Articles by Allan Obiero

Inquest into Baby Pendo murder concludes, court sets ruling date

2103, November 8, 2018 (EAT)

An inquest into the murder of six-month-old Baby Samantha Pendo concluded on Thursday at the Kisumu Law Courts. Kisumu Senior Resident Magistrate ...

Police boss charged with murder of university student to face trial, court rules

1707, November 8, 2018 (EAT)

The hearing of a case where an OCS is accused of fatally shooting a university student in Kisumu is set to proceed to full hearing after the State pro...

Court reinstates ousted Homa Bay County Assembly Speaker

1656, November 6, 2018 (EAT)

Kisumu High Court on Tuesday reinstated embattled Homa Bay County Assembly Speaker Elizabeth Ayoo after she was impeached last week. Employment and...

Maseno University students block Kisumu-Busia Road

1844, November 4, 2018 (EAT)

Transport along the Kisumu-Busia Road was on Sunday paralysed at Maseno area after Maseno University students took to the streets to protest an attack...

Opposition leader Raila Odinga. PHOTO| RAILA ODINGA/FACEBOOK

Raila reads riot act to Kisumu MCAs over assembly chaos

1627, November 4, 2018 (EAT)

Opposition leader Raila Odinga on Sunday held a closed-door meeting with Kisumu Members of County Assembly (MCAs) over the recent leadership wrangles ...

File image of a section of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).

Uganda denies pulling out of SGR deal with Kenya

702, November 1, 2018 (EAT)

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's government has denied reports of abandoning the construction of a Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line connecting the...

High Court shuts down Kibos sugar factory over ‘pollution’

1950, October 31, 2018 (EAT)

The High Court in Kisumu on Wednesday granted orders restraining Kibos Sugar and Allied Industries from operating for 14 days due to pollution. Env...

Lobby group in court to stop referendum push

937, October 30, 2018 (EAT)

A Kisumu lobby group has moved to court to seek interpretation on various clauses in the Constitution amid ongoing debate on having a referendum in th...

Migori Woman Rep airlifted to Nairobi for specialised treatment

1825, October 28, 2018 (EAT)

Migori Woman Representative Pamela Odhiambo has been transferred to the Nairobi Hospital for specialised treatment after she was involved in a road ...

Gunshots as chaos erupts at Kisumu County Assembly

1900, October 23, 2018 (EAT)

Dramatic scenes were Tuesday witnessed at the Kisumu County Assembly after Members of County Assembly attempted to rough up the Chief Sergeant-at-arms...

Kisumu robbery: Suspect shot dead by police, two escape

1021, October 22, 2018 (EAT)

Police in Kisumu on Sunday afternoon gunned down a suspected robber and recovered a pistol at Riat area in Kisumu East Sub-county. Two others manag...

‘My life is in danger’, says Homa Bay County Assembly Speaker

1849, October 17, 2018 (EAT)

Homa Bay County Assembly Speaker Elizabeth Ayoo now says her life is in danger after she was physically attacked by a section of MCAs during the Tuesd...

Governor Nyong’o ordered to include nephews, nieces in family estate

1808, October 11, 2018 (EAT)

The High Court in Kisumu on Thursday ordered Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o to include his nephews and nieces as beneficiaries of his father’s Ksh.200...

Police officer attacked, robbed of his gun in Kisumu

1522, October 8, 2018 (EAT)

An Administration Police Officer is nursing injuries at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Referal Hospital after he was attacked on Sunday evening at Kibos area ...

Principal secretary for innovation and ICT Jerome Ochieng

Gov’t allocates Ksh.10B for internet connectivity

1819, October 6, 2018 (EAT)

The national government has allocated Ksh.10billion to all counties and sub counties for internet connectivity. Principal Secretary for ICT and Inn...

Busia MCAs walk out on Governor Ojaamong, threaten impeachment

1936, October 3, 2018 (EAT)

Members of Busia County Assembly on Wednesday walked out on Governor Sospeter Ojaamong during a retreat organized to discuss the county’s supplement...

Ugandan maid pleads not guilty to two counts of murder

1200, October 3, 2018 (EAT)

A Ugandan maid accused of brutally killing a mother and her three-month-old baby in Muhoroni has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder. Also R...

‘They are good friends, it’s just politics,’ says CS Echesa on Ruto-Raila feud

2106, October 2, 2018 (EAT)

Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa has downplayed the recent war of words between Deputy President William Ruto and Opposition chief Raila Odinga�...

PHOTOS: Suspected Gor Mahia fans destroy property at Kisumu restaurant

1855, September 30, 2018 (EAT)

A popular eatery in Kisumu's bus park area is counting losses after suspected Gor Mahia fans gathered there for lunch only to leave behind a trail of ...