Farmers protest cheap maize imports from Uganda
The price of maize has started going down over the past two weeks as cheaper imports from neighbouring Uganda flood the informal market.
By Obare Osinde 9 months ago
Farmers protest cheap maize imports from Uganda
Show voter's card to get bursaries, MP Amisi tells parents
Move meant to lock out 'outsiders' from benefiting from money meant to help locals. MP says system seeks to prioritise interests of needy students in the area.
By Obare Osinde 9 months ago
Show voter's card to get bursaries, MP Amisi tells parents
Family demands justice as intern doctor laid to rest
The 26-year-old intern doctor, whose body was found in a trench at Nakuru Level Five Hospital, was laid to rest in Chematich village Trans Nzoia with family and leaders demanding justice.
By Obare Osinde 9 months ago
Family demands justice as intern doctor laid to rest
Police rescue girl from suspected kidnappers
The girl who sat her KCSE examination this year, was abducted on Tuesday evening from her parents' home at Bidii area in Kwanza Sub-County, Trans Nzoia.
By Obare Osinde 11 months ago
Police rescue girl from suspected kidnappers
KPSEA candidate allegedly shot and injuried by police
Surprisingly, the OCPD said 'the shooting was justified since the boy was among people who had gone to steal maize cobs' from Eldoret Express farm owned by Muigai Thungu.
By Obare Osinde 1 year ago
KPSEA candidate allegedly shot and injuried by police
St. Joseph Kitale empowers Elimu and Wings to Fly beneficiaries to soar high
Principal Nabungolo advised the students not to waste the opportunity given to them by sponsors.
By Obare Osinde 1 year ago
St. Joseph Kitale empowers Elimu and Wings to Fly beneficiaries to soar high
Trans Nzoia eyes Sh500m industrial park to boost agriculture
Trans Nzoia County has set aside Sh500 million for the establishment of an aggregation centre and industrial park in a bid to revitalise the agricultural sector.
By Obare Osinde 1 year ago
Trans Nzoia eyes Sh500m industrial park to boost agriculture
Natembeya, Kachapin call for locals to be disarmed to end rustling
Leaders attending a two-day peace summit in Kitale have urged the government to disarm pastoralists and arrest leaders fanning clashes.
By Obare Osinde 1 year ago
Natembeya, Kachapin call for locals to be disarmed to end rustling
Farmers living in fear as armed gangs steal their livestock
A group of residents in Trans Nzoia county has expressed concerns about the increasing number of livestock theft as suspects use crude weapons and chemicals to carry out these crimes.
By Obare Osinde 1 year ago
Farmers living in fear as armed gangs steal their livestock
St Anthony's Boys Kitale begin hunt for national title
They have scored 34 goals in five rounds of matches at the zonal level.
By Obare Osinde 1 year ago
St Anthony's Boys Kitale begin hunt for national title
Olunga to mentor young football stars through his academy
Michael Olunga Football Academy (MOFA) struck a deal with the school principal Cosmas Nabungolo on Wednesday.
By Obare Osinde 1 year ago
Olunga to mentor young football stars through his academy
Kenya Seed Company gets new MD as Oloibe calls it a day
Sammy Chepsiror, a long-serving sales and marketing manager replaces Fred Oloibe, who was redeployed to the Ministry of Agriculture.
By Obare Osinde 1 year ago
Kenya Seed Company gets new MD as Oloibe calls it a day
Overstretched facilities at Kakuma as asylum seekers increase
The continued inflow of asylum seekers in instability-affected Central African countries is posing an infrastructural challenge at the Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana County.
By Obare Osinde 1 year ago
Overstretched facilities at Kakuma as asylum seekers increase
Ugali kibandaski: Governor cooks, serves ugali in a roadside kiosk
Trans Nzoia governor causes a stir after stopping to help a woman cooking ugali outside her roadside food kiosk.
By Obare Osinde 1 year ago
Ugali kibandaski: Governor cooks, serves ugali in a roadside kiosk
Trans Nzoia boda boda riders welcome reduction of levy to Sh500
The Trans Nzoia county administration has lowered levies on boda boda taxi operations from Sh3,600 to Sh500 annually.
By Obare Osinde 1 year ago
Trans Nzoia boda boda riders welcome reduction of levy to Sh500
Ruto lauds cleric, Catholic Church for their roles in reducing conflict
President spoke during the ordination of Bishop Odonya in Kitale. His predecessor resigned last year after 24 years of service.
By Obare Osinde 1 year ago
Ruto lauds cleric, Catholic Church for their roles in reducing conflict
Man arrested for allegedly defiling, killing daughter in Kiminini
The body of the minor was retrieved from the river by residents and moved to the Kitale district mortuary.
By Obare Osinde 1 year ago
Man arrested for allegedly defiling, killing daughter in Kiminini
Anan and Obama: Twins excel in KCPE
Twins Fabrian Obama Makanda and Flavian Anan Makanda scored 408 and 392 marks respectively. Obama wants to pursue electrical engineering while his brother aspires to be a neurosurgeon.
By Obare Osinde 1 year ago
Anan and Obama: Twins excel in KCPE
Family demands answers over boy's sudden death
Aaron Kipyator, a student at St Joseph Boys National School Kitale, died at Cherangany nursing home last Sunday after being rushed there by his teachers.
