House touched over death
A woman in Kokare village, Teso North is believed to have "caused" the death of a 65-year-old man. In revenge, the man's relatives torched the woman’s three grass thatched houses over witchcraft...
View ArticleOjaamong pledges to fulfil promises
BUSIA governor Sospster Ojaamong has pledged to uphold the objectives of devolved government as spelt out in the constitution and the County Government’s Act. The governor and his deputy Kizito...
View ArticleNyatike CDF to repair school
Nyatike MP-elect Edick Anyanga has said the CDF committee has accessed the damage caused by a storm that blew off roofs and destroyed walls of five classes at Got Kachola Primary School. The incident...
View ArticleChildren suspected of murder freed in Kuria
TWO children from Masaba Village, Kuria West district, arrested for allegedly assisting their mother to kill their father, were yesterday released. The body of their father was found hanging on a tree...
View ArticleSpecial schools receive grant
TWO special schools in Teso South yesterday benefited from Sh4.7m grant from National Council for People with Disabilities. St Brigit Secondary School for the Deaf received Sh2.6m for construction of...
View ArticlePolice in road safety campaign in Western
POLICE in Western have launched road safety education for boda boda operators to reduce the number of accidents. Western police commander Alfred Ombaba yesterday said test examiners were holding road...
View ArticleRasanga to work with rival in Siaya
SIAYA County governor Cornel Rasanga has asked his rival William Oduol to work with him to develop the County. Rasanga said his government will be all inclusive devoid of political interest and would...
View ArticleKakamega speaker wants motions in Luhya language
THE speaker of Kakamega county assembly has called for amendment of the constitution to allow assembly members to speak in their mother tongue. Maurice Buluma wants the Kakamega assembly allowed to use...
View ArticleNandi ward reps storm out of oath ceremony
Thirty county represent- atives yesterday stormed out of the swearing-in cer- emony for the Nandi gover- nor -elect for lack of chairs. This delayed the pro- gramme as members of the Transitional...
View ArticleAll schools, public facilities to get electricity by July, says REA
All schools and public facilities will be connected to electricity by the end of July this year at a cost of Sh3 Billion , the Rural Electrification Authority has announced. REA operations manager...
View ArticleGroups raise 10million seedlings
TEN million seedlings have been raised in private tree nurseries in North Rift to boost forest cover. The seedlings have been raised by institutions and individuals to fulfill the government policy of...
View ArticleKericho disabled want nominee seat
Disabled people in Kericho want the list of nominees forwarded to the IEBC cancelled. Kericho town chairman of the disabled persons Moses Ooko said the individual nominated from Kericho is not one of...
View ArticleMoi Hospital staff to lease out Sh290m Eldoret hotel
The Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital will lease out its new Sh290 million hotel in Eldoret. The hospital’s pension scheme managers have invited traders and investors to bid for the management of the...
View ArticleRift maize farmers resort to expensive fertiliser
Farmer have begun planting maize in parts of Rift Valley using fertiliser bought in the open market following the government’s failure to provide subsidised commodity. A 50 kilogramme bag of fertiliser...
View ArticleFarmers await bumper crop
MAIZE farmers in Narok expect a bumper harvest this season. The positive turn of events follows huge losses incurred last year due to massive crop failure. Narok, which is the country’s largest maize...
View ArticleCotu tells firm to take back staff
COTU boss Francis Atwoli yesterday asked James Finlays company to reinstate the 59 employees sacked after the closure of Chomogoday Central Hospital. The Industrial Court judge in Nakuru last Friday...
View ArticleFamily held hostage in Ethiopia freed
A family of four from Turkana County which had been held hostage by herders in Ethiopia has been freed. Their release followed negotiations between government officials and elders from Kenya and...
View ArticleTraders back speakers-elect
Traders have praised the election of Nairobi county speaker Alex ole Magelo and his Narok counterpart Nick Kamwaro. Led by Narok Central Business Association vice- chairman David Mpatiany, they said...
View ArticleHerb dealer on the run
Police in Eldoret are searching for a man who sold herbs to three primary school pupils. The Central Primary School boys bought the concoction at the school gate and started complain- ing of...
View ArticleMissing Pokot teacher found dead
A primary school teacher who went missing at the weekend has been found dead in West Pokot. Clement Kemol was last seen leaving his home for school. The 52-year-old was a teacher at Kachmogen Primary...
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