Expectations rise ahead of Ruto's visit to Busia
Ruto will be in the county for the first time since his election for an inter-faith thanksgiving service in Matayos Constituency.
By Jackline Inyanji 9 months ago
Expectations rise ahead of Ruto's visit to Busia
Tanker accident leaves village with polluted water
Residents of Mayoni, Kakamega County are claiming that a petrol tanker that was involved in an accident has affected the environment in the area.
By Jackline Inyanji 11 months ago
Tanker accident leaves village with polluted water
Row erupts in UDA party leadership in Kakamega
Party vice chairman Seth Panyako is on the spot following a meeting he convened on March 12 in Amalemba where new office bearers were unveiled.
By Jackline Inyanji 11 months ago
Row erupts in UDA party leadership in Kakamega
Sugarcane farmers welcome new pricing by millers
Good news to region as two firms announce upward revision of payments to farmers. Cane Pricing Committee proposed an increase per tonne from Sh4,480 to Sh4,584.
By Jackline Inyanji 11 months ago
Sugarcane farmers welcome new pricing by millers
16,000 affordable units to ease housing deficit
The project is a partnership between the government and GulfCap Africa Limited and will comprise one, two and three-bedroom 6,704 units.
By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
16,000 affordable units to ease housing deficit
Deadly family feud over land boundary leaves one brother dead
The victim was uprooting a sisal plant that was planted to create a road boundary before he was attacked by one of the suspects who is at large.
By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
Deadly family feud over land boundary leaves one brother dead
Police commence investigations into family killing
According to Shivanga location chief Simeon Nambwa , the incident occurred after siblings fought over a land dispute.
By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
Police commence investigations into family killing
'We asked Raila to let us work with the President'
The leaders said it was unrealistic for ODM leader Raila Odinga to bar them from working with the Kenya Kwanza government.
By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
'We asked Raila to let us work with the President'
Police shoot dead two armed suspects, recover guns in Lugari
They were trailed from Mumias by security agents who lost them around Kipkaren centre at night but caught up with them later.
By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
Police shoot dead two armed suspects, recover guns in Lugari
Police shoot dead two suspected robbers in Lugari, Kakamega County
Police in Lugari, Kakamega County have shot dead two suspected criminals.
By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
Police shoot dead two suspected robbers in Lugari, Kakamega County
Killings targeting elderly women shock residents
According to preliminary investigations, the women were raped and killed in a strikingly similar manner.
By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
Killings targeting elderly women shock residents
Families get title deeds after 30 years of prolonged land disputes
Khavai Karachi, one of the beneficiaries, and her family were embroiled in a land dispute, and she had no idea where to turn for assistance.
By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
Families get title deeds after 30 years of prolonged land disputes
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Do not boss us around: Farmers defy Moses Kuria's order to sell maize within 72 hours
Producers expressed their dismay over the 'rush' by the State to import maize even before it purchases the current season's harvests.
By Titus Too and Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
Do not boss us around: Farmers defy Moses Kuria's order to sell maize within 72 hours
Fernandes Barasa pledges to complete existing projects
Some of the projects include the Sh110 million milk processing plant at Tumbeni in Malava constituency and Shinyalu tea factory which was allocated Sh100 million.
By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
Fernandes Barasa pledges to complete existing projects
How IEBC will determine who wins presidency
To win in the first round, a candidate must receive more than 50 per cent of the vote (50 per cent plus one) and at least 25 per cent of the votes cast in at least 24 of the 47 counties
By Jackline Inyanji and Juliet Omelo 1 year ago
How IEBC will determine who wins presidency
Hoteliers eye higher bed occupancy despite polls
Hoteliers are worried that a mismanaged election may hurt a sector that is enjoying such a promising trajectory.
By Brian Kisanji, Juliet Omelo, Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
Hoteliers eye higher bed occupancy despite polls
Commonwealth Games: Heartbreak as World champion Korir disqualified in 400m
World and Olympic champion Emmanuel Korir's hopes of winning the 2022 Commonwealth Games went up in smoke on Wednesday evening after he was disqualified
By Jackline Inyanji and Brian Kisanji 1 year ago
Commonwealth Games: Heartbreak as World champion Korir disqualified in 400m
Elders condemn hate leaflets, call for peaceful polls
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) listed Uasin Gishu among five other perceived hotspot areas including Nairobi, Nakuru, Kisumu, Kericho and Mombasa.
By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
Elders condemn hate leaflets, call for peaceful polls
Malava Girls student dies by suicide after transfer request rejected
A Form Two student of Malava Girls' Secondary School has allegedly committed suicide after her request for transfer was rejected.
By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
Malava Girls student dies by suicide after transfer request rejected
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Cyrus Jirongo's entry into race spoils aspirants' plans
Until his clearance by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) last Saturday, Jirongo had kept people guessing about his candidature.
By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
Cyrus Jirongo's entry into race spoils aspirants' plans
Call for peace as seven cleared for Malava constituency contest
Joseph Juma, the returning officer, cleared the seven urging them to embrace peaceful campaigns.
