Akaranga accuses council of neglect
VIHIGA Governor Moses Akaranga has accused the National Council for Persons with Disability of neglecting its members. He said the council has not addressed issues affecting people living with...
View ArticleParents accuse Suna chief of grabbing school land
Parents of Kokendi Primary School in Suna lower location, Suna West constituency held demonstrations yesterday over claims that the local chief has grabbed their land. Parents have condemned the chief...
View ArticleRasanga team told to keep off board's work
SIAYA county assembly members have warned executive members againts meddling in the affairs of the Public Service Board. Led by Leonard Oriaro of Central Alego ward, the MCAs said the board is an...
View ArticleSix die, 14 injured in Oyugis road accident
SIX people were killed and 14 others injured after a lorry carrying sand rolled at Kadongo- Mawego road in Oyugis,Homa Bay County yesterday morning. The 7 am incident occurred when the lorry with 30...
View Articlemumias youth urged to network
YOUTH in Mumias sub-county have been advised to network with their peers in other regions to gain exposure in current affairs. Acting assistant county commissioner Fidelis Babu said problems affecting...
View ArticleNew bursary for Migori children
The Nyatike CDF kitty will be used to pay school fees for children working in gold mines, MP Edick Anyanga has said. Anyanga said the kitty will work closely with all chiefs and assistant chiefs in the...
View ArticlePoverty in Busia irks women rep
BUSIA Women’s representative Florence Mutua has decried high level of poverty in the county. She said residents have begun criticising elected leaders over their performances instead of giving them...
View ArticleMP wants varsity in Navakholo
NAVAKHOLO MP Emannuel Wangwe has asked Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya help establish a Masinde Muliro University campus in the constituency. He said Oparanya should push for the university to...
View ArticleKCB helps Vihiga soya beans farmers
Kenya Commercial Bank has bought two soya beans processors worth Sh1.5 million for farmers in Vihiga and Kakamega counties. The processors will be based at Mbale in Vihiga and Lurambi in Kakamega...
View ArticleOnly 44 per cent of births registered in Siaya
POOR registration of children at birth affects planning of resources allocation by the government. The coordinator of department of civil registration in Nyanza and Central regions Jane Kariuki said...
View ArticleVihiga clergy angry with UDF- allied MCAs
RELIGIOUS leaders in Vihiga County have criticised UDF members of the county assembly of frustrating Governor Moses Akaranga. Led by head of African Divine Church Bishop John Chabuga, they said the...
View ArticleSh200 million ultramodern TB laboratory put up in Kisumu
THE Kenya Medical Research Institute and Centre for Disease Control has put up an ultra modern Sh200 million Tuberculosis laboratory in Kisumu town. The facility is the first of its kind to be awarded...
View ArticleMalaba police mistake Ankole horns for ivory
MALABA police yesterday intercepted a lorry mistaken for carrying ivory. After a search at the border police station, police established the consignment was actually long horns of Uganda's Ankole cows....
View ArticleCane growers say no to illegal sugar imports
KENYA Sugarcane Growers Association wants the government to unmask the faces behind illegal importation of sugar in the country. The association’s chairman Ibrahim Juma asked the government to give...
View ArticleRuamba-Mudembi rice group praised
A Bunyala Irrigation Scheme officer has praised Ruamba-Mudembi rice farmers for their efforts to improve rice production. Joel Tanui, who is a representative of the National Irrigation board said...
View ArticleMCAs slam Rasanga over job
SIAYA county assembly has faulted governor Cornel Rasanga for creating a non-existent position. The assembly has accused Rasanga of unconstitutionaly appointing Silas Odhiambo to the position of county...
View ArticleMasinde Muliro dons oppose new DVC
LECTURERS at Masinde Muliro University want the university to recall a deputy vice chancellor's associate professor title for lack of merit. The lecturers have tabled a petition seeking to withdraw the...
View ArticleTSC owes teachers in Teso Sh340,000 - Knut
THE Teachers Service Commission owes Teso teachers Sh340,000 in erroneous deductions. Knut Teso Education Scheme secretary Chrispinus Oduory said the anomaly occurred in the financial year ended...
View ArticleHoma Bay to know Ogwe's fate in January
RESIDENTS of Homa Bay County will wait until January 27 to know the fate of the county interim secretary. The County Public Service Board chairman Mathews Oseko had filed a petition to remove Isaiah...
View ArticleOparanya is sidelining MPs, says Washiali
MUMIAS East MP Benjamin Washiali has accused Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya of sidelining the public and MPs in the county’s development agenda. Speaking on Saturday at Lubinu village during the...
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