Ida Odinga asks Nyanza residents to support broad-based government

Ida Odinga asks Nyanza residents to support broad-based government

Ida Odinga likened goodies from the broad-based government to a drizzling rain which Nyanza people should use to plant. [Anne Atieno, Standard] ODM leader Raila Odinga’s spouse Ida Odinga, and a section of Nyanza leaders have intensified the calls for the region to support the broad-based government. Ida, who likened goodies from the broad-based government…

Orengo is right, say Siaya Ward Reps amid ouster push

Orengo is right, say Siaya Ward Reps amid ouster push

Siaya senator James Orengo who is vying for Governor seat in the August 9, 2022 elections. [Isaiah Gwengi]. Siaya Governor James Orengo may be feeling the heat from a section of ODM leaders and Nyanza professionals calling for his impeachment, but several MCAs have dismissed the impeachment calls. On Friday, a section of Siaya MCAs…

Butcher, driver killed on suspicion of being cattle thieves

Butcher, driver killed on suspicion of being cattle thieves

The bodies of the two men lynched by a mob were taken to Homa Bay County Teaching and Referral Hospital Mortuary. [File, Standard] Two men were killed in Homa Bay County after they were allegedly mistaken for cattle thieves.  Bob Ochieng, a butcher and a Probox driver Kevin Odero, were lynched near Kobodo market Kanyamwa…

Man arrested for allegedly defiling Form Two student

Man arrested for allegedly defiling Form Two student

Ndhiwa Police Station where the suspect has been detained. [File, Standard] A 36-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly defiling a Form Two student. Kajwang Sub-location Assistant Chief Enos Nyawade said the suspect has been defiling the 14-year-old girl for the last four months. Nyawade suspects the man used money to lure the girl. “Our…

Homa Bay clergyman assaulted, car burned after being mistaken for livestock thief

Homa Bay clergyman assaulted, car burned after being mistaken for livestock thief

The scene where the incident occurred. Police in Homa Bay County are investigating an incident in which a clergyman lost a vehicle over mistaken identity livestock theft perpetrators (James Omoro, Standard). Police in Homa Bay County are investigating an incident in which a clergyman lost his vehicle due to a case of mistaken identity involving…

Two youths injured as chaos mars ODM grassroots polls

Two youths injured as chaos mars ODM grassroots polls

A youth injured during ODM grassroots polls is attended to by medics from Ndhiwa Sub-county Hospital on April 7, 2025. [James Omoro, Standard] One youth lost his wrist while another one suffered a fractured arm after chaos broke out during ODM grassroots elections in Ndhiwa Constituency, Homa Bay county. Elvis Omondi, 25, had his wrist…

George Odour: A send-off in pictures

George Odour: A send-off in pictures

President William Ruto and ODM Leader Raila Odinga lead insending off Odinga’s bodyguard, George Oduor. [Michael Mute, Standard] President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga are among the key leaders attending the burial of Odinga’s longtime bodyguard, George Oduor, in Rarieda, Siaya County. They are joined by Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi, Governors James…