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Dr.Yulita is still my choice for Deputy Governor, says Governor Sang

News Kipyego Kemei
Nandi Governor Stephen Sang has dismissed claims of Nandi changing his deputy ahead of the August polls. Speaking in Kapsabet town during a...

Fear in Nyakach as 100 cows die mysteriously in the night

News Polycarp Ochieng
Shock, grief and fears have engulfed Urudi village, in Nyakach, Kisumu County. This follows the mysterious death of over 100 cattle on Tuesday night. Resident woke...

Business spaces up for grabs ahead of Africities summit

News Lorine Awino
Kisumu County Government has set up exhibition spaces at the venue of the forthcoming Africities summit. Through a statement on social media, the county stated...

How Lubao dog traders differentiate home guards from hunters

News Kevine Omollo
It is Thursday morning at Lubao Market in Kakamega County. Fifty-six-year-old Mzee Jackson Makanji Iloli is pulling four dogs into a market shed. A friend who...

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Fact Checker

FALSE: These images, supposedly of police assaulting a protestor, are not from July 2024 in Mukuru Kwa Njenga

The images were posted by Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi on 13 December 2014. This X (formerly Twitter) post with...
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FACT-CHECK: This  photo of Azimio leader Raila Odinga wearing UDA-branded attire is altered

The original image of Odinga does not have the UDA branding.  A photo shared on X (formerly Twitter) of...
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MISSING CONTEXT: This video alleging that former Interior CS Kithure Kindiki has turned against President Ruto after the dissolution of the cabinet is misleading

The video is of Kindiki speaking to the local administration of Lamu County on 15 July 2023. This X...
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FALSE: This video isn’t of Kithure Kindiki’s message to President Ruto after the cabinet dismissal

The video is of the former Interior CS addressing a security meeting in Lamu in June 2023. This video...
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ALTERED: Russian President Putin did not address Kenya’s June 2024 protests

The Russian Embassy in Kenya has dismissed the claim. This video on TikTok supposedly of Russian President Vladmir Putin...
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ALTERED: This video purportedly of Malema castigating President Ruto is doctored

The original video is of Malema addressing Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga. This video on Facebook and TikTok supposedly...

Environment

Health

Agriculture

Hope as Malawi’s first Bt Maize trials register excellent performance

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Scientists at Malawi’s Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural...

Kisumu farmer discovers hidden wealth in Oyster Mushoom

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At Kajulu Farms, Juma Sylvester spearheads a quiet agricultural...

How Russia-Ukrain war is killing chapati, mandazi business in Kisumu slums

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In 2007, Eunice Atieno ventured into mandazi business at...

Siaya residents warned against selling farm produce as harvesting season begins

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Residents of Siaya County have been cautioned against selling...

Irrigation agency sets pace for revamp of West Kano Scheme

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For the past six years, West Kano Irrigation Scheme...

Migori youths urged to embrace fish farming to boost employment opportunities

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The dwindling of natural fish in Lake Victoria has...

Kenya secures Sh.9.5 billion loan from AfDB for emergency food production

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President William Ruto's administration has signed a loan agreement...

How Water Pans are transforming food production in Siaya

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It is Monday dawn, and as the sun rays...

Entreprenuership

Digital Marketing App to boost sales for Kisumu entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship 0
Kisumu entrepreneurs were all smiles as innovators launched a...

27 pass out in empowerment program targeting women entrepreneurs

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Twenty-seven women in Kisumu are the latest beneficiaries of...

Migori to relocate fresh produce traders from town to Omboo Market

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Migori County Government is set to relocate fresh produce...

Lobby groups call for expoloration of private sector in a bid to develop rural areas

Entrepreneurship 0
Engagement of the private sector has been highlighted as...

Study unveils insights into small firms’ financial behavior in a bid to drive economic growth

Entrepreneurship 0
A recent study has revealed that 51 percent of...

Gender

United Nations boosts war against Gender-Based Violence in Vihiga

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The war against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in...

Being Farida Salim: Kenya’s Samia Suluhu who chose ‘dirt’ against family wishes

Gender 0
“How can an upright thinking woman quit her profession...

Meet this Kisumu woman mining talents from children living with disabilities

Gender 0
Inside her tiny office located at Nyamasaria, about 40...

Kisumu journalist finds happiness in clothing vulnerable children

Gender 0
One afternoon in early 2020, while having a lazy...

Human Interest

Why Free Press remains an illusion in Kenya

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 “I listen to the radio daily because it is...

Four weeks tour of Germany for Kisumu teacher best in German language

Human Interest 0
When Ms Edna Obare encountered a call by the...

NOT YET UHURU FOR PWDs: ‘How my family made fun of my disability’

Human Interest 0
He was born a bubbly baby boy, a second...

Initiative seeks to rename Lake Victoria, create state brutality Memorial Museum

Human Interest 2
Lake Victoria could soon get a new name if...

‘We didn’t plan chaos against Mzee Kenyatta’, Jaramogi men speak on 1969 Kisumu Massacre

Human Interest 0
October 25, 1969, remains a key political turning point...

Fact Checker

The mysteries of the four corners that define Kisumu’s Manyatta Estate

News Kevine Omollo Kevine Omollo -
A drive around Manyatta Estate in Kisumu reveals crazy names the matatu touts keep calling at every stop over. This is accompanied by the huge number of...

Ol’Lessos Technical Training Institute gets new principal

News Kipyego Kemei Kipyego Kemei -
Weldon Yegon has taken over as the new principal of Ol'Lessos Technical Training Institute, replacing Dr Rosbella Chwuku. Before the new appointments, Mr Yego was...

IPOA launches investigations into death in Bondo police cells

News Kevine Omollo Kevine Omollo -
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has launched investigations into the death of a suspect in a police cell. Vitalis Okinda allegedly died while in...

Bungoma accident claims one life, two hospitalised

News Bonface Tengeya Bonface Tengeya -
A bodaboda rider has died while his pillion passenger and a truck driver are receiving treatment following an accident at Mabanga market, Bungoma County. The...

Emotional reunion as teacher jailed for 30 years for defiling pupil is released

News Kevine Omollo Kevine Omollo -
The flapping doors of Kibos Maximum Prison opened widely, and his smile exposed. Richard Orwa was well wrapped in a black suit, a neatly-ironed white...

Nyong’o refutes claims that his development plan is only focusing on Kisumu CBD

News Joseph Obonyo Joseph Obonyo -
Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o has dismissed claims that his government is more focused on development within towns while abandoning the rural areas. Speaking during a...

Opinion

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