Parliament told to pass laws on funding of fight against kidney complications
Parliament has been urged to enact legislation on funding of renal departments in hospitals to fight the rising cases of kidney-related ailments.
By By SILAH KOSKEI 10 years ago
Parliament told to pass laws on funding of fight against kidney complications
23-year-old man drinks himself to death
Residents of Kipsamo village, Kapseret constituency in Uasin Gishu County woke up to the news of the death of a 23-year-old man who allegedly consumed a lot of illicit brew.
By By SILAH KOSKEI 10 years ago
23-year-old man drinks himself to death
County passes alcohol Bill to enhance Mututho laws
The Uasin Gishu County Assembly has passed a Bill to discourage production of substandard liquor in the region.
By By SILAH KOSKEI 10 years ago
County passes alcohol Bill to enhance Mututho laws
No more scramble for fertiliser at NCPB
Uasin Gishu County government has started de-centralising the sale of fertiliser to ease congestion at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depot in the area.
By By SILAH KOSKEI 10 years ago
No more scramble for fertiliser at NCPB
Schools snub bright girl who scored 425 marks
She sat for her Kenya Certificate of Primary Examinations (KCPE) last year and scored 425 marks but despite her sterling performance Pauline Muhonja Senelwa has not secured a place in any national school.
By By SILAH KOSKEI 10 years ago
Schools snub bright girl who scored 425 marks
Girl scores 425 marks, fails to get national school admission
She sat for her Kenya Certificate of Primary Examinations (KCPE) last year and managed to get 425 marks but despite her sterling performance she has not secured a place in any national school.
By By Silah Koskei 10 years ago
Girl scores 425 marks, fails to get national school admission
Squatters now accuse officers of torching their houses in forest
Squatters in Embobut forest in Elgeyo/Marakwet County have protested at the alleged torching of their houses by Kenya Forest Service officers in attempts to evict them.
By By SILAH KOSKEI 10 years ago
Squatters now accuse officers of torching their houses in forest
Farmers advised against drying maize in the open
Every year after harvest, most farmers in Uasin Gishu dry their produce in the open fields along roads and the railway line before taking it to National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) and millers.
By By SILAH KOSKEI 10 years ago
Farmers advised against  drying maize in the open
Sudanese boy’s long road to KCPE success
He topped the 2012 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam in Uasin Gishu County but his achievement has been dotted with a myriad challenges, especially having fled civil war in South Sudan to Kenya as a refugee.
By By SILAH KOSKEI 10 years ago
Sudanese boy’s long road to KCPE success
Ruto meets North Rift leaders to calm disquiet
Deputy President William Ruto on Tuesday met elected leaders from the North Rift in what is believed to be mending the fences after his recent visit to his home turf was termed as a failure.
By BY SILAH KOSKEI and MICHAEL OLLINGA 10 years ago
Ruto meets North Rift leaders to calm disquiet
Evictees deny Ruto claims on land
Serengonik forest evictees in Nandi County have refuted claims by Deputy President William Ruto that their resettlement has been hampered by a pending court case.
By By SILAH KOSKEI 10 years ago
Evictees deny Ruto claims on land
Forgotten Kenyan World War II veterans
As the country prepares to celebrate 50 years of independence, a section of Kenyans who who fought for the British in the 1940s have have decried neglect.
By By SILAH KOSKEI 10 years ago
Forgotten Kenyan World War II veterans
Bright boy from Turkana travels to city aboard cattle truck in search of sponsor
He has sat for the Kenya Certificate of Education (KCPE) and scored over 300 marks but has never made it to secondary school.
By By SILAH KOSKEI 10 years ago
Bright boy from Turkana travels to city aboard cattle truck in search of sponsor
10 passengers injured in Uasin Gishu road accident
Ten passengers are nursing serious injuries in hospital after a bus they were travelling in lost control and overturned in Uasin Gishu County.
By By Silah Koskei 10 years ago
10 passengers injured in Uasin Gishu road accident
Leaders call for electronic tax collection to stem graft
Stakeholders in Uasin Gishu have called on the county government to adopt an electronic taxation system to curb theft of revenue by corrupt officials ahead of enacting of the Finance Bill into law.
By By SILAH KOSKEI 10 years ago
Leaders call for electronic tax collection to stem graft
Man admits to killing wife as body exhumed
Shock gripped a village in Uasin Gishu County after police exhumed the body of a woman alleged to have been killed and buried secretly by her husband 10 days ago.
By By SILAH KOSKEI 10 years ago
Man admits to killing wife as body exhumed
Kenya’s most romantic fat man to marry Fiancée
The man now considered one of the most romantic Kenyans is still loved by his fiancée although he faces assault charges at an Eldoret court.
By By SILAH KOSKEI 10 years ago
Kenya’s most romantic fat man to marry Fiancée
Man kills sons, commits suicide
A 30-year-old man in Uasin Gishu County killed his two sons before hanging himself following a quarrel with his wife.
By By SILAH KOSKEI 10 years ago
Man kills sons, commits suicide
Old man silences commuters after spoiling air
A fortnight ago, parroty commuters aboard a matatu on transit to their homes in Eldoret— after a hard day’s work — got a rude shock when a man alighting silenced them with one hell of explosive fart that got everyone gasping for fresh air!
By By SILAH KOSKEI 10 years ago
Old man silences commuters after spoiling air
Rift Valley IDPs turn against ICC trials
Victims of the 2007/2008 post-election violence in Rift Valley region support the political marriage between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto to end the long standing conflicts as opposed to the ICC judicial process.
By By SILAH KOSKEI and MICHAEL OLLINGA 10 years ago
Rift Valley IDPs turn against ICC trials
Governors want State to offset inherited debts
Debts incurred by the defunct municipal councils in the North Rift are threatening to cripple the operations of county governments, with governors asking the Transition Authority for help to offset them.
By By Silah Koskei and Osinde Obare 10 years ago
Governors want State to offset inherited debts
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