Articles by George Amolo

Standoff as KNUT turns down TSC invite for talks

1541, February 17, 2019 (EAT)

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has turned down a request from the Teachers’ Service Commission (TSC) for another round of talks. Spe...

Bondo: Two school girls dead, three injured in morning hit-and-run accident

1358, February 7, 2019 (EAT)

Two school girls died while three others were seriously injured after they were hit by a speeding vehicle on Thursday morning at Rakoro village on the...

Rail wagons lie idle at the Kenya Railways Headquarters in Nairobi. Photo/COURTESY

Kenya Railways retirees in Siaya threaten to sue parastatal

1247, February 7, 2019 (EAT)

Over 800 Kenya Railways retirees in Siaya County have threatened to sue the parastatal over delayed pension payments for the last five months. Acco...

Bondo: Teacher commits suicide over claims of stealing school laptops

1549, January 31, 2019 (EAT)

Police in Bondo, Siaya County are probing an incident where a primary school teacher committed suicide after reportedly being frustrated by the school...

Animal quarantine imposed in Siaya over foot and mouth disease outbreak

1930, January 30, 2019 (EAT)

An animal quarantine has been imposed in parts of Siaya County following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Rarieda sub-county. According to ...

Several injured, hotel burnt after youth fight over 2022 elections in Siaya

1654, January 27, 2019 (EAT)

Three suspects were Sunday arrested in connection with chaos that erupted in Siaya town on Saturday night leaving several people injured and property ...

Fears over dysentery outbreak as 190 Ngiya Girls students fall ill

1600, January 15, 2019 (EAT)

Over 190 students from Ngiya Girls High School in Siaya County were on Monday evening taken ill with fears that it could be a dysentery outbreak. A...

Missing 7-year-old boy found dead, genitals chopped off

1950, January 14, 2019 (EAT)

The body of a seven year old boy, who went missing on Friday last week in Bondo, Siaya County has been recovered in a bush near Usenge town. Geoffr...

Alego Usonga Member of Parliament Samuel Atandi

Siaya police probe assault allegations against MP Samuel Atandi

1201, January 14, 2019 (EAT)

Police in Siaya County are investigating an incident where Alego-Usonga Member of Parliament Samuel Atandi is accused of physically assaulting a gover...

Siaya man may have killed wife, secretly moved the body: police

1656, January 11, 2019 (EAT)

Police in Siaya County are probing the death of a 32-year old woman who was allegedly killed by her husband in Alego/Usonga sub-county. Benta Nyar...

Bondo: Manhunt for suspect accused of cohabiting with girl, 14

1034, January 10, 2019 (EAT)

A 30-year-old man is being pursued by security agencies in Bondo sub-county after he allegedly cohabited with a 14 year old girl at Nyamonye market in...

Migori ODM chairman’s son hacked in land tussle

1549, January 6, 2019 (EAT)

Police have launched investigations into a land tussle which left the son of Migori County ODM Party Chairman Philip Makabongo serious wounded when a ...

Tuju rejects call to vie for Siaya Governor seat

1317, January 6, 2019 (EAT)

Jubilee Party Secretary General Raphael Tuju has dismissed claims that he intends to run for the Siaya gubernatorial seat in the 2022 elections. Tu...

Jubilee's David Murathe at the burial of Jubilee Party Secretary Raphael Tuju’s bother Kefa ...

Murathe insists Ruto should not vie for Presidency, warns he’ll go to court

1200, January 6, 2019 (EAT)

Jubilee party Vice Chairman David Murathe has maintained that Deputy President William Ruto should not run for Presidency in 2022. Murathe argues t...

Man, 40, kills wife before attempting suicide in Siaya

1908, January 2, 2019 (EAT)

Police have launched investigations into an incident where a 40-year-old man is alleged to have killed his wife before attempting to commit suicide in...

Bondo sub county sets up plan to curb school dropout rate

1300, January 2, 2019 (EAT)

Bondo sub county plans to reintroduce a campaign dubbed Operation Back to School in a bid to curb high dropout rates in the region due to teenage preg...

Stop obsessing over Raila, ODM lawmaker tells politicians

1436, December 28, 2018 (EAT)

Ugunja MP James Opiyo Wandayi has scoffed at politicians who claim that NASA leader Raila Odinga accepted the handshake to further his 2022 presidenti...

Christmas turns tragic after man dies of suspected excessive alcohol consumption

1222, December 26, 2018 (EAT)

Christmas celebrations turned into mourning after a 55-year-old man died after an alleged excessive consumption of alcohol at Rambugu village in Rarie...

Ambira students who insulted Matiang’i, Amina receive their KCSE results

2109, December 22, 2018 (EAT)

Eight students of Ambira High School who were caught on video bragging about having cheated in this year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education ...

10yr-old girl found hanging from a rope in Rarieda

919, December 18, 2018 (EAT)

A 10-year-old girl died in Rarieda after she was strangled by a rope. Residents of Lieta sub-location could not hide their grief as they narrated h...