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Salmon Orimba, Kisumu   County Executive Committee Member for Public Service, County Administration and Participatory Development.   By Dan Amon and Dickson Odhiambo   Kisumu mourns top notch CEC Member   The County Government of Kisumu is in a state of mourning the untimely demise of one of its Executive Committee Member.   Kisumu Governor, Prof. Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, has expressed profound sadness over the passing of the County Executive Committee Member Salmon Orimba.   Nyong’o says he has lost the gallant County Executive Committee Member for Public Service, County Administration and Participatory Development.   In a press statement to newsrooms, Governor Nyong'o described Orimba as a trusted colleague, dependable partner, and dear friend who served the county with dedication and humility.   "He approached every assignment with seriousness of purpose and an unwavering commitment to the people we serve," Governor N...

  The Principal Secretary for Children Services Carren Ageng'o signs visitors' book at the Kisumu Deputy Governor's office when she paid a courtesy call today-Photo Courte By Dickson Odhiambo February 13, 2026 Kisumu’s Mama Ngina Children Home re-location in the offing Plans are underway to re-locate Mama Ngina Children home in Kisumu.   The Principal Secretary for Children Services Carren Ageng'o says plans have been mooted to relocate Mama Ngina Children's Home from its current location.   The Principal Secretary says the Children’s home will be relocated   to either Kombewa in Seme Sub-County or Milimani Area within Kisumu Central Sub-County.    Speaking during  during her courtesy call to the County Government of Kisumu Deputy Governor Dr.Mathews Owili where they held a consultative discussions in the wake of the unfortunate fire tragedy at the home,Ageng'o  said the environment is not conducive for the ch...

  M-PESA Foundation officials during the ground breaking ceremony of  complex Tuition block at Garissa University-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo      February 13, 2026   Garissa University learners set to benefit from sh 272.9M Tuition Complex Over 5,000 learners in Garissa University are set to benefit from improved learning outcomes of a new Tuition Complex worth KES 272.9 million. The project which is funded by the Mpesa Foundation will see the construction and equipping of modern lecture halls, science & ICT laboratories, faculty offices, examination and conference facilities powered by solar energy with water harvesting systems, making them sustainable. This is in addition to a Safaricom Innovation & Entrepreneurship Centre, in a bid to encourage skills-based education for young people. “Education has the power to transform lives if learners are given an opportunity to access quality facilities. Education goes beyond conten...

  Former President of the East African Law Society James Aggrey Mwamu at his office in Kisumu today where he has condemned CS Interior's order to the police of shoot to kill protestors -Photo and Story By Dickson Odhiambo June 27, 2025 CS Murkomen’s order on shoot to kill is illegal The order that the Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen issued to police to shoot and kill protestors threatening them is very much illegal, a lawyer has said. Former President of the East African Law Society James Aggrey Mwamu says this is a very unlawful order that must be condemned in the strongest terms possible. Addressing the press at his Kisumu office today, Mwamu said civil disobedience must be quelled in a peaceful manner and not with shooting of the protestors. Mwamu says the Police Service have several avenues like using reasonable force, rubber bullets and water cannons to quell riots across the country other than using live bullets. “Those are situations that are enou...

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. ...