Sh80m drugs for hospitals
Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has flagged off lorries with drugs worth Sh80 million to be distributed to hospitals across the county. Speaking yesterday at the Bungoma District Hospital, he warned...
View ArticleInvestors key to counties growth
THE ANGLICAN church has asked governors to to woo investors in their counties to increase revenue rather than imposing unnecessary levies to the public. ACK Maseno West Diocese Reverend Kenneth...
View ArticleAppeal court to rule on poll
The Court of Appeal will on March 14 rule on appeal by a voter challenging the decision by a High Court Judge to uphold the election of Kitutu Masaba MP Timothy Bosire. Paul Mochorwa, who...
View ArticleBill to fine gossips may be introduced, says Ojaamong
BUSIA Governor Sospeter Ojaamong has said he may introduce a bill to punish gossipers as they have become a nuisance. Speaking during the launch of Busia Business Advisory Centre on Thursday, sponsored...
View Article40 women graduate from soapstone carving training
FORTY women who founded Tabaka Gosere Women Carvers Group have graduated after undergoing a one- year training sponsored by Site Enterprises Promotion. The women were awarded certificates and are set...
View ArticleODM told to be democratic to win 2017 presidential poll
A former Homa Bay senator aspirant Hillary Alila has urged ODM leaders to exercise democracy if they want to clinch the country’s top leadership in 2017. Speaking to the Star yesterday, Alila said lack...
View ArticleBondo man jailed 20 years for act with goat
A man has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by a Bondo court for committing an unnatural act with a goat. Joseph Muniafu was charged that on January 28, at Usigu sub-location in Bondo subcounty,...
View Article35 per cent land in Siaya used for food production
SIAYA Governor Cornel Rasanga has said out of 190,000 hectares of arable land in the region, only 66,500 hectares is used to grow food. Rasanga said that represents 35 per cent of the land being...
View ArticleSugar farmers want sector protected
SUGARCANE farmers from Western and Nyanza sugarbelts have accused the government for failing to protect the sector from external competitors. Nzoia Sugar Company Outgrowers Chairman, Joash Wamangoli...
View ArticleNGOs blamed for poverty
Leaders have accused local NGOs of not doing much to assist communities. Led by MP John Serut, they said some NGOs extort money from donors. They were speaking at Chemwaisus village, Kapsokwony...
View ArticleDon't tax stone carvers - MP
SOUTH Mugirango MP Manson Nyamweya has cautioned the Kisii county government against introducing taxes on soapstone miners and carvers. He said any move to introduce taxes on the soapstone industry...
View ArticleNema pushes farming laws
FARMERS in Busia county have been urged to adhere to laws set up by the National Environment Management Association. County NEMA boss Ezekiel Moseti said the agency expects farmers to observe the laws...
View ArticleMP defends railway project
Bumula MP Boniface Otsiula has told off politicians opposed to the standard gauge railway. Speaking in Bumula constituency, he said politicians who were in government during the tendering process...
View ArticleSh7 million CDF cash for Tongaren top pupils
TONGAREN MP Eseli Simiyu has said poor pupils selected to join national schools wil benefit from the constituency's development bursary fund. He said the move is aimed at ensuring all bright pupils who...
View ArticleMaseno staff in strike threat
MASENO University staff has vowed to carry on with a planned strike if the institution does not pay them Sh16.5milion. The staff on Thursday issued a seven-day strike notice. In a memorandum presented...
View Article280 boda bodas receive licences
More than 280 bodaboda operators in Kimilili were on sunday awarded licenses by the traffic police after a training funded by CDF. Speaking during the function MP Suleiman Murunga said the exercise is...
View ArticleNyachae tells counties, state to unite
Commission for the Implementation of Constitution chairman Charles Nyachae has urged the national and county governments to address challenges facing implementation of the constitution. “I am urging...
View ArticleBusia MPs vow to oppose bill seeking to reduce counties
THREE MPs from Busia county have vowed to shoot down the bill proposing the reduction of counties from 47 to 14 should it be tabled in parliament. Speaking at a forum in Busia town on Sunday, Funyula...
View ArticleTeso boy appeals for fees to join form one
A boy who sat his KCPE exams last in Teso North may miss form one place due to lack of fees. Braxtone Omusugu, 12, was a student at Akichelesit Primary School. He has three days to raise about Sh70,...
View ArticleKakamega small-scale farmers get Sh29m World Bank boost
SMALL scale farmers in Kakamega county have received Sh29 million through a World Bank funded project to boost income and reduce poverty. Local co-ordinator of the Kenya Agricultural Productivity and...
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