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… Sharon was abducted on September 3, 2018, before her body, alongside that of her unborn child, was discovered a day later in a thicket near Kodera Forest in Homa Bay County. …
Sharon Otieno murder: Ex-Governor Obado, two co-accused to know their fate todayThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeFarm Africa’s Agronomy Technical Lead for the YISA programme, Dr Stephen Bundi (second left), and Homa Bay County Director of Agriculture, Kennedy Opiyo and farmers prepare soya bean seeds. …
Relief to 6000 farmers as soya bean production intensifiesCapital News
… He further testified that in March 2025, while he was in Homa Bay County, his parents informed him they were relocating to Kisii. …
Witness Tells Court How Father’s Faith Led Him to Quit Prison Job in Shakahola Manslaughter TrialCapital News
… He further testified that in March 2025, while he was in Homa Bay County, his parents informed him they were relocating to Kisii. …
Witness Tells Court How Father’s Faith Led Him to Quit Prison Job in Shakahola Manslaughter TrialCitizen Digital
… eap from revived farm By Laura Otieno July 19, 2026 09:35 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Hundreds of farmers who embraced rice farming at the rehabilitated Ondago Swamp in Homa Bay County …
From swamps to rice fields: Homa Bay farmers reap from revived farmCitizen Digital
… n was heading home at around 2am when he was suddenly attacked by a marauding hippo. [Photo:courtesy] Audio By Vocalize A 47-year-old man has died following a hippo attack near Kisiege beach in Kamagumba village, Kamwala sub-location, Rachuonyo North Sub County in Homa Bay County …
Homa Bay: Man killed by hippo in shocking attack on his way homeCitizen Digital
… hiambo on losing Ol Kalou poll By Citizen Reporter July 18, 2026 01:48 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter null Audio By Vocalize A section of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leaders from Homa Bay County …
'Broad-based leaders are arrogant, don't listen to voters,' Millie Odhiambo on losing Ol Kalou pollThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeLeft to carry the burden of their families alone, several widowers in Mbita, Homa Bay County, are undergoing a rough patch while trying to balance parental roles. …
The empty seat at home that fathers must fill aloneThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeA 52-year-old man who was abducted from his home in Homa Bay County has been found dead. …
Questions as man abducted from his home found deadThe Standard
… The human rights defender, Michael Kojo, a resident of Homa Bay County, has sued Owino for publishing his photograph to mobilise supporters for a political meeting. …
Babu Owino sued over Facebook photoInterior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo announced that village elders across Kenya will receive monthly stipends beginning this month, recognising their role in community security, conflict resolution, and government programme implementation. The first payments, covering July, would be released starting Tuesday.
1 August 2026 · Capital News →
Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo announced that village elders across Kenya will receive monthly stipends beginning this month, recognising their role in community security, conflict resolution, and government programme implementation. The first payments, covering July, would be released starting Tuesday.
1 August 2026 · Capital News →
Hours after President William Ruto unveiled Vision 2060, allied leaders fanned out across the country to rally support for the long-term development blueprint, which they describe as transformative and capable of accelerating Kenya towards first-world economy status. Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen and National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula called on political leaders to embrace constructive dialogue and focus on development.
31 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Interior PS Dr. Raymond Omollo has urged Kenyans to participate in developing a new long-term national blueprint to guide the country's development beyond Vision 2030. The National Conversation on Kenya's Future Beyond Vision 2030, scheduled to launch on August 12, will bring together citizens from all sectors to shape the country's next development agenda.
31 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo has called on Kenyans to participate in a National Conversation on Kenya's Future Beyond Vision 2030, formally launching August 12, 2026, which will bring together young people, students, professionals, political leaders, faith communities, the private sector and civil society to develop a people-driven national vision.
31 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
St Mary's School Yala, the Nyanza Region football boys' champions, will make their national debut at the 2026 KSSSA National Games in Thika next month after completing a regional campaign without a loss. Yala won the regional final 1-0 over Kisumu Boys after previous champions Agai High School were eliminated at the county stage for fielding ineligible players.
29 July 2026 · The Standard →
St Mary's School Yala, Nyanza Region football champions, will make their national debut at the 2026 Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) National Games next month in Thika after completing an unbeaten regional campaign with a 1-0 final victory over Kisumu Boys.
29 July 2026 · The Standard →
Silas Jakakimba, a lawyer and political strategist who spent 19 years working alongside former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, has joined the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and now serves as UDA Secretary for Homa Bay County. He is focused on winning the Suba North parliamentary seat in the 2027 General Election.
28 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
More than 100 families in Suba Central Sub-county, Homa Bay County, are opposing the National Youth Service's plan to evict them following new land boundary demarcations made this month. The residents, some living on the land since 1972, say they received no compensation plan or written notice and claim the NYS has encroached on their parcels through the new beacons.
27 July 2026 · The Standard →
Sugarcane farmers in South Nyanza say the importation of sugar, sold locally at lower prices, is driving the region into poverty by forcing consumers away from locally produced sugar and depriving domestic sugar industries of revenue needed to purchase or pay for cane. Farmers report being unable to receive payment for sugarcane supplies and leaving mature sugarcane unharvested on farms.
26 July 2026 · The Standard →
Police arrested a suspect in the murder of three men—Kennedy Mambo, John Kamau, and Cyrus Muchiri—who were found dead at Muthithi Estate in Kiambu Town on July 21, 2026. Preliminary investigations indicate the suspect allegedly killed the three men at a construction site after being dismissed from his job as caretaker over theft allegations.
26 July 2026 · The Standard →
Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo has called on parents to take greater responsibility for their children's upbringing and shield them from politicians and criminal groups seeking to recruit young people into criminal activities. He emphasised the family as the first line of defence and urged closer collaboration between parents, teachers, and school administrators to foster discipline and prevent youth involvement in crime.
