The Citizen Voice

  The Four Opponents of Kisumu Govenor Prof Anyang Nyong'o from Left to Right Kisumu Senator Fred Outa, Former Speaker of County Assembly of Kisumu Onyango Oloo, CAS Ken Obura and Former Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma who have said they will front one of them to face Nyong'o in the forthcoming General Election-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo January 31, 2022 Nyong’o’s four opponents to front one of them to face him off in polls FOUR Opponents of Kisumu Governor Prof Peter Anyang Nyong’o have vowed to front one of them to face him off in the Gubernatorial race during the August 9 General Elections. The Four George Onyango Oloo, former Speaker of the County Assembly of Kisumu, former Governor Jack Ranguma, Chief Administrative Secretary in the Ministry of   East African Community Ken Obura Mirenga and the current Kisumu County Senator Fred Outa have promised to front one of them to face Nyong’o off during the polls. Addressing the press in Kisumu today afte...

  Lawyer James Mwamu is being escorted to the main hall at Nyamasaria Primary school where the Greater Kolwa in Kisumu East Endorsed him as their Preferred candidate for MP's seat-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo January 31, 2022 Greater Kolwa residents in Kisumu East resolve to support lawyer for the MP’s seat THE Residents of the Greater Kolwa sub-clan in Kisumu East have fully endorsed a lawyer from the area to be their preferred candidate for the seat of Member of Parliament during the August 9 General Elections. The residents have decided in unison that they are fully behind Former President of the East African Law Society James Aggrey Mwamu to be their next Member of Parliament to replace the current MP Shakeel Shabir who is serving his third term in office. Led by the patron of the greater Kolwa Raphael Ochiel, Patron of Kolwa Central {Komollo} Dr. John Rao Nyaoro who is also the Chairman of the Kolwa Development Association, all the Elders from the gr...

  An officer from Kisumu East Sub County Registration of Persons office takes finger prints of a student of Nyalunya Secondary school to register him for ID Card. About 100 students were registered for the document-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo   January 28, 2022   More Students in Kisumu East benefit from ID Registrations exercise   The Identity Cards registration exercise in Secondary school within Kisumu East Constituency have benefitted a number of students as the exercise comes to a close.   The exercise that has been sponsored by Kisumu East Parliamentary aspirant on ODM Party Ticket James Aggrey Mwamu has seen a good number of students now having waiting card for their IDs.   Addressing students of Nyalunya Secondary school within Kisumu East constituency where about 100 students who have attained the age of 18 years have been registered to obtain the document, Mwamu said they have visited more than ten secondary schools...

  Kisumu East Constituency Parliamentary aspirant James Mwamu charts with one of his supporters during Registration of ID Cards exercise to students of Kassagam Secondary school today within the constituency-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo   January 24, 2022   Schools Principals told to allow adult students to obtain ID Cards   Principals of Secondary schools within Kisumu East Constituency have been told to allow adult students to register for ID cards.   This has been echoed by Former President of the East Africa law Society James Aggrey Mwamu.   Mwamu who is eyeing the Kisumu East Parliamentary  seat on ODM party Ticket during the August 9 Polls says some Principals are not ready to accommodate the officials from the Registration of Persons from Kisumu East Sub County who normally visit schools within the area to register adult students who have attained the age of 18 years.   He says some of them have been swayed by ...

Kisumu Governor Pro Anyang Nyong'o who has sent the County Employees on a two week off duty to go and mobilize their families and friends to register as voters-Photo Courtesy  By Dickson Odhiambo   January 24, 2022   Kisumu Governor sends workers home for voter mobilization exercise   Kisumu Governor Prof Peter Anyang' Nyong’o has given all the County workers two weeks off duty to enable  them mobilize their families and friends to register as voters during this second ongoing Mass voter registration.   Speaking when today in Kisumu when he met all the County employees, Prof Nyong'o asked each of the workers to retreat to their respective wards and villages to spearhead the voter listing campaign exercise that begun last Monday on January 17, 2022.   Nyong’o says this is a civic duty for all Kenyans to register as voters to enable them exercise their democratic rights during the forthcoming August General Elections hence the ne...

  Part of the team that has been formed to mobilize the people of Nyanza region to register as voters and cast their votes for Raila Odinga in the forthcoming General Elections address the press in Kisumu.It is led by Ruth Adhiambo Odinga-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo  By Dickson Odhiambo January 23, 2022 Team to mobilize Raila’s Presidential vote in Nyanza formed A team has been formed in order to mobilize residents of Nyanza region to turn up in large numbers to register as voters in readiness for voting ODM Leader Raila Odinga as the fifth President of Kenya during the forthcoming General Election slated for August 9, this year. The team comprising of former, current Members of County Assembly and women aspirants eyeing various political posts will crisscross Nyanza region during this period of Second Mass Voter registration exercise being conducted by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission {IEBC}. The Team which is known as Raila’s Presidential Vote Mobi...

  Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation and Allied Workers General Secretary (KUSPAW) Brother Francis Wangara-File Photo By Dickson Odhiambo   January 21, 2022   Chemelil Sugar company employees to start having full salaries in July   THE government-owned Sugar miller in Nyando sugar belt within Kisumu County have until July this year to start paying its staff full salaries.   According to minutes of a meeting held this January 19 resolved that the management of the Chemelil sugar company must pay the workers at least one month salary arrears by mid-February this year   The meeting was after nearly a month of workers strike from 22 December last year which was called by the Kenya Union of Sugarcane Plantation and Allied Workers (KUSPAW).   During the meeting of Interim Management Committee, representatives of the Union, Company Management and Sugar Directorate, several resolutions were made.     Among the issues resolved...

A resident of Kabonyo/Kanyagwal Ward Gabriel Ochieng Kure escorts some young children to school after lunch. The road leading to Nyamrundu Primary school is impassable due the water backflow from Lake Victoria that was witnessed in the area for nearly one and half years and school going children experience difficulties in accessing the school. By Dickson Odhiambo January 20, 2022 Life has never been the same again two years later after water backflow in a Kisumu Village It is Lunch time as some school going children are heading home to get a meal and rush back to school within Kabonyo/ Kanyagwal ward in Kisumu County. Among the children who have been spotted rushing for lunch at home some 300 meters away from a school are four pupils of PP2 class at Nyamrundu Primary school which is one of the schools that were closed due to a major backflow of water from Lake Victoria that occurred from around 2020 March to last year in December. The four pupils, two boys and two girls of th...

  Lawyer James Mwamu joins residents of Kolwa Central in a jig at Ragumo Chief''s Camp where he was endorsed as the only candidate from area to vie for Kisumu East Parliamentary seat on ODM Party ticket-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo January 19, 2022 Call for unity in Kisumu East as Kolwa residents endorse their son as next MP RESIDENTS of Kisumu East Constituency have been urged to be united as the country prepare for the General Election in August this year. Elders from Kolwa Central ward led by Komollo Clan patron Dr. John Rao Nyaoro has urged all the residents of the Kisumu East Constituency to be fully united and elect a focused leader as their next Member of Parliament on Orange Democratic Movement{ODM} Party come August this year polls. Addressing the residents of Kolwa Central ward  during a meeting organized by Lawyer James Aggrey Mwamu who has declared their interest for the Kisumu East Parliamentary seat on ODM Party ticket, the Komollo clan...

  Cardinal Dean of the Legion Maria of African Church Mission Daniel Christopher Okoth Otang blesses the congregation at Saint Mary's Nyalenda Legion Maria of African Church Mission in Kisumu during the Sunday Mass. He has urged all the religions across the country to constantly pray for the country as it approaches the polls in August-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo  By Dickson Odhiambo January 17, 2022 Clergy urges for constant prayers ahead of polls in August A MEMBER of the clergy has called upon all the religions across the country to constantly and genuinely pray for this nation as it approaches another General Elections in August this year. Deputy Head of the Legion Maria of African Church Mission Cardinal Dean Daniel Christopher Okoth Otang says all religions across the country should engage in prayers for the nation to have a peace poll and transition in this electioneering period. Addressing the congregation at Saint Mary’s Nyalenda Legion Maria of African Church...

  Members of the Kenya Private schools Association follow proceedings during the thanksgiving ceremony for its newly elected Chair Engineer Charles Ochome in Kisumu-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo January 15, 2022 Govt told to extend financial support to private schools to establish junior secondary THE National Government have been urged to extend financial support to all private schools across the country in order to establish junior secondary schools in readiness for Competency Based Curriculum in secondary schools come next year. The National Chairman of the Kenya Private Schools Association Engineer Charles Ochome says the National Government should extend the financial support to the private school in form of Concessional loans which is payable at affordable interest rates for the establishment of facilities for junior secondary schools. Addressing the Kenya Private Schools Association’s thanksgiving ceremony for the National Chairman and other Nationa...

  Kisumu East Parliamentary aspirant on ODM Party James Mwamu with some of the youth supporting his bid after he addressed them in Kolwa Central ward-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo   January 16, 2022   ID Cards registration in Kisumu East will continue as IEBC kicks of voter registration The issue of registering residents of Kisumu East Constituency to get Identity cards will continue as the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission kicks off the second round of voter registration exercise tomorrow.   Kisumu East Constituency aspiring MP Lawyer James Mwamu says the exercise which has been ongoing in Secondary schools and within the various wards in the Constituency has shown tremendous progress.   He says by yesterday,   the office of Registration of Persons within Kisumu East Sub County have done a marvelous job of registering students in schools who are 18 years and above to obtain IDs.   Mwamu who was ...