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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Osinde Obare
Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya's convoy arrived in Kakamega town on Monday, May 26, 2025. Natembeya received a warm reception in Kakamega, telling his supporters that he is a Luhya King pin. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]Trans-Nzoia Governor George Natembeya received a heroic welcome in Kitale yesterday. Hundreds of residents braved heavy rains as they waited for Natembeya, who had been in Nairobi since he was arraigned in court on charges of abuse of office.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Osinde Obare
A section of the Suam One Stop Border Point on the Kenya-Uganda border. [File, Standard]In 2019, former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed a bilateral agreement for the construction of the Suam One Stop Border Point (OSBP). And the African Development Bank (AfDB) invested Sh4.5 billion for the Kitale-Suam highway and an additional Sh100 million to construct the OSBP. However, six years later, the OSBP has stalled, while the Ugandan facility is already operational.
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2 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | David Njaaga |Osinde Obare
EACC and police officers raided the home of Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya in Milimani, Kitale town on May 20, 2025. Osinde Obare, Standard]Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) officers have arrested Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya over allegations of embezzling Sh1.4 billion county funds. Natembeya’s lawyer, Ndegwa Njiru, stated yesterday that the governor was taken to the EACC headquarters in Nairobi for questioning, but was denied access to his legal team.
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1 month ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Osinde Obare
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula addressing the gathering during his visit to the late IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati’s residence in Kitale. [Courtesy, Standard]National Assembly speaker Moses Wetangula has claimed he is the best suited leader from Western Kenya to succeed President William Ruto. Wetangula, who is also Ford Kenya leader, said serving as third in command in the Kenya kwanza administration puts him in a better chance to inherit President Ruto.
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1 month ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Osinde Obare
The late former Sikhendu ward MCA Eric Musumba. [Courtesy, Standard]A burial ceremony for former Sikhendu MCA Eric Musumba in Trans Nzoia County descended into chaos on Saturday, forcing Kitale ACK Bishop Emmanuel Chemengich to walk out in protest after political rivalries took centre stage.
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1 month ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Osinde Obare
Former Sikhendu Member of County Assembly MCA Eric Musumba is dead. Musumba passed on at Cherangany Nursing Home, where he had been hospitalised since he was involved in a road accident last week and sustained serious injuries. He was driving along Matunda-Kiminini highway when his car collided with another vehicle, leaving him with multiple injuries.
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2 months ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Osinde Obare
Seven people were injured and several houses set ablaze at Chepchoina Phase 3 settlement scheme in Trans Nzoia over land ownership. A group of youths on Thursday evening descended on the Nuiyapong area, attacking the residents before torching houses. The attackers, armed with arrows and bows, invaded the area and terrorized residents, demanding that they vacate their homes on the disputed scheme. Police engaged the invaders in a running battle in an attempt to quell the chaos.
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Feb 9, 2025 | 
tnx.africa | Lilian Chepkoech |Martin Ndiema |Osinde Obare |Bernard Lusigi
Scam stamp (Courtesy)A man in Kasarani Sub-County has admitted to swindling a businesswoman of Sh150,000 after failing to fulfil a promise to help her daughter travel to Qatar for work. Appearing before Makadara Resident Magistrate Stephanie Bett, Naftali Kahwak Gacheru was accused of defrauding Ann Njoki Mwaura of the stated amount between 11 and 16 September last year, within Kasarani, Nairobi County, while pretending to be in a position to secure employment for her daughter.
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Feb 7, 2025 | 
tnx.africa | Patrick Beja |Martin Ndiema |Osinde Obare |Bernard Lusigi
The late Radio Veteran broadcaster Leonard Mambo Mbotela's wife Alice Mbotela (left) (Photo: Elvis Ogina, File/Standard)Veteran broadcaster Leonard Mambo Mbotela who died yesterday morning disciplined and mentored his siblings, his family said yesterday. His younger brother Donald Mbotela said the broadcaster who was the first born in a family of eight children could always whip and counsel them whenever they went wrong.
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Feb 7, 2025 | 
tnx.africa | Yvonne Chepkwony |Martin Ndiema |Osinde Obare |Bernard Lusigi
Evans Kebwaro,27, was convicted and sentenced for the murder of four women in Mawanga in Nakuru, which shook the nation three years ago (Photo: iStock)His presence radiated an unsettling power. Even in handcuffs, he sat calmly accompanied by two prison officers, indicating the seriousness of the offence. Evans Kebwaro,27, was convicted and sentenced for the murder of four women in Mawanga in Nakuru, which shook the nation three years ago.
