Articles by Bernard Rotich

Patient isolated in Kericho tests negative for coronavirus

2112, March 18, 2020 (EAT)

A patient who had been isolated at Londiani Sub-county Hospital in Kericho after exhibiting COVID-19 like symptoms on Monday evening has tested negati...

Kericho: Brother kills pregnant sister in fight over land

1509, March 4, 2020 (EAT)

Shock and grief engulfed Bartera village in Kericho after a 25-year-old man killed his pregnant sister following a land dispute. Borowet location c...

Detectives: Man caught in viral video allegedly defiling a minor may walk scot-free

914, February 18, 2020 (EAT)

Police in Kericho are investigating an incident in which a man filmed himself while allegedly defiling a minor. Kericho County police commander Sil...

DP Ruto asks the Church to pray for Kenya

1750, February 15, 2020 (EAT)

Deputy president William Ruto has asked the church to pray for the country. Speaking at the Kericho Teachers Training College grounds during the co...

Suspended Kabianga SDA students recalled as atheists blast principal

1343, January 22, 2020 (EAT)

Kabianga High School has recalled 17 students who had been suspended for skipping an exam for church. Kericho County Education Director Zachary Mut...

17 SDA students kicked out from Kabianga after skipping exams for church

1349, January 21, 2020 (EAT)

17 students from Kabianga High School in Belgut have been suspended after failing to sit for an exam on Saturday. According to the school principal...

Three people killed, 11 injured in grisly accident in Kericho

1306, December 17, 2019 (EAT)

Three people perished while 11 others were injured following an accident on the Kericho-Litein road. A Nissan matatu collided with a trailer outsid...

Rai Cement boss murder: Three suspects freed, 3 charged with robbery with violence

2036, October 28, 2019 (EAT)

Three out of the six suspects who had been arrested in connection with the murder of Rai cement factory manager Chetan Vyas early this month have been...

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...