Suba West Deputy County Commissioner Samson Akach was addressing journalists at Sena Trading centre in Mfangano Island. April 14, 2025. [James Omoro, Standard] A 38-year-old man has been arrested in Homa Bay County for allegedly defiling his 12-year-old adopted daughter. The man was arrested at Mulundu Beach, Mfangano Island in Suba West…
Homa Bay County Assembly gates shut on June 28, 2022 after it was closed controversially. [James Omoro, Standard] Tension gripped the Homa Bay County Assembly as a planned ouster of Majority Leader Richard Ogindo led to a dramatic confrontation, with factions clashing physically at the assembly gates on Tuesday. The crisis unfolded when a group…
Otiende Amollo says Gachagua risks being declared unfit for public office. [Photos: Elvis Ogina, John Muia/Standard] Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo has warned former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua of dire consequences if he fails to stop engaging in divisive politics. According to the legislator, MPs could table a special motion declaring Gachagua unfit to hold any…
Siaya County has received two cutting-edge digital portable X-ray machines, equipped with artificial intelligence, to mark a significant stride in the fight against tuberculosis (TB). The equipment valued at Sh33 million was donated by the Centre for Health Solutions – Shinda Tena. The equipment will be deployed to Sigomere and Akala Sub-County Hospitals, promising to revolutionize TB detection and management in the region. With a TB prevalence rate…
Kisumu Governor Anyang Nyong’o speaks at the opening of Kenya sanitation and governance conference in Kisumu. July 4, 2024. [File, Standard] All rural roads in Kisumu County will be improved at a cost of Sh989 million in the next financial year, Governor Prof Anyang Nyong’o has said. Nyong’o said he will ensure that all the feeder roads…
President William Ruto (right) during Madaraka Day celebrations in Homa Bay on June 1, 2025. [PCS] President William Ruto on Sunday told Kenyans that the Hustler Fund has so far helped over 25 million people, with Sh70 billion disbursed in loans and Sh4.5 billion saved. Speaking during Madaraka Day celebrations at the Raila Odinga Stadium…
Panellists from TVET, State Department and tea sector discuss skills gaps and collaboration at the dual TVET forum in Kisumu. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] Kenya’s tea industry is tackling skills shortages by adopting a dual Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) model that combines classroom learning with hands-on experience in factories and farms. The move…
Close relatives are usually culprits for the abuse of elders.[iStockphoto] A 45-year-old man surrendered to police on Wednesday after he allegedly beheaded his grandmother in Jera Central village, Ugenya sub-county, for allegedly practising witchcraft. In an incident that has left the village reeling in shock, George Opondo reportedly used an axe to kill his grandmother,…
His body was moved to Jawabu Funeral Home in Rachuonyo East Sub-county where the body was moved to. A family in Homa Bay County is pleading for justice over mysterious death of their 40 year old son who died in a police cell after being arrested. [James Omoro, Standard] Source link
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