Former Sports CS Rashid Echesa arrested
police managed to successfully track Echesa via his phone within Mumias town just some minutes to 6.00 pm.
By Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Former Sports CS Rashid Echesa arrested
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How ‘sleepy’ Kakamega town got its groove back
When the story of Kakamega town’s growth is written, Masinde Muliro University will feature prominently in it, and for good reasons
By Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
How ‘sleepy’ Kakamega town got its groove back
"I lost my son on the day I was to meet my newborn son"
In a strange twist of fate, man’s condition started manifesting on the day he was to go and see his newborn son
By Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
"I lost my son on the day I was to meet my newborn son"
Man handed life sentence for defiling, impregnating minor
A 52-year-old man who pleaded guilty to defiling and impregnating a Class Seven pupil has been handed a life sentence.
By Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Man handed life sentence for defiling, impregnating minor
Man handed life sentence, son in court for defiling minor
Man asks for leniency saying he was misled by the devil and was remorseful about his action
By Simon Oyeng' 3 years ago
Man handed life sentence, son in court for defiling minor
Two more counties pass BBI Bill
The two county assemblies on Tuesday became the fourth and fifth counties after Siaya, Kisumu and Homa Bay counties to pass the Bill.
By Simon Oyeng' 3 years ago
Two more counties pass BBI Bill
Father, son accused of impregnating minor take plea
Suspect owns up after a DNA test identifies him as father of the baby of the girl the accused person’s son is also said to have sexually abused.
By Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Father, son accused of impregnating minor take plea
Man killed, pregnant wife maimed in a family land tussle
Villagers believe Vincent Tuvula could have been targeted by his killers due to a family land dispute.
By Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Man killed, pregnant wife maimed in a family land tussle
Woman, son die as medics snub work
In Kakamega, the striking healthcare workers defied Governor Wycliffe Oparanya’s appeal to resume duty.
By Willie Khaemba, Ignatius Odanga and Simon Oyeng' 3 years ago
 Woman, son die as medics snub work
Former MP loses legal fight for land to women’s group
Environment and Land Court Judge Nelly Matheka, in her ruling on Wednesday, declared that Keya acquired the property in an illegal manner.
By Simon Oyeng’ and Bernard Lusigi 3 years ago
Former MP loses legal fight for land to women’s group
Potters stuck with wares as Covid-19 continues to bite
Most potters from Kakamega depend on the international market to sell their products, and many have been forced to quit the venture.
By Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Potters stuck with wares as Covid-19 continues to bite
Herbalists urged to find Covid cure
Culture, heritage and sports PS Josephta Mukobe stated that the initiative will especially target herbalists with a focus to cure the Covid-19 infecti
By Simon Oyeng' 3 years ago
Herbalists urged to find Covid cure
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Who is my dad? Two families fight over girl, 17, in Kakamega
Masitsa says her family conducted some Luhya traditions and rites on the girl, including naming and shaving her hair, which meant she belonged to them
By Simon Oyeng' 3 years ago
Who is my dad? Two families fight over girl, 17, in Kakamega
Mourners eject chief from burial, view Covid victim body
Area assistant chief attempted to bar mourners from viewing the deceased body after it was reported that he died of Covid-19
By Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Mourners eject chief from burial, view Covid victim body
Farmers demand investigations into factory fire incident
It took the intervention of firefighters from Bungoma County to put out the fire.
By Simon Oyeng' 3 years ago
Farmers demand investigations into factory fire incident
Form four student dies of Covid-19 in Mumias as 10 others test positive
A female form four student at Lureko Secondary School in Mumias West Constituency dies of Covid-19 related complications.
By Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Form four student dies of Covid-19 in Mumias as 10 others test positive
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Sudanese refugee repeated class eight times to join varsity
Having fled the civil war in South Sudan, at the age of six, Lidu has scaled the mountain literally in pursuit of education.
By Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Sudanese refugee repeated class eight times to join varsity
Headache for special needs schools over Covid measures
Physically-disabled children cannot access amenities such as water points unlike the learners in regular schools.
By Simon Oyeng' and Graham Kajilwa 3 years ago
Headache for special needs schools over Covid measures
Court acquits suspects in wheelbarrow scandal
The suspects were convicted in 2018 for willful failure to comply with procurement and tendering procedures
By Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Court acquits suspects in wheelbarrow scandal
Man revels in job of retrieving the dead from rivers
To his credit, Elbanito Ichechi, swims like a fish and his knack for retrieving bodies from the waters is second to none in the region.
By Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Man revels in job of retrieving the dead from rivers
Special need schools seek help to fight coronavirus
According to some head teachers, the State has failed to distribute materials that will ensure full compliance with Ministry of Health protocols.
By Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Special need schools seek help to fight coronavirus
Ruto dares Uhuru, Raila in fresh political battle
In a flurry of tweets, Deputy President revisits the “deep state” debate.
By Simon Oyeng’ and Jacob Ng’etich 3 years ago
Ruto dares Uhuru, Raila in fresh political battle
Agony of man walking with 3 bullets lodged in his shinbone
Bungoma politician was shot for drumming up support for multi-party democracy
By Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Agony of man walking with 3 bullets lodged in his shinbone
Kakamega man kills wife over ugali fight
Joseph Boyi, 44 from Emakuya village is alleged to have killed his wife, Florence Nakonjio after having differences over ugali.
By Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Kakamega man kills wife over ugali fight
Woman was raped twice, then the monsters came for her daughters
Child dream to be a doctor will not be realised after her life was snuffed out by ruthless gang of rapists
By Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Woman was raped twice, then the monsters came for her daughters
Woman does hard labour to crash stones, help payment of hubby cancer treatment
It takes Judith days to fill one truck by emptying 32 buckets of stones, which earns her between Sh8,000 and 11,000
By Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Woman does hard labour to crash stones, help payment of hubby cancer treatment
Shutdown looms over counties revenue row
Oparanya says devolved units to stop offering services if senators fail to resolve the funds issue by September 17.
By Simon Oyeng’ and Phares Mutembei 3 years ago
Shutdown looms over counties revenue row
Family puzzled by girls going blind on their 12th birthday
Not even the spiritual world was able to return their daughters’ sight.
By Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Family puzzled by girls going blind on their 12th birthday
Villagers lynch three family members after kin's murder
First-born son was murdered last week, and this week villagers lynched his father, brother and nephew.
By Brian Kisanji and Simon Oyeng' 3 years ago
Villagers lynch three family members after kin's murder
Four girls ‘tricked’ into birth control
Health worker denied luring the girls to the health facility, saying she was approached by their parents
By Nathan Ochunge and Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Four girls ‘tricked’ into birth control
Alarm as gang turns to raiding of student’s hostels
Criminals are taking advantage of the closure of universities and are raiding hostels and rented houses where students left their belongings
By Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Alarm as gang turns to raiding of student’s hostels
Sh50m grant for MMust graduates
The initiative dubbed MMUST Merit Student Support will grant at least 166 students with scholarships and interest-free loans.
By Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Sh50m grant for MMust graduates
Tough times for investors as earnings dwindle to a trickle
Mr Elevuna, 32, has for the last six years operated a restaurant near Masinde Muliro University. Most of his clients were students and lecturers.
By Simon Oyeng' 3 years ago
Tough times for investors as earnings dwindle to a trickle
Agony of hostel owners as they struggle to cope
Majority of them have no income streams and most students left with rent arrears.
By Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Agony of hostel owners as they struggle to cope
‘I can’t believe my daughter killed herself’
Nekesa, 15, committed suicide last week, leaving her parents devastated.
By Simon Oyeng' 3 years ago
‘I can’t believe my daughter killed herself’
Kakamega school stampede probe report finally out
Postmortem reports indicated the pupils died from asphyxia.
By Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Kakamega school stampede probe report finally out
DPP temporarily stops prosecution of county secretary
Aluoch allegedly issued death threats against county executive Beatrice Saban and Joshua Kutekha, an accounting officer in Governor Oparanya’s office
By Simon Oyeng’ and Nathan Ochunge 3 years ago
DPP temporarily stops prosecution of county secretary
Learning to resume in September, CS assures
Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha said he has embarked on a tour of schools across the country to ascertain their level of preparedness
By John Shilitsa and Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Learning to resume in September, CS assures
Agony of man involved in a botched vasectomy
A botched surgery by inexperienced medic left Kakamega man with a swollen organ.
By John Shilitsa and Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Agony of man involved in a botched vasectomy
Ouch! Kakamega father of ten suffers botched vasectomy
Kakamega father realises feeding 10 mouths is no stroll in the park, goes for disastrous vasectomy
By John Shilitsa and Simon Oyeng’ 3 years ago
Ouch! Kakamega father of ten suffers botched vasectomy
Showdown looms after MPs alter key IEBC Bill
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MPs want governors to be stripped of health duties
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