Migori defends repairs on road to PS's home
THE Migori government has defended the construction of a road leading to a Supreme Court judge’s home. Reacting to Saturday's demonstration by a group of youth, Roads executive Erastus Nyamori said a...
View ArticleGekano High needs overhaul, says Bosire
KITUTU Masaba MP Timothy Bosire has expressed concerns over the dilapidated state of St Paul’s Gekano High School. Bosire, an alumnus of the school, said its current state is embarrassing and shameful....
View ArticleSiaya MCAs trip to Entebbe cancelled
A planned trip to Entebbe town in Uganda by Siaya executives and MCAs has flopped due to lack of funds. The group of 48 MCAs, executives and a host of staff in the governor’s office were supposed to...
View ArticleI am ready for Kisii governor race - Manson
SOUTH Mugirango MP Manson Nyamweya has told Kisii Governor James Ongwae to prepare for a bruising battle in 2017. Nyamweya, who has declared his interest in the governor's seat, said he has what it...
View ArticleSh7m Kisumu artisans' kitty record missing
THERE are fears that part of the Sh 7.2 million raised by Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero in aid of Kisumu Juakali artisans might have fallen on wrong hands. Kisumu town Chief Willis Onyona said he has...
View ArticleLeave Mudavadi out of Vihiga woes - aide
UDF leader Musalia Mudavadi's aide has defended him against accusations that he is meddling in Vihiga Governor Moses Akaranga’s administration. Mudavadi's secretary Kibisu Kabatesi yesterday told...
View ArticleSh2bn sugar factory for Kisii county
The Kisii government in partnership with a foreign investor will build a Sh2.4 billion sugar factory in South Mugirango constituency. Trade executive Moiro Omari said the investor will embark on the...
View ArticleSecond phase for national IDs
RARIEDA MP Nicholas Gumbo has launched the second phase of the free mobile ID registration. Addressing the press in Rarieda yesterday, Gumbo said he began the initiative to reduce the long procedures...
View ArticleKitutu to pick ODM candidate
nyamira Kitutu Masaba MP Timothy Bosire yesterday said ODM will not impose a candidate for the Bonchari by-election. “Consultations are ongoing where people are giving their opinions on the candidate...
View ArticleTNA blamed for neglect
kisii Some TNA officials have accused the Jubilee administration of neglecting them. South Mugirango TNA chairman Joshua Ondora yesterday said President Uhuru and Deputy President William Ruto have...
View ArticleLeader backs Nyumba Kumi
kisumu Residents in Nyakach have been asked to embrace Nyumba Kumi to fight cattle rustling. Kisumu county commissioner Lorna Odero said residents should support community policing to make the area...
View ArticleMigori IDPs ask state, county to pay them
Migori IDPs have asked the national and county governments recognise, pay and resettle them. The 3,182 vetted and verified IDPs, under the IDPS Network Support Society, wrote a memorandum to Governor...
View ArticleAkaranga to host Miss Tourism fair
VIHIGA county has been granted the rights to host the Miss Tourism Kenya national beauty contest. The county government will need Sh80 million to host the event that brings together more than 3,000...
View ArticleInmates in protest over Kibos deaths
INMATES at Kibos Prison in Kisumu yesterday protested the death of their two colleagues. Warders who did not want to be named said the inmates demanded to be told the circumstances under which the two...
View ArticleVihiga gets Sh8m subsidised fertiliser
VIHIGA county has started distributing subsidised fertiliser to farmers. Agriculture Executive Sande Mukuna said 3,335 bags of CAN fertiliser worth Sh8 million have been distributed to the four...
View ArticleAssailant kills mother, three kids in Kanduyi
A middle-aged-woman and her three children have been killed in Wekelekha village, Kanduyi constituency. The bodies were found in their house yesterday morning. Community policing chairman Joseph Mutaki...
View ArticleBusia aunches Sh100m classrooms project
The Busia government yesterday launched the Sh100 million Early Childhood Development and Education classrooms project. Finance executive Allan Omachar and his Education counterpart Joel Barua gave the...
View ArticleNyanza leads in drug abuse, says Nacada
THE National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse says Nyanza region is the leading market for drugs in the country. Nacada programmes coordinator in the region Adrian Njenga said...
View ArticleNendela walks out of Bungoma hearing
Tempers flared during the start of the hearing of a house committee investigating sacked Bungoma Roads executive Stephen Nendela forcing him to withdraw from the proceedings. Nendela’s lawyer Henry...
View ArticleStudents say bill is unfair
THE Vihiga County Students’ Network has criticised the county Education Bill terming it discriminatory. A statement issued by the network president Vulimu Munyora on Wednesday said the county assembly...
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