This resurfaces a week after API exposed a story highlighting the plagues of a traumatized Bungoma housewife was undergoing after the army officer demolished her house and later justice became her enemy.
The group claimed that the officer has used his rank to oil senior officers both in military and police force after he was accused of palatial demolition/arson against his wife.
James Machasio a corpral at Mariakani camp was accused on April 9th 2012 vide OB No.18/9/4/2012 against demolition and arson.
According to charge sheets seen at Webuye police station,Mr.Machasio was to be arraigned in court of law to act as a deterrence to other public officers who defiles their crown of power.
It is said that the officer collaborated with his senior military officers to defy the order as stated earlier in the charge sheet.
A police officer at webuye police station who spoke to this writer on condition of anonymity said that they were intimidated by officer Machasio if they dare to institute any criminal proceedings against him.Another officer said that the army boss had his brother at the force who was a close friend to several commanders in Kenya and no action could be taken against him.
In a rejoinder a human rights activists who wished not be named for fear of security has also threatened to move to the officer of director of public prosecutions to have the case reviewed in order to have justice granted to the traumatized woman.
Jacinta Nabucha, a mother of one,living in Bungoma, thought married life was a bed of roses and without any hesitation,she threw her towel into the ring.She was soon to learnt a few tips that marriage can also be a bed of prickling thorns.
She left her parent just to delve into marriage, but to-day with nobody to turn to and nowhere to call. Narrating her ordeal to this scribe, she says that things worked well for the first 12 years of their marriage but in subsequent things have been very tough for her.
In the middle of the year 2012,a man she knew as her husband under unclear circumstances ran amok and demolished her house before transporting all her properties including utensils, beds and other belongs to the house of his cousin for the safe custody.
Her middle-aged husband,James Machasio Musundi working in Kenya Defence in Mariakani,prior to this,is said to have developed a habit of idling and insulting her on petty disagreements.
Whipping thoroughly while narrating her trauma,Jacinta says whenever she questioned his weird behavior he could attack her with insults.
Since the two could no longer become compatible after palatial demolition,Jacinta took a new dimension by filing a report to Webuye Police Station under the officer commanding the station Richard Tuei.
In a letter in our possession dated April 9th 2012 vide OB No.18/9/4/2012 from the station recommended that James Machasio has a case to answer in a court of law to act as a deterrence to other public officers who have little respect for the law.On April 10th ,the said arsonists undertook an oath to before a renown advocate in the area that he would construct the said house and to remit Ksh 20,000 to her per month as upkeep.
“There is no doubt that ugly scene has been one of the tormentful issues in my life, but it is me who has remained on the receiving end”she narrated her ordeal in the hands of her brutal husband.
Few months later,the authorities that the woman had hoped would help her suddenly became enemies after her husbands late brother influenced by using all means at his disposal to have her justice denied.
According to the victim,despite of the issue being reported to police,no action has been taken.Efforts by various authorities to bring them together and work on the solution has not borne any fruits as it is alleged that the officer has used his military rank to oil the law enforcers and implementors.
She added that it would be of good help is Director of Public prosecution Keriako Tobiko to move in swiftly to have justice granted.
Jacinta Nabucha, a mother of one,living in Bungoma, thought married life was a bed of roses and without any hesitation, she threw her towel into the ring. She was soon to learn a few tips that marriage can also be a bed of prickling thorns.
She left her parent just to delve into marriage, but today with nobody to turn to and nowhere to call. Narrating her ordeal to this scribe, she says that things worked well for the first 12 years of their marriage but in subsequent things have been very tough for her.
In the middle of the year 2012,a man she knew as her husband under unclear circumstances ran amok and demolished her house before transporting all her properties including utensils, beds and other belongs to the house of his cousin for the safe custody.
Her middle-aged husband,James Machasio Musundi working in Kenya Defence in Mariakani,prior to this,is said to have developed a habit of idling and insulting her on petty disagreements.
Whipping thoroughly while narrating her trauma,Jacinta says whenever she questioned his weird behavior he could attack her with insults.
