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Heroic send-off as the body of slain Kasipul MP is transported home
The hearse carrying slain Kasipul MP Ong’ondo Were’s body was leaving Kabunde Airstrip in Homa Bay Town Constituency. (James Omoro, Standard). Emotions ran high yesterday as the body of slain Kasipul MP Ong’ondo Were was transported to his home ahead of his burial scheduled for today. Thousands of mourners lined up across several towns to…
Nyanza HIV crisis: Culture and silence fuel new infections
A youth undergoes a cut during a Voluntary Male Circumcision (VMC) at Masogo dispensary in Muhoroni constituency on April 19, 2018. [File, Standard] Many people were shocked when both print and broadcast media reported high rates of HIV/Aids infections in Nyanza. An unusually startling revelation was that in Kisumu…
70 families displaced as rains wreak havoc in Homa Bay
A house that was destroyed by floods in Rachuonyo West sub-county, Homa Bay County, on March 16, 2025. [James Omoro, Standard]. At least 70 households have been displaced and farms destroyed as heavy rains pound Western and Nyanza regions. The displaced families are camping at Kandiege Primary School in Homa Bay. The floods have been…
Two suspected gangsters killed, their vehicle torched in Homa Bay
Residents of Katolo Village, in Rachuonyo East Sub-county Katolo at the scene where suspected gangsters were killed and their vehicle set ablaze. [James Omoro, Standard] Two men have been lynched while two others were seriously injured over an alleged attempt to steal cattle in Homa Bay. The two men who have not been identified were…
Campaign mood grips Nyanza as candidates angle for by-elections
From left: Candidates eyeing Ugunja parliamentary seat Joseph Aluru, Sam Okoyo, Moses Omondi and Chris Budo. [Olivia Odhiambo, Standard] Political temperatures are rising in Nyanza as leaders position themselves to take up two parliamentary seats ahead of the by-election. Although it is not clear when the by-elections for Ugunja and Kasipul constituencies are likely to…
Police hunt suspect behind string of five schoolgirl murders in Siaya
Police suspect the killings are cult-related, noting the suspect operates without a mobile phone. Clothes found at one crime scene are aiding the investigation. [iStockphoto] Angel Atieno, a Form Three student at Sagam Secondary School in Gem, Siaya County went missing after retiring to bed at her brother’s house on the night of May…
