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Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital

Also known as: KTRH

Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital — medical facility in Kisii County planning to establish a regional cancer research and treatment center.

2026-06-272026-08-26

In coverage

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  1. August 2026
  2. The Standard

    The court found that Obiero assisted Oyamo in procuring fake hospital records from Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital to construct a false abduction story.

    Beyond reasonable doubt or reasonable inference? Unpacking Obado's murder verdict
  3. July 2026
  4. Citizen Digital

    The body has been transferred to the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital Mortuary for a post-mortem examination as detectives continue investigating the circumstances surrounding the death.

    Police probe death of female officer at Kisii Central station
  5. Capital News

    The bodies of the two girls were previously moved to the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary, where post-mortem examinations are expected to assist investigators in determining the cause of death and the events leading to the tragedy.

    Grade 9 Student, Caretaker Arrested as Investigations Intensify Into Killing of Two Girls in Kisii
  6. Citizen Digital

    The bodies of the two minors have been moved to the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital Mortuary for a post-mortem exercise, even as police probe the motive behind the killing and hunt for accomplices, if any.

    Grade 9 student arrested over murder of two young girls in Kisii
  7. Citizen Digital

    The bodies were moved to the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital Mortuary for post-mortem examination.

    2 children disappeared while playing, they were found dead in a banana plantation
  8. The Standard

    The family of Vincent Osiemo, a 36-year-old father of three who died at Keumbu after falling off a moving vehicle, is struggling to come into terms with the loss.Osiemo was pronounced dead at the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital where he was rushed for emergency treatment aft

    Hawkers count losses as customers boycott wares over Keumbu chaos
  9. Citizen Digital

    Osiemo, a father of three, was rushed to Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

    One person dead after goon attack on Linda Mwananchi convoy in Kisii
  10. Citizen Digital

    Osiemo, a father of three, was rushed to Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

    One person dead after goon attack on Linda Mwananchi convoy in Kisii
  11. The Standard

    t reported cases with esophageal, colorectal and prostate cancers following in the respective order, something that has caused concern among researchers and caregivers.Dr Bahaty Riogi, a consultant oncoplastic breast and general surgeon at the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital

    Breast cancer cases surge in Kisii as Regional Cancer Center plans bring hope
  12. June 2026
  13. Citizen Digital

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    Kisii: 10 injured as supporters of MP Barongo, Governor Arati clash at funeral
Opinion

Opinion: legal scholars question evidence standard in Obado murder conviction

The News

The Standard's opinion section examines the High Court conviction of former Migori Governor Okoth Obado and two others for the 2018 murder of Sharon Otieno, arguing that the prosecution's circumstantial evidence case raises questions about whether guilt was established beyond reasonable doubt or through logical inference, with no eyewitness or direct forensic evidence placing the accused at the scene.

25 August 2026 · The Standard

Yesterday

  1. Opinion: legal scholars question evidence standard in Obado murder conviction

    The Standard's opinion section examines the High Court conviction of former Migori Governor Okoth Obado and two others for the 2018 murder of Sharon Otieno, arguing that the prosecution's circumstantial evidence case raises questions about whether guilt was established beyond reasonable doubt or through logical inference, with no eyewitness or direct forensic evidence placing the accused at the scene.

    25 August 2026 · The Standard

Wednesday 29 July

  1. Police investigate death of female officer at Kisii station

    Police have launched investigations after a female officer was found dead inside Kisii Central Police Station in what authorities believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The officer had reported for duty on Monday and requested permission to use the washroom before locking herself in an unused communications office, where she was later discovered by colleagues.

    29 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

Friday 10 July

  1. Grade 9 student and caretaker arrested in Kisii girls' murder case

    Police in Kisii have arrested a 14-year-old Grade Nine pupil and a 56-year-old caretaker in connection with the murder of two young girls in Kisii South Sub-County. The suspects are being held at Suneka Police Station pending court presentation, with investigators recovering evidence including shoes and a garment from the crime scene.

    10 July 2026 · Capital News

  2. Grade 9 student arrested for murder of two girls in Kisii

    Police arrested a Grade 9 student as the prime suspect in the murders of two young girls, aged 4 and 5, who disappeared while playing in Nkura Village, Kisii South. Their bodies were discovered in a banana plantation; preliminary investigations suggest the minors were abducted, defiled, and poisoned.

    10 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

Thursday 9 July

  1. Two young girls found dead in Kisii banana plantation

    Two girls aged four and five disappeared while playing in Kisii South Sub-county and were found dead in a banana plantation near Marble Hospital. Preliminary reports suggest they may have been defiled, poisoned, and killed, with a bottle believed to contain poison recovered near the bodies; police have launched investigations and the bodies were moved to the mortuary for post-mortem examination.

    9 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

Monday 6 July

  1. Keumbu market hawkers lose sales after violence-driven customer boycott

    Small-scale traders and hawkers in Keumbu Market are counting losses following a customer boycott triggered by political violence on Friday that left one person dead and scores injured after goons attacked a Linda Mwananchi convoy. The deceased, Vincent Osiemo, a 36-year-old father of three, fell from a moving vehicle during the chaos and was pronounced dead at Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital.

    6 July 2026 · The Standard

Sunday 5 July

  1. One person killed in goon attack on Linda Mwananchi convoy

    A 36-year-old man died after a Linda Mwananchi convoy was attacked by youths armed with clubs and stones in Keumbu, Kisii County on Friday. He fell from a vehicle during the ambush and suffered fatal injuries.

    5 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

  2. One dead in goon attack on Linda Mwananchi convoy in Kisii

    A 36-year-old man died from injuries sustained when a Linda Mwananchi convoy was ambushed by youths armed with clubs and stones in the Keumbu area of Kisii County on Friday. He fell from a vehicle during the attack and was struck repeatedly by stones.

    5 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

Friday 3 July

  1. Breast cancer most prevalent in Kisii, regional center planned

    Breast cancer has been identified as the most prevalent cancer in Kisii region, with cervical cancer second and esophageal, colorectal and prostate cancers following. Kisii University and Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital plan to establish a Cancer Research, Prevention and Management centre to serve Nyanza Region, with a regional cancer centre in Kisii Town expected to offer comprehensive care currently available only in Eldoret, Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru and Garissa.

    3 July 2026 · The Standard

Saturday 27 June

  1. Ten injured in Kisii funeral clash between rival political supporters

    Police in Kisii are investigating violent clashes that broke out at a funeral in Endereti village after supporters of MP Obadiah Barongo and Governor Simba Arati fought, injuring at least 10 people. The incident follows another clash in Borabu Constituency and has prompted local concern over rising political violence in the region.

    27 June 2026 · Citizen Digital

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