State did not fully probe the Busia attacks - rights group
A lobby has faulted the government for failing to adequately investigate "a spate of organised gang attacks on Western villages" during and after the March 4, 2013 general election. In a report ‘We...
View ArticleMigori allocates Sh13m to upgrade Uriri hospital
THE Migori government has allocated Sh13 million to improve health facilities in Uriri Subcounty Hospital. Migori Deputy Governor Mwita Marwa said they want the facility to offer proper child health...
View ArticleOnyancha now joins Wiper
KISII Former Bonchari MP Charles Onyancha has defected from ODM to Wiper Democratic Party. Speaking on the phone to the Star on Saturday, he said he will contest the forthcoming by-election on a Wiper...
View ArticleSiaya MCA walks out of Rasanga meeting
A Siaya MCA walked out of a meeting convened by Governor Cornel Rasanga to discuss the multibillion-shilling Dominion Rice Farm on Sunday. Central ward representative Leonard Oriaro differed with...
View ArticleParents disown fee increase
kisumu The Nyanza Region Parents Association has said they are not to blame for the increase in secondary school fees. Chairman Jackson Ogweno said their focus is on the parents’ representatives...
View ArticleMeeting on education set
MALAVA Education stakeholders from Kakamega county will meet at Bukhungu stadium next Friday to chat the way forward for the education sector, Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has said. He spoke on Saturday...
View ArticleMigori claims fallow land
KURIA The Government will utilise 20 hectares of fallow land in Kuria East subcounty, Migori Lands executive Michael Ogutu, said yesterday. Speaking on the phone, he said portions of land in Nyabasi...
View ArticleMumias sugarcane farmers receive subsidised fertiliser
SUGARCANE farmers from Western region have for the first time received subsidised fertiliser from the government. Agriculture Secretary Felix Koskei said the government, through the Kenya Sugar Board,...
View ArticleRasanga to overhaul finance office
SIAYA Governor Cornel Rasanga has announced plans to overhaul the finance office following last month’s attempted fraud of Sh86 million. He said he will replace lax officials with more efficient and...
View Articlemp wants sugar repackaging stopped to avoid smuggling
A MEMBER of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture has asked the government to ban repackaging of sugar to stop smuggling. Mumias East MP Ben Washiali said continued repackaging of smuggled sugar...
View ArticleBid to increase county budgets
kisumu The Senate wants to increase the Sh226 billion allocation for counties. Nominated TNA Senators Martha Wangari and Joy Gwendo said they will continue with the push to ensure counties receive more...
View ArticleKenya Power staff killed
Busia A 29-year-old Kenya Power Company employee died on the spot on Sunday when he was electrocuted. He was repairing an electric pole with his colleagues. The incident occurred at Mariana in Samia...
View ArticleSamia teacher killed in crash
KERICHO A teacher from Samia subcounty was killed in a road accident on Thursday evening at Chagaik blackspot on Kericho-Nakuru highway. Joseph Obwogo was an English teacher at Sigalame High School in...
View ArticleKakamega fails to pick majority chief
ELECTIONS for Kakamega county majority leader ended in disarray on Sunday after differences on the mode of the polls emerged. Trouble started when the ODM members allied to nominated MCA Abdi Karim...
View ArticleBusia veteran politician spells out county agenda
VETERAN politician and former Nambale MP Philip Masinde has asked Busia government to ensure the county achieves prosperity. In a four-page letter to Governor Sospeter Ojaamong, Masinde, 82, said Busia...
View ArticleDennis Akumu's wife unveils Sauti ya Raia party in Kisumu
NYAKACH constituency politician Grace Akumu has unveiled a new political party called Citizen’s Convention Party, whose slogan is ‘Sauti ya Raia’. The CCP party leader, Grace, said the aim of the party...
View ArticleCounty wants control of mills
KISUMU leaders want county governments to run sugar factories ahead of their privatisation. Governor Jack Ranguma, his deputy Ruth Odinga and MP Onyango Koyoo (Muhoroni), James Nyikal (Seme), Aduma...
View ArticleKisii deal to triple parking fees revenue
Kisii county expects to triple its monthly revenue from parking fees with the introduction of a new automated system. The county on Monday signed a deal with the Diamond Trust Bank, which will oversee...
View ArticleMP urges locals to support him
MATUNGU MP David Were has thanked the electorate for electing him in the March 2013 general elections after the Court of Appeal dismissed a petition challenging his victory. Area ODM candidate Paul...
View ArticleKakamega MCAs pass bills in special session
The Kakamega county assembly on Monday passed a record seven bills during a special sitting. The assembly has only passed the county Finance Bill and Appropriation Bill since its inception. Members...
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