Leaders assure of fair ODM polls
HOMA BAY Senator Otieno Kajwang’ and Dagoretti North MP Simba Arati have said the forthcoming ODM elections on February 28 and March 1 will be fair. The two, who were speaking on television show on...
View ArticleKakamega ODM officials threaten to quit party
AN ODM official in Kakamega has said supporters from Western will ditch the party if the region does not secure the secretary general seat next month. County branch chairman David Malala said ODM MPs...
View ArticleElders plan to meet Luhya leaders over 2017 elections
THE Luhya Elders’ Advisory Council will summon top community politicians to discuss the region’s presidential bid in the 2017 general elections. Secretary Barua Chele said they will meet UDF leader...
View ArticleNyamweya challenges Ongwae on county funds
An MP from Kisii county has told Governor James Ongwae to explain how he spent development funds from the Treasury. Manson Nyamweya of South Mugirango said Ongwae has not initiated any development...
View ArticleParents want teacher out
KIMININI Parents at Mitoto Primary School yesterday held a demonstration against the headteacher Beatrice Chahilu poor KCPE exams results. The last pupil scored 55 marks out of the possible 500. John...
View ArticleGirl's mother appeals for fees
SIAYA THE mother of a 13-year-old girl, who sat last year’s KCPE exams, has called on well wishers to help her pay school fees at Mary Hill Girls High School. Speaking on the phone yesterday, Risper...
View ArticleCounties urged to build medical training colleges
KENYA Medical Training College director Dr Olang’o Onudi has urged county governments to work with the national government to establish nursing colleges. He said the ministries of Education and Health...
View ArticleDevolution was hurried - leader
BUSIA Former busia civic leader Jack Wambulwa has said the government hurried the devolution process. He said for devolution to take off across the 47 counties it needs at least 20 years. Addressing...
View ArticleKisumu county gives out Sh35m bursaries
THE Kisumu government has disbursed Sh35 million of the Sh100 million allocated to pay school fees for bright needy students. Finance executive Joseph Omulo Okal said each ward will receive its first...
View ArticleAnti-graft boss appeals for support
THE Ethics Anti- Corruption Commission chairperson Mumo Matemu has asked Kenyans to join the fight against graft. He said the agency cannot fight graft without the support of the public if the country...
View ArticleKakamega MCAs snub Oparanya's Eldoret talks
KAKAMEGA MCAs have declined to attend a oneweek bonding session in Eldoret. The session was proposed by Governor Wycliffe Oparanya. The MCAs, who were to check in yesterday, made the resolution during...
View ArticleBungoma medical supplies withheld at Mombasa Port
A consignment of medical equipment donated to the Bungoma District Hospital has been held at the Mombasa port for nonpayment of clearance fee. Secretary Johnson Wangamati said the machines were shipped...
View ArticleCatholic sisters donate Sh2.2m for orphans fees
FRANCISCAN sisters of Saint Anna’s Nyangoma Parish in Bondo constituency have donated Sh2.2 million for the education of orphans and vulnerable children in Siaya county. According to the head of the...
View ArticleFour fined Sh120,000 for having illegal pharmacies
FOUR people have been found guilty of operating illegal pharmacies. Maureen Ogonya, Alphine Onyango, James Ouma and Maureen Onyango were charged separately with running chemists not registered by the...
View ArticlePupil seeks school fees
Siaya A pupil from Rarieda lacks fees to join secondary school. Trufena Nyawina scored 376 marks and has received an offer to join form one at Chogoria Girls’ High School. Speaking in Lela village...
View ArticleHoma Bay can now hire staff, says High Court
The High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to stop Homa Bay’s Public Service Board from hiring county chief officers. The petition had been filed by the board chairman Mathews Oseko. Judge Esther...
View ArticleSacco gives out school fees loans
A Bungoma county Women's Sacco has started giving loans to its members barely three months after it was formed. Women's representative Reginalda Wanyonyi was behind the formation of the Sacco. The...
View ArticleButere schools given Sh40m
Kakamega Schools in Butere district have received Sh40 million for building classrooms and administration blocks. Speaking to journalists in Mumias town yesterday, Butere MP Andrew Toboso said the...
View ArticleKisumu police officers wary of imposters
JUNIOR police officers in Kisumu are wary of police imposters they claim to have strong ties with their bosses. They said the imposters have been posing as police informers but are intimidating the...
View ArticleOjaamong tells off MCA over college
BUSIA Governor Sospeter Ojaamong has told off an MCA over the proposed Alupe Medical Training College. Speaking to the Star at the county offices in Busia town yesterday, Ojaamong denied claims that...
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