The Citizen Voice

  Kisumu East Constituency Parliamentary Aspirant on ODM Party ticket James Mwamu follows the procedure during ID Card registration exercise for Secondary school students who have attained the age of 18 years at Nyamasaria Secondary school. He has urged the Government to consider the issue of cost sharing in putting up structures in secondary schools in readiness for CBC-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo   November 28, 2021   Call for cost sharing on Secondary schools infrastructure for CBC   The Government has been urged to incorporate cost sharing on the issue of putting up structures in schools across the country in readiness for Competency Based Curriculum.   Former President of the East African Law Society James Aggrey Mwamu says the burden of building dormitories in Boarding Secondary schools should not be left alone for parents as Competency Based Curriculum is set to be rolled out in Secondary schools in the year 2023.   Mwamu s...

  Kisumu East Parliamentary aspirant on ODM Party Ticket James Mwamu charts with residents of Ragumo area during the launch of registration of persons to take National ID Cards.He has raised a concern over the issue of increased cases of insecurity in parts of Kisumu County-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo November 27, 2021 Police told to curb cases of insecurity in Kisumu POLICE in Kisumu County have been urged to help in curbing the cases of insecurity which are said to be on the rise.   Kisumu East Parliamentary aspirant on ODM Party James Mwamu says of late there are increased cases of insecurity in parts of Kisumu county especially Kisumu City that needs to be addressed.   Speaking in Nyalenda A Ward in Kisumu East Constituency where he had taken the Mobilization exercise for the residents to register for Identity cards, Mwamu said it is a worrying trend that even lives have been lost due to insecurity and in some incidences hands have been pointed to...

Kisumu East Parliamentary Aspirant on ODM Party Ticket James Mwamu charts with residents of Kolwa Central ward during the second day of one month ID registration exercise that has kicked off within the constituency being spearheaded by the Aspiring MP-Photo Courtesy  By Dickson Odhiambo   November 18, 2021   Kisumu East Residents set to benefit from one month ID registration exercise   One month drive to get Identity cards registration exercise kicks off in Ksm East Constituency.   The exercise that has been organized by aspiring Member of Parliament in Kisumu East Constituency James Mwamu targets all the youth and those who have attained the age of 18 years and have no Identity Card and being undertaken by the department of Registration of Persons.   Mwamu says that he has realized that quite a number of young people still have no such important document that is a major requirement especially on issues of being registered as a voter and...

  A section Traders at the Uhuru Business Park Complex Market in Kisumu today where its balloting process to give them space was schedule for today. A court order has temporarily stopped the process until a matter before it filed by the County Government of Kisumu is heard and determined-Photo By  Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo November 12, 2021 Court temporarily stops balloting process of Kisumu’s Complex Market THE High Court has temporarily stopped the balloting process of the Uhuru Business Park Complex Market in Kisumu which was schedule for today. High Court Judge Justice Fred Ochieng said the application dated 11/011/2021 is fixed for mention this November 17. The Court directed the Applicant which is the County Government of Kisumu to serve all the respondents and the interested parties. The Court said until November 17 this year the status quo prevailing at the said complex shall be maintained so that the subject matter of the application remain...

Kisumu Governor Prof Peter Anyang Nyong'o.The County Government of Kisumu has distanced itself from yesterday's chaos at Kondele where the DP Dr. William Ruto's rally was disrupted by a section of unruly crowd-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo November 11, 2021 County Govt of Kisumu distance itself from Kondele chaos The County Government of Kisumu has distanced itself from the yesterday’s chaos that rocked Kondele area during the public rally by the Deputy President Dr William Ruto where he was forced to cut short his speech after unruly youth disrupted the rally. It says the reports being circulated by a section of Tanga Tanga politicians are very malicious and misleading indeed “Our attention has been drawn to false and malicious reports being circulated by a section of politicians and activists allied to Deputy President William Ruto, concerning an incident where the DP’s convoy was allegedly stoned by an unknown people at Kondele in downtown Kisumu,” says pa...

