US ambassador praises Kisumu weeks after issuing controversial security alert
US ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman travelled to Kisumu on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, weeks after the American embassy cautioned its citizens against travelling to the lakeside city. Whitman met Kisumu governor Anyang’ Nyong’o and County Commissioner Josephine Ouko during her Tuesday visit. “@AnyangNyongo, congratulations on your re-election and thank you for making time to […]
US issues clarification over Kisumu security advisory alert
The United States government has issued a clarification after advising its citizens against visiting Kisumu ahead of next week’s general election over possible violence related to the polls. The US Embassy in Nairobi said it has no intelligence to suggest an eruption of violence in Kisumu, saying it was only concerned because many US citizens […]
US issues clarification over Kisumu security advisory alert
The United States government has issued a clarification after advising its citizens against visiting Kisumu ahead of next week’s general election over possible violence related to the polls. The US Embassy in Nairobi said it has no intelligence to suggest an eruption of violence in Kisumu, saying it was only concerned because many US citizens […]
US Embassy imposes movement restrictions on personnel in Kisumu ahead of polls
The US Embassy in Kenya has issued a cautionary statement over possible post-election violence in Kisumu during the August 9 polls. In the statement dated August 2, 2022, the Embassy claimed that it was issuing the advisory out of “abundance of caution”. “Kenya is scheduled to hold elections on August 9, 2022. Campaigning for local […]
Uhuru lands in Kisumu ahead of his 3-day tour of Nyanza, Western regions
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday, August 1, began a three-day working tour of the Nyanza and Western regions where he is expected to launch several development projects as he prepares to retire this month. The Head of State landed in Miwani, Kisumu County, on Monday evening. The President inspected rehabilitation works of a viaduct on […]
Man wails uncontrollably after lover he spent Ksh620K on dumps him 2 months to her graduation
A man in Kisumu has opened a new debate following a video of him narrating how a woman he allegedly educated dumped him. In the short video that has since gone viral, he is seen pouring out his heart after his lover allegedly left him. According to his account, he had paid Ksh620,000 as college […]
Kisumu-based investigative officer charged with giving wrong information before court
An investigating officer in a criminal case that flopped has been charged with giving wrongful testimony leading to the acquittal of an accused person before a court. Reuben Tambaa was on Wednesday afternoon arraigned before a Kisumu court charged with perjury and obstruction. The accused person appeared before the Kisumu’s Chief Magistrate court Teresa Odera. […]