Since the two could no longer become compatible after palatial demolition,Jacinta took a new dimension by filing a report to Webuye Police Station under the officer commanding the station Richard Tuei.
In a letter in our possession dated April 9th 2012 vide OB No.18/9/4/2012 from the station recommended that James Machasio has a case to answer in a court of law to act as a deterrence to other public officers who have little respect for the law.On April 10th ,the said arsonists undertook an oath to before a renown advocate in the area that he would construct the said house and to remit Ksh 20,000 to her per month as upkeep.
“There is no doubt that ugly scene has been one of the tormenting issue in my life,but it is me who has remained on the receiving end”she narrated her ordeal in the hands of her brutal husband.
Few months later,the authorities that the woman had hoped would help her suddenly became enemies after her husbands late brother influenced by using all means at his disposal to have her justice denied.
According to the victim,despite of the issue being reported to police,no action has been taken.Efforts by various authorities to bring them together and work on the solution has not borne any fruits as it is alleged that the officer has used his military rank to oil the law enforcers and implementors.
She added that it would be of good help is Director of Public prosecution Keriako Tobiko to move in swiftly to have justice granted.
Parents and pupils of of Blessed Academy Nomorio in Mt. Elgon District are counting loses after Property worth thousands of shillings was destroyed after at night inferno burnt down a dormitory. The school director Mrs. Grace Ayeta said the fire broke out at around 7:30 pm when the pupils were in class. The school head further reiterated that all the property that were inside the dormitory were destroyed but no one was injured.
She called upon the well-wishers to support them where possible so that the pupils can continue with their studies.
However, the deputy Mt. Elgon DEO Alice Sitawa and KapsokwonyAEO Samuel Maraka who visited the school urged the parents to support the school so that the pupils continue learning without a problem. This is not the first time for the school to experience this, last year September the same dormitory was burnt down but was rebuilt.
KISUMU County Commissioner Lorna Odero has today directed the district commissioners to crack down drug and illicit brew peddlers in the county.
Odero asked the DCs to make their areas drug free and warn of any laxity to arrest those involved.
She also orders the police in the county to ensure thorough inspections of public vehicles and suspected cars that are used to ferry the drugs and alcohol.
“I have instructed all the security agents in the county to deal strictly with cases of drugs,” she said.
Odero also warned those chiefs alleged to be colluding with changaa brewers and remind them of their responsibilities.
The county boss said the county recorded high usage of alcohol and drugs nationally and called all the chiefs to apprehend all the dealers.
Odero also warned the DCs and chiefs who are reluctant in fighting the drug peddlers in their areas saying they risk loosing their jobs.
“We cannot sit back and watch our youths being rendered useless by people with vested interest,” Odero stated.
She further asked young people in the county to desist from drugs and engage in productive activities.
The administrator urged members of the public to be vigilant and volunteer information to police to apprehend those involved in drugs.
This comes just a day when Kisumu West DC, Gilbert Kittyo impounded over 700 litres of illicit brew in Sunga village.
The brew included changaa and molasses which they poured down and intercepted the equipment that they use in brewing.
Kittyo warned the chiefs in his area that they will face stern action if they fail to eradicate the drug menace.
“I will sack those chiefs who fail to perform their duties before I am sent packing by my bosses,” he warned.
Over 350 pupils with hearing impairment of St. Anthony’s School for the Deaf in Webuye have received donations from the Help Khachonge Association that has funded three projects worth Sh. 20 Million in their school.
Addressing stakeholders of the school during the inauguration of the projects at the school, the Association coordinator in Kenya Mrs. Everlyne Fluckiger, said that the projects will assist the children to access education.
“The projects that include a 120 bed capacity dormitory, a professional kitchen and a water tank took 18 months to complete and that the association is determined to help the pupils’ access education easily like most normal children”she added.
The association has put up a girl’s dormitory, a kitchen and a water tank for the school to enable the students get access to basic needs easily for better performance.
On the other hand,head teacher of the school Mrs. Christine Orwaya voiced her gratitude to the help group narrating that the school previously had challenges in accessing clean water and at times during dry seasons the pupils were forced to walk a long distance in search for the essential commodity.
