArticleIda Odinga launches Busia girl support today
Cord leader Raila Odinga’s wife, Ida will today launch a support programme for girl's education and sanitary pads to vulnerable children in Busia county. Busia Governor Sospeter Ojaamong’s wife, Judy...
View ArticlePolice told to complete housing projects
KISUMU county assembly has asked the government to expedite the building of Migosi and Nyalenda police posts. In a report by the joint committee on Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage, Administration and...
View ArticleImposter newsman in Kisumu
Police officers in Kisumu have said a man masquerading as a journalist invokes names of senior government officers to fleece them. The officers said Omari Akello uses the names of Inspector General of...
View ArticleEACC probes tendering in counties
THE Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has said they are investigating irregular tendering and bribery in Nyanza and Western counties. “Most of the complaints we are getting from counties are on...
View ArticleEPZA to open new centre in Busia town
THE Export Processing Zones Authority yesterday said it will set up a centre in Busia county. Authority CEO Cyrille Nabutola said the area to host the centre should be flat with sufficient water and...
View ArticleBungoma Sh147m bus station opens
A new bus park built at a cost of Sh147 million has been opened in Bungoma town. The park was opened by Governor Kenneth Lusaka on Wednesday. The park with a capacity for 80 vehicles has also 44...
View ArticleFour women reps fight girls defilers
Four women's representatives have asked parents in Homa Bay county to stop protecting those defiling their daughters. Gladys Wanga (Homa Bay), Dennitah Gahti (Migori), Florence Kajuju (Meru) and Mary...
View ArticleODM woos Khalwale
KISUMU ODM has urged Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale to join the party should UDF expel him. ODM executive director Magerer Lang’at said Khalwale has sided with the party and can seek refuge in it...
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