Shaban Makokha

Kenya

Journalist at Daily Nation

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Two police officers killed in Bungoma road accident

4 days ago | nation.africa | Shaban Makokha

Two police officers died on the spot on Tuesday afternoon in a road accident along the Eldoret-Malaba highway near Matulo in Bungoma County. The head-on collision involved a police Land Cruiser and a long-distance truck. The officers, attached to the Bungoma Railways Police Station, were en route to Bungoma when their vehicle collided with a speeding truck heading to Webuye from the Malaba border.
Polisi wawili wafariki baada ya gari lao kugongana ana kwa ana na lori

4 days ago | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Shaban Makokha

Habari Polisi wawili wafariki baada ya gari lao kugongana ana kwa ana na lori Na SHABAN MAKOKHA June 3rd, 2025 Kusoma ni dakika: 1 MAAFISA wawili walikufa papo hapo katika ajali iliyohusisha gari lao la kazini na lori katika barabara ya Eldoret-Malaba eneo la Matulo, Bungoma.
From chains to crown? South American man reclaims his Kenyan Wanga royal heritage after 500 years

1 week ago | nation.africa | Shaban Makokha

In 1486, Portuguese merchants sold Gregorio Urbano Wanga’s ancestors to Dutch slave traders, forcibly shipping them across the Atlantic to South America. Over five centuries later, at the age of 73, Wanga journeyed from the Bonaire Islands of Venezuela back to his ancestral homeland in Mumias, Kakamega County, where he was received not as a stranger, but as a long-lost son of royalty. Born and raised in Bonaire, Mr Wanga had always been haunted by questions about his roots.
Counties intimidate doctors as patients left to die

1 week ago | nation.africa | Mercy Chelangat |Shaban Makokha

Kiambu and Kakamega counties have resorted to threatening striking doctors with summary dismissal unless they return to work immediately, even as patients continue to suffer. A circular from the Kiambu County government signed by County Secretary John Maingi gives an ultimatum to the over 300 striking doctors. In Kakamega, the county has since advertised the doctors’ positions, terming them vacant.
Chaos rocks Malala DCP rally as police unleash teargas, rubber bullets

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Shaban Makokha

Chaos rocked a planned Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) rally in Kakamega Town on Saturday after anti-riot police officers dispersed followers of Cleophas Malala, the new formation's deputy party leader. Police lobbed teargas canisters, fired rubber and live bullets at supporters who came out to receive Mr Malala. The politician had planned to hold a homecoming party at his home in Makunga, Mumias East.
Viongozi wa ODM, UDA wampangia Gachagua Magharibi, Bonde la Ufa

2 weeks ago | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Shaban Makokha

Habari za Kitaifa Viongozi wa ODM, UDA wampangia Gachagua Magharibi, Bonde la Ufa Na SHABAN MAKOKHA May 18th, 2025 Kusoma ni dakika: 2 VIONGOZI wa ODM na wale wa UDA kutoka ukanda wa Magharibi na Bonde la Ufa, wamebashiri kuwa, chama kipya cha DCP kilichozinduliwa wiki hii hakitapenya kwenye ngome zao kuelekea 2027 huku wakikitaja kama cha kikabila. DCP inaongozwa na aliyekuwa Naibu Rais Rigathi Gachagua na ilizinduliwa rasmi Alhamisi wiki hii katika mtaa wa Lavington.
Six chickens to clear Sh245,000 fee bill: Homa Bay granny in viral photo talks about her pain and hope

3 weeks ago | nation.africa | George Odiwuor |Shaban Makokha

Desperate to send her grandchildren back to school but with no money, Ms Consolata Aoko walked into the principal’s office at Adiedo Mixed Secondary School in Rachuonyo, Homa Bay County, carrying six chickens on Wednesday. She hoped that the school administration would accept her unusual payment and offset some of the Sh245,000 she owes in school fees. In many rural schools, parents often offer grains or firewood, which are commonly used for preparing food, as a form of payment.
Mbunge akerwa na walimu kuwafukuza wanafunzi akidai wana tamaa ya pesa

3 weeks ago | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Shaban Makokha

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Raila pabaya wabunge, raia wakimponda kwa msimamo wake kuhusu hela za CDF

4 weeks ago | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Benson Matheka |Shaban Makokha

KINARA wa chama cha ODM, Raila Odinga amejipata kona mbaya kufuatia kauli yake ya kutaka Hazina ya Kitaifa ya Maendeleo ya Maeneobunge (NG-CDF) ihamishwe kwa serikali za kaunti. Wabunge na wananchi wameungana kuunga hazina hiyo kukitwa katika Katiba chini ya usimamizi wa Wabunge. Katika vikao vya kukusanya maoni kuhusu mswada unaolenga kukita hazina hiyo katika katiba, wabunge walimkosoa vikali Bw Odinga kwa kutaka pesa hizo ziwekwe chini ya magavana.
Kenyan pastor, ‘Uganda snake’, and arrest over witchcraft fears

1 month ago | nation.africa | Shaban Makokha

A pastor on a spiritual cleansing mission in Uganda was arrested in possession of a snake as he attempted to cross back into Kenya at the Malenya border point. His arrest came amid widespread complaints of witchcraft and the use of evil spirits by rogue religious leaders. Pastor Fanish Ramsey Maloba, 26, was arrested with a large black snake with brown patches by police officers who were on patrol at the Busia border, causing panic among residents.