Coordinator Civil Societies Organizations Network Betty Okero address the press in Kisumu todayduring the offcial launch of The Angaza Movement which is a  Consortium that is aimed at supporting civic participation and enhancing electoral integrity across the country-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo November 11, 2021 Consortium to enhance electoral integrity launched in Kisumu A Consortium that is aimed at supporting civic participation and enhancing electoral integrity across the country has been launched in Kisumu. The consortium Known as The Angaza Movement {TAM} is also aimed at transforming political leadership in the country and it is spearheaded civil human rights organizations in the country. It is a national and grass roots grouping of active citizens and human rights activists who have come together to support the three above mention course. Speaking to the Press in Kisumu today during the official launch of the Movement, Civil Societies Organizat...

  A smoke coming from a tear gas canister lobbed at unruly crowd who tried to disrupt DP Dr. William Ruto's Rally within Kondele in Kisumu today-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo  Police in Kisumu shoot in the air as rowdy youth disrupt DP’s rally POLICE in Kisumu have today been forced to lob tear gas canisters and shot in the air severally to scare away a section of unruly crowd in Kondele area who disrupted Deputy President Dr. William Ruto’s Public rally. It all began after the crowd which started to troop in within the area as early as 8:00am to wait for the Deputy President to address them became impatient after they waited for so long until noon. Earlier on, a section of the crowd chanted six thousand! Six Thousand! that rented the air for some time while saying that they prefer the Orange Democratic Movement Party Leader Raila Odinga’s   proposal of giving shs 6,000 per household where people are jobless if elected the next President during the...

  Apostle Dr. Washington Ogonyo Ngede at his office in the recent past-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo   November 6, 2021   Clergy refutes claims of abandoning episcopal work   A Clergy from Nyanza region has vehemently refuted claims that he has abandoned his episcopal work and now seeking handouts from politicians across the political divide.   Apostle Dr. Washington Ogonyo Ngede, the Chairman of the Nyanza Council of Church Leaders said the article that appeared in one of the Weekly Newspapers last week is really untrue and very misleading indeed.   Through a press statement, Apostle Ngede who is also the Head of Power of Jesus Around the World Church said the allegation contained in the said article has tarnished his reputation as a person who has been serving God.   “I wish to categorically refute the allegations leveled against me by one Reporter of a weekly newspaper that appeared in last week’s edition,” he...

  The Uhuru Business Park Market Complex where its balloting exercise for it to be done next week and traders will be free to occupy it to do businesses-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo November 4, 2021 Balloting exercise of Kisumu’s Uhuru Business Market Complex in the offing  THE Much awaited balloting exercise of the Uhuru Business Park Market Complex in Kisumu City will be done next week on November 12. Nyanza Regional Commissioner Magu Mutindika says the exercise will be carried out as from 10:00 am on the day schedule. Addressing the press at his office in Kisumu, the Nyanza regional commissioner said the targeted persons on the issue of the balloting exercise for the Complex are the ones in the attached list which the Kisumu Central Sub County Deputy County Commissioner office has. The Regional Commissioner says the balloting exercise is done because the complex has been completed and ready for occupation by the traders. He says the balloting exercise wi...

Kisumu aspiring Senator Prof Tom Ojienda hands over shs 2,087,000 from Women Enterprise Funds to some women groups in Kisumu Central Sub-county today to help boost their businesses which have been hardly hit by the Corona virus disease. He says his Foundation have partnered with the kitty so as to sensitize such groups on making applications and proper utilization of thefunds-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo November 4, 2021 Foundation embarks on sensitizing groups in Kisumu on funds as more than 2M women enterprise fund disbursed A Foundation in partnership with the Women Enterprise Fund has embarked on sensitizing women groups in Kisumu County about the need to have knowledge and borrow the funds to do businesses. Tom Ojienda foundation says they target over 150 women groups within Kisumu County to educate them more on the women Enterprise Fund and the need to apply for it for boosting their businesses. Addressing the press in Kisumu today where the Women Enter...