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Left: A group of people carrying the body of a young man on a makeshift stretcher at night. Right: A portrait of a young man outdoors, wearing a sleeveless shirt, looking at the camera.
Posted inKakamega

Family demands justice after 21-year-old killed in night attack in Lugari

A family in Chekalini Ward, Lugari Sub-County, Kakamega County is mourning the death of a 21-year-old man who was reportedly...
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A group of traders, mostly women in aprons and headscarves, stand in a queue outdoors at Panpaper Market in Lugari, waiting to take part in the market leadership election.
Posted inKakamega

Clement Bwoyi retains Lugari’s Panpaper Market chairmanship unopposed

Clement Bwoyi has been re-elected as the Panpaper Market Chairperson in Lugari Ward, Lugari Constituency, Kakamega County, after emerging unopposed...
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A group of students walking near a landscaped fountain with water spraying upward, surrounded by greenery and flowers on a university campus.
Posted inCampus News

Water shortage hits Kibabii University 

Students and staff at Kibabii University are grappling with a water shortage following technical challenges affecting supply from the institution’s...
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Several forensic officers in protective suits stand near a rural home in Vihiga County during an exhumation operation, with a tented area and police tape marking the scene.
Posted inVihiga

DCI officers exhume wrongly buried body in Vihiga after mortuary mix-up

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have exhumed the body of a man in Vihiga County following a...
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A man lies on the ground outside a small hotel building as police officers and bystanders stand nearby; another view shows people gathered in front of Majaliwa Hotel and Restaurant in Kibabii after the incident.
Posted inBungoma

Hotel worker stoned to death in shocking pre-dawn attack in Kibabii, Bungoma

Residents of Kibabii are reeling in shock following the death of a hotel worker in a mysterious early morning incident....
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Fuel prices drop slightly after VAT cut on petroleum products
Posted inNational

Fuel prices drop slightly after VAT cut on petroleum products

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced a downward adjustment in fuel prices following a reduction in Value...
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Side-by-side images of a young woman smiling in a portrait photo and a young man holding a microphone, identified as the suspect in her killing in Kisumu.
Posted inNational

Kisumu’s Riat student found dead in forest after alleged kidnapping as police arrest ex-boyfriend

A 21-year-old student from RIAT College has been found dead in a forested area in Riat, Kisumu, days after she...
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People standing among tall sugarcane plants in a rural field, focusing on an area where a body was reportedly found.
Posted inKakamega

Decomposing body of unknown man found in sugarcane plantation in Lugari

The body of an unidentified man was discovered decomposing in a sugarcane plantation in Mlimani village in Chekalini Ward, Lugari...
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Trump criticises Pope Leo for being ‘weak on crime’ and  ‘terrible for foreign policy’
Posted inWorld

Trump criticises Pope Leo for being ‘weak on crime’ and  ‘terrible for foreign policy’

US President Donald Trump has launched a sharp criticism of Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of being weak on...
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A rural home. (AI generated image)
Posted inVihiga

Woman arrested for allegedly killing husband over KSh 30  debt in Vihiga

Police in Vihiga County have arrested a 24-year-old woman accused of fatally stabbing her husband following a dispute over KSh...
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