Vote petition to be done at polling posts
An official of the governors’ Pesa Mashinani referendum push has said that the governors will collect signatures at the polling station level. National coordinator Nabii Nabwera said the signatures...
View ArticleKisumu leaders split on Okoa Kenya launch
KISUMU Governor Jack Ranguma and Muhoroni MP Onyango Koyoo have clashed over the launch of the Okoa Kenya initiative. Koyoo accused Ranguma of hijacking the signature collection in Muhoroni...
View ArticlePeople need the facts on nuke power
LACK of information is a major impediment in the effort to take up nuclear energy in Kenya, Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board head of secretariat Collins Juma has said . Speaking in Kisumu during the...
View ArticleUhuru settles cane arrears
THE government has spent Sh1.1 billion to pay cane farmers’ arrears in the sugar belt up to June this year. President Uhuru Kenyatta said the amount has been disbursed to Sony, Chemelil and Muhoroni...
View ArticleBusia boda bodas launch campaign to pay Sh300 tax
BUSIA boda boda operators have launched a campaign to educate their members on the need to pay taxes to the county government. County boda boda operators vice chairman Ben Esiromo said the campaign to...
View ArticleIdentify your economic mainstay, Kisumu told
The Kisumu government should identify their economic mainstay in order to be reliable and independent, financial experts have said. Speaking in Kisumu town yesterday, the experts, led by Dave Achieng’,...
View ArticleHoma Bay appoints ex-NACC boss to fight Aids
HOMA Bay Governor Cyprian Awiti has appointed former National Aids Control Council director Alloys Orago as his strategic adviser on HIV. Awiti said the appointment is part of his renewed commitment in...
View ArticleKibabii tutors college needs Sh2.7 billion
The new St Paul's Kibabii Teachers Training College campus at Syombe in Bumula subcounty needs Sh2.7 billion to complete its construction, principal Jessica Simiyu has said. The construction of the new...
View ArticleTeachers reject school mentors
TEACHERS in Siaya county have read mischief in the government's plan to introduce a leadership and mentorship programme. Kenya National Union of Teachers Siaya sub-branch executive secretary Clement...
View ArticleMan's body found hanging on rope in Rangwe house
The body of a 30-year-old man was on Saturday found dangling from the roof of his house in Kadeka village, Homa Bay county. Homa Bay police boss Esau Ochorokodi said the body of Kennedy Onyango was...
View ArticleMudavadi told to stop defending governors
VIHIGA MP Yusuf Chanzu has asked his UDF party leader Musalia Mudavadi not to defend governors "blindly". Chanzu said the recent calls by Mudavadi for elected leaders to give governors time to deliver...
View ArticleKajwang roots for Okoa Kenya in Homa Bay
RESIDENTS of Homa Bay have been urged to turn up in large numbers and sign Cord’s referendum petitions. Senator Otieno Kajwang said the initiative will strengthen devolution and ensure more money goes...
View ArticleMPs ask for Sh4bn bailout for Mumias
THE national government has been asked to inject Sh4 billion to the cash-strapped Mumias Sugar Company for its survival. MPs Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East) and his West counterpart Johnson Naicca said...
View ArticleKisumu boda boda drivers to go for skills training in Rwanda
KISUMU county government will ferry 60 boda boda operators to Rwanda for training. Governor Jack Ranguma said the operators will be taken to Rwanda to acquire basic skills to improve the industry. “We...
View ArticleRep warns of Homa Bay conmen
HOMA Bay county women representative Gladys Wanga has told women to be wary of conmen. Wanga said residents likely to solicit money in her name as her office plans a new sacco for women should be...
View ArticleCane farmers to earn more
THE government will pay sugarcane farmers extra based on sugar content in cane delivered to millers. Addressing cane farmers at Sony Sugar factory on Monday, Agriculture Cabinet secretary Felix Koskei...
View ArticleMCAs want 10 per cent of KWS fees
KISUMU county wants 10 per cent revenue from game park and reserves from the Kenya Wildlife Service. Nyalenda A MCA Jackton Onunga moved the motion in the Kisumu assembly yesterday, saying the move...
View ArticleBuild skyward to save space
MUMIAS West MP Johnson Naicca has advised school heads to erect storey buildings due to scarcity of land. Naicca said upward construction of buildings will solve the problem of more learners and no...
View ArticleLusaka shuns vote as Uhuru visit nears
BUNGOMA Governor Kenneth Lusaka has opposed Cord's calls for a referendum. Addressing a crowd at Syombe in Bumula on Tuesday, Lusaka said the "pesa mashinani" campaign is a council of governors'...
View ArticleEx-councillors want payout
Homa Bay and Migori counties former councilors have appealed to the national government to pay them gratuity. Homa Bay-Migori Councilors Welfare Forum chairman Elisha Chieng said councilors in other...
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