MP Aduma slams Ruto over rustlers
NYAKACH MP Aduma Owuor has criticised remarks by Deputy President William Ruto that the national government will deal with cattle rustlers. Speaking to The Star on the phone yesterday, Aduma said it is...
View ArticleSiaya officials snub Vision 2030 meeting
SIAYA Governor Cornel Rasanga has accused the executives, MCAs and directors of sabotaging development in the county. Rasanga said concerted efforts from all stakeholders will help achieve meaningful...
View ArticleODM Migori throws Dalmas out of party
ODM Migori branch has suspended Rongo MP Dalmas Otieno from the party. Rongo sub-branch secretary George Obuya said Dalmas has been suspended as an ODM member and delegate. “We received the letter on...
View ArticleEducate disabled kids, parents told
Parents of physically challenged children in Bungoma county neglect the children and never take them to school. Speaking during a price giving day at Joy Valley School for the Physically Challenged in...
View ArticleWidows have right to land, says DC
A Deputy County Commissioner has warned the public against depriving the widows their rights to land ownership. Speaking during a burial ceremony at Kitere village, Rongo sub-county on Tuesday Baringo...
View ArticleBungoma wants Nzoia Sugar shares
The county government of Bungoma has called on the ministry of agriculture to widely consult before selling of Nzoia sugar company claiming 50 percent stake. Speaking to the star yesterday in his...
View ArticleAlbinos demand medics
People living with albinism within Bungoma county have decried of shortage of dermatologists in government hospitals. To address their skin related ailments. Speaking to the star at the Bungoma...
View ArticleODM legislators request to Cord principals
Two ODM MPs have petitioned Cord principals to ensure the coalition fields sole candidates in its strongholds in the coming by-elections. Aduma Owuor (Nyakach) and Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East) called...
View ArticleUDF officia disabled clash over Butali mill
KAKAMEGA county UDF treasurer Wafula Nabwera has warned former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo against fighting the MP Ayub Savula. Jirongo has accused Savula of being behind the woes of Butali Sugar Company....
View ArticleNyamira traders, activists sue against county Finance Act
SOME 21 civil society activists and the business community have gone to court to challenge the Nyamira county Finance Act. In the petition filed under certificate of urgency at the High Court, the...
View ArticleState not for Luhyas - ODM man
THE ODM national youth league chairman Rashid Mohammed has accused the government of fighting Cotu secretary general Francis Atwoli. Mohammed said the launch of the Federation of Public Servants Trade...
View ArticlePoliticians warned against encouraging large families
Politicians have been asked to stop encouraging people to give birth to many children. The National Council for Population and Development assistant director Moses Ouma urged the leaders o support...
View ArticleKisii governor unveils county education board
THE Kisii government has unveiled a new County Education Board to manage education. Governor James Ongwae presided over the inauguration of the 17-member board charged with ensuring efficient...
View ArticleObama aunt funeral in Karachuonyo
US President Barrack Obama's aunt Zeituni Obama will be buried at Karachunyo village in Homa Bay county on a date yet to be set. Zetuni died on Tuesday night in Boston, USA. Obama's grandmother Mama...
View ArticleVarsity asks don to repay Sh1.8 million
MASINDE Muliro University has surcharged a lecturer of Sh1.8 million she earned fraudulently without working. Sandra Barasa left the university in 2006 to pursue her PhD at Leiden University in...
View Article18,000 students miss KMTC campus places
MORE than 18,000 students qualified to join the Kenya Medical Training College annually fail to get admissions because of inadequate facilities and staff at the institutions. KMTC director Olang’o...
View ArticleCounty gets ready for floods
Migori A flood assessment exercise has begun. The county is currently experiencing heavy rains. The exercise will assess the state of rescue centres, food supply and permanent solution to floods. The...
View ArticlePharmacy board to bolster drug crime
THE Pharmacy and Poisons Board will step up drug enforcement to improve safety standards. Nyanza regional head of inspectorate Beatrice Obinge said PPB will partner with the Kenya Pharmaceuticals...
View ArticleBoda bodas blamed for Kisumu jam
BODA Boda operators in Kisumu’s Central Business District pose a security risk to financial institutions, says a report. The report tabled in the county assembly by Kolwa East ward representative...
View ArticleFishermen free to catch Omena
Siaya The county government has warned the police and the Fisheries Department officers against harassing fishermen. Deputy Governor Wilson Ouma said some officers and harass fishermen despite the...
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