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From wedding invitations to burial plans: Four villages in mourning Original
What you need to know: Families are preparing to bury their loved ones who died in accident involving a lorry and matatu. From a young graduate who sustained her family through business to a teacher killed alongside her daughter, a recent Eldoret-Nakuru highway crash has left four Kakamega villages grappling with devastating loss. The accident involved a North Rift Shuttle and a lorry transporting cement and gravel.
Caroline’s last promise: 9.30am meeting with classmates that never happened Original
At 9.06am last Friday, October 30, Caroline Jebet Kosgei spoke to her classmates and promised to meet them at exactly 9.30am. They were expected to submit their attachment documents to the administration of Eldoret National Polytechnic, where the 21-year-old was a student and class representative. It was an ordinary academic appointment, one they had planned earlier in the week. But Caroline never made it.
From street signs to QR codes: Eldoret rolls out digital addresses Original
Eldoret-based boda boda operator Alexander Tanui used to spend much of his working day calling customers to ask where their gates were. The 38-year-old, who works from Oloo Street, now relies on digital location pins instead, one sign of how Kenya’s fourth-largest city is trying to end its dependence on landmarks and verbal directions. Getting around could soon be as simple as scanning a code on a street sign.
Nine years in campus: Price of Moi University’s endless strikes Original
Outside the main gate of Moi University in Kesses, Peter Mark should be preparing for his continuous assessment tests. However, barely two months after joining the institution, the first-year student is selling SIM cards to pay his rent and buy food. Under the afternoon sun, he sits behind a plastic stool supporting a small wooden box lined with green and red SIM cards. Taped to the stool is a handwritten cardboard sign: “SIM CARDS @ KSH 50.
Fanfare and Fury: Eldoret’s unforgettable Mashujaa Day
Thousands of Kenyans thronged Eldoret’s Kipchoge Keino Stadium on Tuesday for the 63rd Mashujaa Day celebrations, turning the North Rift city into a sea of national colours, music and patriotic fervour, even as thousands of others were locked out after the venue reached capacity before dawn.
Mashujaa Day windfall: Eldoret businesses cash in as visitors flood city
From hotel rooms to Airbnbs and restaurants to taxis, roadside stalls and shoe-shining spots, businesses across Eldoret City are enjoying a welcome boost as visitors stream into Kenya’s youngest city ahead of Tuesday’s Mashujaa Day celebrations.
Mashujaa Day: Anger, frustration as hundreds locked out of Kipchoge Keino Stadium before dawn
Hundreds of Kenyans who spent a freezing night outside Eldoret’s Kipchoge Keino Stadium hoping to witness the 63rd Mashujaa Day celebrations were locked out before dawn on Tuesday, triggering anger, frustration and chaotic scenes at the gates of the venue.
Ruto’s dairy promise: Sh65 milk and farmer-owned New KCC
President William Ruto has announced plans to decentralise the New Kenya Cooperative Creameries (New KCC), giving farmers greater control of factories and promising to raise milk prices to Sh65 per litre as part of reforms aimed at making the state-owned processor profitable.
Ruto’s dairy promise: Sh65 milk and farmer-owned New KCC
President William Ruto has announced plans to decentralise the New Kenya Cooperative Creameries (New KCC), giving farmers greater control of factories and promising to raise milk prices to Sh65 per litre as part of reforms aimed at making the state-owned processor profitable.
Ruto rallies his Rift Valley base as he accuses Uhuru of betrayal
President William Ruto took his re-election campaign to his North Rift stronghold on Monday, challenging supporters to deliver an additional one million votes in 2027 while intensifying attacks on former President Uhuru Kenyatta. Dr Ruto accused Mr Kenyatta of betraying an alleged succession understanding under which they would each serve for 10 years.
Ruto: We’ll upgrade Kakamega hospital to Level 6 next month
Plans to upgrade Kakamega County Teaching and Referral Hospital to Level Six are underway, with President William Ruto promising yesterday to gazette the facility next month and provide annual national government funding for its operations. The president also pledged Sh100 million to kick-start the construction of a Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)-linked training centre in Likuyani, Kakamega County.
Eldoret City in race against time for Mashujaa Day makeover
Eldoret is racing to complete roads, hospitality and stadium works before October 20, when it hosts Mashujaa Day in the city’s first national celebration since gaining city status. At the centre of the preparations is the long-stalled Kipchoge Keino Stadium, a 15,000-seater facility that had remained unfinished for more than a decade before being revived by the decision to make Eldoret the main venue.
Eldoret City in race against time for Mashujaa Day makeover
Eldoret is racing to complete roads, hospitality and stadium works before October 20, when it hosts Mashujaa Day in the city’s first national celebration since gaining city status. At the centre of the preparations is the long-stalled Kipchoge Keino Stadium, a 15,000-seater facility that had remained unfinished for more than a decade before being revived by the decision to make Eldoret the main venue.
Ipoa steps in: CCTV, condoms and cash under scrutiny as police boss faces court Original
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (Ipoa) has taken over investigations into reports of the defilement of a 16-year-old girl by a police boss. The cop has been arrested and presented in court. The police watchdog said its investigators are examining CCTV footage, recording additional statements and reviewing medical records as they pursue further evidence in the case.
Shame of University of Eldoret lecturer threatening students over ‘Wantam’ politics Original
Caption for the landscape image: The main gate to University of Eldoret in Uasin Gishu County on January 23, 2023. Jared Nyataya | Nation What you need to know: The remarks, made during the September 24 class at ED5, have drawn attention to the use of political and regional references in a university classroom.
Hill School Girls closed indefinitely after dormitory fire
More than 500 students at The Hill School Girls in Eldoret have been sent home after a dawn fire destroyed a major dormitory and belongings of unknown value in an incident that left the school counting heavy losses. The fire broke out at about 4.30am on Tuesday in one of the school’s main residential blocks, shortly after the students had left for early morning preps. No casualties or injuries were reported. The timing of the fire proved crucial.
Hill School Girls closed indefinitely after dormitory fire
More than 500 students at The Hill School Girls in Eldoret have been sent home after a dawn fire destroyed a major dormitory and belongings of unknown value in an incident that left the school counting heavy losses. The fire broke out at about 4.30am on Tuesday in one of the school’s main residential blocks, shortly after the students had left for early morning preps. No casualties or injuries were reported. The timing of the fire proved crucial.
The bus, hidden cargo and Sh29m tax bill Original
The interception of a Nairobi-bound Simba Coach bus by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) enforcement officers in Eldoret last Friday has provided a glimpse into how smugglers are exploiting the Uganda-Kenya transport corridor to move untaxed goods into the Nairobi market. The Sh46.7 million haul seized by KRA exposed how suspected smugglers conceal untaxed goods as they move them from Uganda towards the Nairobi market, through Busia and Eldoret.
How fuel siphoning turned fatal in Eldoret: Three dead, 11 under intensive care
What you need to know: 11 of the 23 victims of the Turbo tanker explosion are admitted to hospital under intensive care with severe burns. Majority of the victims were young male adults aged between 20 and over 40 years. The tanker overturned before an explosion triggered a massive fireball that engulfed dozens of people who were scooping fuel.
Ipoa steps in: CCTV, condoms and cash under scrutiny as police boss faces court
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (Ipoa) has taken over investigations into reports of the defilement of a 16-year-old girl by a police boss. The cop has been arrested and presented in court. The police watchdog said its investigators are examining CCTV footage, recording additional statements and reviewing medical records as they pursue further evidence in the case.
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