Former Siaya mayor John Orwenjo to be buried inside his palatial house
Former Siaya mayor and astute businessman John Orwenjo Umidha will be buried inside his private house known in Luo culture as duol, his family has decided. The burial will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at his home in Nyachwinya village in Siaya County. According to Kakan clan elder Abanja Kotieno, to which the […]
Detectives launch hunt for suspected bhang trafficker who used bananas to evade arrest
Detectives in Siaya have launched a manhunt for a suspected drug trafficker who evaded arrest through cunning tricks. According to a statement shared by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the suspect believed to be ferrying 245 rolls of bhang weighing 17.5 kilograms fled as his package was being inspected at the booking office when […]
Budget-making processes in Nyanza: Journalists decry lack of transparency, information from counties
Stakeholders from several sectors have faulted four Nyanza counties over the lack of transparency in the budget-making processes which blocks journalists and the public from the crucial process. Activists, rights groups, residents, and journalists argue the process is shrouded in mystery and have poked holes in how Kisumu, Homa Bay, Siaya and Migori counties implement […]
Siaya: Agony as girl who emerged top in KCPE is placed in Form One at Lenana Boys’ School
Gloria Adhiambo, who scored 389 marks in the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams and emerged top at Nyalgunga primary school, is staring at an uncertain future after receiving Form One placement in a boys’ national school. Adhiambo, who was carrying her result slip and enrolment form from Lenana Boys, was in deep […]
Siaya: 80-year-old granny gang raped in her house
An elderly woman was on Monday night attacked by unknown people in the Nyajuok sub-location, Alego Usonga sub-county, Siaya County. The 80-year-old granny was gang-raped by the attackers who stormed into her house and committed the heinous act. South Alego chief John Adhiambo Okinyo confirmed the incident, noting that the grandmother was taken to Ting’ […]
Siaya: 50-year-old man arrested for defiling, impregnating his wife’s niece
Siaya police are holding a 50-year-old man after he was arrested for defiling and impregnating his wife’s 15-year-old niece at Pap-Kakan village, Mulaha sub-location in Siaya Township Ward. The suspect, who has been identified as Micah Onyango Oure, was arrested after it was established that he had impregnated the girl who was under his care. […]
Siaya family seeks gov’t help to travel to Malindi for DNA tests over missing daughter
A family in Siaya wants the government to offer them financial support to enable them to travel to Malindi so as to follow up on their missing daughter who fellowshipped at Pastor Mackenzie’s Good News International Church. The family of 24-year-old Linda Adhiambo is now stranded as they are unable to travel to Malindi to […]