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Robert Wanyonyi

Irate farmers bar Nzoia Sugar MD Aseka from assuming office

Quick action by anti-riot Police saved operations at Nzoia Sugar Company after farmers stormed the company demanding the removal of a newly posted Managing Director.

By Robert Wanyonyi 7 years ago

Irate farmers bar Nzoia Sugar MD Aseka from assuming office

Kitale school tradition bestows honour on all

Kitale school tradition bestows honour on all

By Robert Wanyonyi 9 years ago

State extends Nzoia Sugar MD's term by an extra six months

State extends Nzoia Sugar MD's term by an extra six months

By Robert Wanyonyi 9 years ago

Pope, other religious leaders condemn Garissa attack

Pope, other religious leaders condemn Garissa attack

By Adow Kalil Jubat and Robert Wanyonyi 9 years ago

Wetangula, Wamalwa clash over composition of 'list of shame'

Senate Minority Leader Moses Wetang'ula clashed with New Ford-Kenya Party Leader Eugene Wamalwa over the composition of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) 'list of shame'.

By Robert Wanyonyi 9 years ago

Wetangula, Wamalwa clash over composition of 'list of shame'

Drama at clinic as girl dies from awry abortion

Quick action by police officers in Bungoma town averted an ugly scene after angry residents attempted to burn down a clinic following the death of a Standard Eight pupil suspected to have procured abortion at the facility.

By ROBERT WANYONYI 10 years ago

Drama at clinic as girl dies from awry abortion

MP attacks MCAs over plebiscite

Bungoma County Assembly Members supporting the push for a referendum are not sincere, area Woman Representative Reginalda Wanyonyi has said.

By ROBERT WANYONYI 10 years ago

MP attacks MCAs over plebiscite

MPs push for more State help for Nzoia

A parliamentary committee has recommended more Government support for Nzoia Sugar Company to enable the firm meet its Vision 2030 projections.

By ROBERT WANYONYI 10 years ago

MPs push for more State help for Nzoia

Bungoma attacks victims cry for justice a year on

“Elections brought tragedy. We are still carrying the scars of the violence brutally visited on our people in this village,” says a victim of last year’s killings in Bungoma.

By Luke Anami and Robert Wanyonyi 10 years ago

Bungoma attacks victims cry for justice a year on

Six hospitalised after Bungoma gang attack

Six people were Monday admitted at Webuye Referral Hospital in critical condition after a gang attacked Malaha village in Webuye East Constituency, Bungoma County.

By Robert Wanyonyi 10 years ago

Six hospitalised after Bungoma gang attack

Release photos of rape, murder suspect, police told

Leaders in Bungoma County have urged the police to release photos of the suspect who raped and murdered a woman and her three daughters last week.

By ROBERT WANYONYI 10 years ago

Release photos of rape, murder suspect, police told

Woman, daughters raped and killed

Residents of Wekelekha village in Bungoma County are still reeling in shock after a woman and her three daughters were raped before being murdered in a bizarre incident.

By ROBERT WANYONYI 10 years ago

Woman, daughters raped and killed

Woman, three daughters raped and murdered in Bungoma

A woman and her three daughters were raped before being murdered in a bizarre incident that shocked residents of Wekelekha village in Bungoma County.

By BY ROBERT WANYONYI 10 years ago

Woman, three daughters raped and murdered in Bungoma

Tachoni leaders fault sacking of county executive

Leaders from the Tachoni community in Bungoma have faulted the impeachment of the County Executive member in charge of Roads and Public Works by the county assembly.

By DANIEL PSIRMOI and ROBERT WANYONYI 10 years ago

Tachoni leaders fault sacking of county executive

Cheap imports, poaching driving us out of business, decry millers

Local sugar milling firms raise alarm over high levels of illegally imported sugar

By Stephen Makabila and Robert Wanyonyi 10 years ago

Cheap imports, poaching driving us out of business, decry millers

Wetang’ula: media report malicious

Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang’ula has termed media reports that the Court of Appeal ruling in Kisumu on Friday declared him unfit to hold public office as “a blatant misrepresentation of facts”.

