MCAs oppose legislators’ bid to slash cash allocated to counties
Members of County Assemblies are now up in arms about MPs for pushing for a slash in the budgetary allocations to the counties.
By By WILBERFORCE NETYA 10 years ago
MCAs oppose legislators’ bid to slash cash allocated to counties
Save Pokot residents from starvation, senator pleads with State
The Government has been asked to provide relief food to residents of Pokot North, who have been affected by ongoing dry spell.
By By Wilberforce Netya 10 years ago
Save Pokot residents from starvation, senator pleads with State
Alarm raised over sale of balloons to children
Traders in West Pokot County have been warned against selling balloons to children below the age of five after two kids reportedly died from swallowing them.
By By WILBERFORCE NETYA 10 years ago
Alarm raised over sale of balloons to children
Commissioner dies after accident
West Pokot assistant County Commissioner Hezbon Kitasi has succumbed to injuries he sustained in a road accident along the Eldoret-Kapsabet road.
By By Wilberforce Netya 11 years ago
Commissioner dies after accident
Two boys abducted after raiders attack village stealing over 300 goats
A nine-year-old boy was shot and seriously injured when suspected Turkana assailants attacked Kamurio village in West Pokot County and made away with over 300 goats.
By By Wilberforce Netya 11 years ago
Two boys abducted after raiders attack village stealing over 300 goats
Services shut at clash-torn West Pokot-Turkana border
Residents of Turkwel at the border of West Pokot and Turkana counties have begun to bear the brunt of the conflict that has rocked the region in the last one week.
By By WILBERFORCE NETYA 11 years ago
Services shut at clash-torn West Pokot-Turkana border
Man killed in retaliatory attack in West Pokot County
A middle-aged man was Friday evening killed by rowdy mob at Sigor in West Pokot County in a retaliatory attack following a raid at Orwa village that left a 13 year-old boy dead.
By By Wilberforce Netya 11 years ago
Man killed in retaliatory attack in West Pokot County
West Pokot County Assembly reconvenes to discuss border insecurity
West Pokot County Assembly cut short its recess to debate a motion on rising insecurity at the border with Turkana County.
By By WILBERFORCE NETYA 11 years ago
West Pokot County Assembly reconvenes  to discuss border insecurity
Two people killed along Turkana-Pokot border
Two people have been killed near Turkwel along the volatile Turkana/Pokot border as insecurity in the area escalates.
By By Wilberforce Netya 11 years ago
Two people killed along Turkana-Pokot border
State told to arrest chiefs ‘administering concoction’ in West Pokot
Residents in Cheparten and Kapsanga of West Pokot County have protested against an order from a chief and his assistant to drink concoctions to fight witchcraft.
By By Wilberforce Netya 11 years ago
State told to arrest chiefs ‘administering concoction’ in West Pokot
25 escaping refugees held, charged
Twenty-five refugees who escaped from Kakuma camp were yesterday morning arrested aboard a Nairobi-bound bus by police in West Pokot County.
By By WILBERFORCE NETYA 11 years ago
25 escaping refugees held, charged
Unknown assailants attack Kenya Red Cross vehicle injuring an officer
A Kenya Red Cross officer was shot and seriously injured by unknown assailants at Nakumoru area along the border of West Pokot and Turkana Counties.
By By Wilberforce Netya 11 years ago
Unknown assailants attack Kenya Red Cross vehicle injuring an officer
Minor defiled in West Pokot as women demand action
The minor is said to have been attacked on her way from school in Sook division of the county by the two men who defiled her in turns before fleeing.
By BY WILBERFORCE NETYA 11 years ago
Minor defiled in West Pokot as women demand action
Farmers raise alarm as disease kills livestock
Livestock farmers in Kapchemukot location of West Pokot County have raised alarm over rapid spread of a disease they suspect to be goat’s plague, also known as peste des petits ruminants (PPR).
By By WILBERFORCE NETYA 11 years ago
Farmers raise alarm as disease kills livestock
West Pokot girls come together to be presented with sanitary towels
Barely two months after the media highlighted the plight of girls using unhygienic material as sanitary pads, smiles have been painted on the faces of vulnerable pupils in West Pokot County.
By By Wilberforce Netya 11 years ago
West Pokot girls come together to be presented with sanitary towels
Pkemoi defies odds to emerge triple-jump hero
A soft spoken and charming character describes the person whose victory at the East and Central Africa secondary schools triple-jump championships stunned many.
By By WILBERFORCE NETYA 11 years ago
Pkemoi defies odds to emerge triple-jump hero
Pupil succumbs to snakebite in West Pokot
A 13-year- old boy in Kong’elai area of West Pokot County succumbed to snakebite amid calls by locals to the government to find amicable solutions for human wildlife-conflicts.
By By Wilberforce Netya 11 years ago
Pupil succumbs to snakebite in West Pokot
Man sentenced to life for defiling minor
A middle aged man has been sentenced to life imprisonment by Kapenguria magistrates’ court for defiling an 11 year old minor.
By By Wilberforce Netya 11 years ago
Man sentenced to life for defiling minor
Blood bank opened in West Pokot to check deaths
A blood bank has been established in Kacheliba Sub County Hospital in West Pokot to control deaths caused by malaria, anaemia and Kalzaar diseases.
By By Wilberforce Netya 11 years ago
Blood bank opened in West Pokot to check deaths
Speaker declares seat vacant
West Pokot Speaker Robert Katina has declared Mnagei ward seat vacant after a successful petition.
By By Wilberforce Netya 11 years ago
Speaker declares seat vacant
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