The Citizen Voice

 Pupils of Victoria Primary school in Kisumu City undergo frisking before entering the examination room as this year's KCPE kicks off countrywide-Photo By Dancun Odhiambo. By Dickson Odhiambo. October 31,2017. KCPE kicks off in Kisumu smoothly. THIS year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education has kicked off smoothly in a number of schools within Kisumu City and its environs. A spot check by this writer shows that in a number of schools within the Kisumu city and its environs, the Class eight national exams kicked off by 8:30am when the candidates sat for their first paper which was Mathematics. At MM Shah Primary school in Kisumu City, the exams kicked off exactly 8:30am without any hitch. The school’s Head Teacher Marcelus Okweya said a total of 189 candidates are sitting the exams which will take three days up to Thursday this week. He says out of 189 candidates the school has presented this year for the KCPE exams, 103 are girl

Kisumu County Leaders led by Governor Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o{R} address the press in Kisumu today on Friday where they have vowed that no election will take place tomorrow in any part of the county as planned by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo. By Dickson Odhiambo. October 27, 2017.   Kisumu leaders say no to elections, ask Chebukati to take back election materials. LEADERS in Kisumu County have vowed that no election will take place tomorrow in any part of the county as planned by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. Led by Kisumu County Governor Prof.Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o, the leaders have vowed to resist any attempt by the electoral body to force the residents to take part in the exercise which they have described as a sham one. They have urged the IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati and his team to take back all the election materials away from the region, adding that residents wil

 The Nyanza Regional Commissioner Wilson Njega{L} address the media in Kisumu on Wednesday.He has said the government will tomorrow deal firmly with anyone out to disrupt the elections  held tomorrow-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo. By Dickson Odhiambo. October 25, 2017. The Government will deal firmly with those out to disrupt the election, Nyanza RC says. THE Government has threatened to deal firmly with anyone who will be out to disrupt the repeat Presidential polls in Nyanza region. Nyanza Regional Commissioner Wilson Njega has said that adequate security measures have been put in place to ensure that election in the region will not be disrupted. Speaking to the press at the Nyanza regional Headquarters, the Nyanza regional Commissioner has assured the public that those who want to participate in the electoral process by voting will be secured during the process which takes place tomorrow. He says the state security agents are highly alert and

 Kisumu Governor Anyang Nyong'o who  has nominated a ten-member cabinet.He will forward the names to the County Assembly of Kisumu for vetting and approval-File Photo. By Dickson Odhiambo. October 25, 2017. Nyong’o nominates his ten-member cabinet, drops all Ranguma’s cabinet. KISUMU Governor Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o has nominated a ten-member cabinet and has dropped all those County Executive Committee Members who served in the previous regime. The Governor has nominated ten new County Executive Members who will first be approved by the County Assembly of Kisumu before they take those positions. Addressing the press at his office on Wednesday, Nyong’o said he will forward the names of the CECs nominees to the Assembly for approval. The County Assembly of Kisumu is currently on recess but the Governor has said he will talked to its Speaker Onyango Oloo to re-convene it so as to vet and approve the nominees. Nyong’o has nominate

Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang' Nyong'o{R} feels the comfort of an ambulance belonging to Kenya Red Cross for the emergency services in Kisumu County.Nyong'o has said that there is need to have a serious ambulatory system and disaster management services.Photo By Dickson Odhiambo.   By Dickson Odhiambo October 25, 2017 Need to have serious ambulatory system in Kisumu, Nyong’o says. There is need to have a serious ambulatory system and disaster management services in Kisumu County, Kisumu Governor has said. Nyong’o says the well established ambulatory system will ensure ambulatory services are improved and the public will greatly benefit from it. Addressing the press in his office when officials of the Kenya Red Cross paid him a courtesy call led by its Governor Mohamud Mohamed, Nyong’o said there is no need for every health facility to have its own ambulance but need to established a serious ambulatory system. Nyong’o says that his Co

 Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o address the press after meeting with members of Kisumu Business community and the County's security team.He says Kisumu County needs more investments for its growth economically-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo. By Dickson Odhiambo. October 18, 2017. We need more investments in Kisumu County, Governor Nyong’o says. Kisumu County Governor Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o has said the county needs more investments for it to grow more economically. Nyong’o says the county has very many investments opportunities hence investors should be encouraged to come and do investments within the various parts of the county. Speaking during a meeting with members of the Business community in Kisumu city together with the County Security Team, Governor Nyong’o said the various investments will be possible if peace and tranquility will be maintained. He says already there is an investor who want put up heavy investment o