Lusaka warns shoddy contractors on road
Bungoma Governor Ken Lusaka has put on notice contractors who do shoddy work saying that his government will not tolerate them. He said they are awarded tenders to repair roads but end up not...
View ArticleFertiliser plant to boost sales
A fertiliser production plant in Bungoma is poised to give the local horticultural industry a boost with supplies of magnesium sulphate fertiliser. The plant is set to reduce reliance on foreign...
View ArticleMen urged to form groups
Men in Bungoma have been urged to form associations to benefit from county government's funds. Governor Kenneth lusaka was speaking in Kamukuywa yesterday where he handed over cheques to 56 women...
View ArticleDonde approved as Siaya board chair
THE Siaya County Assembly has been criticised for double standards in the approval of nominees for various positions. The Director of Community Initiative Action Group Kenya Chris Owala questioned how...
View ArticleMP to fund poor students
NAMBALE MP John Bunyasi has said that all form four leavers who performed well in K.C.S.E and have resorted to boda boda business will be funded to join universities. Bunyasi said they will register...
View ArticleFishmongers ask Ranguma to intervene
MORE than 600 traders in Kisumu county want Governor Jack Ranguma to close down the open air fish markets to improve sanitation. The fish mongers say the open air markets threaten their businesses. The...
View ArticlePublic Service Board sworn in
The Bungoma county Public Service Board members were yesterday sworn in after the assembly members cleared them last week. The six committee members were sworn in by the interim county secretary John...
View ArticleRanguma denies plans to rename sports facility
KISUMU Governor Jack Ranguma has denied plot to rename the famous Jomo Kenyatta Sports Ground after the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Ranguma said his government has no intention of changing the...
View ArticlePS backs small scale farmers
County governments have been urged to formulate policies to support smallscale farmers. Livestock Principal Secretary Khadijah Kassachoon said supporting domestic investors will stimulate increased...
View ArticleNambale kids burnt to death
Two children were burnt to death in their house at Nasewa village in Nambale yesterday. Fajious Wandera, 8, and Rosena Wandera, 6, were alone when their house caught fire. Chief Hillary Agoya said the...
View ArticleSh52 million eye centre opened
An ultra-modern Sh52 million eye centre has been opened at Migori District Hospital. The centre is funded by the Australian Fred Holow Foundation. “The center will be able to perform cataract surgery,...
View ArticleKisii accident scene cleansed
FIVE Catholic priests and elders on Thursday conducted a cleansing ceremony at a scene where 15 students and teachers were killed in a road accident in Kisii two weeks ago. The group led by Nyamagwa...
View ArticleNyanza top to cop flees from crowd
NYANZA provincial police boss Joseph ole Tito was forced to leave the venue of a peace meeting after things turned chaotic. The Thursday meeting in Oyugis was convened by security chiefs to address...
View ArticleMum held over child’s death
Police in Awendo are holding a woman who killed her two-year-old daughter and dumped the body in a sugarcane plantation. Millicent Achieng’, 21, was arrested after neighbours reported that the child...
View ArticleKMA hires machine to cut hyacinth
The Kenya Maritime Authority has hired a machine to remove the water hyacinth in Lake victoria. The machine, which has been hired from the National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation, cost Sh8...
View ArticleLusaka asks media to defend devolution
BUNGOMA Governor Kenneth Lusaka has urged the Media to be good advocates of devolution by highlighting issues affecting counties. Speaking during a luncheon for the Bungoma Press Club after the...
View ArticleGovernment to build 6 markets
The Kisumu county government will commission six new markets to be built at a cost of Sh60million. The markets, to be built under the Economic Stimulus Programme, are Awasi, Katito, Chiga, Tamu, Dago...
View ArticleJudge to decide Kisii petition on August 16
Kisii county Senator Chris Obure yesterday asked the High Court to dismiss a petition challenging his win in the March 4 general election. Giving his final submission, Obure through his lawyer Chacha...
View ArticleMPs criticise government
THREE ODM MPs have told the government to stop undermining devolution. The MPs accused President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto for interfering with the transfer of functions from the...
View ArticleDelay MPs' perks - Kizito
FORMER Shinyalu MP Justus Kizito has asked the government not to give car grants to MPs and senators facing election petitions arising from the last general elections. Kizito said though MPs are...
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