Traditional methods to fight jiggers
A youth group in Teso South has said it will use traditional methods to curb the jigger menace. “We, Apokor Vision 2030 Youth Group, will offer human labour to vulnerable families in readiness for 2014...
View ArticleI did not desert you - Emaase
TESO South MP Mary Emaase has defended her long absence from her constituency. Speaking at the burial of retired teacher Philip Ebu at Lukolis village on Saturday, the MP told her detractors to stop...
View ArticleButere teenager kills nephew over Sim card
POLICE in Butere are looking for a teenage boy who allegedly killed his 15- year-old nephew after they disagreed over a mobile phone Sim card. The 16-year-old, a form two student, quarrelled with his...
View ArticleHoma Bay clan in bid to stop Sh560bn project
A section of Karachuonyo constituency residents have threatened to stop Homa Bay’s Sh560 billion Agri- City project. The members of the Kakdhimu clan said the project, in which about 1,000 acres of...
View ArticleMCAs to lead the push for Luhya unity ahead of 2017
MEMBERS of the county assemblies in Western have vowed to spearhead Luhya unity. MCAs from Kakamega, Bungoma, Busia and Vihiga on Saturday promised to rally residents to unite and vote as a bloc. Shiru...
View ArticleJubilee will work with all, says Ruto
Deputy President William Ruto has said Jubilee will work with all Kenyans irrespective how they voted in the March 4 polls. Addressing Awendo constituency residents during a fund raising on Sunday in...
View ArticleUS investors to use Sh50 million on Siaya hospital
THE US investors have said they will spend Sh50 billion to upgrade Siaya District Hospital. Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga yesterday said they will sign an MoU with the University of Tennessee, which is...
View ArticleMCAs slam Rasanga for creating county post
SIAYA county assembly has faulted Governor Cornel Rasanga for creating non existent post of acting county secretary to appease his protégé. The members of the county assembly took issue with Rasanga...
View ArticleMP hopefuls step up vote hunt in Nyaribari Chache
Two candidates in the Nyaribari Chache by-election race have urged voters to elect a development conscious leader. Richard Tong’i of Ford People, Kennedy Omanga (Kanu) and Ben Mogaka of KSC accused the...
View ArticleDon't discard your culture, Ongwae tells Kisii locals
Kisii Governor James Ongwae has urged the community to embrace their cultures as it is an important pillar of development. Speaking during the annual Misesi Cultural and Sporting Day in Bomachoge...
View ArticleKnec cancels marks of 24 in Kisumu
Kisumu Knut officials have faulted Knec for cancelling the results of 24 pupils over exam cheating. Kisumu Knut Branch executive secretary Richard Ngongo accused Knec officials of leakage. Ngongo said...
View ArticleMP Oner backs Kidero fundraisers
RANGWE MP George Oner has said he will continue working with Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero to develop his constituency. Speaking during a soccer tournament in his constituency yesterday, Oner said the...
View ArticleMinority groups take Migori county to court over jobs
THIRTEEN people from minority communities have sued the Migori government for discrimination. They have filed a petition at the High Court citing discrimination in employment and appointment to other...
View ArticleNyanza education players want fair students selection
EDUCATION stakeholders in Nyanza have asked the government not to discriminate against private school candidates who sat last year’s KCPE exams. Carmeline Tado, the director of Temudo Academy in...
View ArticleUDF official ditches party for ODM
A Teso UDF top party official has defected to ODM. Julius Ekwenye stood on the party’s ticket in last year’s parliamentary elections and finished fifth behind Fred Papa, George Okwara, Albert Ekirapa...
View ArticleAwiti praises schools for excelling in 2013 exams
HOMA Bay Governor Cyprian Awiti has praised teachers, parents and pupils for good performance in last year’s KCPE exams. Awiti said he was elated that the county emerged second best in Nyanza with a...
View ArticleNyakach pupil drowns as he celebrates results
A student who sat his KCPE exams last year has drowned in River Awach in Nyakach subcounty. Nick Omollo of Elfama Academy in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu county, who scored 389 marks drowned on Wednesday....
View ArticleMuhoroni MP aspirant's mother killed by assailants
MUHORONI constituency parliamentary aspirant Ochieng Ayiemba’s mother has been killed by unknown assailants. Dorris Ayiemba, 68, was found dead on Wednesday night. Speaking to the Star on the phone...
View Article2014 will be year of action, says Homa Bay Governor
HOMA Bay Governor Cyprian Awiti has said 2014 will be a year of action. In a New Year message to residents, Awiti said with a development road map and an integrated development plan already in place,...
View ArticleMan's burial stopped in Malaba
THE burial of a prominent Malaba businessman was stopped on Thursday following inheritance disputes. Amoni chief Musa Oling’a got permission from Malaba police boss Hassan Ahmed to have the body of...
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