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Luo customs, academia, and church to feature in Prof Bethwell Ogot’s final journey

2 months ago | nation.africa | Rushdie Oudia |Kassim Adinasi

Three different forms of practices are expected to take part in the burial of distinguished historian Prof Bethwell Allan Ogot at his home in Umiru village, Gem Yala, Siaya County. Prof Ogot will be buried on Saturday February 22 in a ceremony expected to be attended by many dignitaries from across the country and continent. On Friday, a requiem mass for the fallen historian was held at St Paul’s Anglican Church of Kenya in Yala after the body arrived at around noon.
Raila to Nyanza on AU job bid: Remain united

Jan 11, 2025 | nation.africa | Rushdie Oudia |Kassim Adinasi

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has asked his Nyanza political bedrock to remain united irrespective of whether or not he succeeds in his bid to chair the African Union Commission. In the race to be decided in February, Mr Odinga is running for the seat against Djibouti’s foreign minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, and former Madagascar's foreign minister Richard James Randriamandrato. One of these candidates will replace Moussa Faki Mahamat at the helm of the AUC administrative arm.
Jaramogi university: Why 2024 graduates will be vetted before receiving certificates

Nov 29, 2024 | nation.africa | VICTOR RABALLA |Kassim Adinasi

All students who graduated from the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology on October 18 will be re-examined before receiving their certificates, the university senate has announced. In a press release posted on its official X account, the University Senate acknowledged irregularities in the preliminary graduation list, which were identified and addressed before the event.
EACC launches probe as 200 unqualified varsity students bribe their way to graduation

Nov 26, 2024 | nation.africa | Kassim Adinasi

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has launched investigations into alleged irregular award of degrees at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST). According to EACC, at least 200 students, majorly from the Department of Education bribed some six university officials to avoid sitting supplementary examinations and in order to be on the graduation list.
EACC is investigating 18 public universities over corruption

Nov 25, 2024 | nation.africa | VICTOR RABALLA |Kassim Adinasi

The anti-graft agency is investigating 18 public universities over various offences including theft of public funds, unethical conduct and academic fraud. Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) spokesperson Erick Ngumbi said that investigations are at different stages although he did not give details of the public universities on the radar of the agency.
Crime of passion: Jilted lover kills ex-partner's boyfriend in Bondo

Nov 22, 2024 | nation.africa | Kassim Adinasi

After an all-day long toil at the gold mine to fend for his family, the late Ibrahim Ochiel 34, went home and handed over food he bought to his girlfriend to prepare dinner. He is reported to have proceeded to watch news in the living room of his one bedroomed rented house at Ndira trading center in Bondo sub-county. Little did he know that a jilted former lover of his girlfriend, identified as Lawrence Oduor 26, had hatched a plan to settle scores for the break-up.
Fatal chase: Suspected drug trafficker dies in Siaya road crash

Nov 18, 2024 | nation.africa | Kassim Adinasi

A high-speed motorcycle chase of suspected drug traffickers on the Busia-Kisumu highway turned tragic after their bike collided with a truck in Mutumbu area in Gem sub-County, Siaya County. Police gave chase after suspecting that the rider and his pillion passenger were transporting bhang and other contraband goods from Uganda through the border county on Sunday. The motorcyclist died on the spot, while the pillion passenger was rushed to Yala Sub-County Hospital in critical condition.
Willis Ayieko murder: Seventh suspect arrested in Doho

Nov 13, 2024 | nation.africa | Kassim Adinasi

The police in Siaya have arrested the seventh suspect in the murder of Wells Fargo Human Resources boss Willis Ayieko. Working on an intelligence tip, police from Dudi Police Station arrested Samwel Owino Ongweso, 52, at the Doho area within Kisa West Location, Kakamega County.
Ayieko death probe: Police not doing enough, leaders say at burial

Nov 10, 2024 | nation.africa | Rushdie Oudia |Kassim Adinasi |WYCLIFFE NYABERI

Demands for police to pull up their socks over the murder of slain Wells Fargo HR boss Willis Ayieko were among requests from various politicians who attended the burials of three prominent personalities buried in three different locations in western Kenya on Saturday. During Mr Ayieko’s burial in Central Alego, leaders demanded that the police bring to book the key masterminds of the crime.
Ayieko murder: Sixth suspect arrested as burial approaches

Nov 8, 2024 | nation.africa | Kassim Adinasi

The sixth suspect in the murder of Wells Fargo human resources manager Willis Ayieko was arrested on Friday at his hideout in Bondo, Siaya County. Mr Duncan Onyango, alias Otuch, was flushed out of his hideout by police and officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) who had been pursuing him. According to police, Mr Onyango, 48, was placed at the scene of the murder on the day Mr Ayieko went missing.