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The construction of the multi-million shilling Kamukuywa Market in Bungoma County is set to be completed by the end of October, Governor Kenneth Lusaka has announced. Addressing residents during an inspection tour of the site, Lusaka said the new market—designed to host a wide range of social amenities—will transform the business environment in the region…
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Joab Burudi Manyasi has joined newly formed Democrats National Alliance (DNA) party after dumping wrangling Democratic Action Party of Kenya(DAP-K). Manyasi’s decision comes following wrangles at the top leadership of the Eugene Wamalwa-led party that have led to a near mass exodus of strong founding members. So fierce is the fight in the party that…
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Dr. Julius Mambili, the Chief Principal of Kakamega School, has officially announced his retirement, drawing the curtain on a transformative two-and-a-half-year tenure marked by academic excellence and remarkable infrastructural development. In a heartfelt letter addressed to parents and guardians, Dr. Mambili confirmed that July 31, 2025, was his final day in office. His departure, he…
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The political temperature in Malava constituency has escalated to high voltage as the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) turns its political guns on Opposition’s DCP party vowing to dim their political life in the coming by-election. The weekend’s Malava empowerment function which brought together UDA hopefuls led by West Kabras MCA David Ndakwa, Simon Kangwana, Enock…
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With poverty levels in Kakamega County reportedly choking the region, gubernatorial aspirant Dr Sylvester Anami has unveiled a grassroots empowerment initiative aimed at lifting residents through dairy goat farming. Dr Anami, who is among the contenders eyeing the governor’s seat currently held by FCPA Fernandes Barasa, is banking on agriculture—specifically goat farming—as a practical and…
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As UDA continues its empowerment campaigns in Malava, launching scathing attacks on the DCP presence in the constituency, calls for one term from the latter continue to ring in the ears of the Malava voters. While on a candidate popularization and party grassroots mobilization tour, the DCP brigade held its campaign at Ingavira Market, where…
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Bungoma Governor Ken Lusaka has been tasked to unite the ‘Mulembe Nation’ ahead of the 2027 elections. Governor Lusaka, seen as the emerging Luhya supremo, has been championing for a united Luhya nation and calling for concerted efforts to fight for power. Lusaka, a second term governor and a career administrator, is a close ally…
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The Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has announced that he will not impose a leader on the people of Malava as they prepare to elect a new MP following the death of their legislator early this year. Speaking in Malava during a meeting with teachers at Tande Secondary School, Mudavadi said he was not ready…
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The government has urged Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions to embrace income-generating projects to supplement limited state funding. Speaking during the first graduation ceremony since Shamberere National Polytechnic attained its status, Principal Secretary for the State Department for TVET, Dr. Esther Thaara Muoria, said the Treasury allocation was insufficient to meet the…
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The race to replace the late Malava Member of Parliament, Malulu Injendi, who died early this year, is hotting up, and the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party is finding itself between a rock and a hard place in deciding who is the suitable candidate to be handed the ticket. Five aspirants, Simon Kangwana, Enock…