According to the Chairman Help Khachonge Association Mr. Alfred Fluckiger, the Association was founded 10 years ago in Switzerland with the aim of conducting development oriented projects in western Kenya.
Mr. Fluckiger claimed that the decision to fund the projects at the school was reached at after the sponsors of the association visited the school two years back and witnessed the challenges faced in the determination towards providing education for those pupils.
“The donor of these projects visited the school in 2010 and it’s during that visit that she noticed the problems faced by the pupils and she decided to empower them through the funding of the dormitory, the kitchen and a water tank,” said Mr. Fluckiger.
Ministry of Education and parents from Bungoma North district have lauded Mbakalo High School administration for its positive performance posted in the last year national examinations.
Speaking during district education day at Mukuyuni Girls High School,Bungoma North Education officer Mr George Ogando noted that Mbakalo High school principal Mr Habil Maliga for his school emerging academic giants in the area in 2012 KCSE examination.
Mr. Maliga commitment towards his career saw the school lead in the district thus being awarded as the best principal in the district.
The education officer also challenged other school heads to work extra hard to improve performances in their various schools.
He condemned political influence in running of schools which he said leads to poor performance in the schools and called upon Sambu to leave the education sector to be run by the set authorities in-charge of education in the district.
The unionist also claimed the transfer to be against the law which does not permit for middle of the year transfers of teachers and called for the relevant authorities involved in the transfer to withdraw it.
“Transfer of teachers are supposed to be done at the end of the year and not at the middle of the year and that in itself tells us just how this transfer is not well founded,” said Namisi.
However, District Education Officer Mrs. Immaculate Obare noted the risks involved in students walking on the roadsides in the name of demonstrations and called upon the students to be communicating their grievances through relevant channels in the schools before going out on the streets to demonstrate.
The problem of being or having an average child with a near perfect child and discipline is that you always be tussling to measure up and your shortcomings are likely to be magnified many times over.
And that could be what it feels like to be at Ndivisi Girls High School in Bungoma East district, the next school that is literally next door neighbor to the famous Lugulu Girls High School.
While Lugulu Girls is renown to be quintessence of excellence and discipline Ndivisi Girls has had its share of laying proper strategies to appear in a national map.
Yet Ndivisi Girls is determined to change its images for the better,with the school Sh.18 Million project funded by webuye CDF for establishing classroom block in Ndivisi Girls High School which is a provincial school situated in the new Webuye East Constituency that now educationists believes might pose academic threat to the much revered Lugulu Girls that is now in Webuye West Constituency but within the same district.
The recent book harvesting event,which saw school lovers donates book in hundreds, is considered to be one of its strategic plan aiming to turn the institution to be a centre of academic excellence and a product of high achievers that it was in the past.
The initiative has been received with enthusiasm from parents,teachers and students.The school now is expects exemplary performance from Form Four candidates because teachers have already rolled up their sleeves through lead them in a series of exams and other revision materials.
Gracing the colorful event,Bungoma east secondary schools head association chairperson Mr Christopher Manyonge applaueded the girls discipline as it has shown to do better compared to other years.
The noble event is set to provide the girls with enough learning materials to improve its national exam results.The school has risen from a mean score of 4.3(2009)5.3(2010) , 5.792(2011)and 5.077 in (2012).
On having a better disciplined body of students and flamboyant teaching staff,the school principal Mrs.Judith Wamocho has made significant strides since she took over as the principal.
With a manageable population of 360 students,Mrs.Wamocho vision is to see the school stand out as an oasis of academic and sporting success. She believes the feat can only be achieved through the institution’s ability to strike a balance between academic work and co-curriculum activities.
The school which in the recent past won national and the East Africa netball title,saw the gallant girls tour various parts of Africa and Kenya.
API has also established that due to its growing popularity, many students and parents have been trooping to the school hoping to gain admissions.
Mrs.Wamocho who is credited of her impressive development records and no-nonsense approach issues affecting her team, girls are now rolling up their sleeves for a duel of the century despite of the remoteness of the institution.
