Local revenue to fund Oparanya's recurrent budget
KAKAMEGA governor Wycliffe Oparanya has said his administration will finance its recurrent budget using locally collected revenue. Oparanya said his government had put in place proper financial...
View ArticleWomen to get project funds
KAKAMEGA County Women MP Rachael Amesso with other women MPs from the seven counties will introduce a Women Social Fund Bill in Parliament seeking for the allocation of funds for development. Speaking...
View ArticleMumias Knut says strike on
Knut has promised a ‘thorough’ strike to start today. Mumias branch Knut officials yesterday said the on-going teachers’ strike is a rehearsal and that the real strike begins today if the government...
View ArticleKisii boss to reclaim land
KISII County governor James Ongwae has put developers who have encroached road reserves and riparian areas on notice. Ongwae said that his government will apply the necessary law to demolish building...
View ArticleLSK to weed out fake advocates
THE Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has moved to weed out people impersonating advocates in the country. The president East Africa Law Society (EALS) and LSK member James Mwamu said that the quarks have...
View ArticleResidents want MPs kicked out
A section of residents of Mumias East in Kakamega County have formed an alliance to oust area the MP accusing him of misplaced priorities and pilferage of public funds when he served as the MP for the...
View ArticleMedical camp treats 1,000
More than 1,000 residents in Rongo district have benefitted from a free medical treatment organised by medics from America and members of First Baptist Church in Kenya. Under the Christian Fellowship...
View ArticleKisii accident victim flown to Nairobi
ONE of the victims of the accident which claimed 16 people in Kisii on Wednesday was flown to Nairobi on Saturday. Rachel Omae, a student at Itibo Girls Secondary School was flown by Amref Flying...
View ArticleKisumu County owes employees Sh 57 million
THE Kisumu County Government still owes Sh 57 million in salary arrears even after spending the Sh 213 million received from the National Treasury for kick starting the devolution process to pay...
View ArticleHealth, farming big winners in Oparanya's list
KAKAMEGA governor Wycliffe Oparanya has put aside ksh.715Million to revive agriculture and health sectors in the financial year 2013-14 budget. Speaking during the prayer day service at Bukhungu...
View ArticleController of budget closes Bungoma accounts
The bank accounts of the Bungoma government have been frozen by the controller of budget. The Star has learnt that they were frozen early in the week after the county failed to submit the financial...
View ArticleBonchari MP got four votes less than petitioner - court
Vote recount ordered by Kisii High Court in a petition challenging election of Zebedeo Opore as Bonchari MP revealed that he was defeated by the petitioner John Oroo Oyioka by four votes. In a report...
View ArticleState to boost sugar industry
AGRICULTURE Cabinet Secretary Felix Koskei has said the government is revamping the sugar industry to increase its crushing capacity as they strive for the liberalisation of the sugar trade system by...
View ArticleKuppet wants AP disciplined
KISII Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers officials on Saturday demanded legal action against an AP officer who has eloped with a form three student. The AP, posted at South Gucha district...
View ArticleKoskei wants farmers paid
AGRICULTURE Cabinet Secretary Felix Koskei has directed Chemelil Sugar Factory management to pay cane farmers their money. Koskei said the industry has not paid Sh213 million to farmers for the last...
View ArticleYouth urged to form groups
NOMINATED youth senator Daisy Kanainza has asked youth to form groups so as to access the Sh 6 billion youth and women enterprise funds. Kanainza said youth and women will only be able to effectively...
View Article'Address post-harvest issues'
Agriculture policy makers have been asked to address post-harvest issues rather that investing more on production. Agricultural researchers from Kari and International Maize and Wheat Improvement...
View ArticleFarmers happy after Act stalls
KENYA Sugarcane Growers Association has welcomed the government's move to suspend the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Act for six months. Kesga secretary general Richard Ogendo on Friday said the...
View ArticleIEBC gazettes Busia nominees
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has released the names of Busia county nominees. The list of the eighteen members was published in Kenya Gazette dated July 17. ODM has 10 nominees, Ford...
View ArticleMP accuses state of threatening opposition
THE Jubilee government has been accused of re-introducing the ‘Moi dictatorial system’ of intimidating those who oppose its leadership style. Speaking during a burial at Shinyulu village in his Butere...
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