MP asks ODM supporters to stop criticising Raila
Kabondo MP Oyugi Magwanga has called on ODM party members to respect party leader Raila Odinga. Magwanga said Raila has a right to endorse whoever he prefers for any position. "Being a party leader,...
View ArticleWetang'ula says he will lead Cord in 2017
BUNGOMA Senator Moses Wetang’ula has expressed confidence he will be the Cord coalition flag bearer in 2017 general election. He said Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and ODM’s Raila Odinga have had their...
View ArticleKajwang' told to name dissidents
ODM officials from Western province have challenged Homa Bay Senator Otieno Kajwang’ to publicly name the disloyal party members contesting positions in the February 28 and March 1 party elections....
View ArticleCollege lecturer drowns in Sondu while fetching water
THE police in Kisumu county are looking for the body of a tertiary college tutor who drowned at Sondu- Miriu River on Sunday. Emanuel Bett, 28, was reportedly in the company of some students who went...
View ArticleMigori 'most wanted' criminal gunned down
POLICE have shot dead a suspected robber in a foiled robbery attempt in in Migori town. DIstrict police boss Joshua Opiyo said the gangster was in a group of five robbers who wanted to break into the...
View ArticleCattle raider killed in Teso South attack
A suspected cattle thief believed to be a Ugandan was on Sunday killed by residents of Ochude location in Teso South district. Residents said the suspect, in the company of two accomplices, stole the...
View ArticleWomens reps to initiate projects in Kisii, Nyamira
WOMEN leaders from Kisii and Nyamira counties have vowed to work together in improving the livelihoods of women in the villages. MPs Mary Otara of Kisii and Alice Chae (Nyamira) said time has come for...
View ArticleJobless Mudavadi is not our problem - Khalwale
KAKAMEGA Senator Bonny Khalwale has told President Uhuru Kenyatta to engage Western Kenya leaders in a structured manner. He said Uhuru should hold a meeting with leaders from the region at the...
View ArticleWetang'ula slams Lusaka
Senator Moses Wetang’ula has accused the county government of bias in awarding tenders. Speaking in Buema over the weekend, Wetang’ula said one construction company cannot get more than 80 per cent of...
View ArticleBungoma MCAs shoot down Lusaka’s 'list of cronies'
Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka is determined to ensure the nominees for chief officers are endorsed by the Members of the County Assembly. The MCAs have vowed to shoot down the names. An MCA who...
View ArticleSiaya tips on healthy eating habits
AN NGO in Siaya said many Nyanza region residents die because of poor eating habits. has raised concern on the increased cases of people dying in Nyanza region as a result of poor eating habits. Geno...
View ArticleGranny killed by daughter in-law
A 30-year-old woman has allagedly gone underground after killing her mother-in-law following domestic brawl in Gem constituency. Residents said Evelyn Auma, 30, picked a quarrel with her mother-in-law...
View ArticleKogello vandals irk Mama Sara
MAMA Sarah Obama has accused the Kogello community of not supporting her development projects. She said the projects are aimed at reducing poverty level. Mama Sarah said some residents vandalise...
View ArticleVillagers protest mining of iron ore
Residents of Got Nyango village in Karachuonyo subcounty, Homa Bay county on Monday held a peaceful demonstration over iron ore mining in the area. They invaded God Nyango hill where the mining is...
View ArticleSh24 billion housing project set for Kisumu
PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta will commission a US$ 300 million (Sh24 billion) Lake Basin Development Authority housing project in Kisumu county next month. Director of Political Affairs at the Office of...
View ArticleSoccer star faults plan to tax athletes
FORMER veteran soccer star Bob Oyugi has faulted plans by the government to tax athletes on the cash prizes they win during international matches. Oyugi, who doubles up as an international coach, said...
View ArticleCounties' plan to spur economy
COUNTIES from Western Kenya are set to launch an economic bloc to promote business in the region. The blueprint will help the counties to exploit available resources to boost revenue collection and...
View ArticleBusia, Koreans sign fertiliser factory deal
THE Busia county government and a South Korean company have signed an agreement to build an organic fertiliser manufacturing company. Governor Sospeter Ojaamong signed the deal with Korangol Company in...
View ArticleWe didn't get Sh50 billion, say three governors
THREE governors have said they did not fail to utilise Sh51 billion for development in their counties. Speaking at a press conference in Kisumu on Monday, Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka said the money...
View ArticleAssembly has final say on list - Lusaka
BUNGOMA Governor Kenneth Lusaka has denied playing any role inthe selection of nominees for the chief officers' position. Yesterday, Lusaka said the list to be tabled in the assembly was made by the...
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