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Ruto steps up plans to salvage sections of rejected Finance Bill

President William Ruto says the laws in the draft that was withdrawn in June following anti-government protests will unlock funds for development projects.

By Benard Lusigi and Jackline Inyani 3 months ago

Ruto steps up plans to salvage sections of rejected Finance Bill

Barasa unveils Sh80 million maternal health initiative

Barasa unveils Sh80 million maternal health initiative

By Benard Lusigi and Jackline Inyanji 4 months ago

UDA targets 540,000 officials in grassroots elections

UDA targets 540,000 officials in grassroots elections

By Jackline Inyanji 7 months ago

Leadership wrangles rock ANC Kakamega branch

Leadership wrangles rock ANC Kakamega branch

By Jackline Inyanji 7 months ago

Debt forgiveness for sugar mills will top agenda at summit

Kenya National Federation of Sugarcane Farmers insists that the conference should advocate for the revival of the Kenya Sugar Board and a ban on sugar imports.

By Jackline Inyanji, Standard Team 1 year ago

Debt forgiveness for sugar mills will top agenda at summit

Farmers, KUSPAW demand lasting solution to sugar Industry woes

They argued that counties in sugarcane growing zones can go ahead and formulate regulations that will rein in rogue investors known for reaping where they did not sow.

By Jackline Inyanji and Juliet Omelo 1 year ago

Farmers, KUSPAW demand lasting solution to sugar Industry woes

Ford-K gearing to lead western politics in 2027

Western lawmakers recently endorsed Wetang'ula as the region's preferred political kingpin. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has been Luhya's political spokesperson.

By Robert Amalemba and Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago

Ford-K gearing to lead western politics in 2027

We can all play a role in promoting the mental health of nurses and midwives

Nurses and midwives deal with a variety of mental health problems that may affect their well-being and capacity to deliver high-quality treatment.

By Jackline Njeru 1 year ago

We can all play a role in promoting the mental health of nurses and midwives

Uproar as pupil shot by police during swoop on illicit brews

The pupil was going to school when he got caught in a fight between the police and residents of Lukose and Shihuli villages.

By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago

Uproar as pupil shot by police during swoop on illicit brews

Expectations rise ahead of Ruto's visit to Busia

Ruto will be in the county for the first time since his election for an inter-faith thanksgiving service in Matayos Constituency.

By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago

Expectations rise ahead of Ruto's visit to Busia

Tanker accident leaves village with polluted water

Residents of Mayoni, Kakamega County are claiming that a petrol tanker that was involved in an accident has affected the environment in the area.

By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago

Tanker accident leaves village with polluted water

Row erupts in UDA party leadership in Kakamega

Party vice chairman Seth Panyako is on the spot following a meeting he convened on March 12 in Amalemba where new office bearers were unveiled.

By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago

Row erupts in UDA party leadership in Kakamega

Sugarcane farmers welcome new pricing by millers

Good news to region as two firms announce upward revision of payments to farmers. Cane Pricing Committee proposed an increase per tonne from Sh4,480 to Sh4,584.

By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago

Sugarcane farmers welcome new pricing by millers

16,000 affordable units to ease housing deficit

The project is a partnership between the government and GulfCap Africa Limited and will comprise one, two and three-bedroom 6,704 units.

By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago

16,000 affordable units to ease housing deficit

Deadly family feud over land boundary leaves one brother dead

The victim was uprooting a sisal plant that was planted to create a road boundary before he was attacked by one of the suspects who is at large.

By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago

Deadly family feud over land boundary leaves one brother dead

Police commence investigations into family killing

According to Shivanga location chief Simeon Nambwa , the incident occurred after siblings fought over a land dispute.

By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago

Police commence investigations into family killing

'We asked Raila to let us work with the President'

The leaders said it was unrealistic for ODM leader Raila Odinga to bar them from working with the Kenya Kwanza government.

By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago

'We asked Raila to let us work with the President'

Police shoot dead two armed suspects, recover guns in Lugari

They were trailed from Mumias by security agents who lost them around Kipkaren centre at night but caught up with them later.

By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago

Police shoot dead two armed suspects, recover guns in Lugari

Police shoot dead two suspected robbers in Lugari, Kakamega County

Police in Lugari, Kakamega County have shot dead two suspected criminals.

By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago

Police shoot dead two suspected robbers in Lugari, Kakamega County

Killings targeting elderly women shock residents

According to preliminary investigations, the women were raped and killed in a strikingly similar manner.

By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago

Killings targeting elderly women shock residents

Families get title deeds after 30 years of prolonged land disputes

Khavai Karachi, one of the beneficiaries, and her family were embroiled in a land dispute, and she had no idea where to turn for assistance.

By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago

Families get title deeds after 30 years of prolonged land disputes

Do not boss us around: Farmers defy Moses Kuria's order to sell maize within 72 hours

Producers expressed their dismay over the 'rush' by the State to import maize even before it purchases the current season's harvests.

By Titus Too and Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago

Do not boss us around: Farmers defy Moses Kuria's order to sell maize within 72 hours

Fernandes Barasa pledges to complete existing projects

Some of the projects include the Sh110 million milk processing plant at Tumbeni in Malava constituency and Shinyalu tea factory which was allocated Sh100 million.

By Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago

Fernandes Barasa pledges to complete existing projects

How IEBC will determine who wins presidency

To win in the first round, a candidate must receive more than 50 per cent of the vote (50 per cent plus one) and at least 25 per cent of the votes cast in at least 24 of the 47 counties

By Jackline Inyanji and Juliet Omelo 2 years ago

How IEBC will determine who wins presidency

Hoteliers eye higher bed occupancy despite polls

Hoteliers are worried that a mismanaged election may hurt a sector that is enjoying such a promising trajectory.

By Brian Kisanji, Juliet Omelo, Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago

Hoteliers eye higher bed occupancy despite polls

Commonwealth Games: Heartbreak as World champion Korir disqualified in 400m

World and Olympic champion Emmanuel Korir's hopes of winning the 2022 Commonwealth Games went up in smoke on Wednesday evening after he was disqualified

By Jackline Inyanji and Brian Kisanji 2 years ago

Commonwealth Games: Heartbreak as World champion Korir disqualified in 400m

Elders condemn hate leaflets, call for peaceful polls

The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) listed Uasin Gishu among five other perceived hotspot areas including Nairobi, Nakuru, Kisumu, Kericho and Mombasa.

By Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago

Elders condemn hate leaflets, call for peaceful polls

Malava Girls student dies by suicide after transfer request rejected

A Form Two student of Malava Girls' Secondary School has allegedly committed suicide after her request for transfer was rejected.

By Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago

Malava Girls student dies by suicide after transfer request rejected

Cyrus Jirongo's entry into race spoils aspirants' plans

Until his clearance by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) last Saturday, Jirongo had kept people guessing about his candidature.

By Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago

Cyrus Jirongo's entry into race spoils aspirants' plans

Call for peace as seven cleared for Malava constituency contest

Joseph Juma, the returning officer, cleared the seven urging them to embrace peaceful campaigns.

By Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago

Call for peace as seven cleared for Malava constituency contest

Midwives are frontline soldiers during birth, should be given all the support

A skilled midwife saves more lives than any other cadres especially at the time of birth.

By Jackline M Njeru 2 years ago

Midwives are frontline soldiers during birth, should be given all the support

Azimio leaders scoff at Kenya Kwanza deal

Politicians from Kakamega and Bungoma allied to the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya have poked holes into the power deal Kenya Kwanza signed with two leaders from the region.

By Robert Amalemba, Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago

Azimio leaders scoff at Kenya Kwanza deal

Beatrice Inyangala: Malala and I make a great, formidable team

In what might have been a deliberate attempt at giving women a fair shot at politics in the male-dominated field, Senator Cleophas Malala chose Dr Beatrice Muganda Inyangala as his running mate.

By Alexander Chagema, Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago

Beatrice Inyangala: Malala and I make a great, formidable team

New sugarcane prices fail to excite farmers

While some of the farmers interviewed in Busia, Kakamega, Bungoma and parts of Nyanza welcomed the move, saying the new price will encourage increased production of the crop.

By Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago

New sugarcane prices fail to excite farmers

Poverty stands between two sisters and their future

Two siblings who scored 413 and 378 marks in last year's KCPE examinations have not joined Form One for lack of fees.

By Alexander Chagema and Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago

Poverty stands between two sisters and their future

Kakamega mother's agony over sons developing deformities at 10

Truphena Nyongesa who hails from Kafusi village in Matete, Kakamega County is a worried mother.

By Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago

Kakamega mother's agony over sons developing deformities at 10

Sh100 million Lugari water project to serve over 28,000 locals

Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya wants his successor to complete projects he had started, on top of starting new ones.

By Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago

Sh100 million Lugari water project to serve over 28,000 locals

Innovation in finance key to boosting homeownership

Kenya only has 26,971 mortgages in a country that has a working population of roughly 22.3 million.

By Jackline Engefu Aluda 2 years ago

Innovation in finance key to boosting homeownership

Wycliffe Oparanya: I've no capacity to mess with ODM polls

Oparanya said it is the duty of the party’s National Elections Board (NEB) to conduct the nomination slated for April 19, and he had no capacity to interfere with it.

By Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago

Wycliffe Oparanya: I've no capacity to mess with ODM polls

Bungoma: Where women who give birth to twins are frowned at and seen as ‘bad omen’

Most women have walked out of their marriages after discovering they are pregnant with twins.

By Omelo Juliet and Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago

Bungoma: Where women who give birth to twins are frowned at and seen as ‘bad omen’

Women enlist for adult literacy as men keep away over fear of ridicule

Fear of ridicule has been cited as the main reason why men in Lugari sub-County have failed to embrace adult education.

By Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago

Women enlist for adult literacy as men keep away over fear of ridicule

Invasive weed threatens to undo success of tree planting campaign

The government has started research to find a scientific method to eradicate a yellow parasitic weed killing trees and crops in parts of western Kenya

By Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago

Invasive weed threatens to undo success of tree planting campaign

Candidate dies, four suspects arrested on first day of KCSE

A candidate died minutes before the start of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination.

By Jackline Inyanji and Irissheel Shanzu 2 years ago

Candidate dies, four suspects arrested on first day of KCSE

Wiper, ODM suffer blow as hopefuls join rival parties

In Kakamega, Prof Kutima dumped ODM, saying party operatives attempted to scuttle his ambition to succeed Governor Wycliffe Oparanya.

By Eric Abuga and Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago

Wiper, ODM suffer blow as hopefuls join rival parties

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