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ACK Clergy from Nyanza Region during a press Conference in Kisumu today. From Right Bishop Elect Bernard Owuor{Maseno East}, Bishop Charles Ong'injo{Maseno South}, Bishop Prof David Kodia{Bondo} and Assistant Bishop ACK Bondo Diocese Dr. Emily Onyango-Story and Photo  By Dickson Odhiambo June 20, 2025  ACK Bishops in Nyanza tells President to bring sanity in police Service The Anglican Church of Kenya in Nyanza region has told President William Ruto to bring sanity in the security service especially in the Police service. The Bishops say they are really disappointed that President William Ruto has virtually failed to stand with Kenyans who are the target of police brutality. The ACK Bishops namely Prof David Kodia of Bondo Diocese, Charles Ong’injo of Maseno South, John Orina Omangi of Upper Southern Nyanza, Bernard Owuor, the Bishop Elect of Maseno East Diocese and Dr. Emily Onyango, the Assistant Bishop of ACK Bondo Diocese say it is high time President Ruto come o...

      CS Opiyo Wandayi recently in Nyando when he launched an electricity project-Photo Courtesy   By Dickson Odhiambo June 17, 2025 KPC Build shs 5M Computer lab at a school in Nyando The Kenya Pipeline Corporation has built a magnificent Computer laboratory worth shs 5 million at Ong’eche Primary School in Nyando Constituency. Cabinet Secretary in Charge of Energy and Petroleum Opiyo Wandayi said this is one of the projects that the Kenya Pipeline Corporation Foundation has launched in Kisumu and Siaya worth over shs 20 Million. CS Wandayi says other projects include a block with twin laboratories and a classroom at Dr. Iddah Odinga Girls Secondary School and a new school bus for Rangala Boys Secondary School. Addressing the residents of Kobura ward during the launch of the project, Wandayi said the students will now be able to sit for computer studies exams next year, adding that this will be building skills that are vital in today’s digital economy. ...

Former President of the East Africa Law Society Lawyer James Aggrey Mwamu address the media during a past event-Photo Courtesy    By Dickson Odhiambo June 6, 2025 There is no law preventing transfer of NGCDF to Counties, Lawyer says The National Government Constituency Development Funds can be directly transferred from the National Government to the Counties since there is no law preventing such transfer of funds, a lawyer has said. Former President of East African Law Society James Aggrey Mwamu says since both CDF Act 2013 and NGCDF Act 2015 have been declared unconstitutional by the High Court and the Supreme Court, the National Government can take the funds and transfer it directly to counties to manage it. Mwamu says since the funds have been declared illegal under the Members of Parliament, the National Government can take the funds and re-directs it to Counties. Mwamu says the funds can’t be entrenched into the current Constitution unless its Management is to...

  Community Engagement and Media Initiative in Kisumu{CEMI-K} officials Bernard Okebe{R} and Dominic Odipo{L} pose for a group photo with residents of Kakmie Sub-Location after being trained on Communicating on flooding risks-Photo Courtesy   By Dickson Odhiambo June 6, 2025 Community trained on communicating on flood risks A section of residents of Kakmie Sub-Location in Nyando have been trained on issues of Communicating flooding risks to help in Mitigating effects that may be caused by floods as a result of heavy rains that have been witnessed during this year’s long rainy season. The more than 20 community members drawn within the said Sub-Location have received such training from a Community Based Organization known as Community Empowerment and Media Initiative in Kisumu {CEMI-K}. Community Empowerment and Media Initiative in Kisumu{CEMI-K} Director Bernard Okebe says areas like Nyando, Nyakach, Nyatike and Budalangi have been experiencing floods caused by ...

  Former Primer Minister Raila Odinga who has been advocating for the full implementation of Devolved System of Governance in Keny-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo   May 2, 2025   Kenyans in Diaspora support Raila’s call for full implementation of devolution Kenyans living in diaspora fully supports former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s call for a full implementation of working and sufficient devolved system of government in Kenya.   Led by Raila Long time Confident Dr. Okoth Otura, they say it is absurd that ODM party leadership organ led by Chairlady Governor Gladys Wanga, Secretary Edwin Sifuna, MP minority leader Hon Junet Mohamed and or ODM Governors have allegedly failed to take initiative or having no political appetite to draft a road map towards summoning all the ODM party grassroots elected officials to pass a country wide resolution in full support to the Party Leader directives.   They say sizable chunk of Kenyans are now suspecting di...

Community Engagement and Media Initiative Kisumu Advocacy Officer Alex Akatch during a press conference in Kisumu where they urge the County Government of Kisumu to allocate more funds to the Reproductive Health Services.With him is CEMI-K Chairperson Serfine Atieno-Story and Photo By Dickson Odhiambo May 1, 2025 County Govt of Ksm told to allocate more funds to Reproductive Health The County Government of Kisumu has been urged to consider allocating more funds to reproductive health services especially Family planning. Alex Akatch from Community Empowerment and Media Initiative Kisumu {CEMI}-K Advocacy Officer says it is high time the County Government of Kisumu up the Financing of Reproductive Health Services. Addressing the media in Kisumu during an Advocacy forum, Akatch said Family Planning Services like IUCD and Nor Plant should never be charged by public Health Facilities in Kisumu County. Akatch says there is no need for the Public Health Facilities in Kisumu to charge for the ...