Benard Lusigi

1 week ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Benard Lusigi |Mary Imenza

Kakamega County residents at Kakamega social hall on February 16, 2023 during public participation for county integrated development plan 2023/2027. [File, Standard] The Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) is set to establish a Sh1 billion Research and Farmers Training Centre in Mumias West, Kakamega County, to boost aquaculture ventures in the Western Region. Kakamega will be the third county, after Mombasa and Kisumu, to host a KMFRI facility.

1 week ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Benard Lusigi

Cooperatives CS Oparanya interacting with youth and women during the Mashinani outreach programme on MSME in Ikolomani Constituency. April 22, 2025. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]The government is now banking on youth, women, and persons with disability under Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to spur the country's economy by equipping them with industrial tools for self-reliance and innovation.

3 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Benard Lusigi

Police in Malava Constituency, Kakamega County, are holding their colleague for allegedly attacking and assaulting a 31-year-old man in a robbery attempt. The man was on his way home from Shamberere National Polytechnic, where he had gone to attend a freshers' night. According to the Occurrence book ref OB 02/31/05/2025, Kellybon Muchina was attacked at Shamberere market, Alufu junction. It is alleged, Muchina was attacked by two men and seriously assaulted.

3 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Benard Lusigi |Mary Imenza

Two police officers die in head-on crash with trailer truck along Webuye-Bungoma highway in Bungoma County.[Mary Imenza, Standard]Two police officers attached to the Railways Police Station in Bungoma County have died after their vehicle collided head-on with a trailer along the Webuye-Bungoma highway on Tuesday evening.  The tragic incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the Matulo area, a notorious black spot on the busy highway.

3 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Benard Lusigi

President William Ruto of UDA and Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga of ODM sign an agreement to work together at KICC. [Photo/ Emmanuel Wanson]President William Ruto of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga are walking a political tightrope in Western Kenya, as a wave of fresh parties and shifting alliances threatens to upend their once-solid grip on the region. With the 2027 general election looming, the ground is shifting beneath their feet.