Oyioka and Opore set for battle
TWO candidates have declared their interest in the upcoming Bonchari constituency by-election. They are immediate former MP Oroo Oyioka of Kanu and Zebedeo Opore of Ford People. Word has it that...
View ArticleBoda boda man killed in Awendo
Uriri The body of boda boda operator was yesterday found dumped in a sugarcane plantation at Koigo village. Area boda boda operators burnt down three houses belonging to the suspected killers including...
View ArticleKisumu firms told to stop dumping in lake
THE Kisumu government has warned local institutions against discharging raw effluent into rivers and Lake Victoria. Water executive Barack Abonyo said local industries discharge raw effluents directly...
View ArticleGovernor Awiti unveils county education board
HOMA Bay Governor Cyprian Awiti has launched the County Education Board to improve education standards. He said even though education has not been devolved, the residents are looking to the county...
View ArticleGuards want their dues paid
Workers of Modern Security Holding Ltd yesterday held a protest to demand their unpaid dues. The 95 workers pitched camp at the labour office in Kisumu town. Kenya Private Security Workers Union...
View ArticleBoda bodas seek training
Boda boda operators in Bungoma county want their MPs to establish a fund for their training. Bungoma East boda boda chairman Evans Wafula said most operators do not have licences. “Most of us are...
View ArticleFires close down school
THE Education ministry yesterday ordered Sameta Boys High School closed after a second dormitory burnt down on Thursday morning. Kisii county director of education Richard Ckepkawai said the school...
View ArticleEight tractors for farmers
Homa Bay Governor Cyprian Awiti yesterday flagged off eight tractors at Gahena field in Ndhiwa subcounty. The tractors will be hired out to farmers. "To hire these tractors, the farmers will only pay...
View ArticleCounty can hire staff, Kisii court rules
The High Court in Kisii has given the Migori county Public Service Board and County Assembly Board the go-ahead to recruit staff. On Wednesday, judge Ruth Sitati threw out two applications for contempt...
View ArticleIDPs appeal for payment
More than 100 IDPs in Migori county have threatened to sue the government for neglecting them. They say they have not been compensated or given psychological help for trauma suffered during the 2007-8...
View ArticleBid to heal Kericho, Kisumu rift
The government on Thursday convened a meeting to reconcile two communities at the Kisumu-Kericho border. This follows an outbreak of violence that has left six people dead and displaced 2,516. The...
View ArticleMigori new plan for better health care
The Migori government plans to reduce the region's 14.2 per cent HIV-Aids prevalence rate and malaria deaths. This is part of the county's Sh13.5 billion health strategic plan launched on Thursday at...
View ArticleSiaya Institute eyeing Mbita
THE Siaya Institute of Science and Technology will open a campus in Mbita town, principal Charles Akach has said. He said the satelite campus will offer unique courses including fisheries management to...
View ArticleMP Magwanga says cops are protecting criminals
KASIPUL MP Oyugi Magwanga has accused police officers of protecting criminals in Oyugis town. He said the officers have failed to arrest the criminals by colluding with them. Magwanga said residents...
View ArticleKisumu sets up team to manage school bursaries
MCAs in Kisumu have published a Bursary Fund Bill to help needy children continue with education. The Kisumu County Education Funds Bill, 2014, has passed the first reading and includes establishment...
View ArticleMP tips youth on Uwezo loans
KISUMU Central MP Ken Obura yesterday asked women and the youth to form groups to apply for the Uwezo Fund. He said the money will boost their living standards if they use it rightfully. Obura said the...
View ArticleDeliverance church treats the sick
A Bungoma church is using free medical services to woo souls. More than 3,000 people received treatment at the camp, which was set up by the Deliverance Church in Bungoma and its mother church in Umoja...
View ArticleHoma Bay appeals to Uhuru for state jobs
TNA officials in Homa Bay county have appealed to President Uhuru to consider them for civil service appointments. Led by Charles Amenya, the group said the party has sidelined them from recent state...
View ArticleCut down counties to 10, says Savula
LUGARI MP Ayub Savula has called for a referendum to reduce the number of counties, constituencies and wards to cut down the bloated wage bill. Savula said the number of counties should be trimmed to...
View ArticleMigori to plant one million trees in forest recovery
THE Migori government will plant more than one million trees in the next rainy season. Environment executive Polycap Ating'a said the move will improve forest cover in the county. He said the county's...
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