Auditor blames western Kenya MCAs over irregular payments
The Auditor General has put county assemblies in Western on the spot over irregular payment of sitting allowances and foreign travels.
By Alex Wakhisi and Jackline Inyanji 7 years ago
Auditor blames western Kenya MCAs over irregular payments
How the famous Chepkube 'magendo' market died never to resurrect 30 years on
Thirty-years ago, Chepkube Market in Mt Elgon was known for smuggling of coffee from Uganda.
By Alex Wakhisi and Jackline Inyanji 8 years ago
How the famous Chepkube 'magendo' market died never to resurrect 30 years on
Lwakhakha: Mt Elgon’s ‘river of death’
The river, which serves as the boundary between Kenya and Uganda, is a death-trap for residents of Chepkube village in Mt Elgon.
By Alex Wakhisi and Jackline Inyanji 8 years ago
Lwakhakha: Mt Elgon’s ‘river of death’
Mudavadi gives defectors 9 days to 'return home'
Amani National Congress (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi has told UDF MPs who decamped to Jubilee Party to 'return home' before it is too late
By Alex Wakhisi and Jackline Inyanji 8 years ago
Mudavadi gives defectors 9 days to 'return home'
Ford Kenya endorses Khalwale to face Oparanya in 2017 elections
Ford Kenya leaders and delegates have endorsed Senator Boni Khalwale to contest for Kakamega gubernatorial seat on the party ticket.
By Alex Wakhisi and Jackline Inyanji 8 years ago
Ford Kenya endorses Khalwale to face Oparanya in 2017 elections
Mumias' roast meat zone
It is a tiny mini-town in Mumias but it has gained the name ‘international nyama choma zone’ owing to both national and international visitors who visit the place for nyama choma.
By Alex Wakhisi and Jackline Inyanji 8 years ago
Mumias' roast meat zone
Jubilee roots for Eliud Wabukala to be next IEBC boss
Jubilee wants former Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) Archbishop Eliud Wabukala to be the next electoral commission chairman.
By Alex Wakhisi and Jackline Inyanji 8 years ago
Jubilee roots for Eliud Wabukala to be next IEBC boss
Investor to use Sh6b to revive collapsed Pan Paper Mills
After seven years of closure, machines at the Webuye-based Pan Paper Mills have roared back to life.
By Alex Wakhisi and Jackline Inyanji 8 years ago
Investor to use Sh6b to revive collapsed Pan Paper Mills
Kakamega school with no library beats KCSE front-runners
"Last year, our students did their chemistry practical examination using a 'koroboi'. It was total darkness for us at the time but total light when the results came out."
By Alex Wakhisi and Jackline Inyanji 9 years ago
Kakamega school with no library beats KCSE front-runners
Farmers uproot cane over dwindling fortunes
Sugar-cane farming in western region is slowly dying due to a myriad of challenges affecting the sector.
By Alex Wakhisi and Jackline Inyanji 9 years ago
Farmers uproot cane over dwindling fortunes
In coffee, this man of God finds a calling
In the deep of Kakamega County in Mukumu, there is a man of God who has decided to take a risk and go against the grain.
By Alex Wakhisi and Jackline Inyanji 9 years ago
In coffee, this man of God finds a calling
Seven children die, 100 admitted following malaria outbreak
There seems to be a malaria outbreak in the county with, so far, seven under 10-year-old children having died of the same at Kakamega County Referral Hospital on Sunday with 100 others admitted.
By Alex Wakhisi and Jackline Inyanji 9 years ago
Seven children die, 100 admitted following malaria outbreak
New political group formed as Luhya, Teso and Sabaot eye presidency in 2017
Formation of the Luhya, Teso and Sabaot (Lutesa) association has sparked off heated debate on whether the group has what it takes to form the next government.
By Alex Wakhisi and Jackline Inyanji 9 years ago
New political group formed as Luhya, Teso and Sabaot eye presidency in 2017
Sh400m set aside to revamp polytechnics, boost education
The county government has set aside more than Sh400 million for its education department to boost polytechnics.
By Alex Wakhisi and Jackline Inyanji 10 years ago
Sh400m set aside to revamp polytechnics, boost education
Chepkwony issues condition of abandoning referendum push
If Parliament approves a Bill being authored by governors and passed through county assemblies, then county chiefs will abandon the Pesa Mashinani campaign, Kericho Governor Paul Chepkwony has said.
By Nikko Tanui, Alex Wakhisi and Jackline Inyanji 10 years ago
Chepkwony issues condition of abandoning referendum push
School where teachers wear uniform, students walk barefoot
Teachers in a school in Kakamega County wear uniform while some of the pupils walk barefoot. The locals watch the teachers in open amazement.
By ALEX WAKHISI and JACKLINE INYANJI 10 years ago
School where teachers wear uniform, students walk barefoot
Chicken coops in the house in Kakamega
In Kakamega County, poultry farmers now keep their birds in their houses rather than in coops outside the way it used to be.
By Alex Wakhisi and Jackline Inyanji 10 years ago
Chicken coops in the house in Kakamega
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