It began with the recent raid on a village in Borabu, Nyamira County, by cattle rustlers keen on driving away animals from the kraals at night. That was early November, 2024. Today, it is an all-out sporadic night attack giving hundreds of dwellers in the vast constituency sleepless nights. Locals say the suspected thieves cross the communal borders to cause havoc. Some animals have been traced by vigilantes into forested areas in the neighbouring Bomet County and Narok County. Area Member of Parliament Patrick Osero now says the intensity of the raids was quickly spiraling out- like a fire in…
Author: Magati Obebo
Two Gusii politicians Thursday said the abductions and killings of Kenyans by intolerant state officials is severely denting Kenya’s international image. Nyamira Senatorial hopeful, also Nairobi based lawyer, Morara Apiemi and Nyaribari Chache politician James Kenani separately weighed in asking the government to act “swiftly and decisively to safeguard the freedom of expression and ensure that all citizens”, including dissenting voices, are protected under the law. “The murder and intimidation of bloggers is not only unconstitutional but a shameful stain on our conscience and democracy,” said Apiemi. “The world is watching, and these actions are portraying Kenya as a country…
Neglect, hunger and lack of proper hygiene continue to roll back gains being made in addressing the plight of the elderly in society, activists and philanthropists observed Monday. Job Omayio, chair Gesabakwa Elderly Care Initiative and Carolyne Kisuge, chair Jonathan Rays of Hope Foundation, said many elderly people are suffering poverty, lack access to proper healthcare, and are often neglected by both their families. “With little help coming their way they are now left to suffer in silence with no food, medicine, or support systems,” said Omayio. “Many actually alone, lack basic healthcare, and are battling loneliness. Urban migration from…
Former South Mugirango Member of Parliament Omingo Magara and a prominent Nairobi-based lawyer Victor Swanya have sharply criticized the government over the wave of abductions and killings targeting young people across the country. They now want President William Ruto Magara to take personal responsibility for what they termed “state-sanctioned silence” in the face of escalating violence against the youth confronting his administration and officials over swelling graft. “It is unconscionable that in a democratic society, young men and women can disappear in broad daylight and turn up dead days later, with no serious investigations or accountability,” Magara said referring to…
Nyamira’s West Mugirango MP Steve Mogaka Tuesday insisted that the regional County Assembly Speaker Enock Okero stands sacked following the recent Bomet court. The Court, he said, had upheld Okero’s earlier impeachment and thus should not be allowed to step into office. “The court actually upheld the legality of the impeachment process carried out by the county assembly and there should be no shred of doubt that Mr Okero is no longer the speaker,” MP Mogaka told journalists during an interview in his Nairobi office. Speaker Enock Okero’s removal ,he added, was now final and binding, further urging relevant authorities…
At least four people died while several others were left nursing injuries after a Kisii -Nairobi bound nissan matatu veered off and plunged into a deep roadside ditch in Keroka, Masaba North Sunday. Witnesses said the crash occurred around at 11 am along a steep slope between Ichuni and Keroka town. It was carrying mostly Nairobi bound passengers which it had picked along the Kilgoris -Nyangusu-Gesusu -Masimba route when it lost control under unclear circumstances. Emergency responders were still on the scene rescuing those trapped in the wreckage. John Kebaso, a witness said the badly mangled vehicle had overturned and…
Ex-Cabinet Secretary for Education Ezekiel Machogu was Friday accused him of waging a campaign to tarnish the reputation of other Gusii leaders. Daniel Manduku, (Nyaribari Masaba) now claims Machogu was sent packing from the government over dismal performance and lethargy. “You were sacked for incompetence, stop lecturing us, just enjoy your retirement in peace,” an irked Manduku said. Machogu was sacked during a cabinet reshuffle following fiery Gen Z protests against the William Ruto government. After year in silence, he resurfaced with a scathing criticism accusing the UDA MPs from Gusii of engineering his sacking by peddling cheap lies to…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki Thursday fiercely defended the William Ruto government saying already fruits of the efforts invested in development are being reaped. The journey to full economic recovery especially after aftershocks of COVID 19, has been immense, the Deputy President observed. The economy, he stated, was initially lying on its death bed before Ruto entered office and begun resuscitation efforts. “Today, there are ongoing serious infrastructural projects, more others are being tendered and this doesn’t portray a government in slumber,” Kindiki stated. The primary focus by the administration has been and would be, development until the time the country…
