The Citizen Voice

    Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations {FAO} Assistant Kenya Country Representative Hamisi Williams tours some of the Farmers stand during the graduation ceremony of 50 Agricultural Extension officers on Farmers  Photo and stiry  By Dickson Odhiambo April 28, 2022 50 FAO sponsored Agric Extension officers graduated in Kisumu A total of 50 Agricultural extension officers in Kisumu County have graduated after being sponsored by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations{FAO} in collaboration with the County Government of Kisumu. Under the banner of FAO Farmer Business School, the 50 extension officer have been drawn from both private and public sector. Addressing the gathering during the graduation ceremony today, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations {FAO} Assistant Kenya Country Representative Hamisi Williams said the farmers will now help in the implementation of specific programs with great emphasis...

  Veterinary Doctors examine carcasses of cows that died mysteriously in Nyakach.Nearly 100 cows died yesterday in an incident that left the residents of Rang'ul and Asawo areas reeling in shock- Story and Photo By Dickson Odhiambo  April 28, 2022 Nearly 100 cows dies in two areas of Kisumu Nearly 100 cows have died mysteriously within two areas of Nyakach within Kisumu County. The cause of the animals’ death is still unknown as residents of two the areas of Rang’ul and Asawo reeling in shock following the incident. Addressing the residents when a team of Veterinary doctors visited the area to assess the situation, Kisumu County Director of Veterinary services Dr. Evance Odhiambo said on one village lost more than 50 cows and the other about 47 by mid-morning yesterday. He says they have requested for the services of an excavator from the County Government of Kisumu so as to help in burying the carcasses, adding that samples have been taken to the laboratory for ex...

  Stakeholders follow proceedings during a public participation process today in Kisumu on the nine sets of Draft  Nuclear Regulatory Act Regulations, 2022  which has been developed by the Kenya Nuclear Regulation Authority targeting regulation of nuclear in the country- Photo and story By Dickson Odhiambo April 27, 2022 Authority develops nine sets of drafts on Nuclear Regulation The Kenya National Regulatory Authority {KNRA} has developed nine sets of drafts targeting regulation of nuclear in the country. The nine sets of Draft Nuclear Regulatory Act Regulations, 2022 as provided for in Section 98 of the National Regulatory Authority is aimed at facilitating the effective implementation of the provisions of the NRA Act. Addressing the stakeholders during the public participating process held in Kisumu today, The Kenya National Regulatory Authority interim Chairman Prof Dickson Andala said the development of the nine regulations will guarantee safety and security...

  Residents of Muhoroni constituency lit a tyre a long Kisumu-Nairobi Road today to protest to ODM Party tribunal nullifying the nomination exercise for the position of the MP's nominee where the current Member of Parliament James Onyango K'Oyoo was declared the winner-Photo By  Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo   April 25, 2022 Don’t mess with K’Oyoo’s victory, Muhoroni residents tells ODM THE Orange Democratic Movement {ODM} Party has been told not to tamper with the victory of Muhoroni Member of Parliament James Onyango K’Oyoo who won the Party’s primary as the MP nominee. The residents have said that there is no way their Member of Parliament who had earlier been declared as the winner and handed over an interim certificate of nomination on April 19 can be again denied to be its flag in the August 9 polls. Addressing the press after staging a peaceful protest where they lit bone fires along Kisumu-Nairobi Road near Ngere Kagoro area within Muhoroni consti...

Kisumu Boys High School Acting Principal Eric Duya{in a short sleeved shirt} shares some of the preliminary results of KCSE 2021 exams where some of its two candidates scored a mean of A-Plain. With him is the Board of Management Chairman Prof Charles Nyakiti and other two BOM members-Photo By James Keyi By Dickson Odhiambo April 23, 2022 Kisumu Boys posts good KCSE results in honor of their late Chief Principal On March 3 this year during the requiem mass for the Late Chief Principal of Kisumu Boys High School, the acting Principal Eric Duya talked to the form four candidates and reminded them about what the late Chief Principal Mr Peter Obuogo wanted in terms of academic performance in the year 2021 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education. The candidates nodded in unison and assured the school authority that the best they would give their late Chief Principal is good performance and they asked for God to guide them during that trying moment. Today after the official releas...

