Boy, 14, drowns in hotel pool
A 14-year-old boy on Monday drowned at Millimani Resort Hotel in Kisumu. Kisumu East deputy OCPD Joe Lekuta said the incident occurred around 1pm. He said the incident was reported by Pamela Atieno, a...
View ArticleOne killed as Muhoroni groups clash
A man was killed and four critically injured when two rival groups clashed at Kang’o sublocation in Muhoroni constituency on Thursday. The groups started fighting during a disco matanga for unclear...
View ArticleObura accuses Jubilee of failure
KISUMU Central MP Ken Obura has said the Jubilee government has failed to deliver its promises to Kenyans. He said Jubilee promised certain services within the rst 100 days in of ce but did not provide...
View ArticleMan killed as he crosses road
luanda An 84-year-old man was killed in a road accident on Saturday on the Kisumu-Nairobi Road at Boye, near Luanda Bridge. Area deputy OCPD Joel Lekuta said the accident was reported through the 999...
View ArticleODM leaders to solve wrangles
AN ODM politician in Homa Bay county has called for a leaders' meeting to discuss wrangles at the branch. Politician Hillary Alila said diffrences over the recent removal of Senator Otieno Kajwang as...
View ArticleAlarm over high suicide
KISUMU County commissioner Lorna Odero has raised concern over the high rate of suicide. She said there is a need for residents to discuss the root causes suicide. Odero said discussion should focus on...
View ArticleHoma Bay starts Sh40m school kitty
THE Homa Bay government has started a Sh40 million endowment fund to help needy children. Each ward will get Sh1 million. Speaking during Madaraka Day celebrations on Sunday, Governor Cyprian Awiti...
View ArticleMP Opondo Kaluma wants police vetting stopped for 'tribal bias'
HOMA BAY Town MP Opondo Kaluma has said the National Police Service Commission is biased in vetting of cers. He said the vetting is skewed to “remove” of cers from communities supportive of the...
View ArticleDialogue calls a godsend, say MPs
THREE ODM lawmakers have said the push for a national dialogue by Cord principals is “a Godsent idea”. MPs Jakoyo Midiwo (Gem), Oyugi Magwanga (Kasipul),and Ken Obura (Kisumu Central) and Vihiga...
View ArticleFresh row emerges on Migingo and Ugingo
FISHERMEN on the disputed Migingo and Ugingo islands have said there is a fresh plot of attacks by Ugandan authorities. Through Beach Management Unit officials, they said Ugandan authorities stormed...
View ArticleKakamega gets health boost from US firm
THE Kakamega government has signed an agreement with an American company that will invest in the county’s healthcare. Governor Wycliffe Oparanya said Coppe Healthcare Solutions will upgrade the...
View ArticleStudents want principal out
KISUMU The Kisumu Polytechnic Students Association secretary general Ondijo Eliaki has denied inciting his colleagues to strike. He said they protested against a ban on the Cultural Day and fee...
View ArticleAssembly's offices reopen
KISII Services at the county assembly offices have resumed. The offices were closed for four days last week to give way to investigations on speaker Kerosi Ondieki. Ondieki. is accused of abuse of...
View ArticleIDPs cautioned against cons
Kisumu IDPs in Migori have been cautioned to be on the lookout for people pretending to be their leaders and soliciting money from them. Speaking to the Star in Kisumu town yesterday, Nyanza IDPs...
View ArticleLawmakers shouldn't be CSs, says Khaniri
VIHIGA Senator George Khaniri has opposed a proposal by URP MPs to amend the constitution to allow the President to appoint elected MPs as Cabinet Secretaries. Speaking to the Star on the phone...
View ArticleNyachae warns Cord on dissolving IEBC
THE Constitution Implementation Commission chairman Charles Nyachae yesterday said those calling for the disbandment of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission are “misguided”. Speaking during...
View ArticleFree WiFi set for August
KISUMU Residents will have to wait for two months before they are connected to free internet. The WiFi service scheduled for commissioning in May has been postponed to address security concerns....
View ArticleWe support Kisumu plan, says lobby
A lobby in Kisumu has denied claims it is opposed to plans to modernise the city. Kisumu Informal Settlement Network, which petitioned the Sh4 billion city development plan, said it wants proper...
View ArticleRespect Raila, MCA tells Jubilee
SOME Cord leaders have accused a section of Jubilee MPs and MCAs of disrespecting the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. They said leaders should treat Raila like a statesman, and stop attacking him...
View ArticleClan threatens to invade Mumias land
THE Abashitsetse clan in Mumias constituency has threatened to invade and repossess a 200-acre plot in Mumias town. Speaking to the Star in Mumias town yesterday, the clan's spokesman Desterio Okumu...
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