Lawyer accepts Ksm East Residents' endorsement to vie for MP's seat
By Dickson Odhiambo
September 18, 2021
Lawyer accepts Ksm East Residents' endorsement
to vie for MP's seat
Kisumu East
Constituency residents have endorsed a top lawyer to vie for Parliamentary seat
in the next year's General Election.
The Residents of the
Greater Kolwa and Kajulu areas in Kisumu East Constituency have fully endorsed
Former East African Law Society President James Mwamu to vie for the seat
currently held by Shakeel Shabir.
Addressing the Press
at his home within Kolwa Central ward, Mwamu has agreed to accept the
endorsement terming it a big gesture bestowed to him by the residents.
He has promised to
walk with them the Political Journey till the end asking them to elect him as
their Member of Parliament in the next year’s polls after endorsing him
for the seat.
Mwamu says the
consultative forum for Kisumu East Residents is a clear road map to where the Constituency
should be headed to in terms of Development after next year's polls.
Mwamu says his
priority will be in ensuring there is proper infrastructure in the education
facilities within the area to meet the required standards.
He also says there is
need to upgrade roads that belongs to the national government within the said
constituency
Mwamu has urged the
Residents to register as voters in large numbers within the various wards.
Ex Senior Chief Willis
Obura Ombuayo says Lawyer Mwamu has what it takes to lead the Constituency as
its next MP after the current Member of Parliament.
He endorsed the Lawyer
amid applause from the residents who gathered at his home for the event.
Charles Okello says
the residents have decided that they will elect a new MP next year to replace
the current MP who is serving his third term.
He says over 45 years,
no resident of Kolwa has been elected as the MP for the constituency since the
days of Oselu Nyalik who also served as an Assistant Minister in the Jomo
Kenyatta’s Government in late 60s and 70s.
“This seat has gone to
our brother and sisters in Kajulu and it has as well gone to the diaspora and
now it is time to get it back to the Greater Kolwa area,” Okello says.
Other residents also echoed same sentiments during the occasion that was marked in pomp and color.
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Mwamu ni to ja kure?
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