The Citizen Voice

Philip Pande, the Kisumu County Senatorial Aspirant address a meeting in the recent past. The Youthful aspirants in Kisumu County have told veteran politicians to address issues affecting the common man and shun violence-Photo Courtesy. By Dickson Odhiambo July 26, 2021 Kisumu youthful aspirants tell 'veterans politicians' to address issues and shun violence   A number of youthful aspirants in various political positions in Kisumu County in the forthcoming General elections next year have told ‘veteran politicians’ in the county to strictly address issues that affects the common man and shun violence at all cost. The emerging leaders and young political aspirants, drawn from all parts of Kisumu County say   the political players should address themselves to current issues affecting the common man which is unemployment, poverty and high cost of living. Led by Kisumu County Senatorial Aspirant Philip Pande, the youthful aspirants in a press statement to the news rooms ...

  Kisumu County ODM Party Chairman Prof Ayiecho Olweny address the press in Kisumu today where he suggested that Politicians from the region should in future not allowed to speak at funerals since some of them cause chaos at such functions-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo July 25, 2021 ODM Kisumu Chair suggests that Politicians should not speak at funerals in future POLITICIANS in Kisumu County may be barred from speaking at funerals within the area unless the funerals are theirs, an Orange Democratic Party official at the County Level has suggested. Kisumu County Orange Democratic Movement {ODM} Party Chairperson Prof Patrick Ayiecho Olweny has suggested that politicians within the county should not be allowed to speak at funerals in future because some of them cause chaos during such ceremonies where youth sometimes clash leading to even death. Addressing the press in Kisumu today, the Kisumu County ODM Chair, County Assembly of Kisumu Majority Leader Kenne...

Members of the Legion Maria of African Church Mission during the today's burial of Arch Bishop Lazarus Obera in Muhoroni Constituency-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo   July 24, 2021   Legion Maria Arch Bishop buried as chaos erupt at his funeral   The funeral service of an Arch Bishop of the Legion Maria of Africa Church Mission in Muhoroni constituency today has been marred with chaos where one person has been stabbed in a scuffle among supporters of some politicians.   Fracas occurred during the funeral service of Arch Bishop Lazarus Obera of Bondo Arch Diocese who was also the senior Human Resource Manager at the county Assembly of Kisumu.   Protocol hitch has been alleged as the issue that enabled the chaos to erupt during the burial that has occurred in Miwani Ward.   Trouble started when Speaker of the County Assembly of Kisumu Elisha Jack Oraro who was the master of Ceremony begun inviting the guests who included...

Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang Nyong'o hands over a cheque to one of the Groups that have benefitted from a World Bank Funded project known as the Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project{KCSAP}.A total of shs 65.6Million have been disbursed in the second phase of the project-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo  By Dickson Odhiambo July 21, 2021 Marginalized Groups get funding of 65.6M for agriculture in Kisumu Some Vulnerable and marginalized groups in Kisumu County practicing modern agriculture have received funding of over shillings 65 Million from the County Government of Kisumu through the support of World Bank. The funding has benefitted 191 more groups targeting the value chains and Food Security in Kisumu County through the project known as the Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project {KCSAP} which is a World Bank funded project being implemented by County Government of Kisumu. Addressing the beneficiaries today during the second disbursement of the funding, Kisumu Governor Prof...

  President of Kisumu Boys Alumni Foundation James Mwamu and the team when they handed over equipment that will help improving the standard of the pitches at Kisumu School with an aim of scaling up sports activities in the school-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo   July 19, 2021   Kisumu School former students embarks on modernizing pitches to revive games   FORMER students at a school in Kisumu County have embarked on modernizing pitches within the School to help in improving the sporting activities.   The former students through the Kisumu Boys Alumni Foundation say it has deemed it fit to refurbish the hockey, football, Basket and other pitches in the school to help in reviving the games.   Speaking at Kisumu School (Formerly Kisumu Boys High school) when the Foundation handed over a grader, Lawn mower, roller and other equipment for the exercise to help in upgrading the pitches, the Foundation's President James Aggrey Mwamu says thi...

  Communications Director at Mwalimu James Japheth Mwamu Foundation Kate Akinyi Nyadida hands over a present to one of the Community Nurses at Orongo Dispensary to recognize their work within the Community.The Foundation has been donating Covid-19 kits like face masks and sanitizers to the community Nurses in Kisumu East Constituency-Photo Courtesy. By Dickson Odhiambo   July 19, 2021   Foundation Continues to give Covid-19 kits to Community Nurses in Kisumu   A Foundation has continued to offer support the Community Health Volunteers in Kisumu East Constituency.   Mwalimu James Japheth Mwamu Foundation visited Orongo Dispensary in Kisumu East Constituency where the Community Health Volunteers are attached to and gave the Covid 19 kits like Face masks and sanitizers for their daily duties.   The Foundation’s Communication Director Kate Akinyi Nyadida the Community nurses known as Community Health Volunteers are also frontline workers dur...

