Homa Bay student-teacher affairs alarming
TEACHERS who will be found guilty of impregnating or having sexual affairs with schoolgirls in Homa Bay county will be interdicted. The director of Teachers Service Commission, Homa Bay county Dosiana...
View ArticleGirl seeks funds for heart surgery
MUHORONI A 14-year old standard eight student at Kiliti Primary School needs money for a heart operation. The girl’s parents, who spoke to the press in Kisumu, said their daughter Angeline Osiro has...
View ArticleMedics told not to send away patients
VIHIGA Health executive Zilpa Andiva has warned medics against sending patients away claiming there are no drugs. Andiva said all medical facilities in the county have been supplied with enough...
View ArticleLusaka orders audit of Nakoyonjo Co-op
BUNGOMA Governor Kenneth Lusaka has ordered an immediate audit of the accounts of Nakoyonjo Farmers Cooperative Society in Kabuchai constituency over alleged mismanagement of Sh12 million. He said a...
View ArticleTwo lynched over car theft
KISUMU: Two men killed in Kondele on Tuesday. Isaac Odhiambo, 24, and an unidentified man were killed by a mob on suspicion of stealing cars, said Kisumu police boss Musa Kongoli. Kongoli said they...
View ArticleRaila, Uhuru told to stop sideshows
ODM National Youth League chairman Rashid Mohammed has said youth are not interested in the war of words between the government and opposition. Rashid said yesterday in Mumias town that the sideshows...
View ArticleCord leaders warn jubilee
A Section of politicians from Bungoma and Vihiga counties have warned Jubilee allied politicians over making reckless statements that could create tribal animosity in the country. Led by Bungoma county...
View ArticleContractors risk action, says Lusaka
BUNGOMA Governor Ken Lusaka has warned contractors that they risk blacklisting if they do not perform. Speaking in Bungoma town while launching Posta-Kenya Seed-Chemist Road, Lusaka said some...
View ArticleTeachers reject new TSC rules
THE Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers Kisumu branch has rejected the revised teachers’ Code of Conduct and Ethics. Chairman Zablon Awange said the proposal to prevent teachers from doing...
View ArticleKisumu parents warned against bribe for rape
PARENTS in Kisumu county have been warned against taking bribes from people who defile their daughters. Kisumu county commandant David Ng’etich said rape cases in the region are rampant. “We have been...
View ArticleMigori MCAs pass Sh5.3bn county budget
THE Migori assembly yesterday approved a Sh5.3billion budget for the 2014-15 financial year. While tabling the budget in the assembly, Budget and Appropriation committee chairman Abedi Maroa said 56...
View ArticleDoor-to-door campaigns for Bonchari polls
BONCHARI candidates have resorted to door-todoor campaigns ahead of Monday’s by-election. A survey conducted by the Star established that since IEBC gave a nod to the candidates to start their...
View ArticleCord MPs dismiss Lamu attack theor
FIVE Cord MPs and two MCAs have dismissed claims of political links in the recent Mpeketoni attacks. President Uhuru Kenyatta and Interior Secretary Joseph ole Lenku have stated that the government is...
View ArticleFour days in custody for Kisumu AP officer
AN Administration Police officer who shot a video operator in Kisumu's Manyatta estate will remain in custody.Isaac Obiero was arrested on Sunday and arraigned before principal magistrate Ezekiel Obina...
View ArticleHoma Bay's Awiti to boost livelihoods
HOMA Bay Governor Cyprian Awiti has asked youth and women to support county government projects to improve their living standards. Speaking at Sero Youth Polytechnic in Homa Bay yesterday, Awiti said...
View ArticleParents, MCAs oppose bill
NYANZA Region Parents Association and two Kisumu MCAs have opposed the controversial Reproductive Health Bill due for debate in the Senate this week. Chairman Jackson Omollo said the bill will...
View ArticleLobby wants condoms in schools
A child protection lobby in Busia has urged the national government to introduce contraceptives in primary and secondary schools. Rural Education and Economic Enhancement Programme director Mary...
View ArticleOjaamong praises NGO
BUSIA Governor Sospeter Ojaamong has lauded Programme for Agriculture and Livelihoods in Western Communities for its commitment towards initiating development projects in the county. Speaking to the...
View ArticleUhuru told to name attackers
kisumu Thirtenn clergymen have accused the Kenyan security teams of negligence following rampant attacks in the country. They warned against blame game and constant wrangling among politicians over...
View ArticleCouncil popularises new policy
THE National Council for Population and Development has urged county assemblies to factor aspects of the new population policy in their legislation and allocation of resources. The council technical...
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