2 rushed to hospital as aircraft crash lands at Kisumu airport
Two people were rushed to hospital after a light aircraft crash landed at the Kisumu International Aiport on Thursday night. The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) confirmed the incident in a statement shared on social media at 11:45 pm on Thursday, June 8, 2023, saying the plane was forced to make an emergency landing after its […]
Several feared dead after truck falls from flyover in Kisumu
At least five people are feared to be dead and several injured after a truck transporting gumboots fell from the Kondele Bypass Highway flyover in Kisumu. According to preliminary reports, the truck fell on pedestrians and a tuk-tuk that had a couple of occupants. This is the fifth accident to occur in the same spot […]
2 security guards killed by thugs in Kisumu CBD during night raid
Two security guards lost their lives on Saturday night April 15, 2023, during a brazen night robbery in Kisumu Central Business District (CBD). The two guards were watching over businesses behind Telkom Plaza in Kisumu CBD when they were attacked by armed thugs. Kisumu Central Sub-County Deputy police commander Jackton Mango said the guards were […]
Azimio demos kick off in Kisumu
Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition has kicked off its anti-government protests in Kisumu city, with Kisumu governor Professor Anyang’ Nyong’o and his deputy Mathews Owili leading. Also in the procession is Kisumu Central MP Joshua Oron. Most shops and business entities in the Kisumu central business district remained closed, even as hundreds flocked to the […]
Kisumu student forced to repeat Class 8 due to lack of Form 1 fees
After more than a month of fruitlessly looking for school fees to enable him to join Form one at Kisumu Boys High school, the top pupil at Rabuor primary school Adrian Momanyi who scored 369 marks in KCPE tearfully walked back to his former school to attend classes even as his hopes of joining form […]
Kisumu landlord puts tenant’s 8 underwears up for auction
An auctioneering firm in Kisumu has put up for auction eight undergarments belonging to a local tenant after a row over rent arrears. In a notice appearing in the local dailies on Monday, January 30, 2023, Nyaluoyo Auctioneers stated that they are under instruction from Zachariah Sichenje Masika’s landlord to sell by auction 4 men’s […]
Police issue stern warning over stoning of Kenya Railways train in Muhoroni
Police have launched investigations into rampant cases of the stoning of Kenya Railways trains at Muhoroni area along the Kisumu-Nairobi rail line. According to Evans Getembe, the officer in charge of Kisumu Railways Police Station, railroad officials have reported three separate incidents affecting the train from Nairobi at night. “We have the report that the […]