National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula addressing the gathering during his visit to the late IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati’s residence in Kitale to finalize burial plans scheduled for Saturday, March 8.[Bernard Lusigi] The African Development Bank (AfDB) will inject Sh8 billion to finance the construction of the newly proposed Bungoma County Referral and Teaching Hospital. Speaking at the Bungoma KMTC grounds, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula said that the project will not draw funding from the national exchequer. “The upgrade of Bungoma County Referral Hospital to a Level Six facility should not burden public coffers. The project is fully funded by…
Author: By Bernard Lusigi
President William Ruto’s personal Assistant Farouk Kibet and Budget & Appropriations Committee Chairman Ndindi Nyoro (left) during funds drive for St. Marys Lwanda parish at St. Joseph Shihome primary school in Malava on Dec. 18, 2022.[ Benjamin Sakwa/ Standard] A section of leaders allied to President William Ruto and ODM Leader Raila Odinga across the country are now accusing the opposition wing led by Democracy for the Citizens Party(DCP) leader, Rigathi Gachagua, of falsifying abductions. This comes as controversy continues to surround the alleged abduction of Juja Member of Parliament(MP) George Koimburi. The National Police Service (NPS) has since distanced itself from claims that it abducted the lawmaker, stating that investigations are underway to determine…
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Detectives probing the murder of a teacher by unknown assailants after withdrawing Sh285,000 from a bank in Mumias town have narrowed their investigations to two bank tellers. The Standard has established that the two bank employees who served the slain Roseylda Akinyi are persons of interest, even as they pursue two other suspects who were captured through the bank’s CCTV cameras. This comes as it emerged that the deceased was stabbed with a knife and not shot by a gun as earlier reported by authorities. Last week, Akinyi was waylaid by a group of thugs in a saloon car ,…
Cooperatives CS Wycliffe Oparanya interacting with youth and women during the Mashinani outreach program on MSME programs in Ikolomani Constituency, Kakamega County.[ Benjamin Sakwa] The government plans to spend Sh33 billion to create job opportunities for a million youth in three years through the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector. The sector is managed by the Micro and Small Enterprises Authority (MSEA). Speaking at Musingu High School in Kakamega County on Monday, Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and MSMEs Development Wycliffe Oparanya urged the youth to register for the government initiatives that will unlock opportunities. “The government has a plan…