The Citizen Voice

  Kisumu West MP Rosa Buyu {R}and her Kisumu Central Counterpart Dr. Joshua Oron during a recent Meeting in Kisumu.She has declared her interest for the Kisumu County Gubernatorial seat-Photo Courtesy  By Dickson Odhiambo July 17, 2026 Buyu declares her Kisumu Gubernatorial bid Kisumu West Member of Parliament Rosa Akinyi Buyu   has declared her interest in the Kisumu County Gubernatorial seat during the Next year’s General Election slated for August. The Kisumu West Member of Parliament who is serving her second term as a Member of Parliament has officially made that announcement that she will vie for the Kisumu Gubernatorial seat come next year’s polls. Buyu has served as the Kisumu County Woman Representative from 2017 to 2022 before being elected as Kisumu West Member of Parliament. Previously, she served as a Commissioner with the now defunct Interim Independent Electoral and Boundaries Review Commission {IIEBRC} that was led by Andrew Ligale as its Chair...

  Presiding Bishop of the Christ is the Answer Ministry{CITAM} Church Dr. Calisto Odede{2nd Left} address the press in Kisumu today after the Kisumu County Leadership Breakfast Meeting. With him is some Senior Officers from the County Government of Kisumu and Speaker of the County Assembly of Kisumu-Story and Photo By Dickson Odhiambo   By Dickson Odhiambo   July 17, 2026 CITAM engages Counties on Servant leadership and good governance The Christ is the Answer Ministry {CITAM} Church has embarked on engaging various county governments across the country on the issue of servant leadership and good governance. Presiding Bishop of the Christ is the Answer Ministry Church Dr. Calisto Odede says they have begun to engage Leadership of the County Governments across the country so as to spearhead the issue of good Governance and Servant Leadership. Addressing the press after the Kisumu County Leadership Prayer Breakfast meeting held at CITAM Kisumu today, the Pres...

  Former President of the East African Law Society SC James Aggrey Mwamu during a past event-File Photo  By Dickson Odhiambo July 9, 2026 Lawyer supports LSK call for protests over advocates’ killing A LAWYER has fully supported the move by the Law Society of Kenya to call for a nationwide protest by lawyers over the recent killing of two advocates. Former President of the East African Law Society Senior Counsel James Aggrey Mwamu says the call for protest by the Law Society of Kenya is very much in order so as to show solidarity and express their dissatisfaction over the killing of their two colleagues early this week. Addressing the press at his Kisumu office, Mwamu said the disappearance of the two lawyers Edward Muthee Kariuki and Esther Wairimu Keige is very unfortunate and must be properly investigated after they were found killed. Mwamu says the work of the Advocates is to defend their clients in court and that does not mean that they become enemies of the p...

  Former President of the East African Law Society Senior Counsel James Aggrey Mwamu at his office in Kisumu-Story and Photo By  By Dickson Odhiambo July 9, 2026 Oburu’s advice to President Ruto on Benevolent dictatorship is out of order Orange Democratic Movement {ODM} Party Leader Dr. Oburu Oginga is under fire over his remarks while advising President Ruto to apply a little bit of dictatorship so that the Country can grow economically. Former President of the East African Law Society Senior Counsel James Aggrey Mwamu says Dr. Oginga’s advice to the President is an ill-one that can never be applied in the present Kenya where democracy thrives. Addressing the press at his office in Kisumu today, Mwamu said the President’s duties are clearly spelt out in the current Constitution that was promulgated in the year 2010 and becoming a benevolent dictator is not one of them. Mwamu says the Presidential Powers are also clearly defined in the constitution, adding that if th...

                    Mzee  Julius Maina Kago who passed on early this week on Tuesday-File Photo By Dickson Odhiambo    July 9, 2026   Orengo pays tribute to a great Saba Saba Hero SIAYA Governor James Orengo has paid a great tribute to one of the Saba Saba heroes who passed on this week on Tuesday as the country marks 36 years after the first Saba Saba Rally was held on July 7, 1990. The Self Proclaimed Defacto Leader of ODM Party says it is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that he has learned of the passing of Mzee Julius Maina Kago, who rested on Tuesday, July 7th, 2026, at King David Hospital in Ng’ong’, coinciding poetically, yet painfully, with the 36th anniversary of Saba Saba. Orengo says the 75 years old Mzee Kago was not only just a driver but also an unsung general of Kenya’s democratic struggle.   “In November 1991, when the tyrannical KANU regime placed a draconian ban on free assem...

  Nominated MCA at the County Assembly of Kisumu and the Chairperson of the Kisumu County Assembly Gender Working Group Nancy Matara who has apologized over her recent remarks-File Photo  By Dickson Odhiambo   July 6, 2026 Kisumu MCA apologize over her remarks A Member of the County Assembly of Kisumu has apologized over her recent remarks made following the raping and Killing of a woman in Kisumu City. The Kisumu County Assembly Nominated Member Nancy Matara says throughout her public service life, she has been advocating for the rights, dignity and protection of women, girls and other vulnerable members of the Society. “My remarks were made in the context of the horrific rape and murder of a middle-aged woman at the Skyway area of Manyatta on 27th June 2026. According to witnesses, the woman was sexually assaulted, brutally murdered and her mobile phone stolen. Like every resident of Kisumu County, I was heartbroken and angered by this heinous act. My intentio...