Kakamega ODM reps differ on rally
KAKAMEGA ODM ward representatives are divided over the planned Cord rally on Saturday. The rally is part of the many Cord has lined up to pressurise the government to agree to a national dialogue. The...
View ArticleCourt acquits land dealer
THE proprietor of a leading real estate agency in Kisumu city was yesterday acquitted over land fraud case by Kisumu law court. George Nyagowa was set free due to lack of evidence and witnesses. He had...
View ArticleFinland projects in Busia extended
The Finland government has extended its projects in Busia county by two years. Finnish Ambassador Sofie From-Emmesberger said the projects, which were to end in June 2016, have been extended to June...
View ArticleSchools in Butula to get bursaries
BUSIA county bursary funds will be channelled through the schools’ accounts, deputy governor Kizito Wangalwa has said. ‘I am assuring all students who applied for bursaries that their schools will...
View ArticleFight HIV, says Obado's wife
migori Governor Okoth Obado’s wife Hellen has called on women to fight HIV-Aids. Hellen was speaking yesterday during the launch of a sensitisation programme on HIV-Aids prevention in Migori county....
View ArticleMumias evictees demand payout
A lobby group has asked the government to compensate landowners evicted from The Triangle in Mumias town. Amkeni Tunawiri County Forum director Desterio Okumu said compensation of the evicteess will...
View ArticleMCAs' trips aim to 'finish county funds'
KISUMU county residents have asked the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to probe MCAs trips abroad. They said the trips are unnecessary and a waste of public funds which should be channeled to...
View ArticleSiaya hall gets facelift, MCAs to meet in Bondo
SIAYA assembly chambers will be renovated and meetings will be shifted to Bondo for several months. Speaker George Okode said the renovations will take two to three months. Okode said Bondo CDF Hall...
View ArticleBungoma teachers fight for prime plot
BUNGOMA politicians and the Ng’arisha Sacco Society are involved in a tussle over the ownership of the famous Posta Grounds. Whereas the teachers’ sacco lays claim of the plot following a successful...
View ArticlePolice warning on brew dens
Homa Bay Police commander Gabriel Musau has warned on vigorous enforcement against chang’aa brewing and selling. He said police will continue with operations in all eight subcounties. “We appeal to the...
View Article150,000 men undergo voluntary cut in Siaya
More than 150,000 men have undergone voluntary medical male circumcision in Siaya county over five years. The Siaya and Kisumu VMMC programme adviser Nandi Owuor said circumcision will reduce HIV...
View ArticleKisumu MCAs want tourist sites gazetted and fenced
The Kisumu county assembly wants tourists sites in all wards to be mapped, gazetted and fenced. The Committee on Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage said the move will enhance security. Chairman Jackton...
View ArticleBonchari campaigns intensify ahead of mini poll
Party leaders have intensified campaigns ahead of the Bonchari by-election on Monday. On Thursday, Cord leader Raila Odinga held roadside campaigns across the constituency in support of ODM candidate...
View ArticleMCAs back national talks
Kisumu MCAs have asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to heed Cord leader Raila Odinga’s calls for national dialogue. North West Kisumu MCA Samuel Ombogo said national dialogue will address issues affecting...
View ArticleGovernor Ongwae signs Sh100m streetlight deal
THE Kisii county government has launched a Sh100 million solar power project. The project will see 200 lamp posts erected in the Kisii central business district. The county government has partnered...
View ArticleNyanza security chiefs on alert over Saba Saba
SECURITY team in Nyanza has warned youth in the region over Saba Saba protests. Speaking after a regional security meeting at his office in Kisumu on Thursday, regional coordinator Francis Mutie said...
View ArticleFormer minister says blame game between Raila and Uhuru is 'childish'
A former Cabinet minister has said accusations and counter-accusations pitting President Uhuru and Cord leader Raila Odinga on national security are “childish and uncalled for”. John Osogo told the...
View ArticleUhuru told to be wary of Museveni
KASIPUL MP Oyugi Magwanga has cautioned President Uhuru to be wary of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s utterances targeting the West during his Kenyan visits. Magwanga told the Star on the phone...
View ArticleCalls for condoms in schools meet resistance
BUSIA Governor Sospeter Ojaamong’s wife, Judy, has denounced calls to introduce condoms in schools. Speaking last Friday during a consultative forum on HIV/Aids at Border Palace Hotel in Busia, she...
View ArticleMumias cops warned over corruption
POLICE in Mumias subcounty have been warned against corruption. Subcounty commissioner Francis Komen said some officers have tainted the image of the force by extorting money from the public. “Some...
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