The Citizen Voice

 Knut Secretary General Wilson Sossion addressing the press in Kisumu yesterday where he said the union to focus on the next Collective Bargaining Agreement-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo. By Dickson Odhiambo May 31, 2018. We need to focus on the next CBA for Teachers, says Sossion. THE Kenya National Union of Teachers needs to focus on the next Collective Bargaining Agreement for teachers across the country. Knut Secretary General Wilson Sossion says this should now be the focus as the giant union continues to monitor the implementation of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement {CBA}. Speaking in Kisumu during the official closure of a three day workshop for the all Knut Executive Branch Secretaries across the Country at Tom Mboya Labour College, Sossion said focusing on the next CBA should be where the union channels most of its energy. “We must begin focusing on the next CBA and this is where we need to put our acts together,” he says. ...

EABL Sustainability Manager,Maryanne Nderu learns key details about sorghum farming from Herkana Otieno and Adhiambo Yogo during the EABL and Media Tour Kisumu County recently-Photos By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo.   May 29, 2018 Growing of white sorghum picks up in Kisumu in readiness for a new Brewery plant. A visit to his farm in Wang’aya 1 within Masogo/Nyang’oma ward of Kisumu County reveals a lot for a first time visitor to the region. This is the farm of Thomas Juma Okeyo who used to grow sugar cane in this area for several years but since the collapse of Miwani Sugar Company within the area, the business of sugarcane growing has not been well with a number of farmers who entirely depended on it for livelihood for over a long period of time. A visit to Okeyo’s farm ushers you into a territory of growing a new crop which has since been introduced by the East African Maltings Limited, a subsidiary of East African Breweries Limited ...

 Kisumu Senator Fred Outa who is one of the leaders from the region who has told President Uhuru Kenyatta to tackle the issue of corruption-File Photo. By Dickson Odhiambo. May 28, 2018. Kisumu Leaders tells President Uhuru to act on corruption. LEADERS in Kisumu County have told President Uhuru Kenyatta to immediately act on the issue of rampant corruption which has bedeviled the country. Led by Kisumu County Senator Fred Outa, the leaders said the President must now act on the issue of corruption that has led to siphoning of public funds from the various sectors. Outa says the spirit of hand shake is very good and must be supported but the issue of corruption must be fought at all cost. Nominated Senator Rose Nyamunga says it is the Executive wing of the national government which must tackle the issue of corruption witnessed so far. “It is the executive which has powers to finish the issue of corruption in the country which has bedevil...

 Chief Executive officer of the National Police Service Commission Joseph Onyango addressing police officers in Kisumu last week during the conclusion of training on first aid.He said the ongoing vetting for police officers in the country will be concluded soon after Inspectors of Police are vetted-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo. By Dickson Odhiambo May 28, 2018.  Police vetting will be concluded after Inspectors are vetted, NPSC says. THE Ongoing vetting for police officers in the country will be concluded soon after Inspectors of Police are vetted, the National Police Service Commission has said. The Chief Executive Officer of the National Police Service Commission Joseph Onyango has said current the Commission is vetting the police officers in the rank of Chief Inspectors and will then vet the Inspectors of Police. Addressing the press in Kisumu after presiding over a ceremony where police officers from Nyanza region have been trained on Firs...