Articles by Bernard Rotich

EACC recovers land worth Ksh.4 billion from corruption suspects

1806, October 17, 2019 (EAT)

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) says it has recovered Ksh.4 billion worth of land that had been acquired through corruption proceeds ...

Rai Cement boss murder: First suspect arrested after CCTV footage retrieved

1900, September 26, 2019 (EAT)

A watchman suspected to have been involved in the gruesome murder of Rai Cement factory manager Chetan Vyas on Sunday night has been arrested by detec...

Rai Cement boss Chetan Vyas found dead, hands and legs tied with rope

1501, September 25, 2019 (EAT)

Rai Cement boss Chetan Vyas was on Tuesday found dead in Kericho county. The body was discovered inside his bedroom at his home located within the ...

13-year-old girl arrested for selling chang’aa in Kericho

1258, August 25, 2019 (EAT)

Police in Litein, Kericho County, are holding a 13-year-old Standard Seven girl who was found selling illicit brew at their home. Speaking to Citiz...

Ruto insists Gov’t will finish building stadiums as per Jubilee manifesto

1257, August 17, 2019 (EAT)

Deputy President William Ruto has said the government will complete the construction of six stadia, within one year, which the Jubilee administration ...

Man arrested for allegedly raping 60-year-old mother in Kericho

1112, August 16, 2019 (EAT)

A 36-year-old man from Mosomborik village in Kericho County is in police custody for allegedly raping his 60-year-old mother. According to Chepchol...

Court moves hearings to Kipsigis Highlands tea factory

1148, July 13, 2019 (EAT)

The Environment and Lands Court on Friday ruled that it will now hear a case pitting villagers against Kipsigis Highlands tea factory at the disputed ...

Woman stabs employer in row over Ksh.150 debt in Bureti

1237, July 12, 2019 (EAT)

Shock and grief engulfed residents of Bureti sub county in Kericho after a woman allegedly stabbed her employer over a Ksh.150 debt. The 22-year-ol...

AP officer murdered year after wife was shot dead by police in Kericho

1829, July 3, 2019 (EAT)

An Administration Police (AP) officer was on Wednesday found dead under unclear circumstances in Kaplaba village, Kericho County. Confirming the in...

Hospital staff admitted after cholera vaccine ‘given wrongly’

1658, June 26, 2019 (EAT)

About 16 workers from a restaurant at Litein Mission Hospital in Kericho were hospitalized after a cholera vaccine went awry. Confirming the incide...

Head teacher arrested for failing to release pupils for half-term break

1225, June 21, 2019 (EAT)

The head teacher of Tea Vale Academy in Belgut, Kericho County was on Thursday arrested for “refusing to release pupils for mid-term break”. Ke...

3 month old baby, siblings scalded as mother prepared illicit brew

1308, May 24, 2019 (EAT)

A chang'aa (illicit brew) distilling exercise turned tragic after a pot containing hot water burst and scalded four children in Kericho County. Acc...

Tengecha High School closed over dormitory fire, 3 students arrested

2120, May 20, 2019 (EAT)

Tengecha Boys High School in Bureti Constituency, Kericho County was on Monday closed indefinitely after the school dormitory was razed down in a susp...

Doctors from MTRH including a Cuban specialist visited the Londiani family on Friday, May 18, 2019. Photo/...

Doctors take up case of Londiani family with mysterious disease

1807, May 18, 2019 (EAT)

The Londiani family whose plight was aired on Citizen TV showing how a rare condition claimed lives of 11 of their kin can now breath a sigh of relief...

FILE PHOTO: Huduma Namba registration kit.

120yr-old woman turns away Huduma Namba clerks in Kericho

2006, May 17, 2019 (EAT)

Drama unfolded at Motobo village in the outskirts of Kericho town after a 120-year-old woman turned away the Huduma Namba registration clerks. The ...

Jubilee MP dares Orengo to table DP Ruto impeachment motion in Parliament

1945, April 3, 2019 (EAT)

Belgut Member of Parliament Nelson Koech has now dared Senate Minority Leader James Orengo to table his impeachment motion against Deputy President Wi...

Watchman who was allegedly kidnapped by Kericho church thieves finds way home

1655, March 29, 2019 (EAT)

A watchman who had gone missing after allegedly being abducted in Kericho has been found. The guard whose identity is yet to be revealed, was repor...

Police hunt for Kericho church thieves who ‘kidnapped’ watchman

1054, March 28, 2019 (EAT)

Police in Kericho have launched a manhunt for armed thugs who broke into a church, stole various items before kidnapping a watchman. According to t...

Five thugs break into church, kidnap watchman in Kericho

2031, March 27, 2019 (EAT)

Police in Kericho have launched a manhunt for armed thugs who broke into a church in Ainamoi and stole various items before kidnapping the watchman. ...

Another suspect arrested in Litein gang rape case

1619, March 15, 2019 (EAT)

A man suspected to have been part of the Litein gang that attacked an elderly couple and raped three girls has been arrested in Bureti, Kericho County...