Over 400 girls circumcised in ‘rush for dowry’ as Covid-19 batters rural Kenya
West Pokot County activist says that over 500 girls, many of them schoolgoing, have been circumcised amid Covid-19 pandemic.
KeNHA reopens Ortum section on Kitale-Lodwar Road
Heavy rains recently pounded West Pokot, Elgeyo-Marakwet and Baringo counties causing massive flooding and property damage.
MPs criticize Natembeya for calling off search for missing bodies at Chesegon
Sigor and Kapenguria MPs want the government to rescind the decision to allow residents to continue with the recovery of missing bodies.
‘We are digging victims out from mud with our bare hands after hours of waiting’
me of the victims of the flash floods that hit West Pokot and Elgeyo-Marakwet counties were pushed kilometres downstream.
Rescue efforts in Elgeyo-Marakwet-West Pokot border after flash floods
Kenya Red Cross says the floodwaters have left the area inaccessible, hampering the struggle to reach those affected.
Elgeyo-Marakwet: Two policemen swept away by floods rescued as three bodies retrieved
Elgeyo-Marakwet County Commissioner says that 20 houses were swept away by floods while six villages lost most of their livestock.
Lonyangapuo defends Ruto over Echesa fake arms probe
West Pokot Governor John Lonyangapuo cautions politicians against linking Deputy President William Ruto with graft over unproven claims.