HOPE: Malaria vaccine may eliminate killer disease
Homa Bay County is pegging its hopes of eliminating Malaria following the approval for use of malaria vaccine by World Health Organization (WHO) recently.
The county has one of the highest malaria prevalence rates in...
EVANGELISM: Prisoners to get free bibles
Shareword Global is on a mission to provide bibles to every prisoner in the country.
The faith-based group says this is one way of addressing challenges that convicts go through while behind bars.
The organization is...
Why weather conditions may worsen in future
Experts have said that climate change is likely to cause worse weather conditions should the government fail to take immediate action. A report titled, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has shed light on the...
NEMA unhappy with excessive mining in Homa Bay
A mining craze in Homa Bay County, Kenya, is causing massive destruction of the ground, experts have warned.
Reports indicate that private firms are indiscriminately excavating the soil in scrabble for precious minerals believed to...
EXPERTS: Mechanized farming enhances productivity
Farm mechanisation is on the rise in the country, replacing the use of animal and human labour in agricultural production.
This has more advantages than disadvantages. Most farmers practicing large scale production use tractor drawn machines for land preparation,...
Meet a teacher who wants to succeed President Kenyatta
A teacher, 44, has intentions to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta when he relinquishes power next year at the expiry of his second and last term in office.
Felix Jarongo Odeny who comes from Homa Bay says...
Coast guard calls for safety in Lake Victoria
Three friends were walking along Koginga Beach in Homa Bay Town when they decided to board a wooden boat for a tour at Lake Victoria. The three men are then said to have decided to...
KEMRI develops herbal porridge to control intestinal infections
It is common to see women and children taking a bath or washing clothes and utensils at the shores of Lake Victoria in Homa Bay County.
And there is a common notion about communities living...
This school needs you!
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...
Joy as Hazina Sacco aids Nyamadede Secondary School
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...
