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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | James Omoro
Two men were killed in Homa Bay County after they were allegedly mistaken for cattle thieves. Bob Ochieng, a butcher and a Probox driver Kevin Odero, were lynched near Kobodo market Kanyamwa Kologi Ward in Ndhiwa. Ochieng, who runs a butchery at Sikwadhi Trading Centre, had gone to buy a cow from a farmer in Kanyamwa Kologi Ward.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | James Omoro
A 36-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly defiling a Form Two student. Kajwang Sub-location Assistant Chief Enos Nyawade said the suspect has been defiling the 14-year-old girl for the last four months. Nyawade suspects the man used money to lure the girl.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | James Omoro
Police in Homa Bay County are investigating an incident in which a clergyman lost his vehicle due to a case of mistaken identity involving livestock theft perpetrators. The clergyman, who belongs to a local Christian church, lost the car in Jwelu village, Kakumu Sub-location, Ramula Location, within Rachuonyo East Sub-county. The incident began when residents spotted the clergyman’s vehicle parked in a thicket.
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2 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | James Omoro
One youth lost his wrist while another one suffered a fractured arm after chaos broke out during ODM grassroots elections in Ndhiwa Constituency, Homa Bay county. Elvis Omondi, 25, had his wrist chopped off after violence erupted at Buche Primary School, Kachola Sub-location in Kanyamwa Kologi Ward. Ndhiwa Sub-county Police Commander John Losia, said chaos broke out after residents attacked a group of youth they accused of being hired from outside Ndhiwa constituency to disrupt the election.
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2 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | James Omoro
Two people died on Monday after a motorbike they had boarded collided with a truck at Arujo bridge along Homa Bay –Rongo Road. The two men, identified as Alfred Omollo and Collins Opiyo, were heading to Kabunde Social Hall, where the ODM grassroots elections were taking place. Homa Bay Sub-county Police Commander Emmanuel Kiplagat said the accident occurred when the lorry was overtaking another vehicle.
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2 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | James Omoro
A section of disgruntled ODM members in Homa Bay County wants the planned grassroots elections of the party’s officials cancelled over alleged anomalies in the delegates register. Led by Ndhiwa MP Martin Owino, the members said that concerns raised about the register are yet to be resolved. ODM is set to conduct grassroot elections tomorrow and Wednesday for ward and constituency levels officials.
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3 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | James Omoro
Four people, including two students of Mbita High School, are nursing injuries after a vehicle veered off the road and rammed over them in Homa Bay. The pedestrians were trekking along Sindo-Mbita road in Mbita town when the accident occurred on Wednesday. Residents said the vehicle was speeding before the accident occurred. The injured persons were rushed to Mbita Sub-county Hospital for medication.
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3 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | James Omoro
A row is brewing in ODM over the planned grassroots elections of officials for Homa Bay after members of the coordinating committee disagreed with some party officials over the exercise. The committee leadership have differed with the acting ODM Chairman in Homa Bay County Hamilton Orata over the list of delegates who will participate in the elections on Monday and Wednesday next week. The election will be done to elect ward and Constituency officials.
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1 month ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | James Omoro
The bodies of two fishermen who drowned in Lake Victoria have been retrieved. The fishermen identified as Richard Nyakwaka, 58, and Caleb Nyawara, 40, drowned in the lake on March 19, 2025. The duo from Litare Beach in Mbita Sub-county boarded a boat alongside another fisherman before it was hit by a storm and capsized.
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1 month ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | James Omoro
An 11-year-old girl is hospitalised in Homa Bay County after being electrocuted on Saturday at Alum Beach, Kayoo West Sub-Location. The Grade Four pupil was on her way to buy milk when she encountered loose wires from fallen electricity poles, following heavy rain. She attempted to move the wires, but the shock threw her several metres, causing serious injuries.
