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Kevine Omollo

Kisumu surpasses its daily water requirement by 20 million litres

Kiwasco now produces more water from its treatment plants than the city needs thanks to expansion the company has made over the past ten years.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Kisumu surpasses its daily water requirement by 20 million litres

Table banking helps fish traders avoid shylocks

Table banking helps fish traders avoid shylocks

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Six decades on, Koru-Soin dam project remains locals' dream

Six decades on, Koru-Soin dam project remains locals' dream

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Raila Odinga backs CS Magoha on CBC rollout

Raila Odinga backs CS Magoha on CBC rollout

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

3, 000 tutors to be hired to boost staff numbers in TVETS

Public Service Commission will soon commence the recruitments.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

3, 000 tutors to be hired to boost staff numbers in TVETS

Women boat owners in Siaya gaining economic independence

Women in Siaya were not allowed to get to the boats when on their periods. Introduction of speed boats pushed out many from business.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Women boat owners in Siaya gaining economic independence

Kisumu County calls for collaboration to revive tourism sector

The World Tourism Day celebrated on September 27, is the day for fostering awareness of the social, cultural, political and economic value of tourism.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Kisumu County calls for collaboration to revive tourism sector

Young Kendu Bay man's business dream flourishes in ruined buildings

Victor Odhiambo sought authority to use abandoned buildings, where he expanded his business. He sells chicks and mature chickens, and incubators.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Young Kendu Bay man's business dream flourishes in ruined buildings

Widows beat culture to get adequate food

?Cultural practice involved sex before tilling land or planting. Group has diversified in agriculture to maximise returns.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Widows beat culture to get adequate food

Media stakeholders pave way for next year's polls

Media stakeholders yesterday launched guidelines that will guide journalists in reporting next year’s General Elections.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Media stakeholders pave way for next year's polls

Siaya women who shunned ‘sex for fish’

Their group was picked as one of the 15 groups to benefit from the Economic Justice Programme.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Siaya women who shunned ‘sex for fish’

Kisumu youth’s painful fight to get out of heroin addiction

There are 245 heroin addicts undergoing rehabilitation at a local wellness centre.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Kisumu youth’s painful fight to get out of heroin addiction

High taxes make universal water access a mirage, say suppliers

Service providers say the government is increasing tax on water extraction tenfold.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

High taxes make universal water access a mirage, say suppliers

With health risks and no incentives, Kibuye artisans face bleak future

1,500 stalls employ close to 10,000 metalworkers and inject at least Sh27m into county coffers annually.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

With health risks and no incentives, Kibuye artisans face bleak future

Sh3m donor funding to farmers at stake as poultry project stalls

A spot check by The Standard yesterday, however, revealed that the four projects are yet to kick-off.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Sh3m donor funding to farmers at stake as poultry project stalls

Bad roads add costs for farmers transporting cane to sugar mills

Residents say the last time the roads were fixed was in the 1960s.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Bad roads add costs for farmers transporting cane to sugar mills

KMPDU threatens to disrupt work at KNH over sacking of 40 medics

has threatened to paralyse operations at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) over the alleged sacking of 40 doctors.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

KMPDU threatens to disrupt work at KNH over sacking of 40 medics

The Nubian curse: Why we still feel like foreigners

Over 158 families of the Nubian Community in Kibos displaced to pave way for the rehabilitation of the Nakuru-Kisumu railway.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

The Nubian curse: Why we still feel like foreigners

Kisumu estates choke under heaps of garbage as town centre sparkles

In Kisumu town, waste trucks make rounds every morning to offload the waste bins

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Kisumu estates choke under heaps of garbage as town centre sparkles

Court halts water project over compensation row

According to the petitioners, the project implementers did not conduct proper public participation, thereby disregarding the interests of residents.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Court halts water project over compensation row

Kisumu MCAs defend benchmarking trip to Arusha

All the 49 MCAs travelled last Tuesday to Tanzania for a 10-day benchmarking tour in Mwanza and Arusha.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Kisumu MCAs defend benchmarking trip to Arusha

Kisumu County Health Executive Boaz Nyunya is dead

Governor Anyang' Nyong’o described Boaz Nyunya as a dependable minister whose footprints will remain in the county health sector.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Kisumu County Health Executive Boaz Nyunya is dead

Kogelo village that rode on back of Obama name returns to old rusty self

And a decade later, Kogelo village, the home village of former US President Barrack Obama is back to slumber, with investors counting their losses.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Kogelo village that rode on back of Obama name returns to old rusty self

