Slain Catholic priest, Fr Aloise Bett of St Mulumba Catholic Church, Kerio Valley, who was shot dead on Thursday, May 22, 2025. [Courtesy] A Catholic priest was on Thursday shot dead in Kerio Valley. The slain priest, identified by the police as Fr Aloise Bett, was ambushed and shot dead near Kapkain Primary School in Tot, Marakwet East sub-county, Elgeyo Marakwet County, at about 1 pm as he headed to the venue of a small Christian community sermon near the scene of the shooting. Elgeyo Marakwet police commander Peter Mulinge said the priest had parked his vehicle along the Chesongoch-Tot-Liter…
Author: By Stephen Rutto
Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei briefs the media in Eldoret yesterday. May 16, 2025. [Peter Ochieng, Standard] Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei wants the former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s newly formed Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) deregistered. Cherargei yesterday claimed that the new formation was a mere regional outfit which doesn’t meet the threshold of a national party, and should be delisted by the Registrar of Political Parties. “Under the Political Parties Act, a political party should have at least 24 functional offices across the nation before registration. We are telling the registrar of political parties to be very keen. Where are DCP offices…
Faith Chesang 23, after receiving her certificate during Kenya prison’s service rehabilitation graduation program at the Eldoret GK prison on Apr 13, 2025. [Peter Ochieng, Standard] From November last year, Faith Chesang, a grocery seller from Turbo in Uasin Gishu County, has been in remand at the women’s prison for allegedly neglecting her two-year-old daughter. The 23-year-old faced charges of infringing child rights to healthcare, an offence she denied until recently when she was acquitted. Her husband, who was found guilty is serving five years in the Eldoret Main Prison. Her release from prison, however, marks the start of a painful quest to find the child who…
A construction firm has threatened to sue a financial institution, alleging that it has lost at least Sh100 million from its bank account through suspicious transactions. Published Date: 2025-04-12 05:40:00 Author: By Stephen Rutto Source: The Standard