A political advocacy group in Kisii Sunday warned a party affiliated to presidential hopeful Dr Fred Matiangi, the United Progressive Alliance, against embracing dubious characters now flocking in from rival parties ahead of the presidential poll in 2027. Group officials Judy Kemunto, Edna Moraa and Ensari Mache described some of those decamping into UPA were turn coats and political cons who should not be allowed to soil the reputation UPA was already enjoying. “We are already very worried that what we are seeing is going to dilute the party’s values and affect the popularity of Matiangi in not checked and…
Author: Magati Obebo
At least 600 patients were attended to Thursday during a free medical camp organised by Kisii University at the campus grounds. Several more residents, especially from the local neighbourhoods in Mwembe and Menyinkwa were still streaming in by afternoon. The university’s Department of Medicine in conjunction with local healthcare providers, among them Inka group offered free consultations, diagnostic services, and medicines. Blood pressure checks ups, diabetes screenings, and general health consultations were done during the exercise. There were specialists in pediatrics, gynecology, and dermatology for more targeted care. Kisii University Deputy Vice Chancellor Prof Frederick Wanyama said the free medical…
Kisii County Assembly Ward Representatives Wednesday moved to pass legislation aimed at cushioning the local coffee farmers from exploitation and enhance productivity. The legislation further seeks to protected them from brokers reaping from them. House Minority Leaders Denis Ombachi in a motion tabled in the assembly Wednesday also the county to play a vanguard role in supplying farmers with better and quality seedlings as part of the broader process of safeguarding the crop farming from collapse. It pains, he stated, that some struggling farmers were now abandoning coffee farming due to low support from the authorities. “Kisii had been a…
Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo is in the eye of a storm of alleged deteriorating services in the troubled devolved unit. Governorship hopeful 2027 James Kemoni spoke of worsening state of public services across the region since Nyaribo came to power. “Healthcare facilities are quickly crumbling, the roads, even those within the County capitol, Nyamira town, are in a bad state yet he is doing nothing, it just appals the conscience,” said Kemoni. He was speaking at Nyangoso Catholic Church Monday. He said provision of essential services has been on the sharp wane during the governor’s tenure. Kemoni further accused the…
Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi Friday officially confirmed his intention to vie for president, bringing to rest the anxiety that has gripping the nation for months. He said he was ready to heed to the voice of the majority Kenyans wanting him to president and steer the country in the right political direction. “I have heard you,am back at home and would not let you down,” he spoke in Kisii late Friday. Similar pronouncements were made in Kijauri, Keroka and Keumbu during a flurry of stop overs. The former powerful CS set off his first ‘meet the people tours…
Motorists in Kisii want the government to expand the road connecting Kisii and Keroka towns to facilitate good transportation along the key highway. Hundreds of potholes forming along the 26 kilometers stretch are also giving the drivers nightmares. Speaking separately, the motorists demanded that urgent action be taken to seal the gaping potholes. “We have reported these potholes countless times to the authorities but no action is being taken yet,” said Tom Getuma, a driver. A nightmarish stretch, especially at Eremo, a notorious blackspot has become a growing concern for local drivers, some reporting a spike in near-misses, flat tires,…
Elders and traders in Nyamira County said they are perturbed with the ongoing buildup of animosity between Governor Amos Nyaribo and Senator Okongo Omogeni. They both fingered the Governor accusing him of fomenting the squabbles at the expense of development. “We elected him to serve the people of Nyamira not to fight the Senator who has been doing his oversight mandate with unwavering devotion,” stated Kennedy Gisemba, group leader also former councilor said. Gisemba said it was wrong for the Governor to feel agitated when Omogeni over sighting him “As Nyamira people, we stand with the Senator. Without him we…
Enrollment for university placement is still at 21 percent shy of the projected 100 percent. Education Cabinet Secretary Ogamba said only 72 percent of the 200,000 plus students that had scored university entry grades had applied by Friday last week. “The deadline for the application was extended to 30th from 20th of April. I am hopeful that those remaining would catch up in placing their applications at Kuccips before we close,” stated Ogamba. A total of 962,512 candidates had sat for the exams. At least 246,391 students attained the Mean Grade of C+ (plus) to make them eligible for university…
United Demcratic Alliance functionaries Sunday called on the Gusii community urging them to go slow on former Interior CS Fred Matiangi and his reported bid for presidency. Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi and his South Mugirango counterpart Sylvanus Osoro described Matiangi as a coward and not ready for any major seat in the country. Sudi also alleged that former Interior Cabinet Secretary’s credibility to run for presidency offices was already tainted adding that he has some questions to answer regarding shadowy dealings he had with President Uhuru Kenyatta. “Leave this man who comes from this area. He has not said what…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki Sunday told off leaders fomenting divisions between the church and the state. Speaking at Marani in Kisii during a fundraiser in aid of Marani Catholic Church, Kindiki said the government is not out to compete with the church adding that their relationship was only complementary. “As a government, we respect the church ,we have no beef with it,no quarrelling to do with them ,there is no competition with the church we only complement each other,” stated Kindiki. “We recognize and respect the Church and all religious institutions as valuable partners in furthering the social and economic…
Parliament plans to enact additional laws to control betting in the country. South Mugirango MP Sylvanus Osoro who is also chief whip of the majority in the House described as grave and unsettling the current wave of suicides among youth trapped in the vice. ”We are losing young lives and people are losing fortunes,this should not be allowed to occur,” stated Osoro. The MP warned saying if allowed the vice would continue to pose a serious threat to their future and the nation’s development. He Sunday expressed deep concern over the increasing number of young people engaged in sports betting…
Kisii Woman representative Donya Toto has decried the abysmally low water connectivity in select counties in the country terming it a grave injustice. With the staggering disparities in connectivity, Toto now wants action be taken to repair the situation. She said the disparity is a product of a political pattern of skewed allocated of resources. “It pains that several years since we attained independence, other counties including Kisii are yet to enjoy piped water at their homes. This is unacceptable and should change,” she observed. Most Counties in Central and at the Coast continue to enjoy fairly better accessibility to…
Bonchari parliamentary hopeful John Onkendi Tuesday, challenged former Interior ministry Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i to consider engaging ODM renegades in his quest for presidency. Separately, UPA secretary general, Jacob Bagaka accused President William Ruto of orchestrating an advance plot to rig the 2027 polls. Onkendi asked the former powerful CS to capitalize on the current discontentment in the party to woo support especially from the disconted faction. Already a section of ODM party rebels among them Siaya Governor James Orengo had vowed to defy the party’s decision to join the broad-based. They have since said the move by their party…
Kisii Woman Representative Donya Toto Wednesday vowed to a push compensation for five victims who died when a building tumpled over in Itierio, Bonchari two weeks ago. She said she would retain a lawyer to file the case in court against the County administration soon. She especially fingered the devolved unit for failing to reign in on rogue engineers who license poor workmanship at the construction site across the region. At least one more rickety structure in the area has since collapsed since the tragedy occurred. “In an ideal situation the state should compell proprietors of such structures to compensate…
Police in Ikonge, Nyamira North are holding a Deliverance church cleric for claims of defilement. Meshack Mutemi, 42, was busted in the act with a Grade eight pupil inside the church at Ikonge, North Mugirango, Nyamira County. Witnesses said they saw the beastly cleric walking with the minor into the church before locking themselves inside. A local administrator said they found two doors locked from inside with the lights switched off. “We tried to call but there was total silence. We tried to open the window and on peeping in, we saw some keys on the table. Since the public…