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Museveni sworn in for seventh term as Ugandan president
Bungoma medic found dead at home as leaders raise alarm over insecurity
98-year-old woman dies in Bungoma house fire
Several black hearses accompanied by a large group of mourners move along a busy road in Kakamega town as police officers and motorists look on near a roundabout and roadside buildings.
Government bans funeral processions in Kakamega CBD
A street scene with a group of people surrounding a burning motorcycle. Thick smoke rises into the air as onlookers, some carrying bags, watch from nearby. Buildings and shops line the background, suggesting an urban setting.
Protests disrupt transport and business in Vihiga County

Bungoma medic found dead at home as leaders raise alarm over insecurity

A sombre mood has engulfed parts of Bungoma County following the killing of a public health officer at his home...
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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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‘Even in the holy land, there are beggers’
Posted inSam's Journal

‘Even in the holy land, there are beggers’

I have known Mzee John Misanga (not his real name—though, between us, if I had to pick an alias, it...
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Report: ODM instructs members to refrain from campaigning for Ruto
Posted inPolitics

Report: ODM instructs members to refrain from campaigning for Ruto

Engagements between President William Ruto’s UDA party and ODM have been temporarily suspended following a high-level meeting of ODM’s top...
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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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Mumias-born Madina Okot makes history with WNBA draft selection
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Mumias-born Madina Okot makes history with WNBA draft selection

Mumias-born basketball star Madina Okot has made history after being selected in the 2026 WNBA Draft, marking a major breakthrough...
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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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Museveni sworn in for seventh term as Ugandan president

Bungoma medic found dead at home as leaders raise alarm over insecurity

98-year-old woman dies in Bungoma house fire

Several black hearses accompanied by a large group of mourners move along a busy road in Kakamega town as police officers and motorists look on near a roundabout and roadside buildings.

Government bans funeral processions in Kakamega CBD

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