Education CS Magoha asked to clarify fee arrears remark
Shinyalu Member of Parliament Justus Kizito wants Education Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha to clarify his remarks indicating that students who leave school with fee arrears could be listed with the credit reference bureau....
County govt denies leasing Yala swamp to West Kenya Sugar Company
Siaya county government has not surrendered the Yala swamp to a private sugar milling company as alleged by a section of the media, the county director of communications, Jerry Ochieng has said.
Ochieng who dismissed...
Siaya school at the brink of shutting down over lack of basic amenities
Urim Primary School in Siaya County risks closure for lack of basic amenities including toilets.
According to the School Head Teacher Pamela Otondo, the school is staring at possible closure unless well-wishers help rehabilitate and construct some of the...
Ministry of ICT kicks off digitization of 369 health facilities
The Ministry of ICT, Innovations, and Youth affairs has kicked off the digitization of health facilities across the country to ensure effective and efficient service delivery.
Principal Secretary Jerome Ochieng says the government plans...
Gov’t urged to hasten process of leasing sugar factories
Ugunja MP Opiyo Wandayi has asked the government to ignore calls for more consultations over the leasing of sugar factories and instead hasten the process of leasing the mills to private investors.
Wandayi, who is...
Peace initiative between Luo, Kikuyu elders not a conspiracy, says Oburu Odinga
The ongoing peace initiative between Luo and Kikuyu communities is not a conspiracy to sideline other communities in the country’s leadership, East Africa legislative Assembly member, Dr. Oburu Oginga has said.
Oburu said that contrary...
Gem elders seek to appease Odera Akang’o’s spirit after cell is demolished
If Odera Akang’o was alive today, several people in Gem constituency and Siaya County at large would now be doing time in lonely cells, nursing injuries after receiving several strokes of the cane.
Known for...
Luo community urged to consolidate land for agriculture
The Luo community has been urged to stop sub dividing their land into parcels for constructing homesteads as the practice condemns them to abject poverty.
West Asembo MCA Ambrose Akuno says prioritizing construction of homesteads...
KMTC committed to ensuring achievement of UHC programmes
The Kenya Medical training College (KMTC) is committed to the success of the government’s Universal Health Care (UHC) programmes, chairman of the College Board, Prof. Philip Kaloki has said.
Prof. Kaloki said that as part...
Senior police officer arraigned in court over journalist’s murder
A Senior Police Officer in whose house a journalist was found murdered in Siaya, was Monday arraigned before Siaya principal magistrate, James Ong'ondo but did not take plea as the prosecution sought more days...
