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A section of local leaders from Busia are protesting the ongoing push by a group of fellow leaders, whom they accuse of acting out of selfish interests, to split the district into two. While ...
Anyiko, was still in shock, over a recent incident involving tomatoes, at a market in Busia town. One afternoon, Anyiko bought tomatoes in bulk for Sh 350, ensuring they would last for at least ...
At least 129 women have been killed across the country between January and March this year, with most of the murders reported in Busia, West Pokot and Nandi involving female victims. The month of ...
The Rironi-Mau Summit-Malaba highway, as would be the SGR line to Malaba, is a corridor for passengers and goods to Western Kenya and the EAC region. In a final push to secure funding for the SGR ...
The Busia County Senator and 2027 presidential aspirant Okiya Omtatah has alleged that a discrepancy in the Budget Policy Statement might explain how the taxpayers financed the Orange Democratic Party ...
Jerusah Bwire finally laid her son Fen Palmer Bwire to rest after he was found dead under strange circumstances During the burial in Busia county, the grieving mother recounted the state of her son's ...
Maseno University students temporarily blocked the busy Kisumu-Busia road on Friday evening in protest. The students were demonstrating against the murder of Boaz Zachary, a third-year Bachelor of ...
Police in Busia District are holding five people following a fire outbreak at a boys' dormitory at Arubaine Primary School in Busia town. The fire at the boys' dormitory broke out a few minutes ...
Busia senator Okiya Omtatah challenged the exemption arguing that Kenyans would lose millions in the process, which was allegedly done secretly. The senator said the tax waiver was never gazetted nor ...
Maseno University students barricaded the Kisumu-Busia Highway following the brutal killing of Third-Year student Boaz Zachary The students accused authorities of neglecting campus safety, citing ...
The family of a 27-year-old man who was stabbed to death in Siribo village, Butula sub-county, Busia County, is crying out for justice three months after the incident. The victim, Naman Auka, hailing ...
According to Child Protection data of 2025, cases of child neglect in Busia stand at 57.8 per cent, the defilement rate is at 7.5 percent, child custody is at 17.7 percent, while abandonment ...