Kenyans in Diaspora endorse Governor Nyong’o re-election bid come next year

 

A man wearing a reflector Jacket with Portrait of Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang Nyong'o with writings Diaspora Kenyans{Canada}-Photo Courtesy

By Dickson Odhiambo

 

August 2, 2021

 

Kenyans in Diaspora endorse Governor Nyong’o re-election bid come next year

 A section of Kenyans living in diaspora who have roots in Kisumu have endorsed Kisumu Governor’s re-election bid come next year’s General election.

 The members of the diaspora living in Canada and United States say Kisumu Governor Prof Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o has done a lot since his election in 2017 as the Second Governor of Kisumu County hence need a second term.

 Through Reverend Okoth Otura, the self-proclaim North America Coordinator for the Kenyans in diaspora, they says Governor Nyong’o has helped in transforming the Lake side City of Kisumu which has become a tourism attraction destination among other development which have been witnessed during his tenure as the second Governor of Kisumu County.  

 “You have put Kisumu City on the global map and now it's a tourist attraction destination. So continue with the good work and philosophy or slogan of Tich Tire. We are fully behind your reelection as a governor and can state categorically and unequivocally”, says Otura in a text message

 

They say if given a second term to serve as the Governor, Nyong’o will further transform the Kisumu County using his ten point agenda in his manifesto.

 

 “Prof. just to let you know that we descendants of Ramogi in Canada are so much impressed by your performance as a governor,” he adds

 

Rev Okoth Otura, North American coordinator is leading the park among some of the Kenyans in diaspora who have endorsed Kisumu Governor’s re-election bid come next year's General Elections.

 

Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang Nyong’o was elected as the Governor of Kisumu in August 2017 on a ten point agenda which is outlined in his manifesto he presented to the electorates that includes ensuring that he established proper governance in Kisumu City by creating a city management Board and a city Manager.

 

 Cleaning up the dumpsite at Kachok which had been a big menace to the residents of Kisumu was the second point.

 

The other point included cleaning up the drainage system in the City of Kisumu as well as initiating the improvement of road networks coupled with cleaning up the Lake front in preparation for further infrastructural improvement to facilitate maritime transport, tourism and regional trade.

 

The fourth thing the Governor was to tackle was to initiate the modernization of Jubilee, Kibuye and Otonglo markets to improve security of traders, create more space for trading, better sanitation, provision of water and easier access to banking services.

 

Fifth point was to establish Village Councils and village administrators as a foundation of devolution to make it possible for public participation in policy making and the evaluation of policy implementation by all members of the public in Kisumu County as required by the constitution.

 

“This is the only way that the Integrated County Development Plan can legitimately be generated by the people .The Village Councils will immediately oversee public health, sanitation, environmental issues, water provision and access roads in each village of their jurisdiction,” Nyong’o said during his speech when he took over office as the Governor.

 

The establishment of  Kisumu County Road Maintenance  Teams{KCRMT} to help in maintaining access roads once they are constructed thus keeping the roads in good shape throughout the seasons while providing employment opportunities for the youth, under the supervision of the village councils was the other point among the ten.

 

The eighth point was to take a comprehensive census of all the Community Health Workers in the county and within the context of the County Health Management Bill, make provisions of their monthly salaries and clear terms of service being that they are the basic health workers within the villages hence their services cannot be taken for granted.

 

 The establishment of Kisumu Economic and Social Council {KECOSOC} as a county, national and International forum, welcoming the participation of the diaspora; incubating the ideas of youth, women and people with other abilities; providing an arena for discourse between his government and the private sector; and acting as a conduit for investments proposals and initiatives which give his government wise counsel on social-economic development was the ninth point.

 

Governor Nyong’o’s tenth point was about initiating and rejuvenation of the rice industry and the purchase of the JICA tractors which had been non-operational for the last three years due to the impasse between the outgoing county government and the JICA.