Maize necrosis disease not a threat in Busia, Bungoma
AGRICULTURE experts in Busia and Bungoma have allayed fears that the deadly Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease might affect this year's harvest. Most farmers planted the crop despite warning from experts...
View ArticleBusia Teachers' College holds 5th graduation fete
Busia Teachers Training College has trained 600 teachers since its inception five years ago, the board chairman has said. Douglas Barasa was addressing parents, lecturers, graduands and other guests...
View ArticleMudavadi asks Luhya to vote their own
UDF leader Musalia Mudavadi has said Western province’s political destiny should not rely on waves from other communities during elections. Mudavadi said the Luhya community should not expect benefits...
View ArticleKajwang' roots for tourism in Western Kenya
HOMA Bay senator Otieno Kajwang has challenged the government to market Western Kenya tourism. Kajwang said the region's tourism activities are low owing to poor marketing. Speaking during Miss Tourism...
View ArticleNational Assembly is superior to Senate , says MP
Kiminini MP Chris Wamalwa has said the National Assembly is superior to the Senate because it is the Upper House. He said according to the constitution, if the President is incapacitated, the Deputy...
View ArticleMan kills lover over infidelity
Police in Rongo district are looking for a man who killed his lover over infidelity.Joel Opiyo attacked Evaline Adhiambo yesterday after a quarrel at their home in Oyani Maasai. “The two have been...
View ArticleGovernor Rasanga to name Siaya cabinet in two weeks
SIAYA county Governor Cornel Rasanga will unveil his cabinet in two weeks.Rasanga said he has delayed in appointing the executive committee because they wanted to pick qualified people who will deliver...
View ArticleObure disturbed by TJTC report
KISII County Senator Chris Obure yesterday said he is disturbed after being mentioned in the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission's report. Speaking at his Sameta office in Kisii, Obure denied...
View ArticleVoter wants recount of Kisii senator votes
A petitioner has moved to court challenging the election of Chris Obure as Kisii county senator in the March 4 elections. Charles Oigara, who has sued Obure, the IEBC and county returning officer Shem...
View ArticleGirls wants to help for surgery
A 17-year-old school girl suffering from rheumatic heart disease in Narok county has appealed to well-wishers for financial help to undergo a surgery. Sharon Chepkemoi, a class seven pupil of Mogoiyuet...
View ArticleBuild labs then give laptops, MP tells state
The government should establish computer laboratories in secondary and primary schools before introducing laptops, Cherangany MP Wesley Korir has said. Addressing Korir parents and teachers at AIC...
View ArticleNakuru cabinet nominee vetted
Nakuru cabinet secretary nominee for Industrialisation, Trade and Tourism has said he will ensure the completion of the Sh14 million wholesale market to alleviate the congestion of hawkers in the town....
View ArticleMan held on rape charges
KITALE A man who has denied charges of defiling his seven-year-old daughter before Kitale resident magistrate Phoebe Kulecho. Jackson Malezi has been accused of defiling the girl on May 18 at Bikeke...
View ArticleTrans Nzoia residents to pay tax in banks
TRANS Nzoia county government employees will not handle money collected as revenue to avoid fund mismanagement and theft. Governor Patrick Khaemba said his government will soon put up measures to...
View ArticleFarmers defend Nzoia MD
Famers in the Nzoia Sugar Belt have defended the Nzoia Sugar Company managing director Saul Wasilwa saying he has helped to improve the factory. Reports appearing in a section of the media last week...
View ArticleLandslides worry agency
THE government has been asked to find lasting solutions to communities living in the areas prone to landslide to prevent lose of lives. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies...
View ArticleMP says TJRC report is biased
CHESUMEI MP Elijah Lagat has said the Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission report is biased. Speaking to the Star in Eldoret yesterday, Lagat said the report was selective and ignored pertinent...
View ArticleMan on life sentence for defilement set free
A man who had been sentenced to life imprisonment after he was convicted of defiling a seven-year-old girl has been set free on appeal. Robert Cheruiyot had been accused of defiling the child on...
View ArticleNorth Rift Mps to work together
MPs from Transnzoia, West Pokot and Turkana counties yesterday converged at Kapenguria to lay down strategies measures on how to improve security and economic development in the regions. Led by deputy...
View ArticleMoroto threatens to sue TJRC
Kapenguria MP Samuel Morotohas said he will sue TJRC for adversely mentioning him in the report without giving him an opportunity to defend himself. Moroto was accused of inciting and facilitating...
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