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Eric Abuga

Raila wows Gusii Stadium as Shabana inches closer to FKF-PL return

Ongechi on target as Shabana defeats Kibera Black Stars 1-0.

By Eric Abuga 5 hrs ago

Raila wows Gusii Stadium as Shabana inches closer to FKF-PL return

Fire scare at Kisii Referral Hospital; contained

Fire scare at Kisii Referral Hospital; contained

By Eric Abuga 2 hrs ago

Keroka Technical commercialises programmes, to raise enrolment

Keroka Technical commercialises programmes, to raise enrolment

By Eric Abuga 1 day ago

Senator Onyonka's falling-out with Governor Arati

Senator Onyonka's falling-out with Governor Arati

By Eric Abuga 6 days ago

Official says open sewer poses a health hazard

Residents of Gesonso have been forced to contend with a pungent smell from open sewers after authorities disagreed on who should repair damaged sewer lines.

By Eric Abuga 7 days ago

Official says open sewer poses a health hazard

Provide exact maps between Kisii and Nyamira, Okenyuri tells Senate

Last week, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu called for sobriety over the Keroka town boundary row.

By Eric Abuga 8 days ago

Provide exact maps between Kisii and Nyamira, Okenyuri tells Senate

Court stops bid by Arati to pick public service board members

Court has halted the process pending the inter-partes hearing of the application. County boss had nominated five members to the selection panel for approval by Assembly.

By Eric Abuga 18 days ago

Court stops bid by Arati to pick public service board members

11 members of Nyamira family missing

11 members of a family in Nyagacho village, Borabu Constituency have been missing since October 2019.

By Eric Abuga 1 month ago

11 members of Nyamira family missing

Kisii MCAs impeach public service board members

The Kisii County Assembly has impeached the County Public Service Board members.

By Eric Abuga 1 month ago

Kisii MCAs impeach public service board members

How Nyamira County staff was to get paid Sh25million instead of Sh25,000

Senior Government officials in the Nyamira County Government are at pains to explain how a junior staff was to get paid a Sh25 million special allowance for March 2023.

By Eric Abuga 1 month ago

How Nyamira County staff was to get paid Sh25million instead of Sh25,000

Simba Arati alleges sabotage, sacks two morticians

Arati: There are plans to sabotage medical services in this facility. I have information on corruption and negligence at the morgue. The staff here have been keeping several bodies in one cabinet

By Eric Abuga 1 month ago

Simba Arati alleges sabotage, sacks two morticians

Kisii morgue full to capacity as more families delay burial rites

KTRH morgue is grappling with congestion, with some families forced to take the bodies of their kin to private facilities.

By Eric Abuga 1 month ago

Kisii morgue full to capacity as more families delay burial rites

Deputy school principal stabbed to death in a suspected love triangle incident

The teacher was rushed to Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital for emergency treatment but was pronounced dead on arrival.

By Eric Abuga 1 month ago

Deputy school principal stabbed to death in a suspected love triangle incident

Grief as two minors drown in Kisii River

The two aged one and four years drowned on Tuesday afternoon at Omogonga River, Nyamache area in Bobasi Sub County Kisii.

By Eric Abuga 1 month ago

Grief as two minors drown in Kisii River

Student who was sent home for fees among six killed in accident

Six people died in a road accident in Amabuko area on the Kisii-Sotik road. Among the six are two minors, a high school student and another who died alongside his mother.

By Eric Abuga 2 months ago

Student who was sent home for fees among six killed in accident

Fate of more than 250 unpaid staff in Kisii moves to the Labour court

An advert for the recruitment of ECD teachers was published on December 10, 2021. Successful applicants were appointed in April 2022 and have been working without pay since then.

By Eric Abuga 2 months ago

Fate of more than 250 unpaid staff in Kisii moves to the Labour court

Kisii plans to relocate prison in quest for city status

Plans to expand Kisii town as part of efforts to have it attain city status have taken top gear, with the planned relocation of the region's major prison currently underway.

By Eric Abuga 2 months ago

Kisii plans to relocate prison in quest for city status

Kisii: Five die after truck, matatu collide head-on

Five people die in a road crash involving a PSV and a lorry at Amabuko area on the Kisii-Sotik road, Keroka OCPD Peter Ndambiri confirms.

By Eric Abuga 2 months ago

Kisii: Five die after truck, matatu collide head-on

James Ongwae's mother sues Orengo for defamation

Grace Moraa, the mother of former Kisii Governor James Ongwae, says Governor Orengo made offensive and vulgar remarks against her during a rally held at Gusii Stadium on February 17, 2023.

By Eric Abuga 2 months ago

James Ongwae's mother sues Orengo for defamation

Kisii moves to have ward budget plan

Kisii County will have a Ward-Based Development Budget beginning in the 2023/24 financial year. Each ward is set to receive Sh41 million for development.

By Eric Abuga 2 months ago

Kisii moves to have ward budget plan

Ruto: Give me time to deliver on my pledges

President Ruto appeared to open a door for dialogue on what he described as a ‘development agenda and not on sideshows’.

By Eric Abuga 2 months ago

Ruto: Give me time to deliver on my pledges

Ruto to Raila: Stop the protests and face me

Ruto said instead of Raila taking advantage of youth to advance his hidden agenda through the protests he should rather face him directly to iron out the issues he is raising.

By Eric Abuga 2 months ago

Ruto to Raila: Stop the protests and face me

Ruto allays HELB loan fears, says govt has allocated enough funds

President Ruto made the announcement barely a few hours after reports emerged that about 140,000 students missed the loans after Helb ran out of funds.

