KDF soldier sacked for torturing spy awarded Sh5m
The soldier is said to have tortured the spy around where tens of KDF officers and assets worth millions of shillings had been torn to pieces by IEDs planted by enemy forces
By Robert Amalemba 30 days ago
KDF soldier sacked for torturing spy awarded Sh5m
Leadership wrangles at Kaimosi now go to court
The process to have the University get a VC has diverted from the academic corridors to the corridors of justice.
By Robert Amalemba 1 month ago
Leadership wrangles at Kaimosi now go to court
Court orders police to accompany auctioneers targeting Salasya's car
Small Claims Court has asked police to give an auctioneer security as he moves in to attach Mumias East MP Peter Salasya's car for failure to pay up a Sh500,000 debt.
By Robert Amalemba 1 month ago
Court orders police to accompany auctioneers targeting Salasya's car
Businessman files objection to Khalwale's Sh1.3 billion demand
Boni Khalwale demanded Sh1.3 billion compensation for alleged defamation claiming that Kakamega-based businessman Cleophas Shimanyula defamed him.
By Robert Amalemba and Mary Imenza 1 month ago
Businessman files objection to Khalwale's Sh1.3 billion demand
Drama as DCI confiscate 700 bags of suspected fake fertiliser
Malava OCPD Paul Mwenda told the Press that detectives raided the store after receiving complaints from locals over the suspected fake fertiliser.
By Robert Amalemba 1 month ago
Drama as DCI confiscate 700 bags of suspected fake fertiliser
PS Omollo inspects stadium ahead of Ruto visit
The stadium has so far been fitted with guard houses, ticketing booths, ramps for Persons with Disability at all key points and four ablution blocks under the terraces.
By Robert Amalemba 1 month ago
PS Omollo inspects stadium ahead of Ruto visit
Wife stops her husband from selling Sh10M property to state official
Victorina Nanjala pleaded with the court to set aside the deal saying should it be allowed, it would amount to her being denied the right to matrimonial property.
By Robert Amalemba 1 month ago
Wife stops her husband from selling Sh10M property to state official
Salasya appears in one case, misses another saying he's on paternity leave
Salasya is facing the criminal case at the Mumias law courts and a civil one in Kakamega, where he is defending himself against verbally assaulting lawyer Edwin Wafula.
By Robert Amalemba 1 month ago
Salasya appears in one case, misses another saying he's on paternity leave
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Inside Wanjigi, Oparanya deal amid succession politics in ODM
Former Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya could be using potent non-verbal cues to show Joho the variety of political options and reach he has.
By Robert Amalemba 1 month ago
Inside Wanjigi, Oparanya deal amid succession politics in ODM
Wanjigi courts Oparanya for 2027 running mate
Safina Party Leader Jimmy Wanjigi has expressed interest in contesting for the presidency in 2027 alongside ODM Deputy Party Leader Wycliffe Oparanya.
By Robert Amalemba 1 month ago
Wanjigi courts Oparanya for 2027 running mate
From house girl to children's champion: A story of hope
Susan Nandwa was shunned by relatives when she returned home after dropping out of Shikoti Girls. She moved to Nairobi where she worked as a house girl.
By Robert Amalemba 1 month ago
From house girl to children's champion: A story of hope
Recruitment of 1,406 KRA revenue clerks ruled unconstitutional
Out of the 1,406 clerks hired, 785 were Kikuyu and Kalenjin, going against the spirit of the Constitution of inclusivity.
By Robert Amalemba 1 month ago
Recruitment of 1,406 KRA revenue clerks ruled unconstitutional
Parents of children with cerebral palsy get support through group on mobile app
By having the physiotherapist do the task at home, the parents save on transport costs to hospitals and even on having to deal with unfamiliar staff at the said hospitals.
