Homa Bay

May 11, 2024 | lakeregionbulletin.co.ke | Kevine Omollo |Homa Bay |Trans Nzoia

“It was devastating!” This was Jackline Akinyi’s description of the loss of her daughter to rabies. The daughter’s death in January 2019 formed part of the grim global statistics of rabies deaths, which shows that Africa continues to bear the biggest burden of the disease. I was away when I got a call that a dog had attacked my daughter.

Nov 2, 2023 | lakeregionbulletin.co.ke | Kevine Omollo |Homa Bay |Trans Nzoia

March 23, 2017 left an indelible mark in the mind of Standard Group journalist Isaiah Gwengi. After his long day in the field, Gwengi joined his friends at a shopping centre within Bondo, Siaya County. Little did he know that this was a perfect location for his tormentors who had been tracking him for a few months. One of the officers made a call to someone I presumed could be his boss and told him ‘tumemaliza hii kazi’ (the job is done).