Ranguma hits back at MCAs on education kitty
KISUMU Governor Jack Ranguma has asked MCAs to stop politicising the County Education Kitty. He said the MCAs should instead focus more on developing their wards. "The MCAs should get their priorities...
View ArticleMumias admits role in cane farmers' troubles
MUMIAS Sugar Company agricultural manager Wesley Koech has said poor service delivery has affected the firm's relationship with sugarcane farmers. He said delayed payments to farmers and poor filed...
View ArticleOjaamong lauds funds directive
BUSIA Governor Sospeter Ojaamong has welcomed the Commission for Revenue Allocations' directive to Bungoma county to refund more than Sh1.2b erroneously allocated to it. Addressing the press in Busia...
View ArticleBusia to unveil electricity monitoring unit
BUSIA government will form a special unit to respond to concerns of residents regarding eletricity supply. Governor Sospeter Ojaamong said this will reduce problems channeled to the Kenya Power...
View ArticleMan nabbed over Sh10m tobacco
POLICE in Migori county are holding an official of Mastermind Tobacco Kenya in connection with the disappearance of 24 tonnes of tobacco belonging to a rival company, Alliance One Tobacco. The suspect...
View ArticleMCAs ask chairman of Luhya elders to resign
A section of Vihiga county MCAs have asked the chairman of the Luhya Elders Forum, Patrick Wangamati, to resign. Led by assembly majority whip Abdalla Chogo, they accused Wangamati of dividing the...
View ArticleVihiga girl appeals for Sh32,000 fees
A 14-year-old girl at Tigoi Girls Secondary in Vihiga county is appealing to well-wishers to assist her pay school fees. Edwina Mango says she was out of school for the whole of last term. “My ailing...
View Article28 nabbed in Siaya, Migori over brews
MORE than 28 people have been arrested and several liters of illegal brew confiscated in Siaya and Migori counties. This follows an ongoing crackdown on illicit brews by security personnel. Siaya...
View ArticleMP requests more teachers for Samia
FUNYULA MP Paul Otuoma has called on Education Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi to address the shortage of teachers in schools. Otuoma, who was addressing education stakeholders at Nanderema Secondary School...
View ArticleLawmakers trash IEBCs poll claims
TWO ODM MPs have trashed the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s claims that voter apathy cost the Cord coalition in the March 4 general elections last year. They also faulted the...
View ArticleNyamira ex-speaker says sack 'malicious'
NYAMIRA county assembly speaker Peter King’oina has termed the decision to impeach him as "malicious and illegal". Speaking to the Star on the phone, King’oina said the assembly meeting, which...
View ArticleTeachers deny booing Savula in Kakamega
TEACHERS in Kakamega county have denied heckling Lugari MP Ayub Savula during a meeting organised by Cotu secretary general Francis Atwoli on Saturday. Speaking in Kakamega town yesterday, county Knut...
View ArticlePolice warned against using official cars for gain
NYANZA police boss Charles Narangwi has asked officers in the region not to use police vehicles for personal gain. Speaking in Kisumu on Saturday during a police competition on first aid kits organised...
View ArticleIllegal land deals irk Teso official
TESO North subcounty commissioner Josephine Onunga has raised concerns over rising cases of illegal land deals in the area. Addressing a public baraza in Angurai market on Tuesday, Onunga said any...
View ArticleKisumu cops arrest two,impound illicit brews
ABOUT 130 local brewers have been arrested and more than 10,000 litres of illicit liquor confiscated in Kisumu county. The arrest follows an intensified crackdown on illicit brew. Addressing the press...
View ArticleMigori to use Sh170m to build county offices
THE Migori county has allocated Sh170 million for the construction of two subcounty headquarters and 16 ward offices across. Governor Okoth Obado said Nyarombo in Suna West and and Kegonga in Kuria...
View ArticleCops gun down two robbers
TWO robbery suspects were on Monday night gunned down by police in Matete, Kakamega county . The suspects had attempted to attack truck drivers on the Eldoret-Bungoma highway. Police said the suspects...
View ArticleSiaya MCAs fear for lives, want security
SIAYA county assembly has raised fears that MCAs are being targeted on raft of issues that include political assassination by gangs for hire. Addressing the press in Siaya yesterday, speaker George...
View ArticleKisii hospital denies drugs shortage report
THE Kisii government has dismissed media reports that there is a shortage of drugs at the Kisii Level Five Hospital. Hospital CEO Dr Enock Ondari said no patient had been turned away for lack of...
View ArticleSiaya youth told to start businesses
YOUTHS in Siaya have been asked to engage in viable socio-economic ventures that will uplift their livelihoods. Siaya youth MCA Walter Okelo yesterday said Rarieda subcounty has a good transport...
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