National Lands Commissioners led by their chairman Gershom Otachi (left) during a compensation hearing claims at an ICT hall in Migori town on September 17, 2025.[Anne Atieno,Standard] The National Lands Commission (NLC) has initiated the process to acquire 25 acres of land for the construction of Muhuru Bay Pier in Migori County. Muhuru Bay…
Illicit bhang, chang’aa and export-grade cigarettes seized metres from Awelo Primary School during NACADA-led raid in Siaya. A drug and alcohol ring operating beside Awelo Primary School in Siaya was dismantled in a multi-agency crackdown led by the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA). The Tuesday, September …
Siaya County Assembly Speaker George Okode. [Olivia Odhiambo, Standard] Two hundred fifty-nine health workers have petitioned the Siaya county assembly over what they term as unfair dismissal and non-payment of salaries, demanding reinstatement or a lawful justification for their removal. In a Tuesday sitting, Speaker George Okode directed the assembly’s general oversight committee to…
Journalist Habil Onyango (center) was addressing journalists at Homa Bay Town. (James Omoro, Standard) A journalist wants police to take action against a senior female official of the Homa Bay County government and the goons she allegedly hired to assault him. Habil Onyango, a correspondent attached to Media Max and based in Homa Bay…
The Abasuba Council of Elders Chairman Thomas Okang’a Asango. (James Omoro, Standard) A somber mood has engulfed the Abasuba community following the death of the Abasuba Council of Elders Chairman, Thomas Okang’a Asango. Asango, who had been serving as Omugambi (Chairman of the Abasuba Council of Elders) since his election in 2014, died at…
Officers from NACADA and partner agencies move in on a suspected counterfeit alcohol site during the Nyamira operation. [File, Standard] A syndicate of dealers in counterfeit alcoholic drinks in Nyamira has been intercepted after a consignment of the beverage valued at Sh16 million was nabbed at a private residence Nyaigwa within the county headquarters. The multi-agency team comprising of officers from the…
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen at a Jukwaa La Usalama consultative meeting at Mbale in Vihiga county on September 6, 2025. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard] An Officer Commanding Station (OCS) based at Ntimaru Police Station who attended Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen’s Jukwaa la Usalama meeting at Migori Teachers Training College on September 11 is set to face…
Bhang and assorted cigarettes worth Sh5.1 million seized from student hostels in Homa Bay on Thursday, September 11. A multi-agency operation has seized bhang worth an estimated Sh5 million in a raid on student hostels in Homa Bay County exposing what investigators say is a growing narcotics trade targeting university learners. The sting at Jaacf…
Siaya county administration press briefing, they denied claims they are evicting Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) satellite campus from Agriculture Training College (ATC) in Siaya town.[Olivia Odhiambo,Standard] Governor James Orengo’s administration has denied claims that they are evicting Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) satellite campus from…
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