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MIGORI COUNTY SPEAKER ARRESTED.  Migori County Assembly Speaker Boaz Okoth was forced to defer Governor Okoth Obado's impeachment motion after he was arrested on Tuesday, September 29. NTV was first to report that Okoth was apprehended by detectives in Nairobi in a case related to the chaos that ensued in the assembly on Wednesday, September 23. A female MCA's arm was broken after goons reportedly stormed into the assembly and interfered with the motion seeking to eject Obado as Governor. Okoth had earlier on lamented that he feared for his life and accused ODM of orchestrating attacks on him and his family. "I was attacked in the presence of ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna. The person who attacked my bodyguard was his brother. “I am not sure why they attacked me. I think they thought I was with some MCAs at the hotel. My life is in danger," he stated. The motion to oust Obado failed to kick-off for the fourth time after seven MCAs were also arrested ov

KAKAMEGA COUNTY VOTER REGISTRATION.  Of the  743,736 registered voters in Kakamega county, 341,994 are female and 401,742 male. Registered Voters by Constituency and County Assembly Ward.  Lugari constituency - 77,001  991. Mautuma - 11,694  992. Lugari - 13,737  993. Lumakanda - 15,479  994. Chekalini - 11,089  995. Chevaywa - 13,180  996. Lwandeti - 11,822 Likuyani constituency  - 63,311  997. Likuyani - 14,601  998. Sango - 10,795  999. Kongoni - 12,481  1000. Nzoia - 14,934  1001. Sinoko - 10,500 Malava constituency  - 82,136  1002. West Kabras - 10,226  1003. Chemuche - 12,543  1004. East Kabras - 8,633  1005. Butali / Chegulo - 13,691  1006. Manda-Shivanga - 12,450  1007. Shirugu-Mugai - 10,183  1008. South Kabras - 14,410 Lurambi constituency - 80,037  1009. Butsotso East - 10,070  1010. Butsotso South - 7,997  1011. Butsotso Central - 12,640  1012. Sheywe - 27,515  1013. Mahiakalo - 8,063  1014. Shirere - 13,752 Navakholo constituency - 53,620  1015. Ingotse - Mat

BUTERE ANGLICAN BISHOP QUITS AFTER NIGHT VISIT.  BY Joel Eshikumo.  Scandal -Ridden Butere ACK Bishop Timothy Wambunya yesterday bolted out of the Doicese leadership after two years at the helm. According to informed sources, the Bishop who has never heard peace since he took over the leadership from the previous prelate was troubled. Bishop Wambunya hit headlines as being  among the first Kenyans to contract the deadly Covid-19 virus on his return from a UK trip. At Butere dioceses, the prelate had been unceremoniously removed from the board of Butere Girls high school a school whose land he attempted to lease to shadowy Business man Julius Mwale Owing to their UK links. It took direct intervention of Kakamega Governor Whycliffe Oparanya to have the land deal canceled after he questioned the entire deal that was to see Mr. Mwale lease the land for 99 years.  The two acre land is the property of Chadwick collage the ACK-tied sponsors of Butere Girls high school.  Sources indicated that

    KAKAMEGA CHIEF OFFICERS TO BE SACKED.           Governor Oparanya meeting members of his Kitchen cabinet.        BY JOEL ESHIKUMO     Kakamega county chief officers are a worried lot after word  leaked out that governor Wycliffe Oparanya has secretly been meeting his kitchen cabinet to reshuffle and sack a number of them. It is imperative to note that at the county, plum positions of executive members are all held by women. Rachael Okumu (agriculture, irrigation , cooperatives , livestock , veterinary services and fisheries), Beatrice Savana ( finance, planning and ICT) and Rodhab Awinja Masaviru ( public service & administration). The trio is referred to as powerful women sorrounding Oparanya.The only men holding powerful cabinet slots are Kizito Matemba ( health services), and Geoffrey Omulayi ( roads, public works and energy). Chief officers worried and facing sack include Jeremiah Okello (agriculture). He was close to deputy governor Philip Kutima when acting in the agricul

An unamed Chinese man argues with a team of Govt Officials led by Transport CAS Wavinya Ndeti.                                                                                           There was drama on Wednesday after a Chinese man stopped Transport CAS Wavinya Ndeti and several government officials from inspecting a Ksh.1 billion project in Liwatoni, Mombasa. Several videos making rounds online showed Wavinya and several other people in a heated disagreement with the China Road and Bridge Corporation contractor. The contractor had locked the gates and informed the visitors that he needed to have been informed of the visit. One man can be seen shoving the Chinese engineer aside as the visitors and journalists made their way into the gate. He also asked the police officers accompanying them to handcuff the contractor in the escalating drama The contractor said the reason for the standoff was because he had not been notified of any scheduled inspection. He demanded to know who had auth

      DRAMA AT HEALTH CS IS STONED IN KAKAMEGA.  Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe’s motorcade comprising at least eight vehicles was pe lted with stones in Kakamega Town on Saturday morning (August 8) by irate residents. The residents channeled their anger towards the minister after area governor, Wycliffe Oparanya, allegedly ordered the demolition of their business stalls early Saturday to “pave way for the grand arrival of Kagwe”. Oparanya, who had arrived at his office at around 7am in preparation of welcoming the Ministry of Health boss to the county, also had his convoy stoned as he sought to address the aggrieved crowd. A meeting between Oparanya and Kagwe was to be held at the governor’s office early Saturday, and, thereafter, the two leaders were to tour Mumias Level 4 Hospital, before finally addressing journalists at the Kakamega County Teaching and Referral Hospital. CS Kagwe’s procession, which arrived in Kakamega from Kisumu airport at around 11am, was for