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Yvonne Chepkwony

Family seeks justice for kin shot by a police officer

A family in Nakuru is seeking justice after their kin was allegedly shot in the stomach by a police officer on Sunday night.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 2 months ago

Family seeks justice for kin shot by a police officer

Son to testify against mother in stepfather's murder case

Son to testify against mother in stepfather's murder case

By Yvonne Chepkwony 2 months ago

Leaders agree on the location of Baringo University

Leaders agree on the location of Baringo University

By Yvonne Chepkwony 2 months ago

Three people murdered in Nakuru during Christmas celebrations

Three people murdered in Nakuru during Christmas celebrations

By Yvonne Chepkwony 2 months ago

Court stops MCK from collecting music royalties amid row

A court has temporarily stopped the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) from collecting music royalties.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 3 months ago

Court stops MCK from collecting music royalties amid row

Kalonzo, clergy hit out at Kenya Kwanza over unfulfilled promises

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka joined clergy members in Nakuru to criticise President William Ruto's administration for what he termed as unfulfilled promises.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 3 months ago

Kalonzo, clergy hit out at Kenya Kwanza over unfulfilled promises

Kapchebogel landslide sweeps away homes, lives and dreams

Ruto told The Standard that he lost four family members - his wife, two children, and his nephew. He is now left with three children.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 4 months ago

Kapchebogel landslide sweeps away homes, lives and dreams

Court grants six siblings access to family home after bitter legal battle

The High Court in Nakuru has granted six siblings access to their family home after a nine-year land dispute.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 4 months ago

Court grants six siblings access to family home after bitter legal battle

Suspect who confessed to killing Nakuru women jailed for 28 years

Justice Patricia Gichohi sentenced Evans Michori Kebwaro to 28 years in prison for the murder of Diana Opicho on June 24, 2022, at Mawanga.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 4 months ago

Suspect who confessed to killing Nakuru women jailed for 28 years

Love for fine suits turns pharmacist into fashion designer sensation

Simon Wachira's insightful taste for good men's suits ignited his desire to change his career path from pharmacy to fashion design.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 4 months ago

Love for fine suits turns pharmacist into fashion designer sensation

Couple battling cerebral palsy defy odds to turn disability into fortune

The couple, who have been together for three years, has faced numerous challenges, including discrimination, victimisation and theft.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 4 months ago

Couple battling cerebral palsy defy odds to turn disability into fortune

Suspect confesses to killing four women, pleads for mercy

The prime suspect in the gruesome murders of four women in Mawanga, Nakuru County two years ago has pleaded for leniency.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 5 months ago

Suspect confesses to killing four women, pleads for mercy

From house help to owner of thriving boutique business

Eunice Wairimu ventured into the boutique business by exploring the lucrative market of Turkish and Chinese women's wear.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 5 months ago

From house help to owner of thriving boutique business

Court nullifies creation of new administration units in Nakuru

The High Court in Nakuru has nullified the creation of an administrative division and two locations in Njoro sub-county.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 5 months ago

Court nullifies creation of new administration units in Nakuru

Witnesses recount chilling moments that led to murder of Nakuru bar owner, waitress

A bartender at Nax Vegas Club in Nakuru, recounted the chilling moment a policeman protested paying for alcohol before shots rang out in a shooting that left two people dead.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 5 months ago

Witnesses recount chilling moments that led to murder of Nakuru bar owner, waitress

Court orders man to avail medical report after missing hearing

Nakuru Chief Magistrate Bildad Ochieng ordered Sam Achishire to provide the court with the medical reports after state counsel Loice Murunga informed the court that he was unwell.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 5 months ago

Court orders man to avail medical report after missing hearing

Baringo County rolls out mental health policy

Baringo Health CEC Solomon Sirma said that employees from both formal and informal sectors suffer from mental health-related problems.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 5 months ago

Baringo County rolls out mental health policy

Farmers urged to adopt climate-smart agriculture

Baringo Governor Benjamin Cheboi has urged farmers to adopt climate-smart agriculture for sustainable economic growth.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 6 months ago

Farmers urged to adopt climate-smart agriculture

Sister sues siblings for neglecting their old, ailing mother

A Nakuru woman has sued her brother and sister-in-law for blocking the family from accessing their ailing 92-year-old mother in need of medical treatment and care.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 6 months ago

Sister sues siblings for neglecting their old, ailing mother

Wandayi urges farmers to adopt Shamba System

Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has rallied farmers in Eldama Ravine to adopt the Shamba System in efforts to boost food security.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 6 months ago

Wandayi urges farmers to adopt Shamba System

Poor roads fuel protests in Baringo

For the past two weeks, Eldama Ravine residents have twice held protests, blocking the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway to demand accountability from their leaders.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 6 months ago

Poor roads fuel protests in Baringo

Floods kill one, displace families amid calls for state help

Tens of families have been left homeless after their houses were swept away by floods that also caused faultiness in in Nakuru West sub-county

By Yvonne Chepkwony 6 months ago

Floods kill one, displace families amid calls for state help

Malaria ravages Baringo villages amid shortage of health centres

Patients in Tiaty sub-county forced to seek help from the only private clinic at Kapau.

