Dads hog breast milk for babies
MANY children in Butere district suffer from kwashiorkor, marasmus and other malnutrition ailments due to poor lactation. Area public health officer Oliver Walutila said mothers in Butere breastfeed...
View ArticleBreast cancer one-week drive
Governor Sospeter Ojaamong’s wife, Judy, on Friday launched breast cancer campaigns at Nambuku Dispensary, Samia subcounty. She urged women to take advantage of the free camp that will run until Friday...
View ArticleTragedy for Nyatike family
Two members of the same family died in separate accidents, an hour apart, on Saturday. Odongo Nyapala died in a gold mining quarry accident while Ododi Ogwela died in a fishing accident. They are...
View ArticlePlea to save Mumias Company from collapse
LUGARI MP Ayub Savula has appealed to MCAs from sugar growing counties to save Mumias Sugar Company from imminent collapse. “MCAs in Busia, Bungoma and Kakamega counties should pass bills setting aside...
View ArticleCall to fight corruption
GEM MP Jakoyo Midiwo has asked leaders to fight corruption at the grassroots level. He said: “There is no need to fight corruption in the national government and money is being swindled in your home...
View ArticleWetang'ula to run for top seat in 2017
Cord co-principal Moses Wetang’ula has said Raila Odinga will be among three principals to participate in nominations for the 2017 general election. Since last year’s elections where Raila lost the...
View ArticleFocus on growth first, Luos urged
Governor Cyprian Awiti has urged members of the Luo community to focus on development. “There is still hope to clinch the presidency in 2017,” he said. Awiti was responding to the heckling that marred...
View ArticleDon’t mislead us, Osman told
New UDF secretary general Julius Kizito has asked suspended party chairman Hassan Osman to use the right channel to address his grievances. Kizito said Osman should not misinform the public that he was...
View ArticleMPs slam apology
Two MPs have criticised the Migori delegation that travelled to Nairobi to apologise to President Uhuru. He was heckled on September 8 at a rally in Migori town. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja) and Christine...
View ArticleDeputy president puts chiefs on notice.
Chiefs and their assistants will be held liable should schoolchildren be found loitering in the villages, Deputy President William Ruto has said. Ruto said it is the duty of the local administrators to...
View ArticleHands off Orengo, Midiwo to Rasanga
GEM MP Jakoyo Midiwo has urged Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga to stop attacking Senator James Orengo in public. Midiwo said Rasanga’s recent public utterance warning Orengo from chairing the county...
View ArticleBiometric registration starts in Busia town
The biometric registration of civil servants is not meant to retrench employees, officials from the Transition Authority, Ernest and Young, national and county governments have said. Launching the...
View ArticleLocals against land developer
Residents in Kisii county have said not to allow a private developer to occupy land donated to Kenya Agricultural Research Institute by their grandfathers. More than 30,000 residents of Isana village...
View ArticleLusaka tells off Wamunyinyi over Bungoma Posta Ground
Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka and county commissioner Maalim Mohamed have accused an MP of inciting the public to invade private property. The two told off Kanduyi MP Wafula Wamunyinyi over his...
View ArticleCops probe Rasanga for assaulting Star journalist
POLICE in Siaya are investigating assault claims meted upon a Star journalist by Governor Cornel Rasanga on Sunday. County police boss Stephen Cheteka said the journalist, Eric Oloo, has reported the...
View ArticlePokot elders endorse Wetang'ula
Pokot elders have said they will support Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang’ula in the 2017 presidential poll. Kapenguria MP Samuel Moroto said Wetang’ula has wisdom to lead Kenya in 2017 and endorsed him to...
View ArticleBoard seeks to provide water
THE Lake Victoria North Water Board has developed a policy enable residents in informal settlements and low income areas in Mumias to access clean metered water and sanitation services. The corporate...
View ArticleWaiguru warns on malpractice
THE government will take legal action against civil servants involved in human resource malpractices. Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru said the government will not tolerate corruption in...
View ArticleForm saccos, bodas told
Homa Bay Governor Cyprian Awiti has asked boda boda operators to form saccos for their benefit. The boda boda sector is a key pillar in economic growth of Homa Bay and the county will support the...
View ArticleProperty of Omamo’s brother is auctioned
PROPERTY of a club and a hotel in Kisumu has been auctioned due to unpaid Sh1.9 million rent arrears. The businesses, Bootleggers Pub and Grill and a hotel, Kahawa na Kadhalika – were being run by...
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