Laura Otieno
261 Articles
KMFRI warns of potential risk of mass fish deaths in Lake Victoria
In a notice released on Thursday, KMFRI Assistant Director Chrisphine Nyamweya indicated that an early warning system installed at Dunga Beach showed that oxygen levels had fallen below 2 mg/l over the last several days, a condition that will likely cause mass death of fish in the lake....
Violence, delays, low voter turnout reported in Embu, Kakamega by-elections
In Kakamega County, one person was arrested over allegations of disrupting the voting exercise in the West Kabras by-election.One person was arrested at the Imbiakalo polling centre on allegations of planning to disrupt the elections, with some leaders alleging an ela...
Nyanza road projects revived after Ksh.120 billion levy securitization deal
The dust that carpeted the 74-kilometre stretch of the Sindo, Magunga, Sori road is slowly settling as the roar of machinery returns after a ten-year lull.
20 school heads face disciplinary action over ghost learners scandal
Basic Education PS Julius Bitok indicated that the ministry has also begun the disciplinary process for other ministry officials.
Groundbreaking for SGR extension to Kisumu set for March 2026
Kenya Railways MD Philip Mainga indicated that phase 2B of the line will be completed by June 2027, opening up the Western region for the movement of goods and services.Two months after Cabinet gave a greenlight for the phase 2B of the 269 km SGR, leaders convened in Kisumu for a detailed brief on t...
Another Kenyan killed in Russia-Ukraine war, family seeks help to repatriate body
25-year-old Kevin Kang’u travelled to Russia in September last year under a student Visa, after he reportedly got a scholarship to study in the foreign nation.Their call comes days after an intelligence report said that 1,000 Kenyans were recruited into the Russian military in the ongoing war, under...
Over 250 workers jobless as Nakuru-based Tea Factory closed over poor roads
Factory manager Kenneth Ambanya says the shutdown was caused by challenges in transporting tea leaves, as a 24 kilometre stretch of road that partly leads to the factory was rendered impassable.
Public participation begins with calls to expand compensation for police brutality victims
Speaking in Kisumu, participants called for the expansion of the compensation scheme to include victims affected by the 2007/2008 post-election skirmishes.The government also came under sharp criticism over alleged opulence in various empowerment programmes held across the country....
President Ruto vows to compensate families of protest victims
The declaration comes weeks after the High Court nullified the presidential panel of experts on compensation of victims of demonstrations, saying the mandate lies with the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR).
5,000 sugar workers strike over Ksh.10.8 billion unpaid dues
The workers vowed to paralyse operations, accusing the government of lacking goodwill in settling the dues.