Ambira High loses Sh3m in hostel blaze
PROPERTY worth more than Sh3 million was lost after a fire gutted down a dormitory at Ambira High School in Ugunja on Monday evening. The school Principal Bernard Wanga said the fire was seen at around...
View ArticleMP Savula denies fighting Oparanya
LUGARI MP Ayub Savula has said that he has no personal differences with Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya. Savula said claims that he is financing an election petition challenging Oparanya's election...
View ArticleRasanga poised to be named ODM candidate
ODM is expected to name former Siaya Governor Rasanga Amoth as the party’s candidate for the upcoming October by-election. Party insiders yesterday told the Star that the party has settled on Rasanga...
View ArticleNyakach MP dumps body at provincial HQ
AN MP left a corpse at the former Nyanza provincial headquarters on Tuesday evening to protest against insecurity. Nyakach MP Aduma Owuor took the body from Nyabondo hospital mortuary with the family's...
View ArticleRasanga’s nomination draws mixed reactions
ODM party’s decision to give Rasanga Amoth its ticket to vie for the Siaya Governor seat has been met by mixed reactions. Candidates who had also expressed interest in the party ticket for the October...
View ArticleNo tension in Chemelil, says security boss
KISUMU deputy county commissioner Solomon Abwaku has dismissed reports of tension in Chemelil over land. Abwaku yesterday said the reports are unfounded and could fuel violence between the neighbouring...
View ArticleWater board to pay Siaya landowners
The Lake Victoria South Water Services Board has started compensating people whose land was taken for the construction of a sewerage system in Siaya town. Speaking at Pap-Ka’kan Primary School in Siaya...
View ArticleOduol says he is still in race for Siaya governor
William Oduol has dismissed reports that he pulled out of the Siaya governor’s race . Oduol, who successfully petitioned the election of Cornel Rasanga, on Thursday said he will contest the seat in the...
View ArticleHoma Bay funeral mass for 13 bus crash victims
Homa Bay county yesterday held a requiem mass for 13 of the 43 victims who perished in the Narok bus accident. More than half of those who died in the accident near Narok town came from Homa Bay...
View ArticleFire burns down Bolo Girls dorm
A fire burnt down two dormitories at Our Lady of Lourdes Bolo Girls in lower Nyakach, Kisumu county.The Friday evening fire destroyed property worth more than Sh3 million. Nyakach deputy county...
View ArticleJudge to rule on petition against Obure win today
The High Court in Kisii will today deliver a ruling on a petition challenging the election of Senator Chris Obure. Petitioner Charles Oigara had asked the court to find declare Obure's election null...
View ArticleAnti-jigger drive rolled out in Mumias
A campaign has been launched in Mumias to fight jigger infestation among the residents. The programme is a collaborative work with Mumias Sugar Company, Mumias CDF committee, St Mary’s Hospital and the...
View ArticleFour gold miners feared dead in Osire mines
Four gold miners are feared dead after the walls of a mine caved in on Friday evening. The miners got trapped at Osiri mines in Nyatike constituency after heavy rains. Attempts to rescue the four were...
View ArticleDalmas Otieno rival goes back to ODM
A poll loser who filed a petition to challenge Dalmas Otieno’s election as Rongo MP has rejoined the ODM party. Paul Abuor had unsuccessfully contested for the seat in the March 4 general election....
View ArticleTwo Migori rape suspects arrested
Two suspected rapists were arrested at Ogwedhi township in Migori district on Saturday. Walter Odhiambo and Wycliffe Achando are being held at Ogwedhi Administration Police post. They will be charged...
View Article17 inmates baptised in Migori prison
SEVENTEEN inmates were baptised by Migori St Joseph Catholic Church officials at the Migori GK prison yesterday. Several Catholic priests and other Christians attended the ceremony. The officer in...
View ArticleNGO boss faults Nyong’o calls to tax harambees
AHADI Kenya boss, Stanley Kamau and Teso South MP Mary Emase have attacked Senator Anyang’ Nyong’o over harambee tax proposals. Nyong’o had said the original intention of harambee has been interfered...
View ArticleRasanga, Oduol to contest Siaya seat
TWO candidates for Siaya governor race have picked nomination papers from the IEBC. Alego-Usonga IEBC officer Benson Esuza said former Governor Cornel Rasanga and William Oduol picked their papers from...
View ArticleMP calls for county unity
NYATIKE MP Edick Anyanga has asked all legislators to work with Migori county governor Okoth Obado irrespective of their parties. Anyanga said although Obado won the seat on a People Democratic Party...
View Article5-year-old girl burnt to death
A man in Butere is alleged to have set his house on fire yesterday evening burning his five-year-old daughter. Suleiman Kulubi burnt the house after a quarrel with his wife who escaped and reported the...
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