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Pastor flees as family members exchange blows during funeral service in Lwandeti

Burial in Lwandeti, Lugari Constituency, Kakamega County, was conducted without the scheduled funeral service after chaos erupted, forcing the pastor...

Kakamega

Lugari family surrenders land title deed to secure release of 17-year-old student’s body

A family in Mautuma Ward, Lugari Constituency, has been forced to surrender the title deed to their family land to...

Kakamega

Man, 62, killed in suspected land dispute in Likuyani

Shock and grief have gripped Mitoto Village in Sango Ward, Likuyani Constituency, after a 62-year-old man was brutally killed by...

Kakamega

Power outage hits five Western Kenya counties after fire at Kakamega substation

Thousands of electricity consumers across Western Kenya have been left without power following a fire incident at the Musaga Substation...

Police officers stand beside a black public service van after intercepting it at Lumakanda Junction. Several yellow-wrapped bales of cannabis sativa and green sacks containing the drugs are displayed on the ground following a Sh3 million narcotics seizure.

Kakamega

Police arrest man with bhang worth KSh 3 million in Lugari

A man has been arrested after police intercepted a public service vehicle (PSV) along the Webuye–Eldoret Highway and recovered 100...

Kakamega

Mautuma MCA Charles Anyona uplifts elderly woman with gifts in heartwarming gesture

Residents of Sipande area in Mautuma Ward, Lugari Constituency, Kakamega County, were moved by a touching act of kindness after...

Kakamega

Security guard arrested over alleged defilement of Grade Two pupil

A security guard from Lugari Constituency, Kakamega County, has been arrested for allegedly defiling a Grade Two pupil at Marula...

Kakamega

Silas Barasa laid to rest in emotional farewell

Silas Barasa, the younger brother of Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa, has been laid to rest in a solemn and emotional...

Four health workers dressed in protective hazmat suits, gloves, masks, and goggles walk along a path beside a building while carrying spraying equipment during an Ebola response or disease-control operation in a tropical setting.

Kakamega

Kakamega to establish two Ebola quarantine centres amid resistance

Kakamega County is set to establish two Ebola quarantine centres as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen preparedness against a...

Kakamega

Kakamega School closed indefinitely after dormitory fire

Kakamega School has been closed indefinitely following a fire that destroyed part of Hobley Dormitory on the night of Friday,...