Bungoma boy shot while kneeling - postmortem
THE Bungoma boy shot dead last Friday was shot while on his knees, a post-mortem report says. The post-mortem was done on Monday by Dr David Wanyikila at the Lumboka Hospital in Bungoma town. It shows...
View ArticleBusia to fund burial of boat tragedy victims
BUSIA Governor Sospeter Ojamoong says his administration will meet the burial expenses of all the nine people who lost their lives in a boat tragedy in River Nzoia in Bunyala subcounty last weekend....
View ArticleNairobi hunt for Bungoma murder suspect
POLICE have taken the manhunt for a businessman suspected to have shot dead a varsity student in Bungoma to Nairobi. Henry Waswa, the owner of Club Etonia in Kimilili town, is alleged to have shot dead...
View ArticleTiriki residents vouch for varsity
MEMBERS of Tiriki community led by their Hamisi MP.Charles Gimose have protested against development and operations of Kaimosi Friends University in Vihiga county. On Wednesday, Gimose led residents in...
View ArticleTea factory to be set up in Kapsokwony
PLANS are underway to establish a tea factory in Mt Elgon constituency, Bungoma executive for Agriculture Patrick Nabiswa Koyi has said. He said the firm will be built at Kapsokwony village this year....
View ArticleOparanya accused of meddling in Kakamega ODM branch operations
KAKAMEGA county ODM chairman David major has accused Governor Wycliffe Oparanya of interfering with party operations. He said Oparanya has been using non-elected party officials to undermine party...
View ArticleBodies from Nzoia boat mishap found
THE bodies of nine people who drowned in River Nzoia last Saturday have been retrieved. The ill-fated boat, which was overloaded, was carrying 18 passengers, two motorbikes, six bicycles and five sacks...
View ArticleBungoma duo faces questions over SLDF
BUNGOMA county security team has summoned two civil society officials in the area who claimed that Sabaot Land Defence Force militia group is regrouping. The allegations arose two weeks ago, after a...
View ArticlePlebiscite signatures in Nyamira
NYAMIRA county ODM chairman Timothy Bosire yesterday launched the referendum signature collection in his constituency. The Kitutu Masaba MP urged young people to support the vote. Bosire said President...
View ArticleBoat accident victims burial
Nine people who died in the Trans Nzoa River boat accident on August 30 will be buried today. Bunyala subcounty administrator Joseph Omilo said the funeral service was preceded by an...
View ArticleTraders to be relocated
About 10,000 traders will be moved to a temporary site near the railway station. Affected traders are from Oile market, those along Kakamega Road and Nairobi Road from Nyamasaria to Kisumu town. City...
View ArticleScrap Senate in vote – clerics
Religious leaders have asked Cord leaders to include scraping of the Senate in the proposed referendum. The clergy’s statement was yesterday read by Bishop Titus Khamala of the Cornerstone Ministries...
View ArticleWakoli urges Wetang’ula to leave Cord
Former Bumula MP Bifwoli Wakoli has told Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang’ula not to work with Cord leader Raila Odinga. Speaking in Kitale town yesterday, Wakoli said Raila’s past record shows he differs...
View ArticleMasinde Muliro short of hostel beds
A public university is facing accommodation challenges following new admissions in the new academic year that started in September. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology admitted 3,225...
View ArticleState lodge still intact
The National Land Commission vice chairman Abigail Mukolwe has denied claims of land grabbing at the state lodge. Mukolwe said the individuals who settled on the public land have not grabbed it. She...
View ArticleMCAs split ahead of Uhuru trip
MIGORI county MCAs are divided ahead of the President’s visit to the region on Monday. Majority leader Johnson Owiro said President Uhuru’s visit has nothing to do with the referendum. He was...
View ArticleAbabu in Budalang'i for burial of boat victims
BUDALANGI MP Ababu Namwamba had a hectic time at the weekend traversing his constituency to attend the burial of the River Nzoia boat tragedy victims. Nine people died when the boat that was ferrying...
View ArticleStage set for Mara Day fete
THE third edition of the annual Mara Day celebrations will be held on Monday at Maasai Mara University. Thousands are expected at the event set aside to celebrate the Mara ecosystem and its impact on...
View ArticleSh100m for Mt Elgon roads repair
A road improvement programme costing Sh100 million funded by Bungoma government is underway in Mt Elgon to enable speedy delivery of agricultural produce to markets. Speaking in Bungoma yesterday,...
View ArticleSiaya leaders boycott Rasanga meeting on unity
Six legislators did not attend a meeting convened by Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga. Siaya Senator James Orengo and MPs Jakoyo Midiwo (Gem), Dave Ochieng (Ugenya), Gideon Ochanda (Bondo), Nicholas Gumbo...
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