Representatives of Healthcare Workers address the media in Kisumu where they disclosed the protest letter they have written to the County Government of Kisumu over various issues affecting them as healthcare workers in Kisumu County-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo   By Dickson Odhiambo July 15, 2021 Health care workers in Kisumu write protest letter to County Government A NUMBER of health care workers in Kisumu through their various Unions have written a protest letter to the County Government of Kisumu in what they have termed as dilatory and apathetic manner in which the government is handling various outstanding issues on health matters. In a letter dated July 14,2021 to the County Secretary through the Chief officer of Health at the County Government of Kisumu, the health workers from nurses, clinical officers and lab technicians want to know the reason as to why the county Government has illegally withhold salaries of a section of health care workers as well as delaying paym...

  President of Mwalimu James Japheth Foundation James Mwamu hands over certificate and a voucher to one of the best students in last year's KCSE at St. Camulus Secondary school in Nyanndo constituency-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo   July 15, 2021   Govt told to train more teachers on CBC and build more infrastructure   The National Government has been told to ensure that more teachers are trained on Competency Based Curriculum and build more infrastructure to help on the issue of 100 percent transition     A foundation says training of more teachers on CBC and putting up of more structures to help in the issue of 100 percent transition in schools across the country will be of great help indeed   Mwalimu James Japheth Mwamu Foundation says by training more teachers on CBC, it will help in the good implementation of new curriculum.   Addressing students of St.Camulus Ogwedhi Mixed Sec School within East Kano...

Railways ward MCA David Arao addressing a function in Kisumu during the launch of bursary fund.He has urge Kisumu Governor to consider extending the current program on scholarship to some secondary schools students up to university to help them complete their education successfully-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo July 15, 2021 MCA urges Governor Nyong’o to extend scholarship to students up to university A MEMBER of the County Assembly of Kisumu has urged Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang Nyong’o to consider extending the current program on scholarship to secondary schools students up to university to help them complete their education successfully. Railways ward Member of the County Assembly David Arao says those students who are currently being fully sponsored through scholarship by the County Government of Kisumu should receive the same funding up to the university to enable them study peacefully without being worried about school fees after their secondary school. ...

  Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang Nyong'o flags off the last tranche of bursary fund for the financial year 2020/2021 of over 44Million today in Kisumu-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo July 14, 2021 Kisumu County embarks on Automation of bursary fund as shs 205M disbursed The County Government of Kisumu has also embarked on automation of the bursary management process in the entire county. Kisumu Governor Prof Peter Anyang Nyong’o says this is part of the wider plan that seeks to digitize and automate all county processes, procedures and systems. Addressing the media today in Kisumu after launching the disbursement of the last tranche of the education bursary and scholarship for the financial year 2020/2021, Nyong’o says this initiative once completed, will enhance efficiency and effectiveness in the bursary management process. He says the system will weed out the issue of writing cheques which may end up even benefitting unscrupulous people. He says a total ...

Lawyer Ken Amondi Representing about 5,000 Nyalenda residents in a land case against the Kenya Prisons charting with some of them after a court session-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo   By Dickson Odhiambo   July 12, 2021   Nyalenda residents’ case on a 64-acre land to be heard on July 26   A case in which about 5000 residents within Nyalenda Area sued the Kenya Prisons over a land it claimed within the area will continue to be heard on this month of July 26 this year before Kisumu land and Environment Court.   Today, the residents who are the plaintiff were heard before the court through their Lawyer Ken Amondi of Amondi and Company Advocates.   The residents have made their submissions and it will now be the respondent which is the Kenyan Prison’s turn to be heard as from July 26, this year.   Nyalenda residents moved to court after the Kenya Prison service issued an eviction letter last year wanting to evict the residents staying i...

  Mr Nelco Sagwe, the Deputy Clerk of the County Assembly of Kisumu who passed on yesterday barely a few hours after his Colleague who is the senior Human Resource Manager Lazarus Obera passed on last Saturday-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo   July 12, 2021   Another senior staff at County Assembly of Kisumu passes on   The County Assembly of Kisumu is in a state of mourning again after another senior staff has passed on only a few hours after its Human Resource Manager died on Saturday evening.   The County Assembly of Kisumu deputy Clerk   Nelco Sagwe passed on yesterday at Aga Khan Hospital in Kisumu barely a few hours after his colleague Arch Bishop Lazarus Obera died on Saturday evening after a short illness.   Speaker of the County Assembly of Kisumu Elisha Jack Oraro and Clerk of the Assembly Owen Ojuok say the officer passed on yesterday morning after a short illness.   “Mr Sagwe's death comes only few hours...