NGOs asked to educate public
CIVIL society organisations have been asked to educate the public on importance of devolution. Plan International Bondo Unit Manager Phitaris Were said most Kenyans in rural areas do not understand the...
View ArticleNyando, Bonchari await Speaker's word
THE Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has formally received certificates nullifying the elections of Nyando and Bonchari MPs. The IEBC received the certificates from the Court of Appeal...
View ArticlePolice investigate Sh230 million scam at the Siaya county head office
POLICE have launched investigations into claims that Sh230 million could have been lost at Siaya county government through fraud. Source said police are pursuing claims that some senior staff may have...
View ArticleRongo takes up Nyumba Kumi
THE Nyumba Kumi initiative has taken root in North Kanyajuok sublocation in Rongo district. Residents, led by their administrator Joseph Nyamanga, said they took the initiative to help fight crime in...
View Article14 cattle recovered in Nandi county
SECURITY has been beefed up on the Nandi-Kisumu boarder, Nandi county AP boss Charles Okech has said. He said this follows the recovery of 14 cows stolen from Muhoroni subdistrict two days ago. Okech...
View ArticleMigori asks state to end corruption
MIGORI residents have asked the national government to reign in on corruption and cut fund wastage. They said stringent financial management systems will prevent unscrupulous workers from dipping their...
View ArticleFormer MP's wife robbed at gunpoint
FORMER Nyakach MP Ochieng Daima's wife was on Wednesday robbed at gunpoint. Three-armed men riding a motorbike robbed Jane Daima at the gate of their residence in Mamboleo home at 1.30pm. She was with...
View ArticleSh75 million for Lambwe Valley Forest project
WORLD Vision Kenya, World Vision Germany and the Homa Bay government yesterday launched a Sh75million Lambwe Valley Forest restoration programme. The climate protection and resource conservation...
View ArticleObado slams Court of Appeal petition ruling
Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado yesterday termed the ruling made by the Court of Appeal in Kisumu nullifying his election was "politically instigated". In a statement sent by his communications...
View ArticleRed Cross to donate shoes
The Kenya Red Cross will donate 15,660 shoes to poor pupils in 42 primary schools in Kisii county. It will partner with Tom Shoes Company from the US. County Red Cross chair- person Magdalene Mwebi...
View ArticleTeachers told to keep off politics
A parliamentary seat loser in Rarieda subcounty has blamed poor academic performance on teachers' participation in politics. Netto Adhola said schools whose headteachers engage in politics performed...
View ArticlePetitioner slams Obado remarks
The petitioner in Migori Governor Okoth Obado's election suit has said his (Obado's) statements are reckless. Edward Oyugi said Obado's sentiments are in bad faith. Obado dismissed the Court of Appeal...
View ArticleKisumu to revive Kicomi
The Kisumu county government will revive cotton farming. Agriculture executive Stephen Orot said the county government will revive the stalled Kicomi ginnery. Orot said they will partner with private...
View ArticleSemelang'o faults CDF over youth enrolment
National Youth Development Fund chairman Gor Semelang’o has accused Uwezo Fund management committees for dismal enrollment by youth to obtain funds. Semelang’o said many youth lack information on how...
View ArticleMPs after new parties told to formally resign
THE Registrar of political parties Lucy Ndung’u has told MPs seeking new parties to formally resign. Ndung’u said her office is yet to receive applications from MPs or public officers seeking formation...
View ArticleODM MPs disown Dalmas move to form new party
ODM MPs from South Nyanza have distanced themselves from the yet to be formed party by Rongo MP Dalmas Otieno. The legislators refuted claims that Dalmas' new party will belong to the people of South...
View ArticleKhalwale accuses Jubilee of trickery
KAKAMEGA Senator Bonny Khalwale has accused the Jubilee administration of undermining devolution through “old style Kanu tactics”. He said the Uhuru administration is denying counties funds by...
View ArticleRuto warns cattle rustlers
DEPUTY PRESIDENT William Ruto has said security apparatus will deal with cattle rustlers on the Nyakach-Kericho border. He said cattle rustlers are bnot different from terrorists. “They belong to the...
View ArticleLeaders want Omena ban scrapped
A section of Siaya county leaders want a review of the law that provides for the annual ban on fishing and trade of small fish (Omena). They include the vice chairman of Agriculture committee Willis...
View ArticleSiaya set to hire teachers
THE Siaya county government will employ some 700 Early Childhood and Development Education teachers in the next financial year. Deputy Governor Wilson Ouma said the county will hire the teachers to...
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