Exploring the Trans-Nzoia county


ce.ntv.co.ke Now to a thrilling search for the source of the waters that feed and wash Kitale Town. The catchment area of River Nzoia is an intriguing mix of thrilling landscapes and dilapidated roads. NTV's Robert Nagila went on a quest that should have taken 7 hours, but somehow it didn't.


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The Trans-Nzoia county jewel


ce.ntv.co.ke Staying in the Wild and to one facility that is the pride of this county. The Saiwa Swamp National Park is the smallest protected area in the country and is home to one of the most endangered species on the planet. The shy aquatic antelope is the reason why Saiwa is a national park but as Rita found out, that is not the only reason why tourists like to make a stop there.


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Man killed in Saboti,Trans Nzoia protests


www.ntv.co.ke A man has been shot dead and several others injured as charged mob restrained directors of Mengo farm in Saboti, Trans Nzoia county to hold their annual general meeting. The directors had invited officials from the department of registrar of lands to identify the authentic owner of a land that has been on controversy in the past 28 years.


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Heavy rains in Trans Nzoia


www.ntv.co.ke In the county of Trans Nzoia, floods following heavy rains pounding the area for the past few days have displaced several families. And as NTV's James Smart reports, urgent humanitarian assistance is required to assist affected families.


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Rejected IDPs want to return to Rongai


www.ntv.co.ke IDPs who were to be resettled in Trans Nzoia now want the government to return them to Nakuru where they came from. The group that is currently camping in a primary school in Kitale town says they are living in fear following threats by the locals.


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Kiambu murder


www.ntv.co.ke Police in Kiambu are searching for a man who killed two of his step children at Gachoire village. At the same time, their counterparts in Kitale are trying to unravel the murder of a security guard following a robbery at the Agricultural finance company in Trans Nzoia.


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Bane of Budalangi


www.ntv.co.ke 14 people have so far died as a result of the heavy rains that have been pounding the country over the last one month. The Kenya Red Cross says 40000 others have been displaced in various parts of the country. In the coastal region alone at least 25000 people have been affected. In Siaya at least 3000 people have been displaced after River Nzoia burst its banks and as Rita Tinina reports, the cabinet sub committee on emergencies is bracing for the worst.


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Seeds shortage in Kenya


www.ntv.co.ke As farmers across the country grapple with an acute seed shortage, the Kenya Seed Company is now offering an alternative seed hybrid 513 to the Uasin Gishu county farmers. The firm's deputy managing director Alfred Busolo says it will assuage the situation despite resistance from farmers. Many of them in Trans Nzoia county had to be convinced on the advantages of H513 before they agreed to buy it, half-heartedly.


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'Furahi Na Safaricom' RMS Roadshow


The 'Furahi Na Safaricom' extravaganza on Saturday went a notch higher, with Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore and several Royal Media Services Ltd. Directors and senior managers led by Wachira Waruru driving the agenda in Muranga County. The Citizen Radio caravan on its part took the 'Furahi Na Safaricom' anthem to Trans Nzoia County. Franklin Macharia reports on the promotion, which is aimed at rewarding loyal Safaricom subscribers.


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Sugar prices in Kenya rise to unprecedented highs


www.ntv.co.ke Sugar prices which have more than doubled over the past 12 months are unlikely to come down over the next 6 months.That is according to Paul Odola, the managing director of South Nyanza Sugar company limited.This emerged during the agricultural parliamentary committee hearing investigating the skyrocketing sugar prices that continue adversely impact Kenyans.And as Alex Mwangi reports, the deliberations revealed a yawning gap of inefficiencies and incompetencies that need to be addressed if the challenges facing the sugar are to be fully addressed.


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Loliondo express trips


Get this... there is a direct bus service from Kenya to Loliondo as well as regular flights to Arusha for those seeking the Tanzanian herbal drink. And yes! Kenyans are still making the treacherous journey to for a herbal treatment that is available right here at home. For many, the last leg of the trip begins in Kitale in Trans-Nzoia County where buses plying the route have been reporting good business.


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Local News Round up


Two students from Twiga secondary School in Trans Nzoia county were burnt beyond recognition after a fire broke out in one of the school dormitories. Elsewhere police had to fire to disperse protesting Boda Boda operators in Kisumu who are opposed to new traffic rules within the lakeside town.


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Accept dam,Budalangi residents told


http:/www.ntv.co.ke The government is now engaging communities living along the upper parts of River Nzoia with a view to making them accept construction of a dam as a final solution to the perennial flooding in Budalangi. Managing director of the National Water Corporation engineer Petronilla Ogut says the project has been held up owing to misunderstandings.


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