Month: March 2024

Major Facelift for Kisumu’s Informal Settlements: A Massive Sh1.3 Billion Slum Upgrade Project Rolling in Manyatta, Bandani…

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Kisumu County is set to witness a transformative facelift in six of its informal settlements, thanks to a substantial financial injection of Sh1.3 billion from the World Bank and the French Development Agency (AFD). This funding, allocated through the Kenya Informal Settlements Improvement Project’s second phase (KISIP 2), aims to significantly enhance the quality of life for residents in these areas by improving infrastructure and access to essential services. The project’s focal points include the overhaul of the road network, ensuring residents have access to clean piped water, and enhancing…

Tragic Night on Ahero-Awasi Road: Deadly Collision Claims Four Lives in Horrific Overtaking Maneuver Gone Wrong

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In a tragic event on Friday night near the Boya area on the Ahero-Awasi road in Kisumu County, a devastating collision between a bus and a tuk-tuk resulted in the loss of four lives. Nyanza Regional Traffic Enforcement Officer Allan Mwangi reported that the accident occurred when the Nairobi-bound bus attempted a risky maneuver to overtake a lorry, subsequently crashing head-on into an oncoming tuk-tuk. The impact of the collision was so severe that the tuk-tuk became trapped beneath the bus, dragging the vehicle and its occupants along the highway…

Growing Domestic Violence Epidemic: Wave of Tragedies Killing Teachers in Kisumu County

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The series of tragic incidents involving the deaths of teachers in Kisumu, resulting predominantly from domestic violence, has ignited considerable alarm and outcry among the community and educators’ associations alike. These fatal occurrences have not only cast a shadow over the educational landscape but have also highlighted a disturbing pattern of domestic violence within the region. In one distressing case, a teacher from Obwolo Secondary School met a tragic end allegedly at the hands of her husband within their home in Nyakach sub-county. Authorities have since initiated an investigation into…