25 July 2026 · The Standard →
The parents of slain university student Sharon Otieno said they have forgiven their daughter's killers after Justice Cecilia Githua convicted former Migori Governor Okoth Obado and his aides Caspal Obiero and Michael Oyamo. Sharon's mother, Melida Auma, told The Standard that the case has drained the family economically and emotionally over eight years, with court expenses preventing other development projects.
25 July 2026 · The Standard →
Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo has warned parents to monitor their children's behaviour and social circles to prevent them from being recruited into political goonism and other forms of political violence. He called on parents, teachers and community leaders to work together to steer learners towards education and productive activities instead of allowing them to be exploited during political tensions.
24 July 2026 · Capital News →
Interior PS Dr. Raymond Omollo has urged parents to monitor their children's behaviour, academic performance, and social circles to protect them from politicians and criminal groups seeking to recruit young people into political violence and unlawful activities.
24 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, Michael Juma Oyamo, and Casper Ojwang Obiero have been convicted of the 2018 murder of Rongo University student Sharon Otieno and transferred to Industrial Area Remand Prison ahead of sentencing. Justice Cecilia Githua ordered probation officers to prepare pre-sentence reports within 21 days, finding that Obado financed the killing while Oyamo and Obiero executed the plan.
24 July 2026 · Capital News →
Okoth Obado, a former Migori County governor and prominent Nyanza politician, has been convicted in the Sharon Otieno murder case and remanded for 21 days ahead of sentencing, marking the end of his political career.
23 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The High Court convicted former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, his former personal assistant Michael Oyamo, and former Migori County Clerk Caspal Obiero of the 2018 murder of university student Sharon Otieno, finding they acted with common intention. Justice Cecilia Githua revoked their bond terms and ordered them to remain in custody pending sentencing, with pre-sentence reports due within 21 days.
23 July 2026 · Capital News →
The High Court has found former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, his former personal assistant Michael Oyamo, and former Migori County Clerk Caspal Obiero guilty of the 2018 murder of university student Sharon Otieno. Justice Cecilia Githua ruled that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, finding that Obado had a clear motive centred on Sharon's pregnancy.
23 July 2026 · Capital News →
Siaya Governor James Orengo accused President William Ruto of reducing ODM to a Luo Nyanza party, promoting political violence to disrupt rallies, and failing to implement the 10-point agenda agreed with late ODM leader Raila Odinga. Orengo also argued that Ruto is behind divisions within ODM.
23 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The High Court will deliver its judgment on Thursday in the murder case of university student Sharon Otieno, who was killed in 2018. Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, his former personal assistant Michael Oyamo and Caspal Obiero are facing murder charges; the prosecution presented 42 witnesses and electronic evidence including SMS messages, WhatsApp communications and mobile phone records.
23 July 2026 · Capital News →
Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, his former personal assistant Michael Oyamo, and former Migori County clerk Caspal Obiero will receive judgment on Thursday in the High Court at Milimani Law Courts in the murder case of university student Sharon Otieno and her unborn child, nearly eight years after being charged in 2018.
23 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
More than 6000 young farmers aged 18–35 in Homa Bay County are participating in Farm Africa's Youth in Sustainable Aquaculture programme, which provides grants, interest-free loans, and training to help them grow soya beans and escape poverty. The initiative recruited 80 per cent female and 20 per cent male farmers across all 12 sub-counties.
23 July 2026 · The Standard →
A prosecution witness testified that his father resigned from the Kenya Prisons Service in 2021 after adopting Pastor Paul Mackenzie's teachings, which discouraged medical treatment and formal education. The witness appeared in the ongoing manslaughter trial against Mackenzie and five co-accused, who face 29 counts of manslaughter over alleged deaths at Shakahola between January and July 2025.
21 July 2026 · Capital News →
A prosecution witness in the Shakahola manslaughter trial testified that his father resigned from the Kenya Prisons Service in 2021 after embracing Pastor Paul Mackenzie's teachings, which discouraged medical treatment and formal education. The witness, Japheth Lennox, described how his family relocated to Shakahola after encountering Mackenzie's broadcasts on Times TV while living in Migori County.
21 July 2026 · Capital News →
Hundreds of farmers at the Ondago Swamp in Homa Bay County are harvesting rice, with the initial harvest covering about 200 acres and expected to contribute an estimated 800 tonnes of rice to the country's food basket. The government has begun purchasing rice paddy from the farmers' rehabilitated swamp farms.
19 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A 47-year-old man was attacked and killed by a stray hippo near Kisiege beach in Rachuonyo North Sub County around 2 am on Saturday as he was heading home from a local pub. A local administrator expressed concern about increasing hippo activity in villages at night and called on Kenya Wildlife Service to intervene.
19 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
National Assembly Minority Whip Millie Odhiambo attributed the UDA's defeat in the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election to arrogance displayed by leaders of the broad-based government, saying they have not listened to voters or understood their suffering.
18 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Widowers in Mbita, Homa Bay County, are facing psychological and emotional difficulties while balancing parental roles after their wives' deaths, with some finding support through the Widowers' Health, Empowerment and Support organisation. Men interviewed describe the challenges of being both mother and father to their children and the financial strain of single parenthood.
17 July 2026 · The Standard →
A 52-year-old man, Paul Otieno Odongo, was abducted from his home in Rachuonyo West Sub-county, Homa Bay County by two men posing as police officers on Sunday night. His decomposing body was found in a thicket on Friday, showing signs of acid burns.
17 July 2026 · The Standard →
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has been sued by human rights defender Michael Kojo for publishing his photograph on Facebook without consent to mobilize supporters for a political meeting.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →