Articles by Bernard Rotich

Match officials; Referee Israel Mpaima, assistant referee John Alando and Stephen Maina and Fourth Official ...

Referees training kicks off in Kericho

2219, February 16, 2021 (EAT)

Over 350 referees and match commissioners from all over the country have converged at the Kericho Green Stadium for the Physical Endurance Test (PET) ...

Dormitory razed at Kabianga Boys High School

801, January 30, 2021 (EAT)

Property of unknown value has been destroyed after an inferno burnt down a dormitory at Kabianga Boys High School in Belgut. According to eyewitnes...

The accident at Ringa area on the Kericho-Nakuru highway.

4 killed in grisly accident at Ringa on Kericho-Nakuru highway

1502, December 19, 2020 (EAT)

Four people were killed after following a grisly accident at Ringa on the Kericho-Nakuru highway. Kericho County police commander Silas Gichunge sa...

Shock as three sons beat their father to death in Kericho

1614, December 13, 2020 (EAT)

Shock and grief engulfed Kebeneti village in Kipkelion West Sub-county, Kericho County after three sons murdered their 60-year-old father over a domes...

County gov’ts urged to partner with AK to build athletics camps

2130, December 8, 2020 (EAT)

County governments have been urged to partner with Athletics Kenya (AK) to build world class athletics camps across the country. Kennedy Tonui, the...

The matatu that plunged into Sondu Miriu River on December 8, 2020.

Two killed after matatu plunges into Sondu Miriu River

1630, December 8, 2020 (EAT)

Two people died on the spot while several others were injured after a matatu plunged into Sondu Miriu River on the Kisii-Kisumu highway. Kericho Co...

DP William Ruto in Ainamoi Constituency in Kericho County during the funeral service of Lieutenant-General (...

DP Ruto hits out at Raila Odinga over health workers remark

1720, December 8, 2020 (EAT)

Deputy President William Ruto has hit out at former Prime Minister Raila Odinga on his recent remarks over issues relating to health workers and comba...

Drama as man mistakenly declared dead ‘resurrects’ inside mortuary

1622, November 26, 2020 (EAT)

Drama unfolded at Kapkatet Hospital in Kericho County after a 32-year-old patient who had been mistakenly transferred to the mortuary regained conscio...

Former Belgut MP Wesley Kimngeno Rono dies after short illness

2020, October 17, 2020 (EAT)

Former Belgut Member of Parliament Wesley Kimngeno Rono has died. Rono is said to have died in Kericho after a short illness. According to the s...

Panic as Elephant strays into homes in Kericho

1621, October 3, 2020 (EAT)

Panic gripped several villages in Tugunon, Chepseon and other neighbouring locations in Kericho County after a marauding elephant strayed into the vil...

Ruto vs Uhuru politics play out publicly as Rachel Shebesh,Kericho Woman Rep disagree

1152, September 10, 2020 (EAT)

Chief Administrative Secretary for Public Service and Gender Rachel Shebesh publicly differed with Kericho Woman Representative Florence Bore over J...

Kericho GK Prison on total lockdown after 48 test positive for COVID-19

1612, August 21, 2020 (EAT)

The Kericho GK Prison in Kericho town has been placed under complete lockdown after 48 members of staff and inmates tested positive for COVID-19. I...

Panic grips Kericho GK Prison after 48 inmates, staff test positive for COVID-19

726, August 21, 2020 (EAT)

Panic has gripped the Kericho GK Prison after 48 staff and inmates tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. The cases were from the 75 samples w...

Senior DCI officer among two killed after car swept by flash floods in Kericho

1152, August 15, 2020 (EAT)

A senior police officer attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is among two people who were killed after their car was swept by ...

Chopper that ferried Kagwe to Kericho develops mechanical problems

1712, August 10, 2020 (EAT)

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe was on Monday forced to abandon a chopper he was using while on official duty in Kericho County. Kagwe who ha...

No dope conspiracy against Kenya, AK boss Tuwei says

1022, July 24, 2020 (EAT)

Athletics Kenya (AK) president Jackson Tuwei has rebutted suggestions that there is an organised conspiracy to fix the country's sportsmen in doping c...

Report on resumption of sports to be ready in a week

1040, July 21, 2020 (EAT)

The Ministry of Sports is set to release protocols for the resumption of sports that had been disrupted by Covid-19 pandemic, Sports Chief Administrat...

Probox, houses and crops torched after court stopped funeral of woman reportedly bewitched by neighbour

1013, July 9, 2020 (EAT)

The burial of a woman who died a week ago over allegations of witchcraft in Kalyet location, Londiani sub-county was halted after two families failed ...

Sons kill father during brother’s burial

Two 6-year-olds in critical condition after neighbor hacked them for stealing maize

949, July 9, 2020 (EAT)

Two 6-year-old children from Kaplelwo village in Kiptere are nursing injuries at Sigowet Hospital after a 35-year-old man hacked and injured them for ...

Kericho: 6-year-old who was trapped in the sinking building found dead

1040, June 10, 2020 (EAT)

The 6-year-old child who could not be accounted for last night after a four-storey apartment sunk in Kericho town has been found dead. Kericho Coun...