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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 years ago
Man arrested for ‘drugging and sodomising’ nine boys
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