The Citizen Voice

By Dickson Odhiambo.       April 28, 2017. Nyanza Clergy Welcomes NASA line up. RELIGIOUS Leaders from Nyanza region has welcomed the line-up that the National Super Alliance {NASA} has come up with while unveiling its Presidential candidate yesterday. The Clergy led by the Chairman of the Nyanza Council of Churches leaders Dr. Bishop Washington Ogonyo Ngede ,say they are happy with the line-up that has placed former Prime Minister Raila Odinga as its flag bearer and Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka as his deputy. In a press statement to Newsrooms on Friday, the Nyanza Council of Churches Leaders have sent their congratulatory message to the unveiled Nasa Flag bearer Raila Odinga and the entire team. “We the Clergy from Nyanza region comprising of 200 denominations do hereby take this opportunity to sincerely congratulate Right Hon. Former Prime Minister Raila Amollo Odinga and the entire team following his nomination as the National Super Allianc...

By DICKSON ODHIAMBO. April 25, 2017. Ranguma assures residents of security as voting kicks off. KISUMU Governor Jack Ranguma has assured the residents of proper security during the ODM nomination exercise that kicked off this morning. Ranguma says as a stakeholder in the security matters within the county, the security situation is the county is okay for the ODM nomination which is ongoing within the county. Ranguma says the residents should come out in large numbers so as to vote during this ODM party primary. He urged people should vote peacefully and wait for the outcome of the exercise. The Governor who casted his vote at Kobura Primary School within Nyando Constituency said he will carry the day after the residents will have voted him as the ODM party Candidate. He said the voting in some places within the county started late as by more than six hours than the time expected. “I have realized that the voting exercise has delayed but things wil...

By DICKSON ODHIAMBO. April 21, 2017 Project Managers launch their society. A NUMBER of project planners, evaluators and managers have launched their society bringing them together. Under the banner of the International Project Monitoring and Evaluation Society {IProMES}, the project managers say this will be now their professional body representing their issues. Speaking at Accacia Premier Hotel in Kisumu on Friday, the Society’s Vice Chair Dr. Joyce Osogo said it is a society that brings together professionals active in project planning, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation from all over the world. She says the society was formed last year and it is registered with the registrar of Societies with the aim of injecting professionalism and best practices in the area of project planning and management. “We want to provide a platform for interaction and information sharing among all those interested in project planning, design,...

By DICKSON ODHIAMBO April 21, 2017.  Aspiring MP Ogendo calls for fair nomination process. AN Aspiring Member of Parliament in Kisumu Central Constituency has said they all expect a free, fair and transparent Orange Democratic Movement{ODM} Party   nomination process slated for next week in entire Kisumu County. Richard Ogendo who is among the aspirants who will battle for the ODM party ticket in the next week’s nomination exercise says he is optimistic that the Party’s primaries will be conducted in a free, fair and transparent manner. Addressing the press in Kisumu on Thursday, Ogendo said those who plan to cause chaos during this nomination exercise should not be allowed to do so. He says he what happened in Busia early this week is a big lesson that should be learnt. Ogendo says nomination that is not free, fair and transparent should never be accepted across the board. “We expect free, fair and transpernt nomination as well as a credi...

By DICKSON ODHIAMBO. April 21, 2017. Ranguma outlines his achievements, seeks re-election. KISUMU COUNTY Governor Jack Ranguma has urged residents of the county to re-elect him so as to be able to continue with his development plan he initiated when he was elected in 2013. Ranguma says he is very much ready to continue implement development projects he initiated after being elected as Kisumu’s first Governor when devolution was ushered in four years ago. Speaking during a radio talk show at Radio Name Lolwe on Thursday, Ranguma says he came up with a seven pillar development plan which he has implemented part of it successfully. Ranguma says his Government has already embarked on the issue of ensuring that the county is food secure which is one of his major pillar on development. He says already about 23 tractors are on the ground ploughing rice fields as well as maize fields. Ranguma says it is very prudent for Kisumu County to feed its residents ...

By DICKSON ODHIAMBO. April 19, 2017. Disaster Management Committee formation on offing. Kisumu County Disaster Management Committee will soon be formed, Kisumu County Commissioner Maalim Mohamed has said. Maalim says this committee is very crucial in coordinating and managing any form of disaster that may arise within the county. Speaking during a forum held at Joventure Hotel in Kisumu on Disaster Management, Maalim said they would liaise with the County Government of Kisumu to ensure this committee is formed. He says the Committee will be co-chaired by the Kisumu County Commissioner and Kisumu County Governor Jack Ranguma. Maalim says there are a number of stakeholders who are also involved in this. He says some of the stakeholders include the Kisumu County Security and Intelligence Committee, the County Government of Kisumu, Kenya Airport Authority, Kenya Maritime Authority, Kenya Pipeline among others. Maalim says the Committee will be a...

By DICKSON ODHIAMBO. April 19, 2017. Kisumu Jubilee Aspirants cry foul after President’s visit. A section of Jubilee Party aspirants in Kisumu County are a crying lot after they claim that they were denied access to the State Lodge in Kisumu during the President’s visit on Tuesday. Led by the Kisumu County Jubilee Chairperson Atieno Otieno, the aspirants claim that some people purporting to be the party’s aspirants in various positions within the county were allowed in instead of them who are the ‘genuine’ aspirants. Addressing the press at Police Officers’ Mess in Kisumu after the President Kenyatta’s visit in the Lake side City, the aspirants claim that some individuals at the Party’s Headquarters are allegedly colluding with a Senator in Nyanza region together with another notable aspirant in Kisumu to frustrate them. They claim that they stayed at the State Lodge’s gate for more than two hours before gaining gaining entry into the facil...

KISUMU. By DICKSON ODHIAMBO April 19, 2017. Government to promote drama teachers. THE Government plans to promote all teachers who are helping to nurture various talents to pupils and students in their schools, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said. President Uhuru Kenyatta says this is aimed at motivating such teachers who normally take their time in training students on issues of drama, Music and other initiatives such as narratives among others. Speaking at Kisumu State Lodge when he attended this year’s Kenya Schools and Colleges Drama Festivals on Tuesday, President Kenyatta said it is high time to recognize those teachers who have taken their time in training the students on such issues. Kenyatta says the promotion of those teachers will begin this July. The Head of State says his Government is fully committed in supporting the issue of nurturing talents across the country. He says the role played by co-curriculum activities i...