Fish farmers get training
The Kisumu county assembly committee on fisheries plans to buy pond liners for farmers. In a report table in the assembly by the committee yesterday, the drastic drop in fish production is attributed...
View Article290 Kisii women to get fistula treatment
More than 290 women suffering from fistula will benefit from the ongoing free camp at the Kisii Level Six Hospital. The hospital’s medical superintendent Dr Enock Ondari said so far 30 women have...
View ArticleOngwae will set up a fund for the disabled in Kisii county
The Kisii county government will create a fund for persons living with disabilities, Governor James Ongwae has said. Ongwae yesterday directed county attorney Julius Opini to prepare a bill to create...
View ArticleSanitary pads aid for Ugunja
MATIBABU Foundation has issued more than Sh600,000 to buy sanitary towels to schools in Ugenya and Ugunja subcounties. The programme is meant to ensure girls attend school throughout the month. The...
View ArticleBungoma picks new county clerk
BUNGOMA MCAs have approved the nomination of John Mosongo as the county clerk. However, the assembly service board had proposed Mosongo’s rejection. Some MCAs accused the board, chaired by speaker John...
View ArticleSix accused of chaos at Uhuru Migori rally
Six people have been charged with being part of the heckling that disrupted President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Migori rally. They denied the charges yesterday before Migori principal magistrate Edwin Nyaga....
View ArticleExecutives summoned
Kisumu county assembly has summoned the entire executive committee and county secretary to provide a report on the county's development. The executive committee is expected to appear in the assembly...
View ArticleHead teachers elect officials
Mumias East Kenya Primary School Heads Association yesterday elected new officials, following the retirement of former subbranch chairman Richard Nyanje. Lubinu Primary School head teacher Elly Keya...
View ArticleSh50m college to be built
The construction of a Sh50 million technical institute starts next week in South Wanga division, Mumias West constituency. Mumias West MP Johnson Naicca said the institution is among 60 technical...
View ArticleButula MP wants CDF increased to 5%
Butula MP Michael Onyura has said he will introduce a bill in the National Assembly to increase the annual CDF allocation from 2.5 per cent to five per cent of the total revenue. Onyura said should the...
View ArticleSavula wants more time on EA sugar levy
LUGARI MP Ayub Savula has asked the government to seek an extension of the implementation of the Single Custom Protocol among the East African Community states to safeguard the sugar industry. Savula...
View ArticleState 'won't take' hospital
KAKAMEGA Deputy Governor Philip Kutima has said the running and management of the county general hospital cannot revert to the national government. Kutima said the Transition Authority has approached...
View ArticleKisii assembly speaker survives impeachment
KISII county assembly speaker Kerosi Ondieki on Wednesday survived an impeachment motion. Boochi Borabu ward representative Samuel Onuko tabled the motion, accusing Ondieki of illegally employing an...
View ArticleMP fights for his property
Vihiga MP Yussuf Chanzu has filed a suit to stop the sale of his property in Nairobi by Equity Bank over Sh45 million debt. According to court documents, Capital Construction is the principal debtor...
View ArticleAhero road works begin
The Ahero Ombeyi-Miwani road in Muhoroni constituency will be upgraded at the cost of Sh41million, MP Onyango Koyoo has said. The contract has been awarded to National Youth Service, he said. Kenya...
View ArticleLake Basin, varsity ties
THE Lake Victoria Basin Commission is seeking to partner with Maasai Mara University. LVBC executive sSecretary Canisius Kanangire and vice chancellor Prof Mary Walingo held a meeting at the university...
View ArticleMCAs back Osman’s removal
TWENTY elected and nominated UDF MCAs in Kakamega county have welcomed the suspension of party chairman Hassan Osman. They said Osman had hindered their representation in the national executive council...
View ArticleTwo houses burnt down in Oyugis
Two families on Mosogo estate in Oyugis town lost their homes in a fire on Wednesday night. The fire started at the home of Erick Odhiambo and spread to his neighbour, Pamela Owaga's house, according...
View ArticleAwiti's plea to revamp saccos
Reviving Saccos is one of the Homa Bay government priorities, Governor Cyprian Awiti has said. Awiti called on co-operative movement experts to examine where the county went wrong in the management of...
View ArticleHoma Bay homes to get water
By the end of the 2014-15 financial year, many homes in Homa Bay county will have water, Governor Cyprian Awiti has said. Awiti said the county has marked out water sources and identified areas where...
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