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Movies shouldn't be banned over Religious Sentiment

Mid-December last year (gosh, that sounds like a long time ago) I took my children to the cinemas to watch a much-awaited Bollywood movie PK that starred superstar Aamir Khan. A few months before the...

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My roving girlfriend

Hi Valentine, I have been in a relationship with this lady for three years and in between, she has been unfaithful four times. She chooses older men and each time I have caught her she said that she...

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Bungoma family cries foul over son missing after police arrest

A family in Ndalu location, Bungoma North subcounty is searching for a boy who allagedly dissapeared after he was allegedly arrested by police. Florence Mmbone, a single mother of four, said her son...

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Petty offences reduce in Teso

THE number of convicts referred by Bungoma and Busia law courts for probation in Teso have dropped signaling a decline in the number of petty offences. Teso North district probation officer Bernard...

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Jumbo Foam Mattress employees lock horns with employer over risky working...

EMPLOYEES of Kisumu's Jumbo Foam Mattress Company have accused the firm's management of poor work conditions. The company's Korowe plant was razed down by a fire on the Christmas eve. Yesterday, the...

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Wangwe welcomes state plans to revive Mumias

NAVAKHOLO MP Emmanuel Wangwe yesterday welcomed plans by the government to bail out the troubled Mumias sugar company. Mumias has asked for Sh2.3 billion from the government to meet urgent budget...

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Busia MCA shot in prison escapee chase drama

A ward representative in Busia is admitted with gunshot wounds at the St Mary’s Mission Hospital. Julius Ochou was allegedly shot twice in the leg by police officer. The combined team from Nambale...

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Bunyala North residents face acute water shortage

RESIDENTS of Bunyala North constituency have been going without watter supply for two years. The shortage has been caused by a machine breakdown at one of the 15 water kiosks at Budalangi trading...

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Campaign to contain Foot and Mouth Disease launched in Teso South

A Foot and Mouth Disease vaccination programme has been launched in Busia county. Governor Sospeter Ojaamong said on Wednesday the campaign targets all livestock. He said the government had sponsored...

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MP Washiali denies hitting out at Jubilee government

MUMIAS East MP Benjamin Washiali has distanced himself from reports that he criticised the Jubilee government over development in his constituency. Washiali was quoted in a section of the press as...

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Residents told to cooperate with state officials

Residents of Karachuonyo North subcounty have been urged to cooperate with the provincial administration. North Karachuonyo location chief John Odera said lack of cooperation and failure by residents...

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Jaramogi varsity establishes campus in Nambale

THE Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology has established a campus in Nambale constituency, Busia county. Vice Chancellor Prof Stephen Agong’ said the campus is a collaboration...

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Our records are clean, Lusaka tells senator

BUNGOMA Governor Kenneth Lusaka has denied claims by Senator Moses Wetang’ula that the county has not accounted for Sh16 billion received from the National Treasury. Wetang’ula on Sunday said Lusaka's...

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Focus on cane growth, Koskei urges Chemelil

CHEMELIL Sugar Company should focus on cane development and payment of farmers, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Felix Koskei has said. The company is installing a Sh105 million turbine alternator to...

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Kaimenyi must go, Bondo teachers say

EDUCATION Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi has messed up the education system and must resign, striking teachers in Bondo have said. Hundreds of the teachers held demonstrations in Bondo town yesterday...

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Report to ward admins, Kisumu urged

KISUMU county residents should channel their problems through ward administrators, Governor Jack Ranguma has said. He said the administrators represent him at the ward level, so there is no need for...

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ICPAK boss mourns Raila son

THE Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya, Nyanza, has sent condolences to Raila Odinga’s family following eldest son Fidel's death. Fidel died on Sunday and will be buried on Saturday at...

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Port Victoria traders demand toilets

BUSIA Traders along the shores of Lake Victoria have called upon the county government to build them toilets. "The beach market has no toilet facilities, so traders are forced to either defecate at the...

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Nyatike MCAs aid orphanage

MIGORI The county assembly staff on Wednesday donated goods worth more than Sh100,000 to an orphanage in Nyatike constituency. Speaker Gordon Ogolla led more than 20 staff members to hand the donation...

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Start projects, youth urged

BUNGOMA Youths have been urged to start income-generating projects to improve their lives. Speaking in Bungoma town yesterday during an awareness workshop, Inter-Party Youth Forum chairman George...

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