By Robert Amalemba 1 month ago
Parents of children with cerebral palsy get support through group on mobile app
Eight arrested as police reign in on dreaded Marachi boys gang
An operation to rid Busia border town of the dreaded and outlawed Marachi Boys gang entered its fourth day today with police arresting eight believed to belong to the gang.
By Robert Amalemba 2 months ago
Eight arrested as police reign in on dreaded Marachi boys gang
Rogue assistant chief to stand trial for manslaughter
Butere Law Courts has ruled that a rogue assistant chief should stand trial for manslaughter following an inquest that found him culpable of clobbering a man to death.
By Robert Amalemba 2 months ago
Rogue assistant chief to stand trial for manslaughter
Five suspects face extradition over murder of Ugandan doctor
The High Court in Kakamega has granted an application by the State to postpone the hearing of a murder case of the late Ugandan Dr Gideon Wamasebu
By Robert Amalemba 2 months ago
Five suspects face extradition over murder of Ugandan doctor
Case of Ugandan doctor murdered in Kenya to proceed
The Ugandan doctor was killed and buried in a shallow grave along River Isiukhu in Malava constituency.
By Robert Amalemba 2 months ago
Case of Ugandan doctor murdered in Kenya to proceed
Ruto: I'll take action against owner of gas plant killed three
The President regretted that the officials went ahead to bend the laws well aware such a project was not supposed to be in a residential area.
By Robert Amalemba 2 months ago
Ruto: I'll take action against owner of gas plant killed three
Save sugar sector and give us jobs, Ruto told
Sources said the leaders, who included UDA officials also told Ruto to fulfil his promise to give the community 30 per cent of government slots.
By Robert Amalemba 2 months ago
Save sugar sector and give us jobs, Ruto told
Ruto tells off MPs opposing plans to lease five sugar millers
President William Ruto has asked MPs opposed to the government's plan to lease its five sugar millers to "take opposition politics elsewhere."
By Robert Amalemba 2 months ago
Ruto tells off MPs opposing plans to lease five sugar millers
MPs: We snubbed Ruto's invite ahead of today's Western tour
A section of the MPs want the visit postponed, saying there is little to show for his frequent forays in Western. Others feel the visit is good for farmers.
By Robert Amalemba 2 months ago
MPs: We snubbed Ruto's invite ahead of today's Western tour
Farmers, leaders reject State bid to privatise sugar firms
A fortnight ago, the government rolled out the process of leasing the mills to bidders who will take over the mills' office buildings, machinery and nucleus farms for 20 years.
By Robert Amalemba 2 months ago
Farmers, leaders reject State bid to privatise sugar firms
Labour court awards security guard Sh1.4m for unfair sacking
The security guard found reprieve after a higher court awarded him some Sh1,464,545 as relief for unfair sacking.
By Robert Amalemba 2 months ago
Labour court awards security guard Sh1.4m for unfair sacking
Barasa, Otuoma struggle to prove loyalty to ODM
Despite 'disowning' government sympathiser tag, Otuoma's ways have not particularly gone well with ODM hardliners who have interpreted it as betrayal.
By Robert Amalemba 2 months ago
Barasa, Otuoma struggle to prove loyalty to ODM
Eshibanze Secondary: Village school with first straight A ever
Little-known Eshibanze Secondary Day School in Matungu had a rare feat in this year's results by scoring its first straight A.
By Robert Amalemba 3 months ago
Eshibanze Secondary: Village school with first straight A ever
Court says accident survivor rightly awarded Sh300,000
Justice Chirchir Chebet said the award by the Butali Senior Principal Magistrate's Court was commensurate with the severe injuries Miriam Okoddi suffered .
By Robert Amalemba 3 months ago
Court says accident survivor rightly awarded Sh300,000
Panic as private developer blocks access to school
Jabstir Academy which sits along the State Lodge Road in Milimani, fears that the six-foot-tall perimeter wall will prevent students from accessing the school.
