The Citizen Voice

By Dickson Odhiambo     April 19, 2018. 6 Officials from Siaya charged in Kisumu Court with corruption. SIX People including a former County Secretary of Siaya County Government have been charged before a Kisumu Court with corruption. The six are Kepha   Marube, the former County Secretary of Siaya County Government who is now working as Deputy County Secretary in Muranga and Amos Onyango who is Chief Officer in charge of Governance. Other accused persons include Collins Owino serving as the internal Auditor, Head of Procurement Zakayo Ojuok, Tobias Oloo who is the Director of Supply and Chain and Engineer Tom Mboya. They have been charged before Principal Magistrate Patrick Olengo with seven counts. One of the counts states that they irregularly awarded tender for the purchase of Supply and installation of sports facilities at shs 13.5 million. Other offences which the six have been charged with are relating to malpractices in pro...

Haki Africa Representative Francis Auma address the press in Kisumu where the Organization and the other one known as  Transform Empowerment for Action Initiative{TEAM} have expressed concern over what they have termed as deteriorating state of human rights in Kisumu County-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo. By Dickson Odhiambo. April 18, 2018. Deteriorating state of Human rights in Kisumu angers lobby groups. LOBBY Groups have expressed concern over what they have termed as deteriorating state of human rights in Kisumu County. Two Lobby groups say that they are greatly disappointed by the manner in which state of human rights in Kisumu county is diminishing. Addressing the press today in Kisumu, the two lobby groups known as Haki Africa and Transform Empowerment for Action Initiative{TEAM} said in the last quarter of this year that is from January to March, there has been gross violation of human rights from various parts of Kisumu County. In a jo...

 The County Assembly of Kisumu in a previous session.Three MCAs who were suspended have made a comeback following a court order-File Photo. By Dickson Odhiambo.   April 18, 2018. 3 Suspended MCAs in Kisumu get back to the Assembly after court order. THREE Members of the County Assembly of Kisumu who were suspended by the Speaker over alleged grossly disorderly misconduct have gone back to the Assembly after a High court in Kisumu ordered that the suspension be lifted until the matter they presented to court on their suspension be heard and determined. The Trio Joachim Oketch{Swaga}of Kondele Ward, Jactone Ojwang Ogendo of Nyalenda A ward and his Nyalenda B counterpart Joseph Opiyo Olale yesterday went back to the Assembly and were allowed into the chambers after Deputy Speaker Eric Agolla communicated the Court’s decision to the members when he chaired the session. The three sat pensively during the entire session of the Assembly until it...

 The County Assembly of Kisumu in session.The Assembly has summoned the executive wing of the County Government to give a report on effects of flood in Kisumu County-File Photo.  By Dickson Odhiambo.   April 18, 2018. Kisumu County Assembly summons Executive wing on floods effects. THE County Assembly of Kisumu has summoned the Executive wing of the county Government to come and give a report on the effects of current flood situation within the various parts of the County. Kisumu County Assembly Deputy Speaker Eric Agolla has directed the Assembly’s Committee on Implementation to summon all the relevant departments that deals with the issue of disaster and emergency management with the county so as to give a report on the effects of the flood which has caused havoc to the residents of the various wards within the county following heavy rains that have been witnessed so far. The Deputy Speaker has directed that the departments be su...