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...
Family demands arrest of priest for impregnating school girl in Siaya
The family of a Legio Maria church catechist is calling for the arrest of one of their priests for allegedly impregnating an underage girl under his care.
The 74-year-old catechist, William Wasonga who teaches at...
Woman, daughter rescued from abductors in Siaya
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations officers based in Ugunja, Siaya have nabbed five suspects linked to the abduction of a woman and her two-year old daughter.
The two victims were reported missing a week ago....
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...
Siaya unveils new Ksh 75M County headquarters in Alego Usonga
Devolution CS Eugene Wamalwa has commissioned the Ksh 75M new Siaya County headquarters at Alego Usonga saying it will enhance service delivery.
Wamalwa also commissioned the Governors Park as well as the Ahindi Gardens in...
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...
Mother and two daughters arrested for murder in Siaya
A mother and her two daughters were on Tuesday evening arrested in connection with the murder of a man suspected to have been beaten to death in Ukwala Township of Siaya County.
The 37-year-old woman...
Catholic priest to spend two more days in custody
Catholic priest Richard Oduor will spend two more days in custody after denying charges of knowingly spreading the coronavirus.
The prosecution had requested the court to remand him for five more days to allow the...
Committee blocks road contractor pay over shoddy work
A Project Management Committee (PMC) has declined to approve payment to a contractor saying he did shoddy work on the Ajigo-Aila Road in Bondo sub-County, Siaya County.
The PMC chairman, Josiah Sellanga, said the contractor,...
Govt to use census figures to create new administration units
The government will use last year’s census results to determine new administration units, the secretary for National Administration, Mongo Chimwaga has said.
Chimwaga said that the government was committed to ensuring comparative equal number of...
