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Kevine Omollo

Gold rush: How illegal gallbladder trade threatens Lake Victoria fishers

Boat owners, like Akinyi who do not venture into the lake, hire fishermen who operate the boats. Each boat is manned by between three and five fishermen.

By Kevine Omollo 2 months ago

Gold rush: How illegal gallbladder trade threatens Lake Victoria fishers

Kisumu surpasses its daily water requirement by 20 million litres

Kisumu surpasses its daily water requirement by 20 million litres

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

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

I won’t declare bid for top seat with unarmed troops, Raila says

Raila Odinga warns residents of Western and Nyanza regions must first massively register as voters in ongoing exercise.

By Kevine Omollo and Brian Kisanji 3 years ago

I won’t declare bid for top seat with unarmed troops, Raila says

Raila Odinga backs CS Magoha on CBC rollout

Raila Odinga said Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) holds the solution to the country’s education system.

By Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Raila Odinga backs CS Magoha on CBC rollout

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

Uproar as Kisumu MCAs make another bonding trip to Tanzania

Kisumu MCAs left the country on Monday for the trip with a number of senior assembly staff.

By Kevin Ogutu and Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Uproar as Kisumu MCAs make another bonding trip to Tanzania

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

Governors seek nod to import Covid-19 vaccines

County chiefs say the only way to salvage the situation is through intensified vaccination.

By Kevine Omollo and Harold Odhiambo 3 years ago

Governors seek nod to import Covid-19 vaccines

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

You shot down the people's will, Uhuru tells courts

Uhuru, in the presence of Chief Justice Martha Koome, outlined instances in which he claimed the Judiciary failed to consider the public good.

By Kevine Omollo and Harold Odhiambo 3 years ago

You shot down the people's will, Uhuru tells courts

Raila roots for Kazi Mashambani for recovery

Speaking at the Madaraka Day celebrations on Tuesday, Raila said the pandemic has left many Kenyans barely struggling to survive.

By Harold Odhiambo and Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

Raila roots for Kazi Mashambani for recovery

Dancing with Covid: Excited residents trash Covid-19 regulations

Despite assurances of measures to ensure the regulations were adhered to, Tuesday's events painted a different picture.

By Kevine Omollo and Harold Odhiambo 3 years ago

Dancing with Covid: Excited residents trash Covid-19 regulations

How leaders coined verbal jabs at fete

Uhuru stressed on why he intended to continue working with Raila, as he unleashed soft subtle blows on Ruto by discrediting short-termism.

By Harold Odhiambo and Kevine Omollo 3 years ago

How leaders coined verbal jabs at fete

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

Uhuru and Raila confident of BBI sailing through at appeals court

The President said the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill was not meant to benefit him and Raila but was for the good of all Kenyans.

By Kevine Omollo, Olivia Odhiambo and Kevin Ogutu 3 years ago

Uhuru and Raila confident of BBI sailing through at appeals court

Venue for Madaraka Day fete unknown as Kisumu Stadium left

The rush to have Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium ready for this year's Madaraka Day celebrations may be in vain.

By Kevine Omollo and Kepher Otieno 3 years ago

Venue for Madaraka Day fete unknown as Kisumu Stadium left

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

Raila lays ground for Uhuru's June 1 visit

Orange party leader Raila Odinga yesterday sought to quell divisions in his Nyanza backyard, as well as the disquiet over the BBI initiative.

By Kevine Omollo and Harold Odhiambo 3 years ago

Raila lays ground for Uhuru's June 1 visit

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