Former Ndhiwa MP Zablon Owigo Olang’ dies at 81

By George Juma,

Former Ndhiwa MP Zablon Owigo Olang' has passed on at the age of 81, the family said on Sunday. His brother Ezekiel Olang' said the former MP who b...

Zablon Owigo Olang

COVID-19: Kenya records 961 new cases, 854 recoveries and 10 deaths

By Ian Omondi,

The Ministry of Health on Wednesday announced that 961 people tested positive for COVID-19 from a sample size of 7,780 tested in the last 24 hours, br...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , CS Mutahi Kagwe , ministry of health

Action urged on teenage pregnancy and HIV as new report reveals high rates in Homa Bay

By Citizen Reporter,

Gender inequality, difficulties in accessing services and poverty are fuelling high rates of unintended pregnancies and HIV in Homa Bay, Western Kenya...

HIV

Coronavirus: Kenya announces 2,616 new recoveries, 957 infections and 11 deaths

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Ministry of Health has announced 957 new cases of the novel coronavirus, tested from a sample size of 5,559. The new infections push the country...

coronavirus

104-year-old among 1,065 new coronavirus cases in Kenya

By Tonny Ndungu,

The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country has hit 61,769 after the Ministry of Health announced 1,065 new infections on Saturday....

coronavirus

COVID-19: Kenya records 1,008 new cases as 21 patients die

By Ian Omondi,

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on Thursday said 1,008 people tested positive for COVID-19 from a sample size of 6,038 tested in the last 24 hou...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , CS Mutahi Kagwe

Form Three student commits suicide after girlfriend ends relationship

By Aly Abich,

A Form Three student has committed suicide at Alara village in Ndhiwa, Homa Bay County, after his girlfriend resolved to end their relationship. 18...

Homa Bay County , Ndhiwa , suicide

Police in Homa Bay probing death of 4-year-old reportedly beaten to death by his mum

By Aly Abich,

Police in Ndhiwa sub county, Homa Bay have launched investigations into the mysterious death of a 4-year-old boy Leon Bahati at Ochol village. Acco...

Homa Bay

Kenya records 141 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Ministry of Health has announced that 141 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 from 3,307 samples tested in the last 24 hours, bringing t...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , kenya

Truth about Homa Bay driver who carried empty coffin – Amoth

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Ministry of Health Director General Patrick Amoth has watered down claims by asymptomatic truck driver who said in a viral video that he was wrong...

36-year-old man slashes wife to death in Ndhiwa

By Aly Abich,

Police in Homa Bay have detained a 36-year-old suspect accused of killing his wife at Kodaa village in Ndhiwa. Dancan Ochieng’ was arrested on Su...

Ndhiwa

Former Homa Bay County legislator collapses and dies while moppping her house

By Aly Abich,

Former MCA for North Kabuoch ward in Ndhiwa Sub county Rosemary Atieno Oluoch collapsed has died aged 44. Rosemary popularly known as Dwasi was ele...

Dwasi , Rosemary Atieno Oluoch

Woman, son in coma after man refused to take them to hospital over religious beliefs

By Aly Abich,

A man from Ramoya village in Kajwang, Ndhiwa has been arrested for allegedly refusing to take his ailing wife and son to hospital over his religious b...

legio maria

Cop accused of defiling Form One girl who was in police cell

By Aly Abich,

A police officer has been arrested for allegedly defiling a Form One girl in Ndhiwa, Homa Bay four months ago. Constable Kelvin Muturi attached to ...

defilement , rogue cop

13-year-old boy swept away while crossing River Kuja

By Girlie Kendi,

A 13-year-old boy has died after he was swept away while trying to cross River Kuja in Ndhiwa on Monday evening. Boaz Odhiambo Ooko, a Class Seven ...

Ndhiwa Sub County , River Kuja

Strange phone call that led parents to missing Form 1 student in Rongo

By Aly Abich,

A Form One student in Ndhiwa who went missing over a month ago under unclear circumstances has been found in Rongo. Rongo is approximately 44 minut...

Ndere Mixed Secondary School , Ndhiwa , rongo

Man dies inside bus while traveling from Mombasa to Homa Bay

By Aly Abich,

A man has died under mysterious circumstances inside a bus that was headed from Mombasa to Homa Bay County on Tuesday night. Elisha Anyonyi, 23, wa...

Homa Bay , man dies inside bus

Deputy Governor’s driver, 2 AP officers charged with murder

By Aly Abich,

Two administration police officers and a driver of Homa Bay County Deputy Governor Hamilton Orata, who were charged with murder, have been released on...

Homa Bay

AP officers, driver attached to Homa Bay DG Orata charged with murder

By Aly Abich,

Two Administration Police officers attached to Homa Bay County Deputy Governor Hamilton Orata and his driver were on Monday charged with murder. Th...

Administration police , Deputy Governor Hamilton Orata , Homa Bay County

Murder in a bar: Two AP officers, driver of Homa Bay DG arrested

By Aly Abich,

Two administration police (AP) officers and a driver to Homa Bay deputy governor Hamilton Orata were arrested for allegedly killing a man at a bar. ...

bar murder , Homa Bay Deputy governor Hamilton Orata