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Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya has urged Wamalwa and Wetang’ula to set aside their differences and unite their parties for the sake of the Western’s political future.
A section of residents argues that the implementation of the project in the 36.95-acre airstrip is not only unlawful but is being done in open defiance of the court’s own earlier rulings.
The leaders said Western would not support any political talks that exclude Oparanya, whom they described as the region’s political kingpin.
Parents are alarmed. They accuse some women of spoiling boys, saying alcohol has become both bait and bond, turning sons into de facto husbands.
Omtatah accused the county administration of failing to prioritise basic services such as healthcare, water, roads, and education.
Suna East MP Junet Mohamed has defended veteran ODM leader Dr Oburu Odinga against criticism over his age.
Treasury CS John Mbadi has defended the government’s management of Kenya’s public debt, saying timely decisions helped the country avoid a potentially devastating sovereign default.
The hospital was closed following a prolonged strike by health workers over delayed salaries with the management citing delayed remittance of SHA funds, which affected service delivery.
Members of Parliament allied to the ODM have told party leader Raila Odinga that the party should not settle for anything less than the deputy presidency
Desperate and in agony, he knocked on a neighbour’s door while screaming for help.
The court directed the secretary general to issue a fresh election notice in strict compliance with the union’s constitution.
Because of cultural prohibitions invoked by elders, prohibitions the family says were weaponised to silence the girls, the twins were barred from breastfeeding or keeping the children.
Oburu Odinga may face challenges consolidating Western Kenya’s vote-rich bloc, historically loyal to the Orange Democratic Movement and mobilised largely by the late Raila Odinga.
Teargas lobbed at Amalemba Grounds in Kakamega hours before the 'Linda Mwananchi' rally, a showdown feared.
Babu spoke moments after teargas canisters were thrown into the crowd while Senator Edwin Sifuna was addressing, briefly disrupting the gathering and sending supporters into panic.
EACC summons 19 Bungoma County Assembly MCAs to appear before its Western Regional Office in Bungoma for interrogation over alleged misuse of Sh6.5 million public funds.
Denmark Muchiti Abung’ana appeared before the High Court in Kakamega, where he was charged with killing Kakamega Homeboyz footballer Silus Abungana at their home in Masiakali village.
Catholic Diocese of Kakamega Bishop Joseph Obanyi said that political leaders will no longer be allowed to organise or use church harambees for political gain in Kakamega and Vihiga.
William Ruto has defended his criticism of rivals while pledging equitable development projects for Busia County.
Two years after reforms by the Ministry of Education, rural parents say Competency-Based Education still shifts a heavy homework burden from classrooms to homes.
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