By Yvonne Chepkwony and Tim Wirth 6 months ago

Malaria ravages Baringo villages amid shortage of health centres

Survivors of Baringo mudslides, floods to receive Sh10,000

Kenya Red Cross Society-South Rift Region said it will provide Sh10,000 to each of the 1,050 families to help mitigate their suffering caused by floods, mudslides, and drought.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 7 months ago

Survivors of Baringo mudslides, floods to receive Sh10,000

Rongai serial killer: Teenager tells police he killed four women, child

A man suspected to be behind the killing of four women in Rongai and Nakuru West Sub-Counties confessed to the murders, citing rejection.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 7 months ago

Rongai serial killer: Teenager tells police he killed four women, child

Kefri needs Sh22 billion to eradicate mathenge tree

Kenya Forestry Research Institute (Kefri) requires Sh10 billion to implement the national Prosopis Juliflora (Mathenge) Management Plan in eight counties.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 7 months ago

Kefri needs Sh22 billion to eradicate mathenge tree

Mother, three children die in road accident in Nakuru

Five family members died in a road accident at Mbaruk on the Nakuru-Nairobi highway.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 7 months ago

Mother, three children die in road accident in Nakuru

Mystery women killings put locals on edge

Florence Mueni's husband Erick Mureithi said his wife was raped, her body mutilated, with signs of strangulation and head injuries.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 7 months ago

Mystery women killings put locals on edge

Shoddy investigation hands murder convict freedom

A convict sentenced to death over the murder of his cousin was freed by the Court of Appeal in Nakuru after establishing that the prosecution failed to link him to the killing.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 7 months ago

Shoddy investigation hands murder convict freedom

Baringo landslide leaves four dead, two missing

Four people died while two are missing after three homes were destroyed by a landslide in Kasisit and Kapkombe villages in Baringo North.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 7 months ago

Baringo landslide leaves four dead, two missing

Boy, 13, missing after landslide in Baringo

A 13-year-old boy has been reported missing after a landslide and floods displaced three families in Baringo on Tuesday.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 7 months ago

Boy, 13, missing after landslide in Baringo

From hashes of post-poll violence to find niche in carpentry

The business has enabled him to secure a plot with rental houses, three outlets, and a mansion within Busia County.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 7 months ago

From hashes of post-poll violence to find niche in carpentry

Mudslide cuts off Kabarnet-Eldama Ravine Road

A mudslide has cut off part of the Kabarnet-Eldama Ravine Road, cutting off access to remote villages in Baringo County.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 7 months ago

Mudslide cuts off Kabarnet-Eldama Ravine Road

How stolen phone led to arrest of six suspects in Nakuru killings

Evan Kebwaro gave a chilling confession before Lady Justice Hedwig Ong'udi how the gang robbed, raped, strangled to death the victims.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 8 months ago

How stolen phone led to arrest of six suspects in Nakuru killings

Police errors hand death row inmate freedom

Kennedy Kemboi was convicted and sentenced to suffer death for violent robbery and attempted rape.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 8 months ago

Police errors hand death row inmate freedom

Woman found guilty of murdering 10-day-old baby

A Kabarnet court has found a woman guilty of killing her niece by throwing her to the floor at Baringo County Hospital.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 8 months ago

Woman found guilty of murdering 10-day-old baby

How I turned a job loss into a thriving mitumba business

Venturing into second-hand clothes in Nakuru was not her first option. Her dream was to enroll in media school and become a journalist, but fate had different plans.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 8 months ago

How I turned a job loss into a thriving mitumba business

Family holds prayers for a cop swept by floods in Nairobi

Police Constable David Chesire was swept by floods three months ago in Nairobi after rescuing four people. His body is yet to be found.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 8 months ago

Family holds prayers for a cop swept by floods in Nairobi

Sh154m AI programme promises to cure TB screening headache

The programme will see X-ray equipment at 55 hospitals countrywide upgraded with modern software.

By Yvonne Chepkwony and Jesse Sikali 9 months ago

Sh154m AI programme promises to cure TB screening headache

State opposes release of KFS rangers in murder of student

The five pleaded not guilty to causing the death of the 19-year-old before Justice Racheal Ngetich at the High Court in Eldama Ravine.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 9 months ago

State opposes release of KFS rangers in murder of student

Woman, daughter-in-law battle over lawyer's Sh25 million estate

A woman and her daughter-in-law are embroiled in a succession row over a deceased lawyer's Sh25 million estate.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 9 months ago

Woman, daughter-in-law battle over lawyer's Sh25 million estate

Paedophile jailed for 100 years after appeal flops

Justice Mohochi observed that the man subjected five minors, all under seven years to a bizarre and inhuman sexual attack.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 10 months ago

Paedophile jailed for 100 years after appeal flops

Love transcends language as deaf and dumb couple wed

The two met while grocery shopping and fell in love at first sight.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 10 months ago

Love transcends language as deaf and dumb couple wed

Traders warn high levies will be a burden to hustlers

Caren Atieno explained that she was among traders not conversant with the Finance Bill 2024 and called on stakeholders to hold sensitisation meetings.

By Yvonne Chepkwony 10 months ago

Traders warn high levies will be a burden to hustlers

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