Latest Updates: Siaya

Latest Updates: Siaya

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Monday, December 6, 2021

Maranda High School closed indefinitely as fire razes dormitory

Eric December 06, 2021 0

Maranda high school has been closed indefinitely following fire incident that razed a 630-capacity dormitory.

The dorm christened 'Boaz Owino Complex' which houses Form One students, went up in flames on Sunday mid-morning destroying property of unknown value.

Fire fighters from Siaya County government who were among the first respondents at the scene managed to put out the fire with the school board saying that the incident destroyed belongings of 200 students.

This prompted the school administration and to convene an urgent meeting with the stakeholders that resolved to close the institution indefinitely.

The school’s Board of Management Chairperson Eng. Carey Orege while speaking to a local news outlet confirmed that the three students have been arrested and at helping the authorities with the investigations.

On Wednesday, 400 Form Four students were sent home for allegedly threatening to burn the school.

According to reports, the form four students had allegedly refused to sit for mock exams.

Source privy to the happenings at the school told local news outlets that the senior students had written on toilet walls the threats.

The students were sent home following a decision by the school's Board of Management

Sunday, December 5, 2021

Maranda High School dormitory on fire

Eric December 05, 2021 0

A dormitory fire at Maranda High School gutted down a 630 bed capacity dormitory on Sunday morning.

The incident comes barely four days after Form Four students were sent home for allegedly threatening to burn the school.

The dorm christened 'Boaz Owino Complex' houses Form One students.

Bondo Deputy County Commissioner Richard Karani confirmed the news saying firefighters from the Siaya County Government arrived at the school moments after receiving reports of the fire and quickly put out the fire.

400 form Four students were on Wednesday sent home for allegedly threatening to burn the school.

According to reports, the form four students had allegedly refused to sit for mock exams.

Source privy to the happenings at the school told local news outlets that the senior students had written on toilet walls the threats.

The students were sent home following a decision by the school's Board of Management.

Monday, November 8, 2021

Maranda High School closed following dormitory inferno, 6 students arrested

Eric November 08, 2021 0

A dormitory inferno in Maranda High school in Bondo, Siaya County on Sunday led to the closure of the school and the arrest of six students linked to the incident.

Siaya County Director of Education Nelson Sifuna confirmed the arrest, saying that when the fire broke out the six students were seen roaming around the dormitory.

He said, “After scrutinizing CCTV footage, there were six students seen moving around the dormitory, the six of them have been picked as suspects and handed over to security agencies for further interrogations.”

Sifuna also said that the school has since closed indefinitely to allow the school management to put up a temporary structure to accommodate the affected students.

“The management has sent students home so that they can work in a conducive environment to put up a temporary hostel and to ensure calmness in school," Sifuna added.

In a bid to resume within the shortest time possible, Maranda High school will call an emergency meeting to work on the necessary modalities.

Sifuna clarified that one of the four wings of the dormitory was the only one razed down, affecting the accommodation of 178 students out of the 400 who reside in the dormitory. No student was hurt in the incident.

He asserted, “This incident is a wake-up call to all heads of institutions in the county, they should be cautious of school security as they will be held accountable.”

Thursday, September 2, 2021

Police officer in Siaya burns himself to death inside station residence

Eric September 02, 2021 0

An administration police officer in Siaya County died after allegedly setting himself ablaze inside his house on Thursday, September 2.

Adjacent houses that accommodate other officers attached to Siaya AP Camp were also razed down by the inferno.

According to reports, the officer's body was burnt beyond recognition. However, detectives suspect it was a suicide case.

About a week ago, the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) launched a scheme to address the escalating suicide and murder cases among police officers.

The focus of the scheme is depression, which is the main cause of the high cases of murder and suicide.

NPSC aims at helping officers undergo mental assessment before being put on a recovery programme.

According to NPSC chairperson, Eliud Kinuthia, a medical board to carry out the exercise is already in place.

Over 100,000 police officers will undergo mental tests with the aim of determining if they are fit to discharge their duties effectively.

More than 200 officers with mental-related illnesses are already being monitored in the pilot exercise.

