Kisumu Governor set to launch Manifesto as he seeks re-election
By Dickson Odhiambo
July 20, 2022
Kisumu Governor set to launch Manifesto as he seeks re-election
Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang Nyong’o is set to launch his
manifesto for another five years as he seek re-election for his second and
final term in office as the Governor.
Nyong’o has dubbed his manifesto for the second term as “building
for the future 2022-2027” and he is set to launch it on Thursday July 21, 2022.
The Kisumu Governor who seeks re-election on the ODM party
Ticket has crafted his Manifesto in the twelve-point Agenda as compared to his
first manifesto of 2017-2022 that was a ten-point agenda for Kisumu County.
Among the twelve-point Agenda that Governor Nyong’o seeks
re-election on include revitalization of Agriculture for food security and
Agribusiness where he commits to put more land under production in Nyando,
Kisumu East, Muhoroni, Nyakach, Kisumu West and Seme Sub-Counties.
Under the above, Nyong’o has plans to revamp rice
production, processing with an aim of installing a rice mill with the capacity
to mill, grade and package rice in Ahero.
He will also accelerate the growth of dairy Industry by operationalizing
the shs 132million Kisumu Dairy Development Center {KDDC} at Nyangore in
Muhoroni Sub-county under revitalization of Agriculture.
Under Health and Sanitation, Nyong’o has committed to ensure
a healthy population in a clean environment by optimizing community health
services through introducing performance-based incentives to community health
workers.
According to Nyong’s manifesto, establishment of programs to
address rising of non-communicable diseases in the county as well as
strengthening primary healthcare by establishing primary care networks and
creating multidisciplinary family teams in all the sub-counties following a successful
pilot in Nyando are some of the programs under health and sanitation.
On Roads, Transport and Public works, Nyong’o has committed
to complete the 15.2 kilometers NambaKapiyo-Assat Beach tarmac road in Seme
Sub-County as well as opening and maintaining 200kilometers of roads in rural
areas.
“Through using the Kisumu County Roads Maintenance team, we
will maintain 210 kilometers of road network in the rural areas as well as
using the machine-based road construction program to improve the infrastructure
in Kisumu County,” says part of the manifesto, adding that improving
Rabuor-Nyang’ande road in Nyando sub-county using the clay crete roads technology
as well as improving Ahero-Ombaka Road in within Nyando to bitumen standards
are part of manifesto on Roads.
On education, Nyong’o has promised to promote skills
development and innovations where the County Government of Kisumu will enter
into partnerships to enhance utilizations of the Kisumu Business Incubation and
innovation center at the Rotary Vocational Training Center for skills
development and incubation of business ideas to commercialization will be a key
area in his manifesto.
Other commitments are on water and environment where it
takes about conserving the environment while opening Kisumu Lakefront for
business while on housing and urban development, there will be provision of
decent housing inclusive towns, semi-urban centers and villages where there
will be full support to the construction of 1840 affordable housing units at
Makasembo estate in partnership with Lapfund and supporting such in other areas
too within the county.
On sports and culture, there is commitment to fully promote
sports, culture and arts through completion of additional infrastructural works
of Moi Sports Complex and enter into partnerships with the private sector to
commercialize the sports complex.
Promotion of industrialization and a vibrant service sector
supported by sustainable energy source and information and communication technologies
is also part of the manifesto where Nyong’o has committed to opening up the
Special Economic Zone{SEZ} in Miwani to begin operations in collaboration with
the Special Economic Zone Authority.
On Tourism and Heritage, there is commitment in promoting
tourism drive by culture and heritage as well as new products while on
Governance and administration, there is a promise to deepen the structure
governance and strengthen revenue generation and accountability in using the
public funds.
Nyong’o has maintained that his Government has implemented
most of the things he promised in his manifesto when he assumed office in 2017
after the General elections.
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