She is also determined to see her girls being assimilated at the national level and is trying to establish links with more learning materials.
The school idyllic setting is perfect for study and recreation.The management has also invested heavily in turning the premises green hence maintaining a clean,healthy environment while the strong Christian foundation influence puts discipline and self respect ahead of everything else.
An academician,Moses Andati,who admires her style of school management,argues that if given full support both from the government and entire Ndivisi community,the institution might be one of the admired schools in the region in the near future.
Attached is the school learning block that was funded by Webuye CDF.
Lugulu mission Hospital in Bungoma County is now surviving on borrowed time if details of a well-guarded corruption networks unmasked by weekly citizen is anything to go by.
Even before the dust settle in the air after a shocking exposure of corruption at controversial Lugulu Mission Hospital in Bungoma County, fresh details are now emerging over the bleak future of the facility. For the third week in a row, the hospital which a week ago was reported by your favorite Weekly Citizen to have lost hundreds of millions if not billions of shillings through fraudulent deals by it Managers, CEO and some of its Board of Directors is now in the thick of another scandal involving another million scandal.
And following recent happenings at the once vibrant medical facility that have seen several directors and officials exit and others are now hauled to court to answer unprocedurally terminations, details have emerged exposing even more sleaze.
The facility is widely known within the region to conduct this malpractices and it is no longer news to hear that yet another multi million financial scam has resurfaced.
Ironically , these cases even when reported are never dealt with accordingly by the relevant authorities.
After several ill-financial reports erupted one week after an exposure by your popular weekly citizen,this scribe pitched investigative tent to unmask what was detailed in the hidden but shocking auditing reporting.
The report in white paper but written with black ink cites numerous glaring cases of unvoiced expenditures, conflict of interest and accounting lapses at the hospital.The report details that a total of Sh14.7million was stolen through unvoiced expenditure and further recommends that the Financial director Evelyne Efumbi should be investigated and arraign in court to pay for the loot.
Situated along Webuye-Kitale,the facility which receives huge funding from Friends United Mission,Aphias Plus and government support, has allegedly cut itself a special place on matters of corruption.Another Sh729,520 was lost whereby the hospital was required to carry out a monthly Bank reconciliations to detect any direct debits by Bank which was not captured in the hospital financial records.
The examination held by the hospital reveals that the expenditure totaling to the above amount during 2010/2011 financial year was incurred on clearing hospitals debts,no records were produced to show how transaction was done.
Documents in possession with weekly citizen reveals that sh 3million was not accounted for and the items purchased were not procured professionally.
An amount of sh6million was withdrawn from the hospital bank by former Dr.Simon Kisaka while another sh 1.6million withdrawn by Evelyne Efumbi who allegedly handed over the withdrawals,there is no documents to support such transaction.The report further indicates that the hospital might have lost sh 27million through fraudulent withdrawals.
The estimated average monthly collection(revenue)ksh 4million,but from available schedules,a total of sh 2.1m was banked and the sh1.9 was directly spent but there was no tangible evidence of banking sh2.1m.
The hospital however,lost sh900,000 through unaccounted for travelling and subsistence allowances but no supportive documents attacked to the payment vouchers,no receipt acknowledgement of the cash pai or payment vouchers and that the said payments were treated as expenditure instead of temporary imprests.
However officers implicated in the above scam are as follows.Wilson Maungo (former internal auditor)two junior staffs,and the acting administrator Jackson Fuko. Our expansive investigation has however, unmasked that mismanagement and inefficiency is the cause of financial troubles at the Bungoma based hospital.
This revelations comes as the fate of about a section of employees hangs in balance,after being sacked under shady circumstances
The tradition by top management to single source suppliers is behind the fleecing of the company of profits, with no tendering process.
“There is too much inefficiency at the hospital”, a highly placed source said.
The source who has been working at the firm as a senior manager for over the years, but declined to be named blamed top managers for not having fixed rates for buying of items at the hospital.
