Articles by Bernard Rotich

Man stabs friend to death over shoes in Kericho

1519, November 8, 2018 (EAT)

A 40-year-old man in Kericho was arrested on Wednesday after he stabbed his friend to death over shoes. Confirming the incident, Kipkelion assistan...

Woman arrested after attempting suicide in Kericho

1026, November 8, 2018 (EAT)

Police officers in Kericho are holding a 40-year-old woman who reportedly attempted to commit suicide in Sugutek village, Bureti sub-county, over str...

KCPE candidate names newborn baby after Education CS Amina Mohamed

728, October 31, 2018 (EAT)

A 15-year-old girl from Kericho County on Tuesday gave birth shortly before beginning her Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination a...

Police crime scene marking. Photo/Courtesy

Kericho: Man stabs father to death after disagreement over dowry payment

800, October 22, 2018 (EAT)

A 22-year-old man killed his father at Sing'oiywek village in Kipkelion West, Kericho County following a disagreement over the sale of family land. ...

Kericho accident: 10 more bodies yet to be identified

1328, October 16, 2018 (EAT)

Ten bodies of the Kericho accident are still yet to be identified by their next of kin close to a week after the horrific incident. County Police C...

Man allegedly kills self after stabbing ex-wife in Ainamoi

1246, October 14, 2018 (EAT)

A sombre mood engulfed Kiburet village in Ainamoi constituency after a 25-year-old man allegedly stabbed his ex-wife to death. The man identified a...

A map showing Kimugul area in Kericho County

Couple, two children hacked in Kericho County

1248, October 14, 2018 (EAT)

A man, his wife and their two children were brutally attacked by unknown assailants on Thursday night at their home in Kimugul village, Kericho county...

Death toll rises to 55 in Kericho bus accident

1711, October 10, 2018 (EAT)

The number of people known to have died from the Wednesday morning bus accident in Kericho has risen to 55, according to police. A support desk has...

University of Kabianga student stabbed to death

1600, October 6, 2018 (EAT)

A student at the University of Kabianga in Belgut was on Saturday found dead outside his hostel. Kericho county police commander James Mugera said...

EACC detectives raid Kericho County offices

2023, August 7, 2018 (EAT)

Detectives from the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission (EACC) on Tuesday raided the Kericho County offices and carted away documents in a probe ov...

MPs slam Keter for attacking DP Ruto

1817, August 2, 2018 (EAT)

Nandi Hills Member of Parliament Alfred Keter has come under fire from a section of Rift Valley leaders for attacking Deputy President William Ruto at...

Shock as teacher and wife are murdered in Kericho

1508, July 23, 2018 (EAT)

A somber mood engulfed Chesingoro location in Bureti Sub-County after a couple was found murdered in cold blood. Police have launched investigation...

Kericho: Man hacks wife, 2 children to death

1249, July 6, 2018 (EAT)

A 30-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly hacked his wife, child and nephew to death over a domestic squabble. According to Kericho P...

Man dies, 28 in hospital after consuming anthrax-infected meat

1553, June 30, 2018 (EAT)

A middle-aged man died and 28 others were hospitalized in Kericho after eating the carcass of a cow that died of anthrax. According to Kenegut Loca...

AP officer shoots two, turns gun on himself in ‘love triangle’

1718, June 27, 2018 (EAT)

An Administration Police officer allegedly shot two people before turning his gun on himself in what is suspected to be a love triangle. According ...

Five dead, 7 injured after grisly accident on Kericho-Nakuru highway

1505, June 10, 2018 (EAT)

Five people died while seven others were injured on Sunday morning after a vehicle they were travelling in was involved in a grisly road accident at C...

Fire razes down police station

2121, June 5, 2018 (EAT)

Property of unknown value was destroyed after a fierce inferno burnt down police quarters at Kipkelion Police Station in Kericho County. Confirming...

7-month-old foetus found floating in Kericho river

1333, April 24, 2018 (EAT)

A seven-month old foetus was found floating along Kapetele River in Sosiot village, Kericho County over the weekend. Kapsogut Chief Elijah Korir sa...

Tusker’s double-double prove too much for the Leopards

1853, April 2, 2018 (EAT)

AFC Leopards winning streak came to a screeching halt in dramatic fashion after falling 4-2 to Tusker in a tough Kenyan Premier League match played un...

It’s a dark Zoo in Kericho as Wazito collect the points

1750, April 2, 2018 (EAT)

Bottom-placed Zoo Kericho continued with their poor run in the Kenyan Premier League after falling 0-2 to visiting Wazito FC at the Kericho Green Stad...