Articles by Bernard Rotich

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...

Two pupils from Magire primary arraigned in murder case

1543, March 15, 2019 (EAT)

Two pupils from Magire Primary School in Kericho have been arraigned in court after they were accused of murder. The duo have been linked to the ki...

Man breaks into house, steals cash then commits suicide to avoid lynching

1306, March 11, 2019 (EAT)

A stealing expedition took an unexpected twist when a burglar committed suicide on Sunday to try and avoid a mob that was baying for his blood. The...

Suspect in Kericho gang rape, murder case released on Ksh.1M bond

828, March 5, 2019 (EAT)

A suspect in the Kericho gang rape and murder case involving a family in Litein, Bureti Sub County has been released on a Ksh.1million bond. Jack I...

Woman strangles her baby to death, commits suicide in Kericho

1317, March 2, 2019 (EAT)

A somber mood has engulfed Kapchebwai village in Kericho County after a 48-year-old woman allegedly killed her one-year-old child before committing su...

Suspect in Kericho rape incident lynched

1625, February 22, 2019 (EAT)

A suspect in the Kericho rape and murder incident was lynched by irate mob on Thursday. In a bizarre twist, residents narrated how the man returned...

The matatu that was involved in the accident oat Chepsir on the Kericho-Nakuru road. PHOTO/...

9 killed in grisly accident on Kericho-Nakuru road

2058, February 15, 2019 (EAT)

Nine people died after a matatu they were travelling in was involved in an accident on the Kericho-Nakuru highway. According to eye witnesses, the ...

Woman arrested after beating husband outside club in Kericho

1415, February 13, 2019 (EAT)

A woman was arrested after beating her husband at Brooke Trading Center in the outskirts of Kericho town. According to the area residents, the woma...

13-year-old boy drowns in Kericho County

1148, January 13, 2019 (EAT)

A family in Barotion-Masaita village in Kericho County is mourning after their 13-year-old son drowned in a dam on Saturday. Londiani MCA Stanley B...

FORD-Kenya party leader and Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula speaks to the press on December 24, 2018.

Wetangula wants referendum to create positions for poll losers

857, January 12, 2019 (EAT)

Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula has said there is need for a constitutional referendum to create more positions to accommodate disgruntled leaders aft...

Six people killed in grisly accident on Kericho-Kisumu road

1457, January 3, 2019 (EAT)

Six people died after a grisly accident on the Kericho-Kisumu road, police said on Thursday. The accident involved a saloon vehicle and a lorry at ...

Elderly up in arms over missing names in Cash Transfer Program register PHOTO/COURTESY

Kericho elderly claim names missing in Cash Transfer Program register

1222, December 30, 2018 (EAT)

A section of elderly persons in Kericho county who had reportedly registered for the Cash Transfer Program are up in arms claiming that their names ar...