The recent appointment of Jackson Fuko to head administration office has threatened to impair the smooth running of the hospital bearing in mind the he is incompetent and holds a mere certificate in storekeeping. In a recent meeting where he was to address staffs,saw him prefer using Kiswahili a situation which provided a perfect insight of his disastrous academic background. His anarchic act,selfish and outright office abuse has put his competence as an administrator in question something that is now evident at the hospital struck with mass exodus of managerial experts.
According to impeccable sources,his anarchic acts and selfishness has led to a number of senior officers moving out.However,the recent mass exit was that the immediate administrator William Wambugu who recently resigned at the hospital citing frustrations and forcefully embezzlement of donors funds,lack of commitment by a section of management,and issuing of payment vouchers to non-existing projects.
But what followed after the taking over the office of administrator very perturbing as a new turn of events emerging where a section of the locals who are well versed with the million scandal is now embroiled in got agitated and threatened to hold demonstrations.
Mr Fred Makosir is the Chairman of the Association of Kenyans in Norway. Here, he speaks to API during Kenya’s Self-rule Day (Madaraka Day) celebrations held in Oslo, Norway on the 1st of June 2013.
The party was organised by the Association’s Board members. Many Kenyans and friends of Kenya attended the celebration that went on throughout the night, until the early hours of Sunday morning.
The party was a great success, thanks to the Association’s Board Members who ensured that everything ran smoothly.
Members of Kisumu County Assembly have approved 10 executive cabinet nominees for the appointment by the Governor Jack Ranguma.
The members adopted the vetting report table before the assembly by the Leader of Majority Samuel Ong’ou after the Speaker Mrs. Anne Adul revoked Standing Order No. 60 following a stand-off among the members.
This was after members could not come to the agreement over the standing order for adopting the report tabled.
The cabinet nominees who underwent vetting by the county vetting committee chaired by the speaker of the County Assembly had earlier found two nominees unsuitable to hold the dockets.
Mohammed Hannif Rana and George Okoth who were nominated for industrialization, Enterprise and Transport and Information, Communication and Planning Development were found unsuitable by the vetting panel over their capability.
However the two have the members of the assembly to thank for after they went for voting through division method.
Despite section of the members raised concern over regional balance and exclusion of people living with disability the nominees report was overwhelming passed 100 percent. The County Assembly has 35 ward representatives exclusion of 9 nominated members whose fate still lies in the court.
According to report tabled before the house gender balance was not well observed as per the vetting committee.
The cabinet nominees approved for appointment in various dockets include Joseph Okal (Treasury), Dr. Barack Abonyo (Water, Energy and Natural Resources) Dr. Rose Omondi Kisia (Commerce, Tourism and Heritage, Roda Aonobadha (Environment Management), Elizabeth Ogaja (Health Services) Dr Stephene Orot ( Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries).
Other nominees are Jenifer Okere (Education, Youth, Culture and Social Services), Eng Vincet Kodera physical planning roads and public works, George Okoth Communication Planning and Development), and Hanif Rana ( Industrialization, Enterprise and Transport Development).
Margrate Mbuya was also approved to be appointed to County Assembly Service Board.
However, the speaker directed the vetting panel to submit the adoption report of nominees to the Governor appropriately and immediately for appointment.
Kisumu Law Court has upheld the petition challenging the election of Kisumu West Member of Parliament Olago Aluoch following his prayer for the dismissal of the case citing delays of bond payment by the petitioner.
Justice Hillary Chemitei dismissed the request on the ground that the petitioner Rosa Buyu made the payment within the stipulated time.
The Judge said April 19, 2013 being the last day to remit payment the petitioner did not breach the law as claimed by the respondent.
Olago had earlier argued that the petitioner Buyu represented by lawyers Stephene Mwanesi and Millicent Ogutu deposited the checks late.
Because April 19, 2013 fall on Friday he argued that technically the cheque will take three days to mature.
Buyu presented 2 bankers cheque of Ksh. 250,000 as the security for case challenging the election of Olago. An affidavit by Buyu through her lawyer Millicent Ogutu states that the deposit was made on April 19, 2013 in line with Election Act.
The Act states that payment for the bond should be made within ten days this therefore Justice Chemitei find it necessary for the case to proceed.
However, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) lawyer Jude Ragot seek for judge’s permission for application in the Court of Appeal to challenge the ruling on payment of the bond by the petitioner. The application was also requested by Olago.
Chemitei allowed the request by the respondents saying the petition has to proceed citing that the cases has to be concluded within 6 months as by the Election Act.
Buyu through her lawyer Mwanesi supported the prayer by respondents saying the case will proceed until the Court of Appeal will issue an order to stop the case.
Kisumu County Elders Forum has back the executive cabinet nominees saying the nomination have invariably reflected and represented the faces of the entire County.
The Forum Chairman Walter Adel Kitoto said the nominated candidates have the academic qualifications and technical skills required to implement the county’s development agenda.
“The nominees have wide, long and solid working experiences and commitment in their respective dockets,” said Kitoto.
The elders also added that nomination has gender parity and professionalism as required by the constitution.
The elders called upon the Nyando MP to toe the County’s development dream and further urged the County Ward Representatives to vet and approve the County executive nominees to enable the Governor Ranguma to spur development with speed and accuracy.
However they challenged the nominees to desist from politics and drive the county’s economy forward saying the residents wants service delivery.
“We are tired of politics that keeps on driving our economy backward. It is high time that we should shun our self-interest for the benefit of our county government,” they said.
This comes barely a week after Nyando MP Fred Outa criticized the County Cabinet nominees of being unrealistic and lacking constructive quality for rapid development and political unity.
Governor Jack Ranguma last week unveils his 10 member executive cabinets from Nyando, Muhoroni, Seme, Kisumu Central, Kisumu Town East, Nyakach and Kisumu West constituencies.
He also nominated two special directors to drive the renewable energy and land issues in the county.
Youths in Kisumu County have been told to desist from drug abuse and engage in productive activities that will change their lives.
National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug (NACADA) Nyanza Regional Manager Esther Salim Okenye said there is high rate of drug abuse in the six counties.
http://www.africanpress.me/ – National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug (NACADA) Nyanza Regional Manager Esther Salim Okenye
Okenye urged youths to go for loans to start-up small business saying the government is set to allocate funds to empower them in a bid to curb the rampant vice of dependency in the societies.
The National statistics of drug and alcohol abuse stands at 13 % meaning in every 100 people 13 are involved in drugs abuse. “This is high rate that call for immediate address by all stakeholders,” Okenye said.
She stated there is need for more sensitization of youths on drug and alcohol abuse adding that people between the age of 15- 65 are involved in drugs.
Okenye adds that in Nyanza, alcohol and bhang is the mostly abused by people especially youths. “We are second in bhang abuse after Western region,” she revealed.
In curbing the misuse of drugs NACADA has now embark on awareness creation through competition such as choir, music and ball games to bring youths together in all the 47 counties.
Okenye said the authority is currently undertaking various competition targeting youths in Siaya, Kisumu, Nyamira, Migori, Kisii and Nyamira Counties with winners proceeding to perform at national level.
She made remarks during Kisumu County Choir Competition on Alcohol and Drug Abuse held at Social hold where over 200 youths attended.
During the competition Ngege Youth Group Choir emerged the winner with Kobala Youth Group from Homabay County in second position.
The two groups will represent their counties at regional level before proceeding to national level.
Bungoma south deputy police chief Mutume Maweu said the man has been in the recent past masquerading as a police office officer where he used the rank to obtain money cash from unsuspected residents and terrorising locals. Popular known as Symo, police sources said that he stole the pistol from an administration police after involving in a road accident at Sikata centre along Bungoma-webuye highway.
The impostor was shot to dead with police from Bungoma as he tried to escape.The incident comes at a time when insecurity in Bungoma county has skyrocketed with unknown assailants attacking villagers.
Meanwhile four people are nursing injuries after armed gangs with pangas attacked Bungoma surbubs leaving locals in shock.As the police continues to grill suspected people alleged to be behind the spate,former youth leader Augustine Mayavi has been grilled and an officer from ministry of lands.
Police sources says that investigation is on for his accomplice where they will help the officer gather reliable information concerning the security.
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