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Switch on Signals of TV Stations, Lawyer tells Authority.

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 Former Law Society of East Africa President James Aggrey Mwamu address the press in Kisumu where he has told the Communication Authority of Kenya to immediately switch on the signal of three media houses it shut down yesterday-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo. By Dickson Odhiambo. January 31, 2018. Switch on Signals of TV Stations, Lawyer tells Authority. The Communication Authority of Kenya has been told to immediately switch on signals of three Media Houses which it shut down yesterday for allegedly trying to give live coverage to an event associated with Nasa at Uhuru Park in Nairobi where its Leader Raila Odinga was sworn-in as the People's President. Former East Africa Law Society President James Mwamu says Communication Authority of Kenya acted upon without any law backing such switch off of the signals of the three media houses, adding that it was done illegally. Addressing the press in Kisumu today, Mwamu says the Government has violated the

Feature: The Brain behind the splendid County Assembly of Homa Bay.

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                           The Inside of the Chambers of the New Homa Bay County Assembly.              Homa Bay County Assembly Clerk Bob Kephas Otieno in his office-Photos By Dickson Odhiambo. By Dickson Odhiambo. January 30, 2018. The Brain behind the splendid County Assembly of Homa Bay. A visit to Homa Bay County within Nyanza region ushers one into a vast County with 40 wards represented by 40 elected Members of the County Assembly. What is unique about the County which is number 43 in terms of ranking the counties in this country is the seat of its County Assembly which is rightly located at the now defunct Homa Bay County Council offices. The Building was officially opened by the then Colonial Governor Sir Patrick Rennison in 1962 before Kenya got its independence from Britain in December 1963. It first served as the offices of the then larger South Nyanza County Council under Elisha Aketch Chieng as the chairman and later as the offices of H

Engage the Opposition in dialogue before January 30, veteran politician tells President Kenyatta.

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 Mzee Elisha Aketch Chieng, a veteran Politician from Nyanza region has asked President Kenyatta to engage the Opposition in a constructive dialogue before next week on Tuesday-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo. By Dickson Odhiambo January 24, 2018. Engage the Opposition in dialogue before January 30, veteran politician tells President Kenyatta. A VETERAN Politician from Nyanza region has asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to engage the National Super Alliance Leader Raila Odinga in a constructive dialogue which can help to unite the country. The Former Chairman of the now defunct South Nyanza County Council {Now Migori and Homa Bay Counties} Elisha Aketch Chieng says it is through the spirit of a constructive dialogue which can help the country to move forward hence this should be embraced. Addressing the press at his Homa Bay Town residence, Chieng urged President Kenyatta not to engage in chest thumping and move forward in ensuring that he engages in a di