Sh34b set aside for health facilities
The Government has set aside Sh34 billion to fund infrastructural development in hospitals, Health Cabinet Secretary James Macharia said yesterday.
By By MICHAEL WESONGA 10 years ago
Sh34b set aside for health facilities
Act now to save lives, counties told
The North Rift Red Cross Society regional office has advised Turkana, Baringo and West Pokot counties to take urgent measures to save about 146,000 residents from famine.
By By Michael Wesonga 10 years ago
Act now to save lives, counties told
Murkomen’s take on Jubilee performance
Elgeyo/Marakwet Senator, also chairman of the Senate Committee on devolved Government Kipchumba Murkomen spoke to The Standard on Sunday writer MICHAEL WESONGA on Jubilee government scorecard.
By By MICHAEL WESONGA 10 years ago
Murkomen’s take on Jubilee performance
Police rescue seven women in cut ritual
Seven women forcibly circumcised are receiving specialised treatment at Iten County Hospital after they were discovered at a private residence in Sambaptri village, Elgeyo/Marakwet County.
By By MICHAEL WESONGA 10 years ago
Police rescue seven women in cut ritual
President Uhuru’s promise to North-Rift residents
Despite a fiery meeting in Eldoret Monday, President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto outlined their developmental agenda for the North Rift as a way of returning the favour for the region votes in the March 4 polls.
By By MICHAEL WESONGA 10 years ago
President Uhuru’s promise to North-Rift residents
Public health practitioners banned from operating private clinics
Uasin Gishu County Governor Jackson Mandago has declared that public health practitioners in the county will no longer be allowed to operate private facilities at the expense of public coffers.
By By Michael Wesonga 10 years ago
Public health practitioners banned from operating private clinics
Contractor keeps away from Rift stadium over Sh200m in unpaid dues
Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret remains in a state of neglect after the contractor abandoned rehabilitation works over unpaid dues.
By By MICHAEL WESONGA 10 years ago
Contractor keeps away from Rift stadium over Sh200m in unpaid dues
Magdalene 95 has two wives and 12 children
Magdalene Kesumo has two loyal wives with whom she has 12 children and 20 grandchildren.
By By MICHAEL WESONGA 10 years ago
Magdalene 95 has two wives and 12 children
Eldoret won’t watch The Hague trial in public
International Criminal Court (ICC) Outreach Co-ordinator for Kenya, Maria Mabinty Kamara, has said Eldoret will be excluded from planned public screenings of the trial at The Hague.
By By Michael Wesonga 10 years ago
Eldoret won’t watch The Hague trial in public
Dairy Board bans hawking of raw milk
The North Rift Dairy Board has banned hawking of raw milk and transportation in plastic container packages for consumer safety.
By By Michael Wesonga 10 years ago
Dairy Board bans hawking of raw milk
How crackdown on illicit brews helped reform female brewers
Anita Kurui is among 46 reformed large-scale illicit brewers of Komongu Self-Help Group in Elgeyo/Marakwet that have opted for alternative business skills for survival.
By By MICHAEL WESONGA 10 years ago
How crackdown on illicit brews helped reform female brewers
Don’t muzzle opposition, Jubilee leaders told
Eldoret Catholic Bishop Cornelius Korir has advised Jubilee coalition leaders to accommodate views expressed by the opposition.
By By MICHAEL WESONGA 10 years ago
Don’t muzzle opposition, Jubilee leaders told
Kuchi chicken offers solution to poultry farmers
In countries like East Timor, the rare indigenous Kuchi chicken breed is used for cock fighting due to its agility.
By By Michael Wesonga 10 years ago
Kuchi chicken offers solution to poultry farmers
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