By Robert Amalemba 3 months ago
Panic as private developer blocks access to school
Man who defiled nine girls dodges multiple life sentences
Judges rule mandatory life imprisonment provided for in the Sexual Offenses Act not in tandem with the country's emerging jurisprudence.
By Robert Amalemba 3 months ago
Man who defiled nine girls dodges multiple life sentences
We will not bless your union if you are homosexual, Catholic bishop says
Bishop Obanyi said "We will chase away" people from the LGBTQ community who seek blessings from priests in churches in Kakamega diocese.
By Robert Amalemba 4 months ago
We will not bless your union if you are homosexual, Catholic bishop says
Children blame preacher's new lover in battle for family property
Sons get court order barring 77-year-old father, who runs churches in Kenya and Uganda, from selling family land, claim they were chased away after another woman moved in.
By Robert Amalemba 4 months ago
Children blame preacher's new lover in battle for family property
Apologise before we discuss pay for defamation, magistrate tells MP
A magistrate has written to Salasya demanding he deletes threatening and defamatory material he posted against her before they discuss the amount he should pay for defaming her.
By Robert Amalemba 4 months ago
Apologise before we discuss pay for defamation, magistrate tells MP
Officer caught up in Sh2,000 bribe fails to stop interdiction
Kakamega-based traffic policeman tells court his interdiction is irregular. EACC accuses 'Denno' of demanding bribe to release an impounded matatu.
By Robert Amalemba, Standard Reporter 4 months ago
Officer caught up in Sh2,000 bribe fails to stop interdiction
Kakamega opts for solar to pump piped water to locals
Kakamega County has unveiled Sh26 million water points in its target to connect at least 8,000 people annually in villages to piped water using solar energy to pump.
By Robert Amalemba 4 months ago
Kakamega opts for solar to pump piped water to locals
Medicinal root dealers eye 10,000 trees goal
An organisation dealing in Mukombera (Mondia Whitei) products has embarked on an ambitious plan to plant 10,000 trees within the Kakamega forest ecosystem.
By Robert Amalemba 4 months ago
Medicinal root dealers eye 10,000 trees goal
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Stop pushing for bad laws and talking big, Raila cautions Ruto
Ruto should be wary the public could turn against him, says Raila. He challenges Wetang'ula to step aside as Ford Kenya's leader if he is truly a neutral arbiter in the National Assembly.
By Robert Amalemba 4 months ago
Stop pushing for bad laws and talking big, Raila cautions Ruto
Kakamega employs solar to pump piped water to locals
The main sources of water such as River Nzoia, Sasala, Isikhu, Yala, Kipkaren and Lusumu and streams especially near major forests are drying up due to climate change.
By Robert Amalemba 4 months ago
Kakamega employs solar to pump piped water to locals
Commission gets right to bar sale of Sh45m property under probe
EACC says the land in Milimani, Kakamega Town, was fraudulently acquired. Court papers claim the property was bought from Peter Raburu in 1999.
By Robert Amalemba 4 months ago
Commission gets right to bar sale of Sh45m property under probe
Spectre to pay over Sh600,000 for its failure to remit deductions
Spectre has been ordered to pay over Sh600,000 as punishment for failing to remit funds to settle a loan taken by one of its employees
By Robert Amalemba 4 months ago
Spectre to pay over Sh600,000 for its failure to remit deductions
Court urges divorcing couple to 'share the child equally' during Christmas festivities
The ruling mandates the exchange of custody of their child during the festive season to facilitate dialogue.
By Robert Amalemba 4 months ago
Court urges divorcing couple to 'share the child equally' during Christmas festivities
MP Salasya granted Sh20,000 police bail over threats to magistrate
Police have granted Mumias East MP Peter Kalerwa Salasya Sh20,000 cash bail after interrogating him in relation to claims of issuing death threats to a judicial officer.
By Robert Amalemba 4 months ago
MP Salasya granted Sh20,000 police bail over threats to magistrate
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