Alex Odhiambo

1 week ago | nation.africa | Angeline Ochieng |Alex Odhiambo

On Tuesday morning, Archbishop Gilbert Deya left his Bondo home in Siaya County and travelled more than 60 kilometres to welcome new employees at his Kisumu hotel. Little did he know that that first meeting with the recruits at the Diplomatic Business Nationwide Hotel would be his last. After the meeting, the controversial preacher and his wife, Diana Kennedy Deya, decided to run a few errands in the lakeside city before embarking on their journey back home at 5 pm.

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Alex Odhiambo

In March 2020, as a global pandemic brought the world to a standstill and silence replaced the hum of everyday life, two sisters in Kisumu County chose not to retreat in fear and instead pursue a dream that had quietly bloomed since their childhood. Armed with nothing but coloured paper, unshaken faith, and a shared vision, Sharon, 31, and Mercy Adede, 37, launched Amazing Toppers.

Mar 5, 2025 | nation.africa | Ouko Okusah |Alex Odhiambo

On Monday, at around 5 pm, a group of five women embarked on a money-chasing venture that had become a routine— digging for gold at the Lumba gold mining site in Rarieda, Siaya County. Unknown to them, what was supposed to be another day of toiling and hustling would turn into tragedy and a harrowing nightmare for their families. Millicent Akinyi, 40, Mathlida Aoko, 42, Viola Aluoch, 27, Caroline Atieno, 36, and 42-year-old Catherine Akinyi were buried alive.