Woman killed by River Kuja
Busia A 41-year-old woman was on Wednesday swept away by floods as she washed utensils outside her house in Wath Onger, Nyatike constituency. Sofia Mutenga, a mother of five, lives close to River Kuja....
View ArticleKisii launches Sh57m fish farming project
THE Kisii government will spend Sh57 million to put up 288 fish ponds, Agriculture executive Vincent Sagwe has said. He said the fish farming project will boos food security and improve farmers’...
View ArticleThree million dewormed
KISumu More than three million children between the ages of two and 14 have been dewormed in Nyanza and Rift Valley regions. Addressing a press conference at Tom Mboya Labour College in Kisumu...
View ArticleLusaka swears in chief officers
Bungoma The last two chief officers have been sworn in. Chrispinus Barasa (Finance) and Peter Mukenya (Trade) were sworn in on Wednesday at the governor’s office. The swearing in was delayed after the...
View ArticleMore judges plea for Kisii
KISII High Court Judge Ruth Sitati yesterday urged Chief Justice Willy Mutunga to post three judges to the area to ease the backlog of cases. Sitati said the station has two judges, Samson Okong’o and...
View ArticleNo children's office in Ugunja
SIAYA Lack of a children’s office in Ugunja hampers efforts to stop escalating cases of child abuse, a local NGO has warned. County Child Protection Network chairman Victor Ojoro says child abuse and...
View ArticlePolice in Kuria recover 15 cattle from rustlers
POLICE in Kuria East district have found 15 cattle stolen by rustlers from Tanzania. Residents confronted the rustlers on Wednesday morning as they drove the animals to Mabera market. Area police boss...
View ArticleKisumu MCAs query Sh11.9m building deal
THE Kisumu County Assembly transport and public workers committee has questioned the Sh11.9 million contracts for the renovation and fencing of the assembly offices. A report tabled in the assembly by...
View ArticleBungoma assembly kicks out roads boss
THE Bungoma Roads executive Stephen Nendela has been sacked over incompetence. The assembly members passed a motion against Nendela yesterday. The MCAs said the move is in accordance with Section 40 of...
View ArticleCane farmers land directive
Residents in Kakamega county will be required to have a minimum of one acre land to engage in sugarcane farming. The new task force that issued the directive was appointed by Governor Wycliffe Oparanya...
View ArticleDC’s orders to bars serving kids
UGUNJA subcounty deputy commissioner Kipkech Lotiatia has told police to revoke licenses of joints that sell alcoholic drinks to children. Lotiatia said certain joints allow children to drink or buy...
View Article'Cancer' roofs to come down
THE Kisumu county assembly will replace all asbestos roofs with iron sheets once a private members Bill is passed. Nominated MCA Bob Ndolo yesterday said he will introduce the bill next month. He said...
View ArticleEleven officials not yet hired
Trans Nzoia Governor Patrick Khaemba is yet to appoint Agriculture executive and 10 chief officers to the county government. The county assembly has been calling the governor to speed up the...
View ArticleEducation board to boost quality
KISUMU Governor Jack Ranguma has launched the County Education Board. Ranguma said the board will be tasked to improve the quality of education in the county. It consists of 12 members, who will advise...
View ArticleRasanga reshuffles Kisumu Trade, Roads executives
SIAYA Governor Cornel Rasanga has reshuffled the county executive committee. Francis Ngesa, formerly in charge of the Trade docket has been moved to the Roads and Transport docket. Ngesa is replaced by...
View ArticleSix Nyakach students sent home over sharing beds
SIX girls in a Kisumu secondary school have been suspended for lesbianism and dvevil worship. The students were allegedly sharing beds. Sources said the girls in Forms two, three and four are yet to...
View ArticleKakamega assembly surmmons health executive over ambulances
The KAKAMEGA county assembly has summoned Health executive Elsie Muhanda. Muhanda will appear before the assembly on Monday over the implementation of the county health budget. She is expected to shed...
View ArticleOjaamong unveils 7 subcounty, 35 ward heads
BUSIA Governor Sospeter Ojaamong yesterday unveiled 42 subcounty and ward administrators. The seven sub county admins and 35 ward administrators will undertake a one month paramilitary training at AP...
View ArticleHoma Bay MCA shot dead in attack at his home
A Member of Kibiri Ward representative in Rachuonyo North Sub County within Homa Bay County has been shot dead at his home on Friday morning. Boaz Odhiambo Ondiek was shot dead at 1 in the morning by...
View ArticleMore judges plea for Kisii
KISII High Court Judge Ruth Sitati yesterday urged Chief Justice Willy Mutunga to post three judges to the area to ease the backlog of cases. Sitati said the station has two judges, Samson Okong’o and...
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