Ten feared dead in Lake Victoria boat accident

Search for the bodies underway

By Isiah Gwengi 4 years ago

Unholy division: Legio Maria wars shift to Siaya after bloody fight in Migori

The once-sacred shrine has now become a battlefield and a hideout for criminals as it remains unguarded.

By Isiah Gwengi 5 years ago

Siaya ward administrators linked to Sh32m fraud

In Gem sub-county, Sh223,000 was paid to non-existing PMC members.

By Isiah Gwengi 6 years ago

Farmers urged to adopt technology for improved yields

Authorities says the notion that mechanisation is only for those in large-scale farming was misguided

By Isiah Gwengi 6 years ago

Police investigating brutal killing of couple

Both bodies had deep cuts; the 60-year-old man had a knife stuck in his ear.

By Isiah Gwengi 6 years ago

Man kills sister-in-law for wanting to marry neighbour

Family says the victim had only stayed at Agutu’s home for the last two weeks.

By Isiah Gwengi 6 years ago

Outcry after police prohibited from using fishermen’s boats

County commissioner however denies claims that police operations in the lake have been stopped

By Isiah Gwengi 7 years ago

Kin of drowned students plead for help in search

Relatives who spoke to The Standard said local divers were demanding huge sums of money

By Isiah Gwengi 7 years ago

Baby burnt to death

The infant's parents were not at home during the incident

By Isiah Gwengi 7 years ago

Ex-ACK Bishop charged with defilement

The retired prelate was charged with defiling a 15-year-old girl.

By Isiah Gwengi 7 years ago

Ugandans in daring attack on Kenyan police officers

The attackers first hijacked five Kenyan boats and took away their engines.

By Isiah Gwengi 7 years ago

I threw my baby into bush, woman admits

Achieng is facing charges of neglecting her child.

By Isiah Gwengi 7 years ago

Granny killed as wall collapses in Bondo

An 85-year-old grandmother died at Minya village South Sakwa location in Bondo sub-county after her mud-walled house fell on her

By Isiah Gwengi 7 years ago

From hawking fruits to owning orchard

Before establishing his own farm, Boniface Ochieng’ was once hawking fruits and vegetables in a local market to supplement his small income as a fisherman. Tired of hawking fruits, he decided to think big.

By Isiah Gwengi 7 years ago

Two shot dead during anti-IEBC protests in Bondo

Multiple police sources and eyewitnesses say the two teenagers were shot on the head and abdomen when they allegedly tried to confront police officers chasing them out of town.

By Isiah Gwengi 8 years ago