The commission announced that it was assessing 104 officers to determine their mental fitness and 113 others are under medication for mental illness.

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Form 4 girl strangled to death by her boyfriend

Eric August 26, 2021 0

A 20-year-old Form Four student has allegedly been strangled to death by her boyfriend over a suspected love triangle at Wi-Omino Village in South Uyoma location, Rarieda Sub-county.

It is believed that 22-year-old Mohamed Oloo killed Jackline Akinyi after he suspected that the girl was unfaithful to him.

The Assistant chief of Naya sub-location Mr. Victor Owino Otunge said the two lovers sired a child during the lengthy period that schools were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

He added that the deceased, who was a student at Naya Mixed Secondary school, was forced to go back to school while the boy who decided to drop out of school at Form Three ran to hide at his aunt’s place in Kanyada within Homa Bay County. Prior to that, the two were living together.

When Mohamed sneaked back home over the weekend and when he visited the girl’s home on Tuesday, he found her with another man and an altercation ensued.

Otunge also said that after strangling the girl, the suspect presented himself to the police at Luanda Kotieno Police post where he was locked up before being transferred to Aram police station.

Thursday, August 5, 2021

Fishermen discover mortar bombs in Lake Victoria while fishing

Eric August 05, 2021 0

Several fishermen on a fishing expedition in Lake Victoria discovered six mortar bombs on Wednesday when they cast their fish nets in the lake.

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) reported that the fishermen thought they had secured a huge catch only to find that a box containing the explosives was entangled with some fish they caught.

The DCI said, “The fishermen had cast their nets in the still waters of the world’s second largest fresh water lake, in the hope of a handsome catch.”

“Their net suddenly became heavy and voila! The fishermen beamed with excitement at the thought that they had caught a large Nile Perch locally known as Mbuta, that would fetch a handsome pay at the local fishmongers’ market.” The DCI added.

According to the authorities, the fishermen were shocked to discover the explosives when they made a concerted effort to lift the fish nets.

The DCI stated, “Shock of their lives came when they discovered that they had caught a heavy metallic box, instead of the anticipated Mbuta delicacy.”

Afraid the explosives would detonate, two fishermen reportedly jumped into the lake.

“Two fishermen who were shocked by the finding immediately opted to jump into the hippo infested waters, fearing that the bombs would go off,” the DCI report explains further.

The other three others took the unexpected discovery to the shore and reported the incident to the beach management chairman, Isaiah Ouko who escalated the matter to DCI detectives based at Mbita.

Monday, July 19, 2021

Two more people die from Malanga tanker tragedy

Eric July 19, 2021 0

Two more people from the Malanga tanker tragedy died at the Siaya County Referral Hospital, pushing the death toll to 15.

According to the hospital’s medical superintendent Dr. Liech Odoyo, all victims have been accounted for.

The identity of the victims will be ascertained from the DNA examinations to be conducted on Tuesday, he added.

The Malanga tanker tragedy occurred after several people went to siphon fuel from an overturned petrol tanker that later exploded in Malanga area on the Kisumu-Busia highway, thereby killing and injuring the people.

Area residents said that before losing control, veering off the road and rolling, the tanker that was heading to Busia from Kisumu hit an oncoming lorry.

Friday, May 21, 2021

Sleuths arrest a man for allegedly killing his 10-month-old child for urinating in bed

Eric May 21, 2021 0

A 25-year-old man, Jack Omolo, has been arrested by detectives in Bondo for murdering his 10-month-old step-child for urinating in bed.

Sources say that in April, the suspect kicked the baby to death after the baby wet his matrimonial bed.

Allegedly, he stuffed the child’s body into his wife’s carry-case before sending her away.

The child's body was then found in the carry-case when the child’s mother arrived at her parent’s house.

The suspect went into hiding and a manhunt for him was launched.

On Thursday night, detectives arrested Omolloin Nyang’oma sub-location within Central Sakwa location in Bondo sub-county.

The acting chief of the Central Sakwa location, William Oreme said that for the past month the suspect had been eluding the police trap.

