Kimilili MP calls for meeting with his constituents after voting ‘yes’ on Finance Bill
Kimilili Member of Parliament (MP) Didmus Wekesa Barasa, who voted in favour of the divisive Finance Bill 2024, is set to address his constituents after the bill was ultimately rejected by President William Ruto. The Finance Bill 2024, which ignited widespread protests across Kenya, was passed by Parliament but faced a significant setback when Ruto […]
‘Walimu wamekula kuku mpaka imeisha kwa boma ya watu’ – MP Barasa urges Ruto to scrap CBC
Kimilili Member of Parliament Didmus Barasa has urged the new administration to scrap the Competency-Based Curriculum saying teachers are taking advantage of the new education system to exploit parents. Speaking at a function in Bungoma on Thursday, September 16, the legislator appealed to President William Ruto to do away with the new curriculum and revert […]
Murder suspect Didmus Barasa released on Ksh10M bond, barred from setting foot in Bungoma
A Kakamega court has released Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa on Sh10M bond and a surety of Ksh5M in a murder case where he is suspected of having shot dead his rival’s aide. The lawmaker has been in custody for 10 days. Barasa allegedly shot and killed Brian Olunga, an aide to one of his opponents, […]
Barasa murder case: Family cries for justice as victim laid to rest
Calls for justice dominated the burial ceremony of the bodyguard allegedly shot dead by Kimilili Member of Parliament Didmus Barasa on August 9, 2022. Brian Olunga, the late aide to politician Brian Khaemba, was laid to rest on Saturday, August 20, in Samitsi, Malava, Kakamega County. Family and friends eulogised the deceased as a hard-working […]
Murder suspect Didmus Barasa locked up for 10 more days
Kimilili Member of Parliament Didmus Barasa will remain in custody for 10 more days as police probe the killing of a man in Bungoma last Tuesday. A Bungoma court on Tuesday, August 16, allowed an application by the prosecution seeking more time to allow detectives to record statements from witnesses. Barasa was first arraigned in […]
Police seek to hold MP Didmus Barasa longer in murder probe
Kimilili Member of Parliament Didmus Barasa was on Monday, August 15, arraigned in court over the alleged murder of a man in Bungoma last week. The MP-elect appeared before a Bungoma court where the prosecution sought more time to allow police complete investigations into the Tuesday, August 9, incident. Didmus Barasa surrenders Barasa surrendered to […]
Didmus Barasa surrenders to police after shooting incident in Kimilili
Kimilili MP-elect Didmus Barasa has surrendered to authorities after a shooting incident that left one person dead in Bungoma on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. The legislator turned himself in at the Bungoma Police station on Friday morning, hours after the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) declared him a wanted man. Barasa is alleged to have […]