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Daily Nation
April 17, 2018
A report compiled by an ad-hoc committee of the County Assembly of Kericho said such unlawful acts compromise accountability of the (would be) farmer owned ... The report also cited under-representation at the Mombasa auction and the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) board for Kericho's woes.
The Standard
April 14, 2018
The Battle for the Rift Valley vote basket ahead of the 2022 presidential election between Deputy President William Ruto and Baringo Senator Gideon Moi appears to have taken shape after their allies faced off in Kericho County on Saturday. Political lieutenants of DP Ruto led by Elgeyo Markwet senatorÃâà...
The Standard
April 4, 2018
Police in Kericho have arrested a suspected drug trafficker and intercepted bhang with a street value of Sh1.5million. The cannabis brooms (which means the weed of bhang before being crushed) were stacked in 10 bags which weighed 500kg. ALSO READ: Kenyan woman arrested with Sh1 millionÃâà...
The Standard
April 3, 2018
Dickson Sang, the Kericho Kenya Plantation and Agricultural Workers Union (KPAWU) branch Secretary said though the Kabianga Tea farm employees had expressed a desire to join the union, they had met stiff resistance. “The Kabianga Board of Management and the county government through theÃâà...
The Standard
April 2, 2018
“The factories ought to implement the requirement of environmental management and coordination Act, 2007 and OS&H Act, 2007 on standards of setting up and management of factories as per constitution of Kenya 2010,” he said. Dr. Kipkiror, also stated that the factories ought to carry out theirÃâà...
The Star, Kenya
April 2, 2018
Dennis Kitambi's good run with AFC Leopards will come under scrutiny today when they face unpredictable Tusker at Kericho Green Stadium. From the time the Tanzanian assumed the head coach roles at the Den, albeit on interim basis, the 12-time Kenyan Premier League champions have had a 100Ãâà...
Daily Nation
April 1, 2018
Kericho Governor Paul Chepkwony addresses reporters at the Council of Governors' offices in Westlands, Nairobi, on December 8, 2017 on health matters affecting his county. The county wants to build a cancer centre. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUPÃâà...
The Standard
April 1, 2018
Kenya Research and Development Institute (KRDI) deputy director Dr. Kenneth Chelule assists Sosit Primary school pupils to plant trees. Professionals from Sosit in Bureti constituency spent Easter Saturday in leading area residents in planting 2,000 tree seedlings. [Photo: Standard]. Professionals fromÃâà...
The Standard
March 30, 2018
“The assault victim and a witness reported to the police station and their statement taken down. The victim was issued with a P3. We are in the process of pursuing the suspect who allegedly attacked the teacher before fleeing towards Koisagat area,” said the police source. Kipkelion Kenya National UnionÃâà...
The Standard
March 22, 2018
A 33-year-old-man committed suicide by diving into the flooded Cheptiting quarry located near Kapsoit trading center. An eyewitness said the deceased rode his Boda-Boda motorcycle to the site in Belgut constituency at 1PM on Thursday and after handing it over to be washed, he walked to a secludedÃâà...
The Star, Kenya
March 18, 2018
Three bloggers linked to the Kericho county government on Saturday were blindfolded, bundled into a vehicle and dumped in the bush. They were beaten up over unknown reasons. The three bloggers are popularly known as Team Infinix include Emanuel Kiptoo, Kiprotich Chepkwony and Maiyet Korir.
Daily Nation
March 17, 2018
Kericho's pre-colonial Tea Hotel was barely two years old when Britain's longest serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, then a princess, visited it. ... Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Educational Institutions, Hospitals and Allied Workers (Kudheiha) official Alice Ng'eno said the employees had a right to strikeÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
March 13, 2018
Eunice Korir handicap 22 beat a field of 80 plus players to emerge the overall winner during the Vivo Energy golf tournament held at Kericho golf club over the weekend. The Kericho club golfer managed to secure 20 stable ford points on the front nine and additional 18 points on the back nine to scoop theÃâà...
The Standard
March 13, 2018
Sedah Absae, the Kericho Kenya Meteorological Department director said the rains were expected to last throughout the week. “The intensity will nonetheless be varied in terms of intensity in different locations in the county. The areas which are at risk of flash floods are hilly areas because once the groundÃâà...
The Standard
March 5, 2018
Kericho County has expanded its portfolio of medical milestones with a latest plan to set up a Sh500 million eye clinic. ... Chepkwony said the partnership with the one of Africa's medical giant (the other is South Africa) will extend from just the eye clinic to the health ventures including sharing of humanÃâà...
The Star, Kenya
March 4, 2018
The University of Nairobi student who died at Kenyatta National Hospital after a potentially life-saving brain surgery was performed on the wrong patient will be buried on Saturday in Kitale. The body of Angelo Miano, 25, is at the Cherangani Hospital mortuary. The second year Bachelor of commerceÃâà...
The Star, Kenya
February 27, 2018
Kericho Gold, the leading tea buyers at the Mombasa Auction, will represent Kenya at the 'Foodex Japan 2018' show to be held next week. The three-day exhibition will run from March 6 to 9 and is expected to attract at least 77,000 professionals in the food and beverage industry from across the globe.
The Standard
February 26, 2018
The carcass of leopard the Kenya Wildlife Service officers killed at Kapnyagitare village, Simbi location in Soin/Sigowet constituency. [PHOTO: NIKKO TANUI]. Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officers killed a male adult marauding leopard at Kapnyagitare village, Simbi location in Soin/Sigowet constituency.
The Standard
February 23, 2018
Criminal Investigation Division officers have launched investigations over the theft of a video camera belonging a team of cardiologists from University of Michigan who have been conducting heart pacemaker implantation at the Kericho County Hospital. A team of CID officers led by Kimathi Mutonga,Ãâà...
AllAfrica.com
February 22, 2018
That the British colonialists evicted many local people from their ancestral lands in the South Rift to make way for tea plantations is well known. After grabbing the land, the colonialists enacted laws preventing Africans from "trespassing" on their land, which are still strictly observed. Now, apart from beingÃâà...
The Star, Kenya
February 18, 2018
At least 10 people are admitted to the Kericho Level Four Hospital with serious injuries after being attacked by a stray leopard in Cheribo village in Kericho West ... Officials from Kericho Kenya Wildlife Service arrived later and took away the carcass. Kericho Governor Paul Chepkwony visited the victims.
AllAfrica.com
December 31, 1999
The solar plant is the first commercial and industrial power purchase agreement for Unilever in Africa and is expected to deliver substantial savings on power costs and reduce its carbon emissions by over 10,000 tonnes over the plant's 30 -year lifetime. Unilever Tea Kenya Managing Director NicholaosÃâà...
The Standard
December 31, 1999
A multi agency team crackdown within Kericho central business district (CBD) recovered dozens of Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) stickers in one of the business premises. The team comprising the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Kenya Bureau of Standard (KEBS), Anti Counterfeit Agency (ACA),Ãâà...