According to the local chief, Omollo will be arraigned in court and the investigation into the matter has already been completed.

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Breaking News: Siaya county assembly passes BBI Bill

Eric February 03, 2021 0

Siaya county assembly has become the first to pass the BBI constitutional amendment bill 2020.

The MCAs unanimously voted for the proposed amendments in a sitting held on Wednesday, morning

The report was tabled on the floor of the House by Legal Affairs Committee Chairman Francis Otiato and was seconded by Usoga Ward MCA Sylvester Madialo.

Speaking during the special sitting, the MCAs noted the bill will bring increased allocation to the counties, gender parity, bring inclusivity and provide opportunities to youths, women and people living with disabilities.

Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga who attended the plenary session lauded the MCAs for fast-tracking the passage of the bill urging others to follow suit.

Saturday, January 23, 2021

MP Atandi faces pressure to apologise over chief’s assault

Eric January 23, 2021 0

Alego-Usonga MP Samuel Atandi is facing pressure from the Kogelo community in Siaya and elders from South East Alego location who want him to apologise over his alleged involvement in the assault of a local chief.

The elders have also urged the Orange party to discipline him for misconduct.

The pressure follows the allegations pegged on the MP that he was accompanied by armed youths on Wednesday when he stormed Chief Ogutu Ojala's home and beat him almost to death.

The chief was rushed to hospital in critical condition that evening.

However, according to recorded a statement that Atandi recorded at Siaya police station over the matter, he denied any involvement in the incident,

He accused his political opponents of dragging his name into the matter.

Residents including elders and South East Alego ODM officials met on Saturday at Pap Nyadiel chief’s camp and resolved that those behind the attack must be brought to book.

According to Kogelo community chairman Vitalis Ondewe and the South East Alego location chairman Apina Makawuor, the MP will not be allowed to set foot in Kogelo if he fails to apologise.

Ondewe stated, “Chief Ogutu Ojala is a son of Kogelo and if Atandi does not apologise to JoKogelo, he should not step into our area and should even forget our votes.”

The former councillor in the former Siaya County Council said he was speaking on behalf of the elders from Alego-Usonga, adding that residents are now living in fear of being attacked.

South East Alego ODM chairman Apina Makawuor said the Alego-Usonga branch of the party will soon meet to discuss the legislator’s behaviour.

"I have been in contact with the branch chairman John Orwenjo Umidha who has agreed to call an urgent meeting to discuss the conduct of the MP. This is not the first time we have heard of such complaints,” he stated.

The elders urged the government to restore public confidence in the security machinery by bringing to book those who assaulted the chief.

They also urged ODM national leadership to step in and rein in the legislator who was elected on the party’s ticket.

Okoth Oluoko said, “A Member of Parliament should be a role model, not a person mesmerized by the trappings of power who uses a slight opportunity to beat and maim those who elected him.”

Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga and county commissioner Michael Ole Tialal also termed the Wednesday incident criminal and uncalled for.

Siaya-Kisumu road accident leaves 4 people dead

Eric January 23, 2021 0

A road accident along the Siaya-Kisumu road has left four people dead on the spot. The accident took place at Sigana area just a few meters before reaching Ng’iya in Siaya County.

Confirming the incident, Siaya OCPD Ben Chris said that the accident was between a motorbike and a bus which was headed to Kisumu from Siaya.

The motorbike had four passengers who died on the spot. However, all the passengers in the bus escaped unharmed.

The vehicle has since been towed to Siaya Police Station while the bodies of the deceased taken to the mortuary.

Thursday, January 21, 2021

MP arrested for allegedly beating up chief almost to death

Eric January 21, 2021 0

Alego Usonga MP Samuel Atandi has been arrested for allegedly beating up a local chief almost to death.

South East Alego Chief Joseph Ogutu Onjala stated that on Wednesday night, January 20, Atandi and his bodyguards stormed the chief house and assaulted him brutally, leaving him unconscious.

The chief was taken to a private hospital in Siaya Town where he is nursing the injuries he sustained.

According to Onjala, the MP had accused him of hiring locals to disrupt a ceremony in which the legislator had presided over.

