Bill to boost water supply
KISUMU County Assembly members have passed a motion on water management and supply within the county. According to the motion mover Benjamin Onyango, the county assembly is obliged to look into ways of...
View ArticlePurify local brews - Don
A university don has challenged scientists in the country to come up with a simple innovation to help curb deaths caused by methanol in illicit brews. Akello Jalang’o a professor at Kenyatta University...
View ArticleEACC in Nyamira probe
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has launched investigations into a Sh30 million insurance tender in Nyamira county. Sources at the EACC offices in Kisumu and Nyamira county assemblies said...
View ArticleRasanga leads team on Entebbe tour
SIAYA County government led by governor Cornel Rasanga and speaker George Okode have left for Entebbe, Uganda for a bonding session. They left on Thursday aboard two buses that ferried staffs from the...
View ArticleObado calls for innovation and invention to achieve Vision 2030
MIGORI Governor Okoth Obado has told education institutions to encourage innovation and invention towards attaining vision 2030. Obado said scientists should work with high schools and colleges to help...
View ArticleHoma Bay delegates want Kajwang out
HOMA Bay Senator Otieno Kajwang has been replaced as the county ODM chairman by former Rangwe MP Martin Ogindo. Karachuonyo MP James Rege and the county branch secretary said the county delegates have...
View ArticleSh300m paint plant to be built in Kisumu
CROWN Paints Kenya Ltd will build a Sh300million factory in Kisumu county. CEO Rakesh Rao said the factory will be based at Kisian Junction on the Kisumu-Busia road. This will be the company’s first...
View ArticleGekano Boys protest filth in the school
SOME 44 form four students at Gekano Boys High School in Nyamira county yesterday walked out of the compound protesting poor hygiene. The students walked out at 5am and said the school management has...
View ArticleNyamweya denounces Waiguru
SOUTH Mugirango MP Manson Nyamweya yesterday supported the planned impeachment of Devolution Secretary Ann Waiguru. Nyamweya said Waiguru has been discharging her duties in total disregard for the...
View ArticleBoy drowns in school borehole
KISUMU A boy has drowned at Delphus Academy’s borehole in Manyatta area, Kisumu Central constituency. Evans Ojwang’, three, drowned on Monday afternoon as he played with colleagues. Deputy police boss...
View ArticleKisii assembly closed 4 days as speaker probed
ALL Kisii county assembly offices have remained closed for four weekdays after the Industrial Court issued an order to have the speaker investigated. Sitting in Nakuru, Justice Byram Ongaya last Friday...
View ArticleOparanya's 24-hour boost for Kakamega
KAKAMEGA Governor Wycliffe Oparanya plans to turn around Kakamega town into a 24-hour business centre within six months. Plans have been finalised to open up roads, provide space for business and fix...
View ArticleAspirant in Bungoma poll missing
New Ford-Kenya aspirant in the Bungoma county's Misikhu ward by-election Robert Mwembe has gone missing since Tuesday. Speaking to the Star yesterday, Mwembe's wife, Brigid Nekesa, said the politician...
View ArticleAppeal for the needy people
LEADERS in Homa Bay County have been challenged to engage needy people in developmental activities. Kojwach Widows and Orphans’ Organization chairman Peter Okello Dipo said residents continue to live...
View ArticleTeacher on murder charge
A primary school teacher suspected to have murdered a student was yesterday arraigned at Kisumu law courts but failed to take plea. The accused, Eugene Odhiambo Amolo, could not stand trial until he...
View ArticleMahiakalo pupils hold poll
ST. JOHNS Mahiakalo primary school in Kakamega County has introduced democracy in its institution in which pupils elect their prefects. The posts contested for include president and deputy president...
View ArticleMCA wants more scouts
BUNYALA North county rep Fred Musirimba who also the patron of Kenya Scouts Association in Bunyala Sub-County has appealed to parents to enroll their children in scouts in order to inculcate discipline...
View ArticleMakhanu new Kakamega majority leader
KAKAMEGA Governor Wycliffe Oparanya had to intervene in the picking of the county assembly’s majority leader after a stalemate during elections on Thursday. Oparanya retreated to his office with Robert...
View ArticleAirtel to help Kisumu kids
AIRTEL Chief Executive Officer Adil El Yousefi yesterday said the company will support needy students in Kisumu County. Speaking to journalists at the office of the Kisumu County governor yesterday,...
View ArticleBe tough on politicians, NLC told
GWASI MP John Mbadi has cautioned the National Land Commission against being "soft" on the political class. He said all historical land injustices in Kenya were caused by individuals who hold or held...
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