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5 days ago | 
tuko.co.ke | Joshua Cheloti |Rasto Wamalwa
When Simon Engine, commonly known as Charlie Bongo, left his rural home for Nairobi, he hoped for a better life, but the opposite happened He was forced back home a few months later, after which he ventured into farming, which helped him buy a bicycle Eventually, Charlie Bongo settled into tailoring thanks to KSh 300 in financial support from a friend KSh 1,100 might be pocket change to some Kenyans, but for Simon Engine, also known as Charlie Bongo, it was all he needed to start his...
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1 week ago | 
tuko.co.ke | Joshua Cheloti |Rasto Wamalwa
Normal operations at Vikutsa Primary School in Shinyalu, Kakamega county may resume soonThe school was closed early this year over a land dispute with a family and the lack of latrines for learnersShinyalu Member of Parliament Fred Ikana intervened and helped broker a deal with the family, which is demanding KSh 1.2 million for each of the 10 acres of the school landLearning at the closed Vikutsa Primary School in Shinyalu constituency, Kakamega county, is set to resume soon.
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1 week ago | 
tuko.co.ke | Joshua Cheloti |Rasto Wamalwa
A retired Kakamega teacher came out to recount how he got an invitation to visit President William Ruto’s rural home in Sugoi, Uasin Gishu county The teacher, Cyprian Shisanya Shivachi, told TUKO.co.ke in an exclusive interview that the invite was courtesy of him having taught First Lady Rachael Ruto Shivachi said the first lady invited all her former teachers to an event in which each one of them left with a gift Rachael was a pupil at Likuyani Primary School in the 1980s before she...
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2 weeks ago | 
tuko.co.ke | Joshua Cheloti |Rasto Wamalwa
A family in Muchina village, Mumias East sub-county, is mourning the tragic deaths of three membersEyewitnesses said that among those who died was a mother who jumped into a pond to save her daughter, who had fallen into itThe girl is said to have accidentally fallen into the deep pond while running away from a sand pit that had collapsed Kakamega: Grief has engulfed Muchina village in Indangalasia sub-location, Mumias East sub-county, after the tragic death of three family members.
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2 weeks ago | 
tuko.co.ke | Joshua Cheloti |Rasto Wamalwa
A row over family land inheritance in Kongoni village, Kakamega county, left a one-acre maize farm destroyed Unknown individuals, allegedly acting on orders from one of the family members, are said to have sprayed the farm with harmful chemicals One family member linked the incident to their son, who is alleged to oppose his late father’s decision to give a share of the land to his sister Kakamega: A family in Kongoni village, Likuyani sub-county, is counting losses after a group of unknown...
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2 weeks ago | 
tuko.co.ke | Joshua Cheloti |Rasto Wamalwa
Parents in two schools within Kakamega county expressed concerns over the conditions under which their children are learning The parents, whose children attend Eshikufu Comprehensive School, lamented that their children's ECDE classroom was mud-walled and in a pathetic condition A similar concern was raised by parents at Ebubole Comprehensive School, who claimed that some toilets and classrooms had huge cracks, posing a threat to the young learners Kakamega: Parents at Eshikufu Comprehensive...
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3 weeks ago | 
tuko.co.ke | Joshua Cheloti |Rasto Wamalwa
Kakamega police officers were forced to run for their lives on Wednesday, June 4, after being confronted by angry locals The officers had gone to collect the body of a watchman who was killed in a night attack in the Seregeya area, Likuyani sub-county, when they encountered the hostile locals According to the locals, the area has witnessed three mysterious deaths in the past three months, but the police have failed to arrest the culprits Kakamega: There was drama at Seregeya market in...
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1 month ago | 
tuko.co.ke | Joshua Cheloti |Rasto Wamalwa
Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa questioned the slow pace at which investigations into the brutal murder of Kisa East Member of County Assembly (MCA) Stephen Maloba Maloba was killed over two years ago in what was linked to local politics, but to date, no arrests have been made Barasa wondered why the police had taken so long to arrest the culprits, yet it took hours for those linked to the murder of Kasipul MP Ong’ondo Were to be arrested Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa has called on...
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1 month ago | 
tuko.co.ke | Joshua Cheloti |Rasto Wamalwa
Pressure continues to mount on Kakamega governor Fernandes Barasa over his development track record Kakamega County Woman MP Elsie Muhanda and Ikolomani’s Bernard Shinani were the latest to accuse the governor of failing to focus on his mandate The legislators challenged the governor to pull up his socks or resign to pave the way for others with locals’ interests at heart A section of Members of Parliament in Kakamega county has hit out at Governor Fernandes Barasa over stalled projects and...
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1 month ago | 
tuko.co.ke | Harry Ivan Mboto |Rasto Wamalwa
Sexual workers in Kakamega town accuse police and Nyumba Kumi officials of violent night raids and property destruction The victims alleged assault, theft, and forced evictions during operations meant to enforce daily tax payments Police denied wrongdoing, blaming impersonators, and promising legal action against any rogue officers TUKO.co.ke journalist Harry Ivan Mboto has over three years of experience reporting on politics and current affairs in Kenya “Polisi walitupiga na kututupa nje!”...
