Nine More wards in Kisumu benefit from sports gears and equipment

 

Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang Nyong'o hands over sports gears and equipment to Market/Mlimani Ward Administrator Ken Ochieng. A total of Nine Wards  have benefited-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo

By Dickson Odhiambo

March 2, 2022

 Nine More wards in Kisumu benefit from sports gears and equipment

A total of nine wards within Kisumu County have benefitted from sport gears and equipment purchased by the County Government of Kisumu to help in developing talents.

Kisumu Governor Prof Peter Anyang Nyong’o says a total of 13 wards have now benefited from the sports gears and equipment from the County Government of Kisumu.

The nine wards that have benefitted in the distribution include Nyalenda B, Central Nyakach, Kolwa East, Market/ Milimani, Kabonyo Kanyagwal, North Kisumu, Kajulu, Ahero and East Seme.

Other wards that benefited earlier included North West Kisumu, Railways, Ahero and South West Kisumu.

Addressing the press in Kisumu during the handing over the equipment and the sport gears to various wards Administrations, Nyong’o said an estimated shs 8.9 million were used to procure sports equipment during the financial year 2020/2021 and were issued to eight wards.

He says this financial year, Nyong’o says the number of the recipient wards was increased to 19 with an allocation of shs 23,850,000.

Nyong’o says the purpose of sportswear which includes uniforms and equipment is to enhance performance during training and competition.

“In the coming year, 80% of the funds will be allocated for talent scouting at the wards, sub-county, and county levels. We will also give support to county teams in terms of training and competition, while 20% will go to the procurement of sports gear,” Nyong’o says.  

He says this will jumpstart vibrant talent identification and development across the county, adding that one of the key provisions for talent development is sports infrastructure.

“My government has embarked on an aggressive infrastructure development agenda in terms of both construction of new facilities and upgrading the old ones across the county. For example, works at the Moi stadium are underway. This is a multi- year project due to budget constraints,” Nyong’o further says.

Nyong’o says currently, the County Government is in the process of procuring equipment for six wards that had not received the equipment.