Jirongo asks Luhyas to snub Raila
Federal Party leader Cyrus Jirongo and former National Assembly speaker Kenneth Marende have asked the Luhya community to ignore Cord leader Raila Odinga. They urged Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang'ula to...
View ArticleNyatike leaders to meet over Migingo
NYATIKE constituency leaders will tomorrow hold a joint meeting over harassment of residents at the disputed Migingo Island. The meeting will bring together civil servants, security personnel, local...
View ArticleWhy Cord aspirants lost in Bonchari by-election
CORD lost the Bonchari by-election on Monday after fielding two candidates and carrying out a disorganised campaign, according to observers. Ford People’s Zebedeo Opore triumphed after carrying out a...
View ArticleAmani takes Misikhu in by-election victory
New Ford-Kenya’s Robert Mwembe recaptured his seat in the Miskhu ward by-election on Monday. He garnered 4,120 votes to beat Ford-Kenya's Milly Masungo (1,977) and ODM’s Aron Masinde (184). The...
View ArticleSavula calls Uhuru a 'liar' over fertiliser plant pledge
LUGARI MP Ayub Savula has accused President Uhuru of failing to deliver a promised fertiliser plant. He said it is shocking for the government to announce that a fertiliser factory will be built in...
View ArticleTullow to compensate 6,000 Kisumu locals
About 6,000 families affected by an oil (Seismic) survey in Kisumu county will be compensated, Tullow Oil Company has said. Stakeholder engagement management officer Rosie Birungi said families whose...
View ArticleVihiga residents treated for free
HUNDREDS of Vihiga subcounty residents received free medical services organised by the county government. County director of Medical Services Dr Quido Ahindukha said residents were mainly treated for...
View ArticleRarieda residents lynch suspected killer and thief
A 38-year-old suspected gangster, who has been involved in a spate of robberies and killings in Rarieda subounty, has been killed by a mob. George Otieno, who has been on the run, is said to be a...
View ArticleWe will build good libraries in Busia schools, says governor
THE Busia county government will build libraries in public schools. Governor Sospeter Ojaamong said plans to put up modern libraries are geared towards improving standards of education. “My government...
View ArticleSh500,000 social hall for Uriri youth
Youths in the Rapogi area, Uriri constituency are set to benefit from a Sh0.5million social hall for recreation. The centre will offer indoor games like pool, table tennis and badminton. Video services...
View ArticleKakamega trade chamber wants meeting postponed
SOME members of the Kakamega branch of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry have asked the national office to postpone the AGM slated for this Friday. The group, led by Fred Chitechi and...
View ArticleFord-P seeks new members
KISII Ford People chairman Henry Obwocha yesterday urged leaders who are in other parties to join the party. He said this will make Ford strong ahead of the next general election. Obwocha said Zebedeo...
View ArticleOngwae leads Kisii team for US festival
KISII Governor James Ongwae and world-renowned master artist Elkana Ong’esa are leading a delegation from Kisii county to the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival in the US. The delegation arrived in...
View ArticleShun Saba Saba rally - Lusaka
BUNGOMA Governor Kenneth Lusaka has told residents to give former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s Saba Saba mass action call a wide berth. “We do not want these Saba Saba or Nane Nane that will interrupt...
View ArticleWamang'oli defends state over Sh500 million Nzoia debt payout
Nzoia Out-growers Company board chairman Joash Wamang’oli has defended the government’s move to pay out Nzoia Sugar Company's Sh500 million debts. Wamang’oli was responding to sentiments by Bungoma...
View ArticleSh5 millions iPads for the MCAs in Kisumu
KISUMU MCAs have received iPad 4 tablets worth Sh5 million. The gadgets are expected to reduce paper work at the assembly. Some MCAs have claimed due process was not followed in acquiring the tablets....
View ArticleMarende condemned over remarks on Raila
A Luhya elder and some ODM MCAs in Vihiga county have censured former National Assembly Speaker Kenneth Marende. On Saturday, Marende asked the Luhya community to shun Raila in 2017 elections, while...
View ArticleKisumu CID boss to appear in High Court
KISUMU district criminal investigations boss Henry Ndombi has been summoned by the High Court for failing to arrest two murder suspects. Justice Esther Maina gave the order following an application by...
View ArticleClean the city or leave, Kisumu executive told
KISUMU Environment executive Rhoda Ahono faces censure over filth in the county. Assembly majority leader Samuel Ong’ou gave Ahono one week to clean up the town or face impeachment. He said the county...
View ArticleKisii land audit as 77 public plots grabbed
THE National Land Commission will investigate landgrabbing in Kisii. Commissioner Samuel Tororey yesterday said those behind the scheme will be prosecuted. He said officers in the Lands ministry...
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