By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
Call for peace as seven cleared for Malava constituency contest
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Azimio leaders scoff at Kenya Kwanza deal
Politicians from Kakamega and Bungoma allied to the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya have poked holes into the power deal Kenya Kwanza signed with two leaders from the region.
By Robert Amalemba, Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
Azimio leaders scoff at Kenya Kwanza deal
Beatrice Inyangala: Malala and I make a great, formidable team
In what might have been a deliberate attempt at giving women a fair shot at politics in the male-dominated field, Senator Cleophas Malala chose Dr Beatrice Muganda Inyangala as his running mate.
By Alexander Chagema, Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
Beatrice Inyangala: Malala and I make a great, formidable team
New sugarcane prices fail to excite farmers
While some of the farmers interviewed in Busia, Kakamega, Bungoma and parts of Nyanza welcomed the move, saying the new price will encourage increased production of the crop.
By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
New sugarcane prices fail to excite farmers
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Poverty stands between two sisters and their future
Two siblings who scored 413 and 378 marks in last year's KCPE examinations have not joined Form One for lack of fees.
By Alexander Chagema and Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
Poverty stands between two sisters and their future
Kakamega mother's agony over sons developing deformities at 10
Truphena Nyongesa who hails from Kafusi village in Matete, Kakamega County is a worried mother.
By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
Kakamega mother's agony over sons developing deformities at 10
Sh100 million Lugari water project to serve over 28,000 locals
Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya wants his successor to complete projects he had started, on top of starting new ones.
By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
Sh100 million Lugari water project to serve over 28,000 locals
Wycliffe Oparanya: I've no capacity to mess with ODM polls
Oparanya said it is the duty of the party’s National Elections Board (NEB) to conduct the nomination slated for April 19, and he had no capacity to interfere with it.
By Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
Wycliffe Oparanya: I've no capacity to mess with ODM polls
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Bungoma: Where women who give birth to twins are frowned at and seen as ‘bad omen’
Most women have walked out of their marriages after discovering they are pregnant with twins.
By Omelo Juliet and Jackline Inyanji 1 year ago
Bungoma: Where women who give birth to twins are frowned at and seen as ‘bad omen’
Women enlist for adult literacy as men keep away over fear of ridicule
Fear of ridicule has been cited as the main reason why men in Lugari sub-County have failed to embrace adult education.
By Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago
Women enlist for adult literacy as men keep away over fear of ridicule
Invasive weed threatens to undo success of tree planting campaign
The government has started research to find a scientific method to eradicate a yellow parasitic weed killing trees and crops in parts of western Kenya
By Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago
Invasive weed threatens to undo success of tree planting campaign
Candidate dies, four suspects arrested on first day of KCSE
A candidate died minutes before the start of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination.
By Jackline Inyanji and Irissheel Shanzu 2 years ago
Candidate dies, four suspects arrested on first day of KCSE
Wiper, ODM suffer blow as hopefuls join rival parties
In Kakamega, Prof Kutima dumped ODM, saying party operatives attempted to scuttle his ambition to succeed Governor Wycliffe Oparanya.
By Eric Abuga and Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago
Wiper, ODM suffer blow as hopefuls join rival parties
Man, 40, lynched for defiling, killing minor
Kakamega North police boss Paul Mwenda urged local residents to remain calm as the matter was being investigated.
By Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago
Man, 40, lynched for defiling, killing minor
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Covid-stricken, Sh3m medical bill and hostile neighbours: How did former MP survive?
Former Malava MP Nathan Anaswa says Covid-19 may have given him the scare of his life but it has made him stronger and is a testimony to many.
By Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago
Covid-stricken, Sh3m medical bill and hostile neighbours: How did former MP survive?
World Food Programme offers maize farmers Sh3,000 per 90 kgs bag
The World Food Programme (WFP) started buying maize from the Lugari farmers yesterday at Sh3, 000 per 90 kilograms bag.
By Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago
World Food Programme offers maize farmers Sh3,000 per 90 kgs bag
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Kakamega man wrestles body of newborn baby from dogs
Detectives suspect a woman may have delivered the baby before dumping it in a sugarcane plantation where it was attacked by the dogs.
By Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago
Kakamega man wrestles body of newborn baby from dogs
Wamalwa warns leaders against dividing Kenyans
The CS condemned utterances by Meru Senator Mithika Linturi during a rally organised by Deputy President William Ruto’s UDA in Eldoret.
By Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago
Wamalwa warns leaders against dividing Kenyans
Police launch probe into suspected suicide by girl, 14,
The Standard Seven pupil is said to have been unhappy after her sister reportedly took away her dress.
By Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago
Police launch probe into suspected suicide by girl, 14,
Oparanya endorses his deputy to run for governorship
Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya endorsed his deputy Prof Philip Kutima’s bid to succeed him next year.
By Jackline Inyanji 2 years ago
 Oparanya endorses his deputy to run for governorship
Transport tycoon's widow battles lender over Sh174m 'fictitious' loan
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