Residents of Nyamache, Bobasi in Kisii are finally breathing a sigh of relief as repairs end on the long-damaged bridge that once served as a vital link between the main Sub-county capital and a key administrative suburb. The bridge was destroyed by storm floods three years ago. It has since remained unusable forcing the residents to take long detours and endure delays in emergency services, school transportation, and daily commutes. “It’s been a long time coming,” said a local John Arati. “We have been waiting for years, and it often felt like we were forgotten. This bridge is more than…
A political aspirant in Kisii has launched a virulent attack on Kitutu Chache South MP -Anthony Kibagendi- terming his continued stay in office a disaster. Ibrahim Nyangeso Junior claimed Kibagendi’s two and half years stay in office has largely been punctured by lethargy leaving the residents in a lurch. “It is pity he (Kibagendi )is not even picking any lesson from his counterparts elsewhere. Our people deserve more and better than rhetoric ,” Nyangeso stated. Nyangeso who is also a Nairobi based trader is seeking to unseat the MP in the upcoming 2027 general election. He has lately stepped up…
Tension is growing in a party grouping in Gusii following a controversial State House visit last week by the Kenya National Congress Party leader Manson Nyamweya, a member of the coalition. On Sunday, the chair Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Jeremiah Ongeri termed the visit ‘self serving and out of order’. “As a party we wish to distance and disassociated ourselves from the visit and we want to let our members know that at no time did we sit and agree on the same,” Ongeri told journalists early Sunday at a Kisii hotel. Oyongo was yet to respond to the access…
A former technical institution executive-Haron Maosa- is poised to chair the Kisii County Public Service Board following a vetting exercise Tuesday. He was unanimously approved by the Ward Reps after a brief house session. Maosa , a former Keroka Technical College Principal, would assume the seat after a swearing in by the Speaker Wednesday. He holds more than 25 years in the management of various technical institutions. During the Assembly session Tuesday, he received strong support with majority assembly members citing his experience, leadership skills, and longstanding commitment to improving public service management as reason they found his nomination tenable.…
A parliamentary hopeful Sunday publicly accused the sitting Nyaribari Masaba Member of Parliament Dr Dan Manduku of “chronic lethargy” and “failure to deliver on key promises.” The hopeful, Ben Momanyi further criticized the incumbent’s “disconnected leadership” and claimed that constituents were “left in the lurch” on critical issues such as infrastructure, employment, and healthcare. “For two years since he stepped into office, people have waited for development in vain, there is too loud silence and inaction,” said Momanyi who also unsuccessfully contested for the seat in 2022. “The people deserve a leader who listens, acts, and fights for their needs—not…
Some Ward Representatives in Kisii Thursday voiced concern saying more still needs to be done to eliminate female genital mutilation from the rural regions of the country. In Kisii and Nyamira regions, the vice is still practised in remote villages making a mock of the government efforts in checking the vice. Female nominees Lilian Gor, Edna Kwamboka and Dolphin Bwari want urgent action to taken curb the illegal practice irrespective of locality. Gor said what is needed at the moment are not more laws but enforcement of those already enacted to protect the girl child from the vice. “It raises…
Nyamira Ward Representatives Tuesday claimed stumbling on used condoms and beer cans within the chamber premises as the standoff between two rival camps continue to persist. The discovery Tuesday sparked both fury and consternation from the majority of MCAs allied to Assembly Speaker Enock Okero. Okero has been presiding the sittings away from the official chambers following skirmishes between two rival camps. Ward Reps who turned up in Keroka during a Bunge Mashinani sitting, fingered the anti Okero band for the Monday night debauchery of the Assembly chambers. Assembly Deputy Speaker Abwo Mose, also Magwagwa MCA, who presided the sitting…