Nikko Tanui

Kericho county assembly leadership wrangles persist

By Nikko Tanui   2024-11-21 14:17:46

Kericho County Assembly wrangles have intensified after a section of ward representatives ganged up against Speaker Patrick Mutai over his leadership style.

Governor Mutai fires six CECs, reassigns two others

By Nikko Tanui   2024-12-23 21:51:45

Kericho Governor Erick Mutai reassigns two CECs, sacks six others; forwads names of replacement nominees to County Assembly for vetting and approval.

Mothers excel in KCSE thanks to "second chance programme"

By Nikko Tanui   2025-01-10 14:36:08

Mothers defied odds to emerge among the top achievers in the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations.

Four dead, several injured in Kericho bus crash

By Nikko Tanui   2025-01-11 10:43:47

Three people killed, and 10 others injured in a road accident at the Kapcheplanga area on the Londiani-Muhoroni road, OCPD Agnes Kunga confirms.

163 persons taken ill after consuming 'poisonous milk' in Kericho

By Nikko Tanui   2025-01-19 16:01:14

At least 163 people, including children have been hospitalised after allegedly drinking poisonous milk (Mursik) in the Lel Sotet, Masaita, and Kabianga areas of Kipkelion East, Kericho County.

Senator Cheruiyot, MP call for disbandment of NCIC

By Nikko Tanui   2025-01-20 15:01:14

Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot and Ainamoi MP Benjamin Langat have demanded the resignation of NCIC Chairman Samuel Kobia, citing alleged complacency in addressing hate speech.

Molo 'President' was slashed and hacked to death

By Nikko Tanui   2025-01-25 08:15:00

A post-mortem on the body of Richard Otieno, a Molo-based activist popularly known as ‘Molo President’, has revealed that he succumbed to severe head injuries caused by a sharp object.

60 students hospitalized in suspected case of food poisoning

By Nikko Tanui   2025-01-27 16:42:04

The students fell ill after eating a maize and beans meal, commonly known as Githeri.

Multinational tea firms hit by land invasions and leaf thefts

By Nikko Tanui   2025-01-31 10:02:18

Some local leaders attribute the spate to unresolved grievances over land ownership. Others link the increasing tea theft incidents to mechanised tea harvesting.

Kalenjin music star Vicky Brilliance opens up on domestic violence, betrayal: "I have been in hell!"

By Nikko Tanui   2025-02-15 18:20:00

Kalenjin musician Vicky Brilliance accused her husband, Silas Kiplangat, popularly known as Baba Boys, of domestic violence and jealousy.

Vicky Brilliance: Kalenjin singer alarms fans with disturbing WhatsApp posts amid marital woes

By Nikko Tanui   2025-02-18 11:18:00

Vicky Brilliance has left her fans deeply worried after posting a series of alarming messages on her WhatsApp status.

Fatal love, scandal and heartbreak: Kalenjin female musicians' sad stories

By Nikko Tanui   2025-02-22 10:14:00

Kalenjin musicians the late Diana Chelele, Vicky Brilliance and Faith Therui. As the music industry celebrates their hits, the darker side of love, betrayal paints a tragic picture

County suspends two nurses at Kericho County Referral Hospital

By Nikko Tanui   2025-02-25 15:24:35

Two nurses who allegedly facilitated the deployment of three nurse imposters at the Kericho County Referral Hospital have been suspended.

Kericho county employs 556 health workers on permanent terms

By Nikko Tanui   2025-03-11 13:11:17

More than 500 health workers in Kericho County, who have been on contract for ten years, have been employed on permanent and pensionable terms.

Teen hospitalised after eating raw snake

By Nikko Tanui   2025-03-17 10:58:31

A 15-year-old boy is fighting for his life at Litein Mission Hospital in Kericho County after eating a raw snake.

Kericho mother in distress after son hunts and eats snake alive

By Nikko Tanui   2025-03-17 11:07:12

A 15-year-old boy is fighting for his life at Litein Mission Hospital in Kericho County after allegedly eating a raw snake.

Storm over leasing of county dredging machine to tea firm

By Nikko Tanui   2025-03-19 15:47:09

A row has erupted over leasing of the Uasin Gishu county dredging machine to a private tea firm in Kericho County.at a cost of Sh2.8 million

Two men imprisoned for sodomising minor, infecting him with HIV

By Nikko Tanui   2025-03-28 14:54:35

Two men have been sentenced to 30 years in prison each for repeatedly sodomising a minor and infecting him with HIV.

Vicky Brilliance reunites with husband after bitter breakup amid claims of domestic violence

By Nikko Tanui   2025-04-19 14:27:00

Vicky Brilliance and her husband's reunion comes months after publicly accusing him of domestic abuse and walking away from their troubled marriage.

Kericho emerges as Kenya's new coffee hub

By Nikko Tanui   2025-04-22 09:44:42

A quiet revolution is unfolding in Kericho County, where maize fields are steadily giving way to coffee plantations — marking a significant shift in the region’s agricultural landscape.