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Irissheel Shanzu

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  • 1 week ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Irissheel Shanzu

    Dr.Manu Chandaria(Left) presents his book to West Pokot Governor Simon Kachapin, during a donation by Chandaria wheelchairs, 100 mattress to Bobleo Children's Home. [Edward, Kiplimo,Standard] Partners supporting Bobleo Children’s Home have warned against hiding children with disabilities due to outdated cultural beliefs. Speaking at the home, stakeholders urged families to seek support rather than lock away vulnerable children who deserve care, education and dignity.

  • 2 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Irissheel Shanzu

    Kenya Power and Lighting company employee reconnects power in Kakamega town on August 8, 2024. [File, Standard] Residents of Chepkoghkogh in Central Pokot Sub-County are up in arms over a long-standing lack of electricity in their area, 13 years after a government-initiated power project stalled. According to residents, the project was launched in 2012 and saw power connected briefly before it was cut off within a week, never to return. “The power lines were set up in 2012.

  • 2 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Irissheel Shanzu

    Ongoing rescue mission at Karon Village, West Pokot County, where four people died after a gold mine pit collapsed on Saturday morning. [Irissheel Shanzu]Four people have been confirmed dead and five others injured after a gold mine collapsed early Saturday morning at Karon village in West Pokot County.

  • 1 month ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Irissheel Shanzu

    Chairperson of Technical working group on Gender Based Violence including Femicide Nancy Barasa during a stakeholder engagement at KICC , Nairobi on April 9th 2025. [Collins Oduor,Standard]Illiteracy, poverty, and deeply ingrained cultural beliefs have been identified as key contributors to gender-based violence (GBV) in West Pokot County. This came to the fore during a public forum held at Mtelo Hall in Kapenguria by the Gender-Based Violence Technical Working Group.

  • 2 months ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Irissheel Shanzu

    Bodaboda riders in Kapenguria, West Pokot County, are up in arms over increased accidents along the Kitale–Lodwar highway, which they blame on reckless and speeding truck drivers transporting clinker. The riders, who operate along the Tartar Junction to Kamatira stretch, say the situation has become dire, with injuries and fatalities rising due to narrow roads and uncontrolled truck traffic. They have now threatened to stage demonstrations and block the road unless urgent action is taken.

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17 Apr 25

RT @KeEquityBank: You should all have unity of purpose. In your schools and when you go to your places of work, having a shared goal ensure…

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RT @KTNNewsKE: Ten workers suspected be running a revenue pilferage syndicate at Kapenguria County Hospital have been arrested and will be…

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9 May 23

RT @StandardKenya: Ten workers suspected be running a revenue pilferage syndicate at Kapenguria County Hospital have been arrested and will…