Dr. Richard Ayah who is an aspirant in Seme constituency on ODM  Party ticket. Seme residents want the party to award the ticket to development oriented person-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo April 23, 2022 Seme residents urge ODM to give ticket to development oriented person THE residents of Seme Constituency in Kisumu County now appeals to the Orange Democratic Movement{ODM} Party’s National Elections Board to give its ticket to an individual who is development oriented. The residents say that the current regime should not continue with the work of representing them in Parliament and instead should have another person to be their next Member of Parliament. Addressing the press within the constituency, the residents said in the history of the constituency, Members of Parliament have served for two terms, adding that it is now time for another person to take over. They are urging the ODM Party to consider giving the ticket to Dr Richard Ayah whom they say has shown q...

  Lawyer James Aggrey Mwamu addressing residents of Kisumu East recently during one of his campaign Trails-File Photo By Dickson Odhiambo   April 23, 2022   Lawyer moves to court to challenge ODM Primaries in Ksm East   A LAWYER who contested the Orange Democratic Movement {ODM} party seeking to be the party’s nominee in the Member of Parliament seat has moved to court to challenge the outcome of the exercise.   Lawyer James Aggrey Mwamu has moved to court and has filed an Appeal number 13 of 2022 seeking for electoral Justice on the position of the nominee of the Member of Parliament seat.   Through a Press statement to news rooms today, the Lawyer’s Campaign Secretariat say what happened in Kisumu East Constituency during party ODM Primaries on April 19 this year was massive rigging perpetuated by one of their opponents and his cronies.   “Our candidate has therefore filed an Appeal number 13 of 2022 seeking for electoral Just...

  Rarieda Member of Parliament Dr. Paul Otiende Amollo at a past function. He  has moved fast to unite all aspirants in the 26 wards in his electoral turf to avoid post nomination fall out-Photo Courtesy   By Dickson Odhiambo April 23, 2022 Rarieda MP in talks with wards aspirants to avoid post nomination fallout Rarieda Member of Parliament Dr Paul Otiende Amollo has moved fast to unite all aspirants in the 26 wards in his electoral turf to avoid post nomination fall out.   Otiende convened a meeting of all the aspirants who won or lost in the wards within Rarieda and 23 turned up with only three absent with apology.   The MP asked both contestants to reconcile their differences and work together to consolidate the orange party grassroots democracy.   "I know we have come from hotly contested primaries. It was capital intensive and many of you spent to the coin. But that's gone. Let us now try to work together for the common good of all a...

  Former Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma{L}, MDG Party Leader and Ugenya MP David Ochieng{C} and Kisumu West MP John Olago Aluoch today at the Party's headquarters. Ranguma is contesting the Kisumu Gubernatorial seat on MDG Party ticket in the August polls-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo April 21, 2022 Former Ksm Governor bounces back to contest on MDG party Ticket FORMER Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma will now contest the gubernatorial seat on another political party known as Movement for Democracy and Growth {MDG}. Ranguma will now square it out with the current Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang Nyong’o of Orange Democratic Movement {ODM} Party after he was awarded direct nomination. The MDG Party is associated with the current Ugenya Member of Parliament David Ochieng as its leader. Ranguma says the MDG Party has helped in opening the democratic space in Nyanza region and beyond hence more people have chance to vie for various political posts. He says it is very vital to h...

  Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang' Nyong'o address a session at the County Assembly of Kisumu in the past-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo   April 20, 2022   Governor Nyong’o congratulate ODM Nominees while on  trip in India   Kisumu Governor Prof Peter Anyang Nyong’o has congratulated all the Orange Democratic Movement {ODM} party nominees for various positions in Kisumu County during the just concluded party’s primaries.   In his message through a press statement to news rooms today, the Kisumu Governor says he is happy with all those who have been nominated for the various positions that they will contest come August 9, General Elections.   “You are all the pride of the party. Through participating in the nomination process you have shown that you are committed to build the great ODM party led by our Party Leader Right Hon Raila Amolo Odinga the Fifth,” Nyong’o says.   Nyong’o has given his heartfelt encouragement to ...