By ROBERT WANYONYI 10 years ago

Wetang’ula: media report malicious

Leaders: Heads will roll over poor grades in KCSE

Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang’ula and Governor Kenneth Lusaka have expressed concerns over the plummeting education standards in the county and urged the Education ministry to address the situation.

By ROBERT WANYONYI 10 years ago

Leaders: Heads will roll over poor grades in KCSE

Fear grips Kimilili village as man killed, woman gang-raped

Shock has gripped Lutonyi village in the outskirts of Kimilili town, after a man was hacked to death by unknown people on Friday night.

By DANIEL PSIRMOI and ROBERT WANYONYI 10 years ago

Fear grips Kimilili village as man killed, woman gang-raped

Mystery over freed suspects

The family of a businessman who was murdered at the height of the infamous killings that hit Bungoma County after the last General Election has complained over the release of the alleged killers.

By Robert Wanyonyi 10 years ago

Mystery over freed suspects

Armed rustlers injure two in raid

Two people sustained injuries in Nyamira County’s Borabu/Sotik border during a cattle rustling incident.

By ROBERT WANYONYI 10 years ago

Armed rustlers injure two in raid

Four lynched for attempted robbery

Four suspected gangsters were lynched by a mob at the infamous Kikwechi village in Bungoma County, the scene of attacks where 17 people were killed in April last year.

By ROBERT WANYONYI 10 years ago

Four lynched for attempted robbery

Lusaka faults Controller of Budget on audit

Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has faulted a report by the Controller of Budget that named his county as among those that had spent more cash on personal emoluments.

By By ROBERT WANYONYI 10 years ago

Lusaka faults Controller of Budget on audit

PIC launches probe into railway tender

Parliament’s Public Investment Committee (PIC) has launched investigations into Kenya’s second railway tender.

By Cyrus Ombati and Robert Wanyonyi 10 years ago

PIC launches probe into railway tender

Schools say results have anomalies

The release of the 2013 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results was dodged with controversy in a school in Bungoma County after candidates received marks for subjects they did not sit for.

By Robert Wanyonyi 10 years ago

Schools say results have anomalies

Wetang’ula will get seat back, says Raila

CORD leader Raila Odinga has exuded confidence that his co-principal Moses Wetang’ula will recapture the Bungoma Senate seat during Thursday’s by-election.

By Daniel Psirmoi, Robert Wanyonyi and Brian Tumwa 11 years ago

Wetang’ula will get seat back, says Raila

Court rejects Wetangu’la, Bichage poll appeal cases

An appeal court sitting in Kisumu has dismissed appeals by former Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula and former Nyaribari Chache MP Chris Bichage.

By Kevine Omollo and Robert Wanyonyi 11 years ago

Court rejects Wetangu’la, Bichage poll appeal cases

Kanda Bongo Man works as petrol attendant in Mumias

Congolese musician Kanda Bongo Man surprised residents of Mumias in Western Kenya when he arrived unexpectedly to begin his service to the community to commemorate Kenya’s 50 years of independence.

By ROBERT WANYONYI 11 years ago

Kanda Bongo Man works as petrol attendant in Mumias

Wetang’ula, Khalwale take on Kombo

Former Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang’ula and Kakamega Senator Bonny Khalwale have launched a scathing attack on the Amani Coalition as the senatorial campaigns enter the homestretch.

By ROBERT WANYONYI 11 years ago

Wetang’ula, Khalwale take on Kombo

Mumias gets Sh500m loan from State to clear debts

Cane farmers contracted to Mumias Sugar Company (MSC) have reason to smile after the Government announced a Sh500 million loan to the sugar firm to clear all its outstanding debts.

By By ROBERT WANYONYI 11 years ago

Mumias gets Sh500m loan from State to clear debts

Candidates raring to go as campaigns start tomorrow

The campaigns for Bomachoge Borabu parliamentary seat officially kick off tomorrow.

