The Citizen Voice

  Community and Media Empowerment Initiative in Kisumu{CEMI-K}, Kenya Program’s Manager Bernard Okebe address participants during today's meeting in Kisumu-Photo Courtesy  By Dickson Odhiambo April 22, 2025 Organization Supports the World Biggest Toilet Training study An Organization has fully supported the World’s Biggest Toilet Training study Community and Media Empowerment Initiative in Kisumu{CEMI-K}, Kenya Program’s Manager Bernard Okebe says this is a crucial Global Research whose outcome would bring a lot of positive impact on the environment especially in view of diapers. Okebe says the whole world has been grappling with the issue of disposing diapers and therefore the research study is expected to come up with a solution. He says CEMI-K is supportive and ready for partnering with such initiatives which are fully in line with the organization’s vision and mission for a healthy society and clean environment. According to the website of the Big Toilet Trai...

  Participants during today's workshop on tackling Malaria within the Kenyan Basin while rejuvenating the Kenya Nile Discourse Forum {KNDF} in Kisumu-Photo and Story By Dickson Odhiambo April 22, 2025 Two organizations partner to tackle Malaria in Kenya Nile Basin Two Organizations have partnered to help in tackling the cases of Malaria within the Kenyan Nile Basin. The two Organizations namely Community and Media Empowerment Initiative in Kisumu {CEMI-K}, Kenya and the Kenya Nile Discourse Forum say Malaria disease still remain a major health and social problem within the Kenyan Nile Basin. Speaking in Kisumu during a workshop on tackling Malaria within the Kenyan Basin while rejuvenating the Kenya Nile Discourse Forum {KNDF}, Community and Media Empowerment Initiative in Kisumu {CEMI-K}, Kenya Programs Manager Bernard Okebe said they are also coordinating issues of environmental conservation alongside tackling Malaria within the said basin. He says his organization wi...

  An Officer from RPL at The Kisumu National Polytechnic address the press during the event-Photo Courtesy By Geoffrey Kasera Kisumu National Polytechnic rolls-out recognition of prior learning assessment The Kisumu National Polytechnic has rolled-out a Recognition of Prior Learning assessment and certification exercise. The exercise, which is also being conducted in various national polytechnics across the country, seeks to recognize and certify individuals with skills minus formal certification. CCTV, electrical installation and solar PV installation technologists are some of the artisans being targeted in the exercise, so as to improve their chances of earning decent salaries and competing for various tenders. Addressing the press at the Kisumu National Polytechnic , Stanley Maindi, Director of RPL said the assessment involves going to places of work of those seeking certification in order to confirm what is happening on the ground.       “Sometim...

                      Kisumu's Kondele  OCS During  a past police Operation-Photo Courtesy   By Geoffrey Kasera Don’t engage in criminal activities, Kondele OCS urges students The Officer Commanding Station at Kondele Police Station in Kisumu has issued a stern warning to students engaging in criminal activities during this April holiday.   The OCS Daniel Ogechi has vowed that offenders will be treated as criminals rather than students.   “I urge all students who are now at home for the April holiday to relax, stay with their families, and assist their parents with domestic chores. If anyone is tempted to engage in crime, once we find you, we will not treat you as a student but as any other criminal,” he says.   The OCS has revealed that crime rates in the area spike whenever schools close, with students sometimes committing petty offenses and serious crimes such as phone snatching,...

  Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga during today's County Education Prize Giving Day-Photo Courtesy  By Geoffrey Kasera   Call for Wanga to serve two terms as Governor    A section of Homa Bay Residents have thrown their weight behind their Governor Gladys Wanga to go for her second and final term during the next polls in 2027.   They say Wanga has been seen climbing the ladder of power in the politics arena in higher offices over the past years since she became the second Governor of Homa Bay.     Wanga became the first female Governor in Nyanza region when she was elected the Governor in the 2022 General elections succeeding former Governor Cyprian Awiti whose term came to an end in 2022 after serving as Homabay Governor for two terms since the inception of devolution in 2013.     The Governor whose determination and commitment to serve the people of Homabay County has seen her becomes the most influential woman Gove...

  The Busia Senator Okiya Omutata who is eyeing Presidency in 2027 Polls-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo and Geoffrey Kasera   Omutatah's presidential explorer committee in Ksm   In a move to collect views from the public across the country from the 47 counties ,Okiya Omtatah's presidential explorer committee has led a delegation in Kisumu county where they met people to discuss pertinent issues. Kisumu county joins the 18 counties where the team has visited so far with a view to hear from Members of the public on what’s affecting them and how it can be changed. They say this is in order with the declaration by the Busia senator Okiya Omtatah to vie for presidential seat come 2027 general elections. Addressing the media in kisumu , Mary Kathomi Riungu ,the chairlady of the Okiya Omutatah's presidential explorer committee noted that the Senator’sd presidential bid is a move that is marked by the issues that are affecting Kenyans directly.    ...