Articles by Allan Obiero

Kisumu: 19-year-old who broke into a police inspector’s house, armoury, arrested

1147, April 3, 2020 (EAT)

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers from Nairobi have arrested a 19-year-old who is part of a gang behind the loss of guns at Kibos ...

Thieves break into police station in Kibos, three guns and ammunition missing

1403, March 29, 2020 (EAT)

Officers are investigating a break-in at Kibos Police Post, Muhoroni where three guns and several rounds of ammunition were stolen on Saturday night. ...

Kisumu on high alert over suspected coronavirus infections from Siaya

1933, March 24, 2020 (EAT)

Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o says the county is on high alert after it emerged that two suspected COVID-19 cases from Siaya County came into ...

Three students suspended for stealing chapatis from school canteen

2126, March 11, 2020 (EAT)

Three students at Chulaimbo Boys Secondary School in Kisumu County have been suspended for allegedly stealing chapatis from the canteen. The three,...

Kodiaga Prison in Kisumu County. Photo/COURTESY

Gov’t to spend Ksh.42 million on Kodiaga and Kibos Prisons renovation

1859, March 1, 2020 (EAT)

The national government has set aside Ksh.42 million to rehabilitate sewerage systems at Kodiaga and Kibos prisons in Kisumu to curb pollution on wate...

Coronavirus scare in Kisumu as mystery woman takes Chinese worker to hospital

1309, February 21, 2020 (EAT)

A patient of Chinese origin has been isolated in a ward at the Aga Khan Hospital in Kisumu over fears of the deadly coronavirus. The Chinese man wh...

Chase car belonging to Governor Nyong’o clamped at Kisumu Airport, Ksh.7K fine imposed

929, February 20, 2020 (EAT)

National Youth Services (NYS) officers manning the Kisumu International Airport clamped a chase car belonging to Governor Anyang' Nyong'o. The chas...

Police officers arrested after beating, locking up ex-MP Jakoyo Midiwo

1853, February 11, 2020 (EAT)

Police in Kisumu are holding four police officers who were involved in a nasty confrontation inside the residence of former Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo. ...

Five buses from Kisumu ferry mourners for Moi funeral service

1130, February 11, 2020 (EAT)

Hundreds of Kisumu residents traveled to Nairobi on Monday evening to join other Kenyans for the funeral service of the late Daniel Arap Moi. The S...

Pending bills documents burnt as fire razes Kisumu County Finance offices

1527, February 10, 2020 (EAT)

Police in Kisumu are investigating the cause of a fire that broke out at the county finance offices on Sunday evening. The incident happened on the...

Kisumu National Polytechnic closed following student unrest

1746, February 3, 2020 (EAT)

The Kisumu National Polytechnic has been closed indefinitely following student unrest over alleged fee increment and mismanagement. In a circular r...

Kisumu Day student Omala becomes youngest winner of monthly award

1447, January 29, 2020 (EAT)

Seventeen year-old striker Benson Omala became the youngest player to ever win the LG Player of the Month Award when he was crowned the best of Decemb...

Two in the bag: Stima coach Babu wins Coach of the Month Award

1218, January 28, 2020 (EAT)

Western Stima tactician Salim Babu has picked his second Fidelity Insurance Coach of the Month Award this season after beating Tusker Football Club ta...

Uhuru to officially open Kisumu port on Tuesday next week

1425, January 9, 2020 (EAT)

The refurbished Kisumu port is set for commissioning next week Tuesday even as reports indicate that operations at the facility have already kicked of...

Parents who took daughter to jail over night dance return to horror of defilement claims

1418, January 8, 2020 (EAT)

A police officer, Stanley Kipsang, who is accused of defiling a 16 year old in Ratta, Seme has been released. The 32-year-old is said to have defil...

Kisumu: Man kills self after stabbing wife outside their son’s school

1526, January 8, 2020 (EAT)

A mother of one is receiving medical attention in Kisumu after she was reportedly stabbed and left for dead by her husband. According to the office...

Woman stabs 4 children, attempts suicide after husband married another wife

2110, January 7, 2020 (EAT)

A woman and her four children are admitted at a Kisumu hospital in serious condition following a botched suicide attempt resulting from a domestic squ...

14 injured after Simba Coach bus rams into lorry on Kisumu-Nairobi highway

1002, January 7, 2020 (EAT)

14 passengers aboard a Simba Coach bus were injured following an accident on the Kisumu-Nairobi highway. According to the Kenya Red Cross, the inju...

Gambling All Stars pick Arthur Opiyo as Omino’s replacement

921, January 7, 2020 (EAT)

Relegation threatened Kisumu All Stars has picked little known Arthur Opiyo as a replacement of sacked coach Henry Omino. Omino lost his job at the...

KCPE top performer pens suicide note as parents unable to raise Ksh.50K school fee

1856, December 27, 2019 (EAT)

A family in Nyalenda slums, Kisumu County, is on high alert after their 13-year-old child who scored 391 marks in the recently released Kenya Certific...