Philip Aroko Stories

MP Kaluma injured as bodyguard loses gun in Kasipul poll chaos
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 27, 2025

Kaluma said he was attacked by goons at Agoro Sare Primary School when he went to inspect how the voting process was taking place.

Philip Aroko, Boyd Were slapped with Sh1 million fines over campaign violence in Kasipul
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 19, 2025

The IEBC said Aroko, who is running as an Independent, and Were of the ODM party failed to respect the agreed campaign schedule, directly escalating t...

IEBC Chair Erastus Ethekon summons Kasipul by-election candidates over rising campaign violence
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 14, 2025

The two who have been directed by the electoral agency to immediately report to their offices are Boyd Were and Philip Aroko.

Businessman Philip Aroko freed, to serve as state witness in MP Were's murder case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jun 26, 2025

Aroko, who was initially arrested and treated as a suspect in the high-profile case, was freed following a review of evidence by the Directorate of Cr...

Kasipul MP Were murder case: Businessman Aroko granted Sh300,000 cash bail
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 27, 2025

Aroko, representing himself, told the court that he will abide by the directions issued and also avail his passport at the Kibera Court.

MP Were murder case: Politician Aroko re-arrested after High Court overturns bail ruling
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 20, 2025

The court observed that the lower court ought to have allowed the police reasonable time to finalise investigations before releasing the respondent on...

Suspect in Kasipul MP murder Philip Aroko released on Sh300,000 bail, barred from Homa Bay
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 16, 2025

As part of his bail conditions, Aroko is required to report regularly to investigating officers and to provide any evidence needed in connection with...

Murder suspect Aroko tells court he plans to visit late MP Were’s grave after detention
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 12, 2025

Aroko was arrested on Wednesday night after he presented himself at the Gigiri Police Station following an announcement by the DCI that he was wanted...

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