Kisii's tree ambassador

Gusii region is well known, not just for its geographic features but also for its trademark rainfall that makes it a green region all year round.

By Rosemary Onchari 8 years ago

I make table and seat cloths, it earns me Sh100,000 a month

Kephah Oira has made a mark in Kisii town with his uniquely designed table and chair linen cloths.

By Rosemary Onchari 8 years ago

Missing son reaches out to family

Last year November 9, we highlighted the story of Felix Chweya, a form one student at Masongo Secondary School, who had disappeared from home.

By Rosemary Onchari 8 years ago

Keeping it green and neat

For the past 40 years, 55-year-old Alloys Mosoti has been conserving the environment by beautifying the area he lives in.

By Rosemary Onchari 8 years ago

A peek into customs, traditions of the Kisii during festivities

The Kisii community (also known as AbaGusii) have an annual tradition where they showcase aspects of their culture in a bid to guard their customs.

By Rosemary Onchari 8 years ago

Come back home son, Kisii parents plead with their 15-year-old

Charles chweya, a father of five, is still digesting the news of the disappearance of their 15-year-old son, Felix, four months ago. Felix, the family’s last-born, was a Form One student at Masongo Mixed Secondary in Kisii County.

By Rosemary Onchari 8 years ago

Selling electronics puts food on the table

Jared Momanyi's electronics sale business has stabilised and he makes a profit of about Sh2,000 to Sh3,000 per day which helps him take care of his wife and three children.

By Rosemary Onchari 8 years ago

No regrets over my chosen career path

While many expected him to start teaching, Osongo veered clear of this career path saying it was one he had been forced to take but was not his passion. He instead ventured into photography.

By Rosemary Onchari 8 years ago

Kisii carpenter earns Sh80,000 per month with ease

In Masongo shopping Centre in Kisii County, you will easily pick out 45-year-old Richard Omwanda as he goes about his carpentry work.

By Rosemary Onchari 8 years ago

How Kenya Varsity students are dancing their way to riches

A group of dancers in Kisii Town are dancing their way to riches. Black Dimension Africa is only one-year-old but its fame has gone far and wide.

By Rosemary Onchari 8 years ago

University students in Kisii are making money from dancing

A group of dancers in Kisii Town are dancing their way to riches. Black Dimension Africa is only one-year-old but its fame has gone far and wide.

By Rosemary Onchari 8 years ago

Varsity students in Kisii dancing their way to riches

A group of dancers in Kisii Town are dancing their way to riches. Black Dimension Africa is only one-year-old but its fame has gone far and wide.

By Rosemary Onchari 8 years ago

I make my daily bread from tending to shoes

Walking along Hospital Road in Kisii town, you are bound to come across 37-year-old Charles Mogembo busy at work polishing and repairing shoes.

By Rosemary Onchari 8 years ago

18 years cleaning, mending shoes

“I make Sh300 per day which increases to Sh500 during the rainy season when demand for my services is high,” he says.

By Rosemary Onchari 9 years ago

Molding clay artefacts pays my bills

Production of clay vessels in Kenya is an ancient craft that has been used by many both as a hobby and a source of income.

By Rosemary Onchari 9 years ago

Careen Moraa : Not afraid to roll up sleeves and get my hands dirty

Although trained to repair vehicles, the 24-year-old works on motorcycles and day in day out, you will find her at her place of work - under a tree just next to the Coffee Farmers' Society gate.

By Rosemary Onchari 9 years ago