Lusaka calls for calm in Bungoma's rallies
Two leaders have urged residents to shun violence as campaigns for the Bungoma senator by-election enter the homestretch next week. Speaking during Kenya@50 celebrations at Masinde Muliro Kanduyi...
View ArticleOburu asks Kisumu police to investigate his driver's killing
NOMINATED MP Oburu Oginga has asked police to speed up investigations into the murder of his driver. Speaking in Kisumu yesterday, Oburu said the police should establish the motive behind the killing...
View ArticleYouth left out in county jobs
Kisumu The youth in various counties feel they have been locked out on important issues and appointments by county governments. A survey report released by Youth Agenda in Kisumu yesterday shows the...
View Article'Cattle rustler' found dead
The body of a man was found in a cattle shed at Kagak village in Nyakach, Kisumu county yesterday morning. Victor Otieno is a suspected cattle rustler. The homestead owner is yet to be identified....
View ArticleBusia assembly passes two growth bills
The Busia county assembly has passed two crucial bills on development. Addressing the press in Busia town yesterday, assembly Speaker Bernard Wamalwa said the Ward Acceleration Funds and Assembly...
View ArticleACK Kisii want own diocese
The Anglican Church of Kenya members in Kisii and Nyamira counties have demanded for their own diocese. The worshippers demonstrated on Saturday at Marara in Nyamira to “send their message to...
View ArticleODM elects Migori chair
Migori County Parliamentary Group secretary John Kobado has replaced John Magaiwa as the county ODM chairman. Kobado was elected chairman by the party’s delegates on Friday at the Migori Stadium....
View ArticleAnyanga tells Jubilee to leave judiciary be
A politician in Migori has asked the Jubilee government to stop manipulating appeals for petitions in the judiciary. Anne Anyanga, a Migori governor seat poll loser, said the judiciary should be...
View ArticlePolice nab four in Kuria over FGM
Police in Kuria West district yesterday arrested a girls’ circumciser. Masaba Mabera divisional officer Japheth Nyongesa said three parents were also arrested during the operation. “We have intensified...
View ArticleOkedi's stand on Mututho's order
The NATIONAL Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse has assured people with private functions of a smooth festive season. Nacada chief executive William Okedi said they have not...
View ArticleNyamira Senator not happy with Nyagarama
Nyamira Senator Mong’are Okong’o has accused Governor John Nyagarama of running county affairs without involving him. “For the last six or so months, my office has experienced difficulties transacting...
View ArticleNGO fights child labour
Busia The International Labour Organisation and International Programme on Elimination of Child Labour have rescued many children in the county from child labour in sugarcane plantations and homes....
View ArticleI've nothing against Kidero, says Raila
CORD leader Raila Odinga has denied claims he and Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero are not in good terms. Raila also denied that Kidero is working with Jubilee. There have been claims that Kidero has been...
View ArticleODM asks chiefs to keep off Borabu polls
ODM leaders have warned the provincial administration against taking sides in the Bomachoge Borabu parliamentary seat by-election. The leaders, led by nominated Senator Janet Ong’era, said the...
View ArticleVictims want compensation
SURVIVORS of a Kisumu town's collapsed building have demanded compensation from the government. Six people died and 35 injured when a five-storey building collapsed in January. Isaack Obondo and...
View ArticleRanguma promises to recover grabbed land
KISUMU Governor Jack Ranguma has said lack of public land is a challenge to the county’s development plans. He said the shortage has been caused by illegal allocation of public land to individuals....
View ArticleLusaka refutes Cord's Bungoma poll claims
BUNGOMA Governor Kenneth Lusaka has refuted claims that he is using public funds to campaign for a Bungoma senator by-elections candidate. He accused members of the county assembly allied to CORD of...
View ArticleI'm still in the running for Bungoma seat, says Bifwoli
Bungoma Senator candidate Wakoli Bifwoli has refuted claims that he has quit the race. The by-election is set for this Thursday. Speaking at his Kanduyi campaign secretariat yesterday, the Labour Party...
View ArticleSavula backs medics’ strike
LUGARI MP Ayub Savula has supported the doctors and nurses’ strike. He said it is impossible to devolve medical serv- ices without proper legal procedures for guiding its management. “Medical services...
View ArticleBomachoge voters tipped on choices
VOTERS in Bomachoge Borabu constituency have been advised to make an informed decision in tomorrow’s by- elections. Kisii Deputy Governor Joash Maangi asked voters not to elect candidates who based...
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