Migori farmers adapt to dry spell
The prolonged drought, being experienced across the country, is becoming a great threat to many subsistence farmers, especially in Migori County, where it has impacted negatively on their crops leading to low production. However, most of these farmers who shifted from growing tobacco to other crops are now trying to address the serious dilemma they […]
Migori: 22-year-old who faked his abduction returns home after mother fails to send Ksh20K ransom
22-year-old Joseph Odhiambo who reportedly faked his kidnapping now says he did it to secure his school fees. The form four student from Kamunda Secondary School in Awendo, Migori County is alleged to have faked his abduction before making calls to his mother demanding for Ksh20,000 ransom fee. “Nilikua nafanya hivo ndio nipate school fees,” […]
Migori: Sweet potato farmers decry harassment as Ksh117M plant fails to open months after launch
Sweet potato farmers have been forced to stare at locked gates of a Ksh117 million plant launched in March as middlemen continue to harass them. The project was launched by European Union ambassador Henriette Geiger, the then Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of devolution Julius Korir and former Migori governor Okoth Obado on March 28. […]
Migori: Suspect arrested in possession of bhang worth Ksh420k
Police in Isibania, Migori county on Thursday, December 1, 2022, arrested one suspect in connection to a haul of bhang in Migori. In a statement by the National Police Service (NPS), the suspect, who was found with sacks of bhang fastened on his motorbike was arrested along Motemorabu-mabera. The arrest of the suspect followed a […]
Migori: Man killed while trying to help woman being battered by her husband
A 32-year-old man in Gibarori, Kuria East, Migori county is expected to be arraigned in court and charged with murder after he hit a neighbour who intervened in a dispute between his wife and him. A police report seen by K24 Digital indicates that one David Chacha was embroiled in a domestic quarrel with his […]
Audit unearths over 600 ghost workers in Migori County
An Institute of Professional Human Resource Management audit revealed that Migori County has 607 ghost workers. The consultancy report commissioned by area Governor Ochillo Ayacko indicates that the county had employed 427 casual workers although the number was 1,034 showing 607 were ghost workers. While receiving the report at the County State House, Migori Dr […]
Migori: 2 student drown in river after being sent home for fees
Two students from Sibuoche Mixed Secondary School drowned in the river Migori on Friday September 30, 2022, after leaving their institution to head home. The two were in the company of their two other colleagues from the same institution when the tragic incident happened. On-lookers said the students had passed by the Church of God […]