By Obare Osinde 1 year ago
Family demands answers over boy's sudden death
Mithika Linturi visits farmers on fact finding mission
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has begun a countrywide fact-finding mission to identify challenges facing farmers beginning with the country's grain basket of North Rift.
By Obare Osinde 2 years ago
Mithika Linturi visits farmers on fact finding mission
Natembeya warns county employees against corruption
Speaking during an inspection tour of Kitale Referral Hospital, Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya put on notice officials linked to corruption, saying they have no room in his government.
By Obare Osinde 2 years ago
Natembeya warns county employees against corruption
Hospital in a spot after intern posing as doctor swindles patient Sh190k
The intern, according to the family, requested a special drug which he claimed was to be flown from Nairobi since they were not available in Kitale.
By Obare Osinde 2 years ago
Hospital in a spot after intern posing as doctor swindles patient Sh190k
Man stabs friend to death in Cherang'any after a fight over woman in changaa den
Twenty-year-old Kevin Sakwa is said to have been attacked by his friend following an argument.
By Obare Osinde 2 years ago
Man stabs friend to death in Cherang'any after a fight over woman in changaa den
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Nithi crash: College student died while returning home after 2 years away
After two years of being away from home, Boniface Kombe was hoping that he would reunite him with his family in Kilifi.
By Obare Osinde 2 years ago
Nithi crash: College student died while returning home after 2 years away
Man dies after falling from campaign vehicle in Trans Nzoia
The 25-year-old sustained injuries on the head, and was rushed to Kitale County Referral Hospital
By Obare Osinde 2 years ago
Man dies after falling from campaign vehicle in Trans Nzoia
Natembeya pledges to push for establishment of university in Trans Nzoia
George Natembeya promised that his administration, will work with the national government to construct a university to in the region.
By Obare Osinde 2 years ago
Natembeya pledges to push for establishment of university in Trans Nzoia
Raila Odinga promises to resettle Trans Nzoia squatters in government land
Raila said his administration will distribute State-owned land to landless Kenyans in order to end their suffering and make them productive.
By Obare Osinde, Martin Ndiema 2 years ago
Raila Odinga promises to resettle Trans Nzoia squatters in government land
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Court grants man's wish to get his dowry back
In April 2019, at his Bungoma home, Murunga had paid Sh50,000, three Ayrshire heifers, one cross Ayrshire bullock, one she-goat, one pair of gumboots and a hat as bride price.
By Obare Osinde 2 years ago
Court grants man's wish to get his dowry back
DP Ruto pledges to revive economy after August 9 polls
Kenya Kwanza brigade led by Deputy President William Ruto has pledged to revive the economy if they win in the August 9 General Election.
By Obare Osinde 2 years ago
DP Ruto pledges to revive economy after August 9 polls
Ex-mayor recalls rally where Kibaki dashed with a shoe
The former Mayor mourned the departed President as a progressive leader, saying he reconciled with him after he took over leadership in 2002.
By Obare Osinde 2 years ago
Ex-mayor recalls rally where Kibaki dashed with a shoe
Dry spell blamed for dairy cows' stress, reduced milk production
An acute shortage of milk has hit the county, with a litre now selling at Sh70, up from Sh40 last month.
By Obare Osinde and Mactilda Mbenywe 2 years ago
Dry spell blamed for dairy cows' stress, reduced milk production
Are you willing to die for the change you really want?
What does change looks like for you and are you willing to die for it
By Julie Masiga 3 years ago
Are you willing to die for the change you really want?
Criticise leaders, but only over their performance
The comments that people made about the president’s weight gain are in bad taste
By Julie Masiga 3 years ago
Criticise leaders, but only over their performance
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Fellow Kenyans, we need not be this hard-headed
We’re a hard-headed community who would rather live with the discomfort of constant supervision
By Julie Masiga 3 years ago
Fellow Kenyans, we need not be this hard-headed
Let’s prepare to rewrite our gender-relations manifesto
It’s not going to be easy, and it’s not going to be perfect, but it is necessary.
By Julie Masiga 3 years ago
Let’s prepare to rewrite our gender-relations manifesto
End confusion over corona inoculation
End of the day, the Covid-19 vaccine rollout in these parts has been marred by the kind of confusion that you have bad dreams about.
By Julie Masiga 3 years ago
End confusion over corona inoculation
I am grieving just like many other Kenyans
Raise your hand if you’ve learned a new skill during the pandemic.
By Julie Masiga 3 years ago
I am grieving just like many other Kenyans
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Why I’m placing all my bets on Samia Suluhu Hassan
When I was child, the journey to my village seemed never-ending.
By Julie Masiga 3 years ago
Why I’m placing all my bets on Samia Suluhu Hassan
Poll violence has no place in democracy
We must roll back the normal on gratuitous violence against women during elections
By Julie Masiga 3 years ago
Poll violence has no place in democracy
Why my love for Raila Odinga has dwindled
The way I see it, this problem is not a people problem; it’s a crisis of leadership.
By Julie Masiga 3 years ago
Why my love for Raila Odinga has dwindled