The Citizen Voice

Program Officer FAWE Kenya Chapter Justus Mahulo{L}an education official Dixon Ogonya{R} and Principals of schools and students where the project known as Rise up Girls cuts a cake to officially launch the project in Kisumu-Photo and Story By Dickson Odhiambo   April 30, 2024   Project aims at reducing Gender Based Barriers in girls’ education launched A Project with an aim of reducing  Gender Based Barriers in girls’ education has been officially launched in Kisumu by the Forum for African Women Educationists Kenya Chapter on a pilot basis. The Program Known as Rise Up Girls being implemented by the FAWE Kenya Chapter in Five Counties namely Kisumu, Vihiga, Homa Bay, Turkana and Garisa.   The five counties are targeted because they have high cases of teenage pregnancies early child marriage, Female Genital Mutilation and Gender Based Violence  according to the Kenya Demographic Health Survey 2022. The above issues have reportedly led to high drop out of girls f...

  Members of the Kisumu Jua Kali Artisans and Officials from Fablab Winam during the launch of a mobile application that will help the artisans reach more customers online-Story and Photo By Dickson Odhiambo April 23, 2024 Ksm Jua Kali Artisans create Mobile APP to get more customers online   Members of the Kisumu Jua Kali Artisans has created an online platform so as to help them reach more customers beyond Kisumu region.   The Somali Group which is affiliate  of the Kisumu Jua Kali Artisans Association through Fablab Winam in partnership with GFA Consulting Group and GIZ Kenya has developed the ExclussApp which is a new online Marketplace designed to empower the members of the Kisumu Jua Kali Artisans and entrepreneurs in Kisumu County and beyond.   Addressing the members of Group during the official launch of the App today at the Somali Ground in Kisumu, Fablab Winam Lead Developer for the ExclussApp Engineer Tairus Owi said the platform provides the artisans...

  Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga pose for a group Photo after officially re-launching the Nyando Social Justice Center near Ahero Police station today-Story and Photo By Dickson Odhiambo   April 19, 2024   Call for prosecution of culprits who burnt Nyando Social Justice Center as it is re-launched   Human Rights Defenders in Kisumu have renewed calls for the arrest and prosecutions of a section of police officers from Ahero Police station who allegedly burnt down the offices of Nyando Socia  Justice Center last year in June.   Led by a Human Rights Defender Boniface Akatch, the Human Rights Defenders said there is no need to only transfer the police officers suspected of carrying out an arson attack to the Nyando Social Justice Center last year in June during the anti-Government demonstration.   Addressing the gathering during the re-launch of the Nyando Social Justice Center Opposite Ahero Police station, Akatch has asked the office of...

   Kisumu Central Deputy County Commissioner William Lang'at Bosek  present a welding Machine to one of the 35 Persons With Disabilities.The donation is from the National Funds for the Disabled of Kenya. Looking on is the Board Trustee Member of NFDK Prof Julia Ojiambo-Story and Photo By Dickson Odhiambo   April 18, 2024   NFDK Gives Equipment worth shs 1.3M to PWDs in Ksm     The National Funds for the Disabled of Kenya has given equipment worth shs 1.3Million to Persons with disabilities in Kisumu County.   The National Funds for the Disabled of Kenya Board of Trustee Member Prof Julia Ojiambo says a total of 35 Persons with disabilities in Kisumu are the beneficiaries of the equipment donated.   Addressing the press during the distribution of the items to the 35 PWDs today in Kisumu, Prof Ojiambo said the equipment have bee given so as help the PWDs earn a means of livelihood.   Prof Ojiambo says the items comprised of Sewing Machines...

  Nyanza Regional Commissioner Flora Mworoa address the press at her office in Kisumu today on the issue of floods within Nyanza region-Story and Photo By Dickson Odhiambo April 17, 2024   Floods displaces about 1,000 households in Nyanza region   ABOUT 1,000 households have been displaced by floods following heavy rains witnessed in Nyanza region.   Nyanza Regional Commissioner Flora Mworoa says the region has been experiencing above normal rainfalls.   Addressing the press at her Kisumu office, the Nyanza Regional Commissioner said some 6,302 people have been affected by the ongoing  heavy rains currently witnessed in Nyanza.   The Regional Commissioner has confirmed that one person has died as a result of the raging floods in Winam area within Kisumu County.   Mworoa says four counties namely Kisumu, Siaya, Homa Bay and Migori have been affected by the floods, adding that Kisii and Nyamira counties have not been affected by the floods.   T...

  Everlyn Kephas inspects part of her Poultry project in West Karachuonyo where she is rearing over 3500 poultry with an aim of empowering widows and orphans within the area-Story and Photos By Dickson Odhiambo April 9, 2024  Foundation empowers women and youth through Massive Poultry farming in Homa Bay DEEP inside Kakdhimu area of West Karachuonyo within Homa Bay County lies a serious poultry rearing farm being managed by a Gospel artist who is very passionate in the business and it is the talk of the village.   For Everlyn Kephas who is a Gospel Artist known as Jalimbe , Poultry rearing is a business whose time has come at the right time and it is here where all her energies are directed with a focus of empowering widows and orphans within the area once the business picks up.   Everlyn  says she mooted the idea to her husband who was at first hesitant to support the initiative at the initial stage until he witnessed a massive poultry farming project from a fr...

  Michael Sangoro Manager in charge Litigation and disputes at theKenya Ports Authority who represented KPA Managing Director Captain William Ruto hands over the donation of food and other items to Joy Land Special school in Kisumu today-Story and Photo By Dickson Odhiambo   April 5, 2024   KPA Donates items worth sh 450,000 to Joy land school in Ksm   The Kenya Ports Authority has donated items worth shs 450,000 to Joy land Special school in Kisumu to help the children with special needs within the school.   The items donated ranges from mattresses, Bed sheets and food items.   Speaking during the hand over of the donations today at the Joy Land Special school in Kisumu, Michael Sangoro Manager in charge Litigation and disputes at theKenya Ports Authority who represented KPA Managing Director Captain William Ruto said the donation is part of the KPA Corporate Social Responsibility{CSR} activities.   He says it is part of appreciating their customers i...

  Kuppet Assistant National Treasurer Ronald Tonui address the press in Kisumu during the Bomet County Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association Conference-Photo and Story By Dickson Odhiambo April 5, 2024   Kuppet tells TSC to get sh 15B from Govt for Teachers’ promotion   The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers has told the Teachers Service Commission to seek for shs 15 Billion from the National Treasury for the Promotion of more teachers across the country.   Kuppet Assistant National Treasurer Ronald Tonui says the Government should be ready to release sh 15 billion that will cater for the promotion of more teachers in various parts of the country.   Speaking in Kisumu during the official opening of the Bomet County Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association Conference, the Kuppet Assistant National Treasurer says the recent promotion of 36,000 teachers across the country by the Teachers Services Commission is a drop in the ocean.   He says Te...