MP Aduma happy with KCSE marks
NYANZA leaders have praised education stakeholders in the region for posting good results in the 2013 KCSE exam. Some 30 candidates from the region made it to the top 100 students nationally. Nyakach...
View ArticleDaily quiz makes Rang’ala Girls the best in chemistry
A unique daily 20-minute test dubbed “Chemistry scale examination” is the top secret behind Saint Francis Rang’ala Girls Secondary School outstanding performance in the subject. The girls are subjected...
View ArticleKakamega traders protest new levies
Traders and residents of Kakamega town yesterday held a demonstration to protest against the taxes imposed by the county government. The taxes, which will be enforced under the county Finance Act, will...
View ArticleReps irked by MPs, Senate
Kisii countyMCAs have threatened to collect signatures to scrap the Senate. The MCAs said they will embark on the exercise if the senators don’t stop meddling in the affairs of county governments. In a...
View ArticleFather kills family, self
A man suspected to have killed his wife and two children allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at Owaga sublocation, Muhoroni in Kisumu County. Muhoroni Police boss Muthuri Mwongera said the...
View ArticleSavula wants Act put on hold
KAKAMEGA Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has been asked to suspend implementation of the controversial county Finance Act until consensus is reached on sustainable fees and charges. Lugari MP Ayub Savula on...
View ArticleMP donates coffins for 8
LUGARI MP Ayub Savula yesterday said he will provide coffins for all the eight people who died in a road accident along Eldoret-Busia highway a week ago. Savula said he will also meet part of the...
View ArticleMCAs endorse chief officers
The Homa Bay county assembly has approved 10 names of county officers appointed by Governor Cyprian Awiti. Five of the appointees had earlier been rejected by the assembly but Awiti forwarded their...
View ArticleKolanya Girls bounce back in 2013 KCSE
AFTER being in the shadows of St Monica Chakol for two consecutive years, Salvation Army Kolanya Girls in Teso North have bounced back. The school registered an impressive mean score of 7.3 in the 2013...
View ArticleCheap imports hurting us - cane farmers
Sugar cane farmers in Migori county have raised fears of collapse of the government owned Sony Sugar Millers over influx of illegal cheap sugar. Farmers, Sony workers and transporters had planned to...
View ArticleNew petrol station open
The Busia government has warned consumers against buying adulterated fuel. Roads executive Gregory Odeke said it is criminal to sell fuel that does not meet international standards. He said the crime...
View ArticleHuman-wildlife conflict solution
Kisumu MCAs have recommended that policy legislations be put in place to eradicate human wildlife conflict. They want legislation and policies of KWS to be devolved to counties to issue licenses for...
View ArticleOwalo's exit long overdue, says MP
THE exit of ODM leader Raila Odinga’s aide Eliud Owalo has been received with mixed reactions. Leaders who support Ababu Namwamba for ODM secretary general said they welcome the move . Others have...
View ArticleBungoma assembly approves 14 officers
THE Bungoma county assembly has approved 14 nominees for chief officers. There was heated debate in the assembly on Tuesday and Wednesday. Evans Fwamba is the Tourism chief officer while Martin Talian...
View ArticleGovernor gets 23 tractors for Kisumu farmers
Farmers in Kisumu county will have the use of 23 new tractors during the planting season. The tractors will be hired out at Sh1,500 per acre. Governor Jack Ranguma unveiled the machines on Wednesday at...
View ArticleVillager attacks Lugari cop, friend during stroll
A police officer and his friend were attacked on Thursday at Mwamba village in Lugari subcounty. Sergeant Janet Musasia, who is commanding Mwamba AP camp, and Edith Amadi were taking an evening stroll....
View ArticleKhalwale appeal to Uhuru on county tax
KAKAMEGA Senator Bonny Khalwale has asked President Uhuru to convene an intergovernmental session with governors to address the implementation of devolution. He said the governors are oppressing...
View ArticleMaranda deserved top spot - Siaya officials
Maranda High School was denied its victory in last year’s KCSE results, Siaya county directors of education have said. They said Siaya, which was ranked position two after Samburu, should have taken...
View ArticleHoma Bay sets up Sh400 million farm plan
Homa Bay county has launched a farming project that is expected to create 2,000 jobs. A further 25,000 people will benefit from the integrated agricultural project Governor Cyprian Awiti launched the...
View ArticleMan lynched over death
A man was lynched and his house torched by a mob at Aduoyo village in East Asembo location Rarieda subcounty. Area chief Bob Okal said residents suspected Julius Onyango, 41, killed and buried Mary...
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