  Political aspirants for various positions on ODM Party ticket follow proceedings during today's meeting where they were briefed on the preparations about ODM Party's primaries that will be held in Kisumu tomorrow-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo April 18, 2022 Preparation completed for the ODM Party nominations in Kisumu Preparations have been completed towards the Orange Democratic Movement {ODM} Party to carry out its primaries in Kisumu County tomorrow for various political positions. ODM Party National Elections Board Member Commissioner Nchoe Syntei says all preparations have been put in place to ensure that the party carry out it primaries in Kisumu tomorrow on Tuesday April 19, 2022. Addressing the media after meeting the aspirants seeking the party’s tickets in various positions ranging from Senator, Woman Representative, Members of Parliament and Members of the County Assembly, Commissioner Syntei said the ODM Party’s National Elections Board w...

  Lawyer James Mwamu who is seeking ODM Party nomination as Nominee for the MP's seat address the residents of Chiga in Kolwa East to drum support for his bid-Photo Team Mwamu  By Dickson Odhiambo April 16, 2022 ODM Members in Kisumu East urged to turn up in large numbers for nomination The Orange Democratic Movement {ODM} Party members in Kisumu East Constituency have been urged to turn up in large numbers and participate in the forthcoming nomination exercise to choose nominees of their choice. Aspiring Member of Parliament Kisumu East on ODM Party ticket Lawyer James Aggrey Mwamu says this will enable the ODM Party members within the constituency to exercise their democratic rights and vote the people of their choice during the nomination process slated on Tuesday next week. Addressing the residents of Ogango area within Kolwa Central ward in Kisumu East Constituency to popularize his candidature ahead of the party’s nomination exercise, Mwamu has requested the OD...

  Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang Nyong'o helps in repainting a building in Kisumu City today where he urged all the houses owners within the CBD to repaint the premises ahead of the Africities Summit-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo   April 14, 2022 Nyong’o urges houses owners’ in Kisumu City to repaint them ahead of Summit Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang Nyong’o has urged the owners of various buildings within the Kisumu City Central Business District to repaint them ahead of Africities Summit that is to be held in the Lake side City next month. Nyong’o says everyone owning a house in Kisumu CBD and the environs to paint them with Lake Blue Colours and stripes of white ahead of the much publicized Africities Summit. Addressing the residents of Kisumu City today during the launch of the repainting exercise, Nyong’o said this will not only improve the City’s aesthetics but will bring in the Uniformity, Cities that have done this are spectacularly beautiful. “...

  Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang Nyong'o hands over sports gears to Awasi/Onjiko Ward Rep Maurice Otieno Ngeta-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo April 14, 2022 County Govt of Kisumu gives sports gears to six more wards THE County Government of Kisumu has given six sports gears to six more wards within the county. Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang Nyong’o says a total of 19 wards have now benefited from the sports gears and equipment from the County Government of Kisumu. Nyong’o says the six wards that have benefitted include Ombeyi, Onjiko/Awasi, East Kano/Wawidhi,Manyatta B, Kolwa Central and West Nyakach wards. Nyong’o says the other nine wards that have benefitted in the distribution include Nyalenda B, Central Nyakach, Kolwa East, Market/ Milimani, Kabonyo Kanyagwal, North Kisumu, Kajulu, Ahero and East Seme. Other wards that benefited earlier included North West Kisumu, Railways, Ahero and South West Kisumu. Addressing the press today during the present...

  The Kenya Union of Journalists Secretary General Eric Oduor{M} addressing the press at a past function-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo April 13, 2022 KUJ rejects establishment of Technical working group on Media debate THE Kenya Union of Journalists {KUJ} has vehemently rejected a move by the Cabinet Secretary in charge of the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology Joe Mucheru issuing a gazette notice establishing the Technical Working Group on Local Media Gubernatorial, Senatorial and Women Representative Debates.   Through its Secretary General, the Kenya Union of Journalists say it has reviewed the Gazette Notice dated April 8, 2022 for its full tenor and rejects it in its totality.   Kenya Union of Journalists Secretary General Eric Oduor says setting up the Technical Working Group in the manner and under the structures on which it is contemplated to operate is unconstitutional illegal and untenable.   “The functions, power...