The Citizen Voice

  CS East African Community,Asal and Regional Development Beatrice Askul and Nyando Member of Parliament Jared Okello helps in distributing food items to residents of Muhoroni constituency who have been affected by floods-Story and Photo By Dickson Odhiambo December 11, 2024 Muhoroni residents appeal for dyke construction along River Nyando The residents of Muhoroni constituency have appealed to the Government to consider construction of a dyke a long River Nyando to avert the issue of perennial floods within the areas. In a memorandum presented to the Cabinet Secretary in charge of East African Community, Arid and semi-arid areas and regional development Beatrice Askul today when he visited Muhoroni constituency to distribute relief food, the residents want the construction of dyke to commence from Kanyamtenda village up to the Ahero Bridge. Chairperson of Disaster Committee Representatives Josephat Nyamwaya says there is also need to construct the Multi-Purpose Koru-Soi...

  Former President of East African Law Society James Aggrey Mwamu at his office in Kisumu today-Story and Photo By Dickson Odhiambo December 10, 2024 Parliament told to give political parties timeline on IEBC selection panel nominees PARLIAMENT has been told to give timeline to political parties across the country on the issue of nominating persons to IEBC selection panel. Former President of East African Law Society James Aggrey Mwamu says some political parties are dragging their feet on the issue of nominating the persons they want to be in the IEBC Selection Panel, adding that Parliament needs to give a timeline on this. Addressing the press at his office in Kisumu, Mwamu said the most important thing now is to constitute the IEBC and have commissioners in place by end of next month. Mwamu says other factors like reviewing boundaries which would have been done this year has not taken place simply because IEBC is not properly constituted, adding that the exercise if ...

  The Rise up Girls Project’s Officer at FAWE Kenya Chapter Sylvia Kibisu during a sensitization program to Community Members in Kisumu about the Rise up Girls project-Story and Photo By  Dickson Odhiambo December 10, 2024 FAWE Kenya sensitizes community on Rise up girls project The Forum for African Women Educationists Kenya Chapter has embarked on sensitizing members of the Community in Five Counties across the country on its Rise up Girls Project. The Rise up Girls Project’s Officer at FAWE Kenya Chapter Sylvia Kibisu says the Project aim is to reduce Gender Based Barriers in girls’ education and development in Kenya. Kibisu says it is being implemented 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 re...

  Former President of East African Law Society James Mwamu at his offices Kisumu-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo December 7, 2024 Public participation can’t be abolished, lawyer tells Junet The Process of public participation is a constitutional one and can’t be abolished as some politicians are demanding. Former President of the East African Law Society James Aggrey Mwamu says what the Minority Party Leader in Parliament Junnet Mohamed uttered recently that there is need to abolish Public Participation process is not in order at all. Mwamu says article ten of the constitution provides for the process of public participation to be carried out among Kenyans so that their views are sought in any matter that is of public interest more so about projects that are to be undertaken. Addressing the press in Kisumu, Mwamu said the reason why the process of public participation is there is to allow members of the public who can’t go to Parliament air their views outside the Ho...