Shabbir: He entered politics by chance, now he is unshakable

Nicknamed ‘Onyango Wuon Mogo’, thanks to his love for charity, hisrivals are yet to find a formula on how to dislodge him.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Shabbir: He entered politics by chance, now he is unshakable

Reprieve for residents as KAA to open road closed 11 years ago

The access road was closed to pave way for the expansion of Kisumu International Airport.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Reprieve for residents as KAA to open road closed 11 years ago

How fish auction has streamlined the trade in L Edward

The fish is put in a basin made of concrete, and fish traders bid for each piece until the last fish is sold.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

How fish auction has streamlined the trade in L Edward

Family opens up over mysterious roof along the Kisumu-Busia road

For the first time, a mother of six has spoken about the circumstances that led to her house being demolished and the roof left by the roadside.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Family opens up over mysterious roof along the Kisumu-Busia road

Covid-19: CS George Magoha rules out closure of schools

Magoha said President Uhuru Kenyatta’s decision to reopen schools was well informed and that the move has seen reduced risk in schools.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Covid-19: CS George Magoha rules out closure of schools

How theft pushed me to ditch poultry for crickets

?Six years ago, Charles Odira’s farm in Nyamasaria, Kisumu East was full of chicken, and anybody who visited the farm admired it.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

How theft pushed me to ditch poultry for crickets

No peace for relatives who bury loved ones in 'borrowed' graves

The residents claim that in the last two years, at least 50 bodies have been interred on borrowed land in Kanyagwal, Kakola and Kawino South.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

No peace for relatives who bury loved ones in 'borrowed' graves

Why President didn’t launch all projects lined up in Nyanza visit

The President’s tight schedule made it impossible for him to see all the projects

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Why President didn’t launch all projects lined up in Nyanza visit

President Uhuru visits humble Siaya family

Joel Malienga: I had planned to share with him a number of issues, but it is sad that I wasn’t given enough space to express myself.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

President Uhuru visits humble Siaya family

Retired teacher finally fulfills her dream with electric cookers

Kasera’s interest in fabrication began in the late 1970s while a student at Lwak Girls High School, in Siaya County.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Retired teacher finally fulfills her dream with electric cookers

Anyang' Nyong'o raises concern as variant spreads

Governor Nyong'o said that the county health facilities are overwhelmed and patients were now seeking services from neighbouring counties.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Anyang' Nyong'o raises concern as variant spreads

Girl disappears from home on first day of Term 3

The 17-year-old girl is yet to be found, nearly two weeks after she went missing from her parents’ home in Oyugis, Homa Bay County.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Girl disappears from home on first day of Term 3

Granny held over stolen nets

The police said they recovered 19 bales of the nets suspected to have been stolen from Rabuor and Nyangánde two weeks ago.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Granny held over stolen nets

Son of former Kisumu mayor found dead

His family was regretting having not taken seriously the situation, despite Habil’s telltale signs, including a suicidal Facebook post on May 9.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Son of former Kisumu mayor found dead

Student almost missed national test due to illness

Towards the end of 2020, Henry Madaga was down with complications related to ulcers.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Student almost missed national test due to illness

Hope for Western tourism after Uhuru lifts lockdown

Movement between Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa will be a catalyst for the partial resumption and recovery of domestic tourism.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Hope for Western tourism after Uhuru lifts lockdown

Body of Obama’s stepmother leaves UK for burial in Kenya

Keziah, the mother to Malik, Auma, Aboo and Sadik died at a London hospital on April 13, after a long illness.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Body of Obama’s stepmother leaves UK for burial in Kenya

Two injured as molasses truck collides with Guardian bus in Kisumu [Photos]

Both the bus and the truck then rolled, completely blocking both sides of the one-way road.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Two injured as molasses truck collides with Guardian bus in Kisumu [Photos]

Anyone for some Chinese? Fish traders now face East

'Is this from China or Lake Victoria?' ... The answer is always predictable: 'It is from Lake Victoria.' But, chances are that it's not the truth.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Anyone for some Chinese? Fish traders now face East

KCPE results out in two weeks

“We had a schedule and in the inside of the next two weeks, the results will be out,” said Prof. Magoha

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

KCPE results out in two weeks

Student paralysed in gold mine mishap

The quarry’s walls crashed down hitting Otieno around his waist and lower abdomen. He came out alive but couldn’t walk or speak.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Student paralysed in gold mine mishap

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