The Citizen Voice

                                                 The Tusker Listening party-Photo Courtesy  By Dickson Odhiambo Base to Billboardz Artists Gear Up for Album Launch with Exclusive Listening Party The build-up to the Base to Billboardz collective album continues, as the six artists dubbed “KETEH” took over the Tusker Micro Brewery for an exclusive listening party, giving fans and industry stakeholders a glimpse of what to expect when the album, “Safari Ya Mapenzi,” drops at the end of August. The artists Muringi Matheri, Manasseh Shalom, Zawadi, Chris Barr, Njuguna and Ras Amor, performed original music they have developed through months of mentorship, songwriting, recording and performance training. The session gave guests an opportunity to experience the artists’ evolving sounds and the creative direction of the collective project ahead of its official la...

Birju Sanghrajka, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Standard Chartered Kenya-Photo Courtesy.  By Dickson Odhiambo August 20,2026 Standard Chartered Kenya Reports profit before tax of KShs 9.6 billion Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited has released its results for the period ended 30 June 2026. Birju Sanghrajka, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, said the Bank delivered a profit before tax of KShs 9.6 billion. He says their capital remains strong and the directors are pleased to announce an interim dividend of KShs 8.50 for every ordinary share of KShs 5.00 to be paid to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 10 September 2026 and will be paid on or about 24 September 2026. He says the assets under management grew by 13 per cent to KShs 343 billion compared with December 2025, reflecting continued progress in our strategy to grow, manage and protect client wealth. “This performance demonstrates the strength of our cli...

The Speaker of the County Assembly of Kisumu Elisha Oraro leaves the Assembly on Wednesday after it adopted the amendments in the Kisumu County Education and Social Protection Fund Bill 2026-Photo and Story By  Dickson Odhiambo   August 20, 2026 Ksm County Education and Social Protection Fund Bill sails through second reading The Kisumu County Education and Social Protection Fund Bill, 2026 has gone through a second reading stage successfully at the County Assembly of Kisumu. The Bill seeks to repeal the Kisumu County Education Fund Act {No 8 of 2014} and the Kisumu County Education Funds {Amendment} Act {No. 6 of 2016} to establish the Kisumu County Education and Social Protection Fund and for connected purposes. During the Committee of the whole House sitting at the County Assembly of Kisumu presided over by the Deputy Speaker Nereah Okombo on Wednesday, the Members of the County Assembly passed the amendments of some sections of the Bill during the second reading....

  Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir and M-PESA Foundation Trustee Celestine Munda during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Faraja Cancer Support Center at the Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital-Photo Courtesy   By Dickson Odhiambo August 19,2026. Cancer Patients in Mombasa set to benefit from dedicated therapy Cancer patients in Mombasa County and its environs are set to benefit from wellness and support services with the construction of a therapy support centre at the Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital (CGTRH). The first of its kind dedicated cancer centre, located within a public hospital, the centre seeks to address increasing demand for oncology services with specialised clinical care and therapy, necessary for patient recovery. “Our investment in infrastructure looks to address the delays of reaching, seeking and receiving health care, enabling Kenyans access health care when they need it, with dignity. Beyond availing clinical efficie...

  Part of the Ahero Interchange where a section of residents near it have complained of excess noise emanating from rumble strips-Story and Photo By Dickson Odhiambo August 19,2026 Residents next to Ahero Interchange want rumble strips re-designed to avoid excess noise The Residents of Kochogo North Sub-Location along the Ahero Interchange in Nyando Constituency have appealed to the Kenya National Highways Authority to consider re-designing of the rumbles strips to avoid what they have termed as excessive noise. The residents claim that the rumbles strips installed on the Ahero Interchange road leading from Ahero-Kisii Highway cause excessive noise and vibrations hence need to be re-designed with immediate effect. The area residents say that they had lodged a complaint with the office of the Nyanza Regional Director of Kenya National Highways Authority through a letter dated March 18,2025 and there is no response from the Authority despite receiving and acknowledging the...

  Kisumu Journalists Network{KJN} Chairman Rushdie Oudia address the press in Kisumu today following the attacks on Journalists covering a political Rally in Homa Bay-Photo and Story By  Dickson Odhiambo   August 17, 2026 Kisumu Journalists Condemns attacks on Colleagues during rally in Homa Bay The Kisumu Journalism Fraternity have shown solidarity with their colleagues who were attacked while providing media coverage to a political rally in Homa Bay County yesterday. Led by the Chairman of Kisumu Journalists Network Rushdie Oudia, the Kisumu Based Journalists  has condemned in the strongest terms possible the barbaric and unacceptable attacks on their fellow who were covering the Linda Mwananchi rally. Among those attacked while carrying out their professional duties include    Fred Ooko and Brian Ongoro both of Agence France-Presse (AFP),   Standard Media Group in Kisumu,   Nation Media Group team-Kisumu,   Ken Odiwuor — KBC Mayien...