Women’s groups get Sh2m loan
MORE than 20 women groups from Nambale and Matayos constituencies in Busia County have received a loan to the tune of sh2million from the Women Enterprise Fund. The women groups will invest the amount...
View ArticleLand revenue should gop to counties, MCA
SIAYA county assembly members want revenue collected by the Lands Ministry devolved to county governments. Led by Lands Committee chairman James Obiero Otare, the MCAs said counties should receive the...
View ArticleMumias locals protest over Oparanya threats
RESIDENTS of Mumias town on Wednesday protested threats by Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya to evict Mumias Sugar Company managers from the firm. Traders closed thier shops to join teh protestors...
View ArticleFarmers want Sh2.2 million pay
More than 3,000 soya beans farmers in Migori county have blamed their union chairman and his son over delayed payment of Sh2.2million of their produce. Stephen Chacha led 35 of the 3,000 farmers in a...
View ArticleWorkshop for the disabled
Lugari subcounty development committee plans to build a workshop for people living with disabilities. The Sh5 million project will be funded by the World Bank through the Western Kenya community driven...
View ArticleAkaranga promises to keep off county hiring
VIHIGA Governor Moses Akaranga has dismissed allegations of nepotism in the county government appointments. He said he has not breach any law in the appointment of county chief officers and other...
View Article60,000 title deeds for Nandi squatters
Former Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang'ula has told off one of his rivals for "misleading" the public that working with the government will translate to development in the region. Speaking at Misemwa...
View ArticleMigori Speaker puts on notice lax executives
Migori county executives have been warned that they will sacked if they fail to deliver services to the public. Speaking at the chambers yesterday, Speaker Gordon Ogolla said the executives who took...
View ArticleNew Migori chambers opened
THE newly refurbished Migori county assembly chambers have officially been opened. The members of the county assembly, who were conducting the House business at Maranatha Hall during the renovation,...
View ArticleKisii boss wants locals educated on HIV-Aids
KISII Governor James Ongwae has decried the high HIV-Aids prevalence in the county. He said Kisii is one of the six high-risk counties in the virus and attributed the prevalence to poor prevention...
View ArticleSugarcane not for peasants, Makali tells Bungoma
Bungoma senator candidate David Makali has asked voters to elect him in the forthcoming by-election to enable him come up with policies that will boost their livelihoods. Addressing the residents...
View ArticleDoctors down their tools
DOCTORS from Busia county hospitals have gone on strike to protest the government’s decision to devolve health services. Led by the medical superintendent in charge of Busia county Referral Hospital,...
View ArticleState staff told to join unions
CIVIL servants across the country have been urged to join unions in order to boost their bargaining powers and safeguard their welfare. They have been urged to register their names in the Union of...
View ArticleMCA fears for Nyumba Kumi
Investigate claims over sabotage of Nyumba Kumi in Bunyala, says local leaders LEADERS in Bunyala cubcounty of Budalangi constituency have asked the police to investigate claims that certain...
View ArticleOfficer roots for ex-convicts
KENYANS have been asked to accept back prisoners into the society. Kisii GK prisons deputy officer in-charge Isanda Ikobe said those released from prisons are ready to work with their communities. “I...
View ArticleNGOs knock at the counties
NGOs have been challenged to work with county governments to promote harmony. NGO Coordination Board executive Director Hezron McObewa said the cooperation will hasten service delivery to the people....
View ArticleSchools told to hire on merit
KITUTU Masaba MP Timothy Bosire wants head teachers posted to schools on merit and not on their religion. The MP yesterday said faith-based school sponsors are partly to blame for the declining...
View ArticleMP denies plotting to kill sugar official
MUHORONI MP Onyango Koyoo has denied allegations of plotting to kill a senior government official. He said he is only opposed to Hezron McObewa's secondment as the Muhoroni Sugar Company's receiver...
View ArticleNew unit in Kisumu to fight gender violence
A GENDER and children protection unit has been launched at the Kisumu police headquarters. The unit was launched on Tuesday by Civil Society Organisation Network and Voices of Women in Western Kenya....
View ArticleBoda boda crash leaves four dead
A primary school teacher accused of sexually molesting seven school girls in Migori county has been interdicted. The teacher at Rakwaro Primary School in Rongo constituency is accused of defiling the...
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