Kisumu East constituency needs a people’s driven strategic plan, says aspiring MP
By Dickson Odhiambo
October 21, 2021
Kisumu East constituency
needs a people’s driven strategic plan, says aspiring MP
Kisumu East Constituency in Kisumu County needs a serious
people’s driven strategic plan that will be fully implemented to spur development within the area, an Aspiring
Member of Parliament has said.
Lawyer James Aggrey Mwamu who is aspiring Member of
Parliament for Kisumu East Constituency come next year 2022 on an Orange
Democratic Movement{ODM} Party ticket says the five year strategic plan for the
constituency will surely guide it towards meaningful development.
Addressing the residents of the constituency today during a
radio talk show at Dala FM 98.8 from
8:00am to 9:00am, Mwamu said he has outlined his agenda for the constituency
which he plans to implement if elected as the next Member of Parliament come next year during the General Election.
He says he will seek public participation process from all the
residents of the five wards within the said constituency on their view to have
the strategic plan outlining the development to be carried out during his
tenure if elected as the next Member of Parliament for Kisumu East
Constituency.
Mwamu says he will team up with all the opinion leaders, the
youth, women, elders, persons with disability to ensure that together they
develop the strategic plan for the constituency that has five wards namely
Kajulu, Kolwa East, Kolwa Central, Manyatta B and Nyalenda A.
“This will be a fully public participation process as
enshrined in article 10 of our constitution of Kenya 2010 that talks about
Principles of good governance where public participation is one of the said
principles that allows people’s opinion to be sought before carrying out development
for them within their areas,” Mwamu says.
Mwamu says one of the issues that needs to be tackled is
that of infrastructure in learning institutions especially putting up new
schools within the constituency.
He also underscores the need to have technical training institutions
and vacation training centers within the constituency which he says lack such
facilities.
Mwamu says he will ensure that the allocation of bursary and
scholarship for bright but needy students from the constituency is fully
enhanced to benefit many of such, adding that enough funds will be allocated to
the kitty.
He plans to start the Youth development Committee which will
help in identifying talents among the youth that needs to be nurtured and
sponsored to help develop such talents further.
He says on the issue of roads within the constituency there is
need to properly collaborate with various government agencies like the Kenya
Rural Roads Authority to repair and construct them, adding that those Roads
falling under the National Government needs to be done and serious fellow up be
made.
Mwamu adds that through Mwalimu James Japheth Mwamu
Foundation, he has reached the community within the constituency and beyond by
donating hand washing tanks, face masks and sanitizers to over 50 primary and
secondary schools during this Covid-19 pandemic period.
“In terms poverty alleviation, we have donated food items among others to our
people within this constituency during the flooding period and the Covid-19
period where we reached out to even those in churches and mosques within the
constituency and beyond,” he says.
He says the Foundation has also sponsored about ten students
to the various institutions of higher learning and are currently continuing
with their studies, adding that it has also donated books for the new Curriculum
for education known as Competency Based Curriculum in a number of Primary
schools in Kisumu East Constituency.
Mwamu appeals to all the residents of the constituency to
elect him as their next Member of Parliament come next year, adding that with
the National Government Constituency Development Fund{NGCDF} allocated to the constituencies
from the National Government he will help in turning around the constituency
with various developments.
“If our people can give me a chance and elect me as their
next Member of Parliament, then together we will turn around this constituency
by developing it like Europe continent,” he further says.
He seeks to unseat the current Kisumu East Member of
Parliament Shakeel Shabir who is serving his third term having been elected for
the first time in 2007 General Elections.
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