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Solar-powered Water Project Ends Decades of Thirst for Bomet Residents
Solar-powered Water Project Ends Decades of Thirst for Bomet Residents

Published on Sept. 8, 2025, 7:17 p.m.

For years, residents of Kecheiyat and Kinawet villages in Silibwet Township Ward, Bomet Central, were forced to walk up to three kilometers or pay hundreds of Kenya shillings daily to …

Treasury Lauds Bomet for Leading the Way in Locally-Led Climate Action
Treasury Lauds Bomet for Leading the Way in Locally-Led Climate Action

Published on Aug. 21, 2025, 8:18 p.m.

The National Treasury’s Programmes Implementation Unit (TNTPIU), under the Financing Locally-Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) Programme, has lauded Bomet County for making remarkable strides in implementing climate action projects. During a …

New Bridge Links Kapuswa and Kisaruni Villages, Bringing Relief to Locals
New Bridge Links Kapuswa and Kisaruni Villages, Bringing Relief to Locals

Published on Aug. 21, 2025, 7:51 p.m.

Residents of Kapuswa and Kisaruni villages in Bomet and Narok counties have a reason to celebrate following the official launch of a new bridge connecting the two communities. The bridge, …

How Browns Plantations Scholarships is Changing Lives in Bomet and Kericho
How Browns Plantations Scholarships is Changing Lives in Bomet and Kericho

Published on Aug. 14, 2025, 6:40 p.m.

At a hotel in Bomet town this week, tears of joy and hope flowed freely. Twenty-eight young men and women, many from humble backgrounds, clutched scholarship award letters and laptops—symbols …

Murkomen Warns Corrupt Officers in Police Service
Murkomen Warns Corrupt Officers in Police Service

Published on Aug. 8, 2025, 7:11 p.m.

Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has issued a stern warning to officers engaging in corruption, particularly within the National Police Service (NPS). Speaking during the Jukwaa la …

Grief and Outrage After Bomet Teacher Is Hacked to Death by Husband
Grief and Outrage After Bomet Teacher Is Hacked to Death by Husband

Published on July 29, 2025, 12:39 p.m.

Mononwet, Bomet East — Shock and sorrow have gripped Mononwet village after a 24-year-old teacher, Jesca Chelangat, was brutally hacked to death by her husband in what police suspect was …