Aspirant declares interest in Kisumu North Ward MCA Seat.

Thomas Kotieno who has declared his interest in the Kisumu North Ward MCA Seat.He says he has what it takes to be the next Member of the County Assembly of Kisumu Representing the said ward-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo
By Dickson Odhiambo

 February 17, 2020

 Aspirant declares interest in Kisumu North Ward MCA Seat.

The Kisumu North Ward within Kisumu West Sub-County that fell vacant following the election of the area Member of County Assembly Elisha Jack Oraro as the Speaker of the County Assembly of Kisumu has begun to attract the residents of the area to contest the seat as the next MCA.

One of the Aspirants is Thomas Kotieno who has since declared his interest to contest the seat when a By-Election will be held this year.

Addressing the press in Kisumu today where he declared his intention to run for the seat, Kotieno said he is the best person to replace immediate former MCA Elisha Jack Oraro who has since been elected the Speaker of the County Assembly of Kisumu after acting as a Speaker since September last year following the impeachment of the Former Speaker Onyango Oloo.

Kotieno says he has what it takes so as to be the next Member of County Assembly representing the area, adding that he contested the seat in the previous election and emerged position two.

He says his priority will be to help the locals in enhancing agriculture within the ward so that the locals will be able to be food sufficient hence being food secure at all times.

“Agriculture plays a very important role in the community and we should ensure that there is enough water which the residents can use for irrigation purposes hence have good harvest from the crops,” Kotieno says.

Kotieno says he will also ensure that the Education which is very vital to the residents of the ward and will ensure that it is among his priority when elected as the next Member of the County Assembly representing the area. 

He also says under his leadership if elected will also ensure that health facilities are built through funds from the county Government which will be allocated to the department of health during a given  financial year.

“Areas like Seke has no health facility and this is an example that there is need to build a health facility within the area so that the residents don’t go as far as Nyahera area to seek for health services. Health is a devolved function and it should be near to the people,” Kotieno adds.

He says there is also need to create value addition to crops like avocado which is produced within the area in large numbers so as to benefit the local farmers, adding that this is a great means of livelihoods for a number of people within the area.

Kotieno says as a youth he also has a very great interests of the youth at heart, his aim is to ensure that the youth become self-employed by doing some income generating activities which can help them survive.

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