Atandi had commissioned renovations of classrooms at Unna Primary school, Siaya County earlier on Wednesday.

After allegedly assaulting the chief, angry locals who heard about the incident pursued him, prompting him to seek refuge at Nyangoma police station.

The MP recorded a statement at the station claiming that his function had been disrupted by rowdy youth who wanted to harm him.

In January 2019, reports indicated that Atandi

was also on the spot for an alleged assault case, whereby he attacked a government officer by slapping her on the face.

However, the MP denied the accusations arguing that his political rivals propagated the allegations.

MP wanted for allegedly beating up chief almost to death

Eric January 21, 2021 0

Police in Siaya County have launched a manhunt on Alego Usonga MP Samuel Atandi for allegedly beating up a local chief almost to death.

South East Alego Chief Joseph Ogutu Onjala stated that on Wednesday night, January 20, Atandi and his bodyguards stormed the chief house and assaulted him brutally, leaving him unconscious.

The chief was taken to a private hospital in Siaya Town where he is nursing the injuries he sustained.

According to Onjala, the MP had accused chief of hiring locals to disrupt a ceremony in which the legislator had presided over.

Atandi had commissioned renovations of classrooms at Unna Primary school, Siaya County earlier on Wednesday.

After allegedly assaulting the chief, angry locals who heard about the incident pursued him, prompting him to seek refuge at Nyangoma police station.

The MP recorded a statement at the station claiming that his function had been disrupted by rowdy youth who wanted to harm him. It is, however, unclear how he managed to leave the police station.

Siaya County Commissioner Michael ole Tialal confirmed the reports noting that Chief Onjala's assistant had also gone missing in mysterious circumstances.

“We do not where he is, but once we apprehend him, we shall subject him to investigations and subsequent legal action,” Tialal stated referring to Atandi.

In January 2019, reports indicated that Atandi was also on the spot for an alleged assault case, whereby he attacked a government officer by slapping her on the face.

However, the MP denied the accusations arguing that his political rivals propagated the allegations.

Sunday, January 17, 2021

Raila allies to Uhuru: Put your house in order

Eric January 17, 2021 0

President Uhuru Kenyatta has been challenged to crack the whip on dissenters within his Jubilee administration.

Siaya Senator James Orengo told President Kenyatta to stop tolerating dissidents in his administration.

"Even us in the opposition find it difficult to deal with a divided house in Jubilee. And this is the reason we beseech the President to take charge and put his house in order," Orengo said yesterday in Gem constituency during the funeral of the late Prof Absalom Otieno.

The senator said ODM members were loyal to the government of the day, “but if some people don't want the cooperation between opposition and the ruling coalition to thrive, then they better retrace the history of a bickering opposition and its ripple effects on the economy and democracy.”

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Tragedy as two children killed by hippo

Eric December 30, 2020 0

Shock and grief has engulfed Got Agulu sub-location, Bondo sub-county after two children were attacked by hippo.

The two were attacked by one hippo in two different beaches.

According to eyewitnesses, the two were bathing when the animal attacked them.

The first attack happened at Siungu beach, where a 12-year-old boy was swimming in the company of other children.

According to Jairo Ochieng, a resident who witnesses the attack, the incident happened at around 2pm.

"I had gone to harvest sand at the beach when I heard screams. Minutes later, I saw a hippo attacking the boy, " narrated Ochieng.

He added that their efforts to scare the animal to leave the boy bore no fruit as it continued to attack him.

"We rushed the boy to Got Agulu hospital for treatment. Unfortunately, he succumbed to the injuries, " he said.

While they were still at the hospital, another boy was also attacked, less than one kilometre from the first scene.

Police and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officials had a tough time controlling the furious members of the public, who accused them of failing to control the hippos despite numerous calls to restrain the animals.

Saturday, December 26, 2020

19-year-old accused of stabbing cop boyfriend in Siaya

Eric December 26, 2020 0

A 19-year-old lady allegedly stabbed her boyfriend, a police officer, on Friday at his house in Siaya.

