By Joseph Amunya, Feb 3 2012
Plans to have a local magistrate court established in Lugari district received a boost when the District Development Committee (DDC) approved it and appealed to the office of the Chief Justice to expedite the process. In a special DDC meeting convened at Lumakanda TAC hall, members of the committee led by Lugari senior district officer, Mr. Richard Ajwang, unanimously supported the move saying it was long overdue. Supporting the proposal, area police boss, Mr. John Leshimpiro, said that with a human population estimated at about 400,000, Lugari district urgently requires a magistrate court in order to help reduce the ever increasing cases of crime in the area. Mr. Leshimpiro added that the need to have a court in the area has also been necessitated by calls to the Judiciary to help decongest a bulk of criminal cases at the magistrate courts in Eldoret, where all criminal suspects from Lugari district are usually taken for hearing and judgment. The police boss further observed that by putting up a court in the district the government would have drastically cut down its daily expenditure in terms of fuel and car maintenance that is spent on ferrying suspects to and from Eldoret. More...

By John Nalianya, Feb 3 2012
A recent endorsement of Forestry minister Noah Wekesa to runfor Trans Nzoia county governor has elicited harsh reactions, with a section of local leaders opposing the move. Elders from the Saboti and Bukusu communities in the county yesterday said they were angered by Kitale deputy mayor Pius Kauka's endorsing of Wekesa . Wekesa, the Forestry and Wildlife and Kwanza MP, has declared interest in the seat. Led by the Saboti Supreme Council chairman and members LawranceKipsoi, Gregory Ngeywo, Martin Ngomat and Miachealo Ndiwa, the elders said: ''It is wrong for anybody to endorse Wekesa as governor as he has a poordevelopment record in this constituency.'' The elders urged the resident to vote for fresh leadership, saying poor leadership is the cause of underdevelopmentin the region. More...

John Otieno Magero (1930-2012)

Date: Saturday, Feb 4, 2012

VENUE: THE CARIBB CENTRE,  166 BENHILL ROAD, (OFF PECKHAM ROAD AND ST. GILES CHURCH), CAMBERWELL, LONDON SE5 7LL
 
DATE: Saturday, Feb 4, 2012

TIME: FROM 3:00PM TO 11:00PM.

Michael and Naliaka Malomba,
Kanduyi, Bungoma

By Evelyn Kwamboka, Feb 2 2012
A security guard allegedly assaulted by Deputy Chief Justice Nancy Baraza has requested to provide additional crucial facts to the High Court. Ms Rebecca Kerubo said the details touching on the New Year Eve saga at Nairobi’s Village Market would help a three-judge bench appointed by Chief Justice Willy Mutunga in making its decision. "In my absence, the court may make findings that may prejudice other intended legal processes, including but not limited to, the pending criminal complaint," she said. Meanwhile, Kerubo has petitioned the Commission on Administrative Justice (Ombudsman) to investigate Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko and establish whether the decision by the DPP to withhold making a decision on allegations against Baraza is maladministration and unfair. This comes barely 24 hours after Tobiko announced that he has to wait for the verdict of the seven-member tribunal appointed by President Kibaki to investigate her. In the petition, her lawyer stated that police found his client’s complaint as being hinged on good evidence and proposed prosecution. More...

By Westfm, Feb 2 2012
The Basonge Clan chairman of Abanyala community Aaron Makokha is dead. Mr Makokha passed on Thursday morning at 5am while receiving treatment at the Lumino hospital in Kakamega. Makokha formerly worked at the Kenya Revenue Authority hails from the Maongoera village in Budonga sub Parish of Bunyala West Location. He was a husband to Bibiana Makokha. A father to, Lucy Makokha and the late Godfrey Makokha. He was the son to the late Nicodemus Makokha and the late Lucia Makokha. A brother to Augustine Makokha, the late Hellen Muyoti, Virginia Bwire, Theresa Wamukoya, the late Damascene Olukwo, Faiustina Wambani and Andrew Makokha. His body has been moved to St Mary's hospital mortuary Mumias. More...