Leadership not tied to education, says Khaniri
VIHIGA Senator George Khaniri has faulted plans by MPs to change the Elections Act to raise the minimum academic requirements for elective positions. Khaniri said although the proposal by the National...
View ArticleMCAs on Sh30m 'unnewsworthy' trips abroad
ABOUT 16 Kisumu MCAs left the country for Israel yesterday amid public uproar on foreign trips. After returning, another 25 will leave for China to benchmark while 10 others will go to Singapore later...
View ArticleWaluke joins MPs working with Jubilee
SIRISIA MP John Waluke has said he will work with the Jubilee government to foster development in his constituency.Waluke was elected on the ODM ticket. He said roads in Bungoma subcounties are in a...
View ArticleNyanza youth root for dialogue
A youth organisation in Nyanza has called on President Uhuru to convene a national dialogue forum with the opposition to push the country forward. Nyanza Youth for Change asked Uhuru to meet Cord...
View ArticleImpeach leaders, deputy governor says
BUSIA Deputy Governor Kizito Wangalwa has publicly asked MCAs to impeach the county's top leadership. "Some people must be shown the door so that we can get a job," said Wangalwa on Friday while...
View ArticleMYWO official calls it a day
SIAYA Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Organisation Siaya branch chairperson Rosemarie Owino will not defend her seat in the coming polls. Grassroots elections are scheduled to begin this week. Speaking to the...
View ArticleMP Chanzu accuses Akaranga of undermining him
VIHIGA MP Yusuf Chanzu has accused Governor Moses Akaranga of using ward administrators to undermine him politically. Chanzu said the ward administrators in his constituency are sabotaging his...
View ArticleOnyonka's tax evasion case resumes in August
THE tax case against Kitutu Chache South MP Richard Onyonka has been postponed to August 11 and 12. This was after lawyer Richard Onsongo sought the adjournment, saying the MP could not make it to the...
View ArticleSiaya leaders pay glowing tribute to surgeon Adalla
LEADERS in Siaya county have praised the surgeon Dr Sylvester Adalla as “a person who displayed unwavering commitment to support the needy in society acquire quality, affordable health care and...
View ArticleLusaka reassures employees
Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has assured workers of the defunct local governments that their jobs in the county governments are safe. Lusaka said the Council of Governors is working on modalities to...
View ArticleLet counties run sugar mills, says Ranguma
Kisumu County Government has urged the national government to allow it to manage sugar mills instead of privatising them. Governor Jack Ranguma said selling the sugar mills to private investors will...
View ArticleSanitary towels for schools
SIAYA Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga’s wife Rosella has pledged to source for one million sanitary towels for schoolgirls in the region. This will discourage the absence of girls from schools during the...
View ArticleI will work with all - Anyanga
MIGORI Nyatike MP Edick Anyanga has denied there is bad blood between him and Migori Governor Okoth Obado. He said he will work with elected leaders to develop the county. Addressing residents at...
View ArticleSchool heads want practical courses
Heads of secondary schools in Kakamega county have demanded review of the curriculum to include sustainable life courses. Through the county Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association, the head teachers...
View ArticleMigori's Obado denies being in sugar cartel
MIGORI Governor Zachary Obado has denied being part of a cartel importing sugar illegally. Obado, a former director of the Kenya Sugar Board described as cheap politics the claims that he is importing...
View ArticleOparanya to hire ECD tutors despite order
KAKAMEGA Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has said he will defy a court order stopping county governments from hiring early childhood development teachers. Oparanya said he will begin hiring the teachers...
View ArticleRanguma, MPs clash over Sh3 billion kitty
TWO ODM MPs have disagreed with Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma over thenational government’s plans to spend Sh3 billion to lease medical equipment. The national government has proposed to spend the money...
View ArticleNo need for dialogue, MP tells Cord
KITUTU Masaba MP Timothy Bosire and nominated MCA Ben Ombima want Cord principals to drop their calls for national dialogue. They said the Jubilee government is not ready for the talks. Bosire said the...
View ArticleHoma Bay youth, women get business tools
HOMABAY Governor Cyprian Awiti has urged the youths and women from the county to take advantage of the economic stimulus programme to fight poverty. He said the county government will distribute some...
View ArticleUhuru backs Ford People candidate for Bonchari seat
FORD People candidate in the upcoming Bonchari by-election on Monday received a major boost after President Uhuru endorsed him for the seat. President Uhuru, who made a stopover at Suneka market during...
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