Sheril Awino, a student at Rambul Mixed Secondary School, fought with her boyfriend officer Dennis Mugo.

According to the report made at the Ugunja police station, Awino used broken glass to attack Mugo.

“The suspect picked a piece of glass from a broken glass table and attacked the victim by cutting him on his head and left upper arm,” the report stated.

Mugo's colleague Solomon Kipchumba was also injured when he went to help him after answering his distress call.

Kipchumba was bleeding from the mouth and it is said that Awino cut his left lower lip using the same piece of glass with which she attacked Mugo.

Mugo was bleeding profusely from the deep cuts and was screaming for help.

The victims were rushed to Inuka Hospital in Ugunja for treatment after other police officers arrived at the scene.

Mugo was transferred to Sagam Hospital in Luanda for specialised treatment while Kipchumba was discharged and is in stable condition.

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

DP Ruto condoles with families of victims of the Usenge boat tragedy

Eric November 18, 2020 0

Deputy President William Ruto has condoled with the families of 10 people who died in Usenge boat tragedy when a boat capsized in Lake Victoria.

"It is quite unfortunate that we lost great Kenyans in a boat accident in Lake Victoria today. My deepest sympathies to the families of those who perished in the tragedy in Siaya County."said Ruto

According to Beach Management Unit Chairman Elly Odhiambo Masinde, 20 people were in the boat which capsized after it was hit by strong winds while transporting maize and bananas to Usenge.

Masinde said that 10 people drowned while the other 10 were rescued by fishermen in the area. Those rescued included nine adults and one child.

Assistant Chief of Got Agulu sub-location Fredrick Ochieng Abuonji said the process of body retrieval by local volunteers, Beach Management Unit, Coast Guard and the Kenya Marine was ongoing. He also appealed for government support.

So far, reports indicate that one body of a woman has been retrieved.

Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga condoled with friends and families of the deceased and committed to offering support to the families have lost their loved ones.

According to reports, Kenya Marine is in communication with Uganda on transportation of the deceased back to Uganda.

10 dead, 10 rescued after boat capsizes in Lake Victoria

Eric November 18, 2020 0

Ten people drowned to death after the boat they were in capsized in Lake Victoria near Honge Beach in Bondo.

According to the area Beach Management Unit Chairman Elly Odhiambo Masinde, the boat had 20 people on board and was transporting maize and bananas to Usenge beach.

“It capsized after it was hit by strong winds on Tuesday night,” he told Radio Ramogi.

The other 10 people–nine adults and one child–were rescued by fishermen who on a routine fishing expedition at the time of the incident.

The BMU chairman said the boat regularly transports food items from Uganda to Usenge Beach.

Assistant Chief of Got Agulu sub-location Fredrick Ochieng Abuonji added that the search for the ten bodies is ongoing.

They appealed for government support to enable them to retrieve those bodies from the lake.

Saturday, October 24, 2020

Missing Maranda High School teacher found dead

Eric October 24, 2020 0

Kelvin Otieno Ongoma 33-year teacher at Maranda High school was found dead on Friday, two weeks after he went missing.

Ongoma a native of mboshie vilage in Ugunja sub-couty ,Siaya county went missing from Maranda High Hchool premises on October 9th under unclear circumstances .

The deceased had a serious domestic dispute with his wife over undisclosed reasons and it was reported and filed at Ugunja police Station on october 10.

The body was recovered from River Nzoia near Sio Port police station ,the body had decomposed" but his family positively identified it as that of kevin Otieno Ongoma" read a report filed at the Ugunja police station on Friday.

Thursday, October 22, 2020

Warder arrested for irregular sim card registration

Eric October 22, 2020 0

A prison Warder, Constable Charles Opollo Ndaga who was based at the prison headquarters at Magereza House has been arrested for irregular sim swap/sim card registration.

The Prison Constable was arrested within Sinapanga Estate - Bondo township.

"Over 10,000 Safaricom sim cards registered under different names, Two Equitel sim cards and three ID cards, a laptop, several mobile phones, a cheque book among other items were recovered in his house," a brief from DCI read in part.

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