George Omondi
At Oneno Nam Primary School, Homa Bay County, Standard Eight pupils are sure of eavesdropping a visitor's conversation with the headteacher.
Their classroom and the headteacher's office are separated by a cardboard.
The school is located in Kabuoch South ward in Ndhiwa Sub-county.
The tiny cardboard which separates the office and the class does not allow privacy in either rooms.
All pupils must...
Until recently, Nyamadede Secondary School students in Gwassi North Ward in Suba Sub-county, Homa Bay County had low self-esteem which affected their studies.
The furniture they were using in class was borrowed from Nyamadede Primary School.
This made students from other neighbouring schools laugh at them and compare them to pupils in primary schools because of the type of desks they...
Several school principals are worried their institutions will find it cumbersome to admit Form Ones next week.
Many of them do not know where the incoming students will study, eat and sleep quite literally.
Most learning institutions do not have adequate space to accommodate the increasing number of learners. The situation is however the opposite of what is happening at a secondary...
Most women in Homa Bay County normally wake up before 5 am to fetch water for domestic use. This activity is among many others they should do nearly every day.
In some villages they go to water pans and dams to fetch the commodity when it is still clear. In urban areas, taps which are shared by tenants in most residential areas are always...
Cotton farmers in Homa Bay have begun a journey towards reviving cotton production.
They have acquired a piece of land to build a modern warehouse and farmers union office.
Operating as Homa Bay Cotton Cooperative Union, the farmers acquired a piece of land in Magare village at a cost of Ksh 700,000.
A new cotton aggregation centre will be established there.
Union chairman...
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Burundi are formulating laws that will govern the establishment and management of fish cages in Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika.
The East African countries hope this will manage cage fishing especially in Lake Victoria.
According to fishery officials from the said countries, this will conserve aquatic environment and to protect the source of livelihood of fishing communities...
Revival of air transport between Nairobi and Homa Bay after more than one year of dormancy is expected to boost tourism activities in the lake side county.
The devolved unit is hoping that tourists will take advantage of Mombasa Air Safari that will fly the route.
People can now fly from Nairobi and Mombasa to explore some of the tourist destinations...
Fishermen in Kenya have called on the three East Africa Community (EAC) member states to lift some fishing restrictions in Lake Victoria to give all fishermen an opportunity to engage in business without being harassed.
Fishermen in the country said harsh fishing laws in neighbouring countries makes them rub shoulders more often with authorities from Uganda and Tanzania leading to...
The county government of Homa Bay is promoting the sale of domestic animals in markets to control livestock theft and increase revenue collection.
The devolved unit through the department of Agriculture and Livestock has begun reviving markets that were closed down some years back to encourage farmers to sell their animals through the right channel.
Agriculture Executive Aguko Juma recently opened...
When Beverly Auma was born 12 years ago, at her parents’ home in Kamagambo,Rongo Sub-county, she looked okay like any child.
At that time, her mother did not expect to see her daughter grow up to be someone who would use assistive devices to walk.
To her mother BentaAchieng, Auma started her life well like a normal child would do.
She later...