Born within the vicinity of Shimala Vandu in 1929, Ong'ayo served as the Assistant Chief of Indangalasi from the mid-1950s through to the 1970s. Agnes Mbagaya, whose in-law died mysteriously at the popular Shimalavandu town, during an interview with The Standard at her home in Shimalavandu, Kakamega County on April 18, 2022. [Mumo Munuve, Standard]A number of unrelated violent incidents in the 1970s cemented the name Shimala Vandu. “They had been drinking together but on their way home disagreed while at Shimala Vandu and one stabbed the other to death. However, there are deliberate attempts to obliterate the bad past by people who use public means and alight at Shimala Vandu.

Source: Standard Digital April 19, 2022 20:45 UTC