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Final touches at Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium Kisumu ahead of June 1st Madaraka Day celebrations (Collins Oduor, Standard)
The June 1 event, which commemorates the day the country attained self-rule, was scheduled to be held at the stadium located in Mamboleo, Kisumu East, but this now seems unlikely.
By yesterday, it was apparent that the government was yet to settle on the venue for the event, and was making several other considerations.
Sources told The Sunday Standard that the proposal to change the venue to State Lodge arose following fears that it may be difficult to control the crowd at a time when Kisumu is among the counties recording high Covid-19 infections.
Kenya Power Announces Blackout in 28 Neighbourhoods
Kenya Power and Lighting Company engineers load a transformer into a lorry.
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Kenya Power has announced an electricity outage in some 28 neighbourhoods in the lakeside city of Kisumu to allow for an upgrade expected to last for at least six hours.
In a statement released on Sunday, May 23, the electricity company disclosed that the blackout is expected to take effect on Monday, May 24, beginning 12:00 p.m. till 6:00 p.m.
Kenya Power explained that the outage was to allow for the upgrade of the Olkaria-Lessos-Kibos High Voltage Power line that connects the region.
Kenya Power Building in Nairobi CBD.
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Three months ago, Habil Oile approached his friend Simon Onyango, and opened up about his troubled life.
He narrated to Onyango about some domestic squabbles that had pushed him to the brink of contemplating suicide.
And on Wednesday this week, the body of Habil, last-born son of former Kisumu Mayor, the late Akinyi Oile, was found lying lifeless inside his car parked at a petrol station along Kisumu-Busia road.
His family was regretting having not taken seriously the situation, despite Habil’s telltale signs, including a suicidal Facebook post on May 9, at 2.30pm.
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In the post, Habil shared the photo of him and his late brother Allan, with a caption, This guy knows we came from where you are struggling to take me, so I will be home and happy .