A 40-year-old woman died on Friday, 13 March, after she was electrocuted while hanging clothes on a line outside her home in Homa Bay County, in an incident that has raised fresh concerns over the safety of low-hanging electricity lines in residential areas. The woman, identified as Eunice Odhiambo, died on the spot despite residents’
Homabay Governor Gladys Wanga has declared the position of the Deputy Governor vacant following the resignation of Oyugi Magwanga. In a statement, Wanga acknowledged receipt of Magwanga’s resignation letter date February 26, 2026. “I acknowledge receipt of a letter dated 26th February 2026 from the Deputy Governor tendering resignation from office with immediate effect. I
Homabay Town Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Kaluma has been attacked by goons at Agoro Sare polling centre for the Kasipul by-election. The MP claims that his bodyguard lost a firearm in the chaos. Kaluma was acting as an observer for the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party. Kaluma said his bodyguard was also attacked, injured, and