By Eric Abuga 2 months ago

Ruto allays HELB loan fears, says govt has allocated enough funds

President Ruto begins three-day South Nyanza visit

The President, who will be in Nyanza for a three-day development tour starting tomorrow (Thursday), will hand over the property secured jointly by the national and county governments.

By Eric Abuga 2 months ago

President Ruto begins three-day South Nyanza visit

Unity talks to weaken Raila in Gusii helped 'free' Matiang'i

Ruto's latest move to push Uhuru Kenyatta’s point man, Dr Fred Matiang’i, to ditch the Raila camp, is seen as a deliberate attempt to scatter the opposition plans in the Nyanza region.

By Eric Abuga 2 months ago

Unity talks to weaken Raila in Gusii helped 'free' Matiang'i

Matiangi attends Gusii leaders meeting days after being grilled by DCI

Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiangi is currently attending a Gusii leaders meeting in a Nairobi Hotel.

By Eric Abuga 2 months ago

Matiangi attends Gusii leaders meeting days after being grilled by DCI

Kisii land tussle leaves three dead

The three farm labourers were slashed to death after which the mob set ablaze two houses in the area. Another worker is nursing injuries.

By Eric Abuga 2 months ago

Kisii land tussle leaves three dead

Self-collection sample test replacing pap smear for cervical cancer screening

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women in Kenya after breast cancer and fourth globally.

By Eric Abuga 3 months ago

Self-collection sample test replacing pap smear for cervical cancer screening

Women leaders in Gusii region go up against old, socially constructed gender roles

Despite women playing an integral role in the growth of the community, it has not been a walk in the park breaking the glass ceiling in the quest for leadership.

By Eric Abuga 3 months ago

Women leaders in Gusii region go up against old, socially constructed gender roles

Senator Nyamu seeks to stop 'misconduct' case against her

Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu has filed an objection seeking to stop a petition filed to the United Democratic Alliance against her alleged misconduct in December last year.

By Eric Abuga 3 months ago

Senator Nyamu seeks to stop 'misconduct' case against her

Lawyer sues state to protect drying rivers and vulnerable wetlands

In his petition before the Environment and Land Court in Nyamira, the lawyer painted a picture of drying rivers, swamps and springs in Nyamira and Kisii counties to support his case.

By Eric Abuga 3 months ago

Lawyer sues state to protect drying rivers and vulnerable wetlands

Raila Odinga to hold rally in Kisii town amid growing resistance

Raila’s trip to Kisii comes at a time when local leaders are engaged in supremacy battle barely five months after elections.

By Eric Abuga 3 months ago

Raila Odinga to hold rally in Kisii town amid growing resistance

Raila postpones Kisii rally as leaders call for tolerance

Kisii County ODM party chairperson Kerosi Ondieki said they pushed the rally from Monday to Friday after wide consultations.

By Eric Abuga 3 months ago

Raila postpones Kisii rally as leaders call for tolerance

Education CS Machogu mourns predecessor George Magoha

Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu has mourned his predecessor George Magoha saying he looked up to him for advise.

By Eric Abuga 4 months ago

Education CS Machogu mourns predecessor George Magoha

How top schools managed good grades despite high enrolment

In Kisii, for example, some of the top schools registered as high as 800 candidates but were ranked top during the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination (KCSE) .

By Eric Abuga 4 months ago

How top schools managed good grades despite high enrolment

Surprise as school in Nyamira has mean score spike from 5.7 to 9 in nine months

Schools from Kisii and Nyamira counties posted stellar results in the just-released 2022 KCSE exam results, flooring the traditional academic giants in Kenya.

By Eric Abuga 4 months ago

Surprise as school in Nyamira has mean score spike from 5.7 to 9 in nine months

Gusii leaders, CSs in deal to finish stalled projects

In the past two weeks, the leaders - governors, Senators, and MPs - have been meeting in Nairobi to deliberate on the region’s development agenda.

By Eric Abuga 4 months ago

Gusii leaders, CSs in deal to finish stalled projects

Girl disappointed after being called to join Pangani Girls' High School

A top KCPE performer from Kisii County is disappointed after she was called to join Pangani Girls’ High School, a national public school in Nairobi County.

By Eric Abuga 4 months ago

Girl disappointed after being called to join Pangani Girls' High School

Man on police radar to be charged for defrauding public Sh 16.4 million

The Magistrate argued that the admission by the suspect that he was involved in a deal that did materialize was evidence enough that he had committed an offence.

By Eric Abuga 4 months ago

Man on police radar to be charged for defrauding public Sh 16.4 million

Suspects in Baby Sagini's case to remain in custody for 40 days

The victim’s advocate, George Morara, sought orders from the court to bar activists and social media users from infringing on the rights of the minor and the family.

By Eric Abuga 4 months ago

Suspects in Baby Sagini's case to remain in custody for 40 days

Police confirm death of a man inside a guest room in Kisii

Kisii County Commander Charles Kases said the fire broke out at around 11pm on January 16 in a bar and restaurant identified as Egesa.

By Eric Abuga 4 months ago

Police confirm death of a man inside a guest room in Kisii

Controller of Budget urges Kisii leaders to clear all pending bills

In a report, Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o said Kisii county should address the delays in implementing development projects.

By Eric Abuga 4 months ago

Controller of Budget urges Kisii leaders to clear all pending bills

Report: Nyanza suffers acute shortage of doctors

The KMPDU report says Homa Bay County has only two dentists against a population of 1.1 million people.

By Eric Abuga 4 months ago

Report: Nyanza suffers acute shortage of doctors

Dark cloud hangs in Kisii as crime, murder and suicide cases escalate

Two latest reported murder incidents in Kisii and Nyamira have caused an uproar, lifting the lid on organised crime, mental health and suicide.

By Eric Abuga 4 months ago

Dark cloud hangs in Kisii as crime, murder and suicide cases escalate

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