Articles by Cyrus Sholim

Health PS Tum roots for sex education in schools

1328, November 9, 2018 (EAT)

Health Principal Secretary Peter Tum on Thursday pitched for sex and behavioral education in schools in a bid to curb increasing cases of teenage preg...

Man charged with murder of former Kakamega DC’s wife

1937, November 7, 2018 (EAT)

A 26-year-old man was on Wednesday arraigned in an Eldoret court and charged with the brutal murder of the wife of former Kakamega District Commission...

Drama as suspects smear human faeces on Eldoret police cell walls

1854, October 22, 2018 (EAT)

The Uasin Gishu County fire-fighting officers had a hard time Monday cleaning Eldoret Central Police Station after two suspects smeared human faeces o...

Nandi County official found dead in Eldoret hotel room

2124, October 17, 2018 (EAT)

The body of an accountant with the Nandi County Government was on Wednesday found at a hotel room in Eldoret town. Confirming the incident, Eldoret...

Wife of former Kakamega DC allegedly raped, murdered

2101, October 16, 2018 (EAT)

Police are investigating the death of former Kakamega District Commissioner (DC) Paul Yatich's wife who was allegedly raped and murdered in Eldoret, U...

Karoney calls for withdrawal land cases in court

642, October 13, 2018 (EAT)

Lands Cabinet Secretary Faridah Karoney has called on residents to withdraw court land cases to ease the issuing of title deeds. Also Read: Digiti...

Man dies in Eldoret pub fire

1723, October 1, 2018 (EAT)

A middle aged man died on Sunday night after a fire engulfed a local pub at Cheburbur area in Eldoret. The deceased, who was a night guard at the p...

West Pokot Governor Lonyangapuo grilled at EACC over deputy’s salary

1656, September 18, 2018 (EAT)

West Pokot Governor John Lonyangapuo was on Tuesday grilled at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) offices in Eldoret. A statement fro...

Pall bearers carry the remains of fallen athletics great Nicholas Bett at the Eldoret Hospital....

Hundreds turn up at Eldoret Hospital morgue to collect Bett’s body

1410, August 15, 2018 (EAT)

Hundreds of mourners turned up at the Eldoret Hospital on Tuesday morning joining family members, friends and athletics officials as the body of the l...

Eldoret man accused of assaulting wife released on Ksh.300K bond

1602, August 13, 2018 (EAT)

An Eldoret Court on Monday released a man suspected to have brutally assaulted and disfigured his wife on a surety bond of Ksh.300,000. Appearing...

Kapsoya Primary is located in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County. Photo/GOOGLE MAPS

Uasin Gishu: Rape claims put deputy headteacher in hot soup

1619, July 13, 2018 (EAT)

Uasin Gishu County Commissioner Abdi Hassan has ordered the arrest of a deputy headteacher suspected of raping a 14-year-old girl. The tutor from Kap...

Keter points fingers at DP Ruto allies, links them to corruption scandals

1326, July 12, 2018 (EAT)

Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter has urged Deputy President William Ruto to shun politicians with selfish interests if he wants to take over the country's ...

Reprieve for Marakwet East MP David Bowen as court upholds win

1420, July 12, 2018 (EAT)

The Court of Appeal has upheld the election of David Kangogo Bowen as the Marakwet East Member of Parliament. The ruling read by Justice Erastus G...

Relief for MP Alfred Keter as Court upholds his election

2051, July 11, 2018 (EAT)

Nandi Hills Member of Parliament Alfred Keter can now heave a sigh of relief after the Court of Appeal in Eldoret upheld his contentious 2017 election...

Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter with his Moiben counterpart Silah Tire and Johana Ngeno (Emurwa ...

Court to rule on Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter poll case today

1446, July 11, 2018 (EAT)

Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter will know his fate on Wednesday after he appealed the nullification of his August 2017 poll victory. Hundreds of his su...

252 bags of illegal sugar nabbed in Eldoret

1928, June 18, 2018 (EAT)

Police in Eldoret have impounded 252 sacks of Brazilian sugar at Khetias supermarket stores in Eldoret town. Confirming the incident, Eldoret West ...

Man arrested with 300litres of adulterated fuel in Eldoret

1238, June 16, 2018 (EAT)

Police in Eldoret have arrested one suspect and impounded over 300 litres of adulterated fuel. In an operation led by Uasin Gishu Administration Po...

A mother breastfeeding her baby. Photo/Getty Images

Uasin Gishu: Bill to have public institutions set up breastfeeding facilities passed

1333, June 14, 2018 (EAT)

Uasin Gishu County Assembly has passed a motion requiring all public institutions to set up breastfeeding facilities within their premises. Nominat...

Kapsoya children murder case postponed as testimonies turn emotional

2030, May 30, 2018 (EAT)

A High Court in Eldoret was Wednesday forced to adjourn the hearing of a case on the murder of three children belonging to former Kapsoya MCA aspirant...

Eight suspects in NCPB maize scandal cry foul

1705, May 26, 2018 (EAT)

Eight people listed as top beneficiaries of the Ksh.1.9 billion maize scandal claim they only assisted farmers to deliver produce to the National Cere...