Man lynched for TV theft
MUMIAS. A man was on Saturday night lynched by a mob after he was caught stealing a TV set. The man was caught in a house belonging to Wazir Masanga at Mjini estate in Mumias town at midnight. “He had...
View ArticleAyugi wants Lenku out
URP organising secretary George Ayugi yesterday asked President Uhuru to sack Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Ole Lenku over growing insecurity. “President Uhuru should move swiftly and shuffle the...
View ArticleKisumu residents want killer policeman arrested
KISUMU residents want the immediate prosecution of a policeman who shot dead a soccer fan on Saturday night. Collins Okoth, 24, died on the spot when an AP officer shot him in the stomach in Manyatta...
View ArticleFight off my rivals, Rasanga asks Raila
SIAYA Governor Cornel Rasanga has urged Cord leader Raila Odinga to intervene in his rivals’ campaigns. Rasanga said the politicians have not given him time to deliver on his campaign pledges. He said...
View ArticleNyamira county to spend Sh61m on town's facelift
Sh61.4 million will be spend to give Nyamira town a facelift. Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama told the Star the town’s backstreets will be opened up. “In two years, this town will be different. We want...
View ArticleMaseno medical students get android tablets
MEDICAL students at Maseno University have received 53 connecTAB android tablets dubbed to help them in their studies. The androids worth Sh319, 060 were given to 51 students at Sh 3,000 each. James O’...
View ArticleKakamega lifts ban on livestock
A quarantine imposed on livestock movement in Kakamega county has been lifted. Dr Kelly Nelima, the veterinary officer in charge of vaccination in the county, said an anthrax outbreak has been cleared...
View ArticleSh3m equipment for Busia polytechnics
THREE polytechnics in Busia county have received Sh3 million office equipment from the county government. Education executive Joel Barua said these include Khayo, Matayos and Apokor polytechnics. “This...
View ArticleMigori, Nyanza IDPs differ over Sh3.4 million
Divisions have emerged among organisations representing internally displaced persons in Migori county ahead of the release of Sh3.4 million by the county government. The Migori County IDPs Network had...
View ArticleStaffer’s job at risk after office brawl
AN employee of the Roads Ministry in Siaya county risks losing his job for not attending a staff head count due to injuries inflicted on him by his boss. Jeremiah Miago, a senior supervisor of roads in...
View ArticleOparanya accuses state of giving counties limited funds
KAKAMEGA Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has criticised Treasury for allocating little money to devolved governments. Launching the county public service week for Lugari and Likuyani subcounties on Monday,...
View ArticleUDF orders reps to show their loyalty
UDF MCAs in Kakamega county assembly have been told to toe the party line of face disciplinary action. County secretary Raphael Wellimo said a branch meeting last Saturday resolved to discipline...
View ArticleWomen's rep tells Jubilee to accept national dialogue
THE government has been asked to eat humble pie and agree to national dialogue. Siaya women’s representative Christine Ombaka says Kenyans are going through difficult times and the only way to help...
View ArticleKisumu kids score badly in literacy
FORTY one per cent of children in standard three cannot do any subtraction for class two works in Kisumu county according to a survey. Uwezo Kenya conducted the survey to contribute, improve literacy...
View ArticleAwiti warns on drug theft
A new way to stop drugs from being stolen from hospitals has been created by the Homa Bay county government Speaking during a fundraiser at Sienga SDA church in Rusinga Island, Governor Cyprian Awiti...
View ArticleKisii in health deal with India hospital
RESIDENTS of Kisii will get advanced and specialised healthcare. The county has signed a memorandum of understanding with India’s Apollo Group of Hospitals to provide the services. The AGH is the...
View ArticleFifa World Cup holds Kisumu thugs hostage
CRIME in Kisumu has gone down “drastically” since the Fifa World Cup begun on Thursday night, county police bosses have said. Kisumu county commander David Ng’etich yesterday said criminals are too...
View ArticleSingle co-op to mill, market Kisii coffee
The Kisii government has barred cooperative societies from taking coffee outside the county for milling. In a circular signed by Agriculture executive Vincent Sagwe, the county government said all...
View ArticleTrans Mara school shut after protests
OSONKOROI Secondary School in Trans Mara subdistrict has been closed indefinitely after student protest on Monday. The students walked out of the school to demand the removal of their head teacher...
View ArticleTop cop condemns rape in Homa Bay
HOMA BAY police boss Gabriel Musau has condemned the increasing cases of rape and incest. Yesterday, Musau asked parents not to entrust their children with relatives. “Cases of rape by relatives are on...
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