By ROBERT NYASATO and ROBERT WANYONYI 11 years ago

Candidates raring to go as campaigns start tomorrow

Kombo being used to divide Luhyas, says Wetang’ula

Ford Kenya party leader and CORD co-principal Moses Wetang’ula has hit out at his New Ford-Kenya rival Musikari Kombo for being used to frustrate the push for Luhya unity.

By Robert Wanyonyi 11 years ago

Kombo being used to divide Luhyas, says Wetang’ula

ODM: No official has ditched party

ODM has come out to refute claims that some of its officials in Bungoma County have decamped to rival parties ahead of the December 19 senatorial by-elections.

By Robert Wanyonyi 11 years ago

ODM: No official has ditched party

Wetang’ula gets CORD nod for polls

Ford Kenya party leader Moses Wetang’ula Tuesday received a unanimous endorsement as the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) flag bearer in the December 19, Bungoma senatorial by-election.

By Robert Wanyonyi 11 years ago

Wetang’ula gets CORD nod for polls

Wetang’ula’s bid for senator gets major boost

Ford-Kenya Party Leader and former Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang’ula’s efforts to recapture his seat received a major boost after former New Ford-Kenya National Organising Secretary Dr. Eusebius Juma Mukhwana defected to the party

By By ROBERT WANYONYI 11 years ago

Wetang’ula’s bid for senator gets major boost

Miller wants State to stem cane poaching

Mumias Sugar Company (MSC) has decried the re-emergence of cane poaching in its zone.

By By ROBERT WANYONYI 11 years ago

Miller wants State to stem cane poaching

Journalist Makali joins race for Bungoma senatorial position

The Bungoma senatorial contest began taking shape after a career journalist threw his hat in the ring as an independent candidate.

By BY ROBERT WANYONYI and DANIEL PSIRMOI 11 years ago

Journalist Makali joins race for Bungoma senatorial position

Special crime squad to tame insecurity in Bungoma dispatched

The government has dispatched a special homicide police squad to address cases of insecurity in Bungoma County.

By Robert Wanyonyi 11 years ago

Special crime squad to tame insecurity in Bungoma dispatched

Parties re-group to drum up support for Bungoma by-election

Political parties have started strategising to win the Bungoma Senate seat following the nullification of Moses Wetang’ula as Senator on Monday.

By ROBERT WANYONYI 11 years ago

Parties re-group to drum up support for Bungoma by-election

Lawyers fearful after colleague’s killing

Lawyers in Bungoma County are fearing for their lives following the murder of their colleague Peter Wanyama Wanyonyi earlier this week.

By ROBERT WANYONYI 11 years ago

Lawyers fearful after colleague’s killing

Woman in Bungoma hospital saga says she was told to recant story

The woman who was captured on camera delivering on the floor in Bungoma District Hospital was on Friday picked by the institution’s staff to allegedly recant her story.

By ROBERT WANYONYI 11 years ago

Woman in Bungoma hospital saga says she was told to recant story

Leaders want Bungoma hospital boss arrested

Leaders have reacted angrily to the manner in which the top management of Bungoma District Hospital treated a KTN expose that showed nurses mistreating a woman in labour pain.

By ROBERT WANYONYI 11 years ago

Leaders want Bungoma hospital boss arrested

Two women lay claim to one baby

Police are investigating claims by two women who allege to have given birth to the same child.

By - Robert Wanyonyi 11 years ago

Two women lay claim to one baby

14-year-old girl gives birth to triplets in Bungoma

Doctors at the Bungoma District Hospital could not believe their eyes when a 14 year-old girl delivered triplets.

By BY ROBERT WANYONYI 11 years ago

14-year-old girl gives birth to triplets in Bungoma

Man arrested for ‘drugging and sodomising’ nine boys

Bungoma County: Kenya: Police in Bungoma have arrested an elderly man accused of sodomising nine boys.

By - ROBERT WANYONYI 11 years ago

Man arrested for ‘drugging and sodomising’ nine boys

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