This Saturday will mark the end of an era in the Archdiocese of Kisumu. Fr. Gerald Kraakman, the beloved Mill Hill Missionary from the Netherlands, will celebrate his final Mass in Kenya at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Nyamonye. After 55 years of missionary service, the 81-year-old cleric will be returning to his homeland, leaving…
A group of youths in Kisumu on Wednesday reading out a petition before they were disrupted by goons. [Rodgers Otiso, Standard] What began as a calm morning in Kisumu as Gen Z youth marked the anniversary of the June 25, 2024, Anti-Finance Bill protests took a tense turn after a group…
Youth were receiving sensitization on democracy in Homa Bay Town. The youth in Homa Bay County want the government to avoid perceiving them as hooligans when they advocate for their rights through peaceful demonstrations. [James Omoro, Standard] The youth in Homa Bay County want the government to avoid perceiving them as hooligans…
Director for Gender and inclusivity in Migori County Lillian Okomo (left) gives a wheelchair to a child with disability. The child was accompanied by his mother who placed him in the wheelchair. 50 children living with disability in the county received assistive devices to help in their mobility. [Photo by Anne Atieno] Some 50 children living with disability in Migori county have gotten relief after the devolved unit donated assistive devices worth Sh1.5 million. The…
Gabriel Chacha was in receiving medication in Home Bay Teaching and Referral Hospital. The 36 year old man has been hospitalised after being assaulted by police over a disagreement with his female neighbour in Homa Bay County. [James Omoro, Standard] A 36-year-old fisherman has been hospitalised after he was allegedly assaulted by police over a disagreement with his…
President William Ruto shakes and Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang Nyong’o when he laid a foundation stone for the construction of the 2,384-unit Lumumba Estate Affordable Housing Project in Kisumu Central, Kisumu County. [PCS] Kisumu is staring at another round of development windfall after President William Ruto committed to implementing several multimillion-shilling projects in the lakeside…
(L) Bomet Senator Hillary Sigei, nominated Senator Catherine Muma and Makueni Senator Daniel Maanzo address journalists at Mbita Law Court. June 14, 2025. [James Omoro, Standard] The Senate has termed the lack of enough magistrates and case backlog as the main obstacle delaying justice for a nine-year-old girl who was impregnated by…
Rachuonyo North Sub-County police headquarters and Kendu Bay Police Station. [File, Standard] Three men have been arrested in Homa Bay in connection with the murder of their brother. The men aged 29, 32, and 40 years were arrested at Nyabuombe village, Kobila Sub-location, in Rachuonyo North Sub-County. Police say the three murdered…
Residents of Mabera block Migori-Isebania highway as they demand justice for the death of a man who was killed by a mob in Migori town over suspected motorcycle theft. [Anne Atieno, Standard] A family in Migori County is seeking justice after their kin was lynched by a mob in an alleged mistaken identity case. …
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