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Nyamira County

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Bird flies from Germany to die in Gusii, Kenya

It was a flight of death for a strange bird believed to have crossed boundaries from Germany to Kenya. The over 6,000km journey terminated in Irianyi-Omogonchoro village of Nyamira County. Kefa Obaga, who was the custodian...

AGRIBUSINESS: Value-adding pays off pumpkin farmers

Pumpkin farming is rare in Nyamira, a county well known for bananas, maize, and other subsistence and cash crops. This is why it is exciting that a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) operating in Nyamira Township Ward...

Gender roles and the dramatic funeral processions in Gusii

Amongst the Gusii people of Western Kenya, men were never expected to wail, let alone be seen dropping tears in whatever circumstance, including times of tragedy. The Abagusii believed that men screamed internally and were...

Residents call for tarmacking of road to Manga heritage site

Every election cycle, politicians promise to tarmac a stretch that connects Manga escarpment to Motemomwamu and link it to the Kisii-Chemosit Road. Sadly, the road has remained in a sorry state for years. Residents have it...

Educationist Isaac Atebe joins North Mugirango parliamentary race

The race to unseat the North Mugirango Constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Joash Nyamoko in the August 9th general election has gained momentum. This is after a renowned career educationist Isaac Nyang'au Atebe who is...

HEALTH: Nyamira County launches mass vaccination against Covid-19

Over 2,000 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Nyamira County since the first case was detected in there in June 2020. According to the county’s health chief officer Dr. Jack Magara, 58 of the...

FLASHBACK: Was political icon George Morara ahead of his time?

He served as Member of Parliament for West Mugirango for nine months but his name is being immortalized over fifty years later. George Justin Morara, a promising young and vibrant politician met his death in...

Youths endorse Raila presidency, chide Ruto-Mudavadi pact

Over 2,000 youths drawn from Nyamira County have vowed to support the Azimio la Umoja's Raila Odinga who is running for president.  The youths who converged at Viongozi Pastoral Centre in Kebirigo town Monday, noted...

FEATURE: Manga Girls PAG High School ready to roar

The cool and calm Borabu Constituency in Nyamira County is often referred to by locals as "scheme". I identified a biker at Nyansiongo (Kijauri) bodaboda stage. On our way, the evidently proud rider slowed down...

Man secretly buried at night exhumed

Police in Nyamira on Monday exhumed the body of a man whose family says was hurriedly and secretly buried by his second wife two days after he died in unclear circumstances.  Ezekiel Omao died 6th...