I will defend Rasanga in the Senate, says Orengo
SIAYA Senator James Orengo has vowed to defend Governor Cornel Rasanga in case of any impeachment. He said any attempts to impeach Rasanga will flop in the Senate because he has done his job well....
View ArticleCord MCAs reject Oparanya's pick
CORD MCAs in Kakamega have rejected a deal brokered by Governor Wycliffe Oparanya on the leadership of county assembly. In the deal, Oparanya picked Cord's majority leader on May 28 after Robert...
View ArticleBusia MCA denies plot to topple Uhuru
A BUSIA MCA yesterday appeared in a Busia court and denied a plot to topple President Uhuru Kenyatta. John Agesa of the Nangina ward appeared before chief magistrate Ogolla Ogembo. Obwogo was charged...
View ArticleBungoma on the right track, says Lusaka
Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has released his performance scorecard. Speaking in Bungoma town yesterday, he said the county is on the right track as development projects are underway. He said a lot...
View ArticleKCB manager shot dead
KCB branch manager Pius Oburo was on Wednesday night shot dead in Kisumu town. Oburo, 38, was confronted by two armed thugs who shot him in his chest and stomach. Kisumu county police boss David...
View ArticleKisii school, 80, clean up town
KISII High School students yesterday clean Kisii town as part of celebrations to mark the institutions 80 years of existance. Governor James Ongwae, an alumni and the school’s principal Casper Maina...
View ArticleCounty advised on disasters
A German NGO has asked the Migoru government to allocate more funds for disaster preparedness and management.Nina Grieme and Stephanie Muhlbaner from Land Aid said the county should set aside more...
View ArticleWe have essential drugs - health boss
HOMA Bay Health executive Dr Lawrence Oteng’ has denied reports that there are shortages of essential drugs in Homa Bay District Hospital. Speaking to the Star in his office yesterday, he said they...
View ArticleMan, 70, held over defilement
POLICE in Ruambwa, Siaya county have arrested a man in connection with the alleged defilement of a seven-year-old girl.The girl's mother said she heard her daughter scream in her neighbour's house. The...
View ArticleKisumu locals slam county over funding
KISUMU residents have slammed the county government for funding about 25 MCAs trip to Cord’s Uhuru Park rally last Saturday. It is alleged the government spent more than Sh0.5 million for transport and...
View ArticleUhuru will attend burial, says Dalmas
RONGO MP Dalmas Otieno has said President Uhuru Kenyatta has confirmed he will attend his daughter's burial on Saturday. He said residents have been informed and are prepared to receive the President....
View ArticleNyamira MCAs want security
NYAMIRA assembly members yesterday asked police to provide colleagues who have been threatened by thugs with 24-hour security. Momwagamo ward representative Julius Nyangana was attacked by three thugs...
View ArticleMPs censure Kimaiyo over Uhuru Park rally
TWO ODM MPs have asked the Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo to explain his claims of security threats ahead of the Cord’s Uhuru Park rally last Saturday. Opondo Kaluma (Homabay Town) and Oyugi...
View ArticleRep asks cops to ban night discos in Kisumu
KISUMU County Assembly Security Committee chairman Joshua Auko has asked police boss David Ng’etich to ban night funeral discos in the county. Addressing the press in Kisumu yesterday, Auko said the...
View ArticleBusia family wants son's death probed
THE parents of a form four student who died at Friends School Kivaywa, Kakamega county, have demanded that the school’s Board of management explain the cause of the death. Bashir Wabwire, 17, died on...
View ArticleNyamweya tells Nyachae to leave CIC
SOUTH Mugirango MP Manson Nyamweya yesterday told Constitution Implementation chairman Charles Nyachae to quit his position and join politics. Nyamweya accused Nyachae of using his position to campaign...
View ArticleKPLC workers leave Bungoma in darkness
BUNGOMA residents have gone without electricity for three days due to a go slow by the Kenya Power Company staff. A source at the company told the Star in Bungoma town yesterday that the go slow has...
View ArticleNominated MCAs demand bursaries
A group of Kisumu nominated MCAs have protested against the county government move to deny them bursary funds. They said they agreed with the county government to get Sh4.2 million for 14 wards. This...
View ArticleNew status for Kisii Level Five Hospital
THE Kisii Level Five Hospital has been elevated to a Teaching and Referral Hospital. The hospital was started in 1916 to treat British colonial soldiers during the First World War. Presiding over the...
View ArticleKoyoo may sue Tullow for 'invasion'
MUHORONI MP Onyango Koyoo has threatened to sue British Tullow Oil Company for illegal oil exploration in his constituency. Koyoo said the company is undertaking oil seismic (scanning) in various parts...
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