The Citizen Voice

  Stakeholders  follow proceedings during Nyando Sub-County Climate Change Dialogue at Rabuor ACK Church-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo April 13, 2022 Kenyans told to elect leaders who have issues of climate change at heart KENYANS have been told to elect political leaders in the forthcoming General Election in August who can address the issues of climate change from lower to the highest level. By doing this, it will be very easy for the issues of climate change that has been there to be tackled well. Transform Empowerment for Action Initiative{TEAM} which is an Non-Governmental Organization says Kenyans now have a chance in exercising their democratic rights and elect leaders of their choice come August 9 General Election hence have to make a decision on electing leaders who understand and can address the issue of climate change. The organization says only people who are championing for the issues of adaptation and mitigation measures should be elec...

  Aspiring MCA in Kisumu North Ward Caroline Owen address the media in Kisumu where she declared her interest for the seat in the August 9 Polls-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo April 12, 2022 Kisumu North Ward residents resolve to vote a female aspirant as their MCA The residents of Kisumu North Ward in Kisumu County have resolved to vote for an aspiring female Member of the County Assembly to represent them after the August 9 polls. The residents have in unison resolved to vote Caroline Owen popularly known as Mama Power as their next Member of the County Assembly to represent, Legislate and do the oversight role on their behalf. Addressing the media while having a meet-the people tour at Dago Kokore area within the ward, the residents say that Owen has what it takes to be their next Member of the County Assembly of Kisumu. They say owing to her past development records as a councilor and one of the pioneer Members of the County Assembly of Kisumu, Owen ...

  The Kenya Union of Sugarcane plantation and Allied Workers General Secretary Francis Wangara-File Photo By Dickson Odhiambo April 11, 2022 Union official calls on Govt to declare fuel shortage a national disaster A UNION Official has called on the National Government to immediately declare the issue of the fuel shortage across the country a national disaster. The Kenya Union of Sugarcane plantation and Allied Workers General Secretary Francis Wangara says President Kenyatta should declare the issue of fuel shortage countrywide a national crisis. Addressing the press in Kisumu, Wangara said some substantial amount of money from the exchequer should be set aside to address the matter at hand urgently. Wangara says Millions of workers are facing a possible collapse of the sugar and many other sectors across the country. He says the Government should ensure that the fuel is available across the country and Kenyans should have access to it at all times. He says most Ke...

  The Late Mzee Thomas Magero Oluk and his wife in a family portrait photo-Photos By James Keyi  By Dickson Odhiambo April 9, 2022 Man who Saved Kenyatta while in detention passes on, family seek audience with Uhuru to fulfill his Dad’s promise During the struggle for freedom in 50s for Kenya to get Independence in 1963, various Kenyans played greater roles in such a struggle. One of the figures who was in this struggle without being noticed is a man by the name Thomas Magero Oluk who hails from Kowidi Village in Kabondo-Kasipul constituency within Nyanza Region. For Oluk 89, who died on March 25 this year and will be buried on Tuesday April 12, he begun the struggle towards freeing this country from the colonial yoke around 1955 when he was working at the Ministry of Public works where he was posted in Turkana and Kitale areas. During such a time, most Mau Mau captives were being detained in Turkana, Kapenguria among other areas and this is where Kenya’s Foun...

  The County Executive Committee Member in charge of Roads, Transport and Public Works Farida Salim takes the oath of office today in Kisumu-Photo By James Keyi By Dickson Odhiambo April 6, 2022 County Govt of Kisumu has new CEC for Roads THE County Government of Kisumu has a new County Executive Committee Member in charge of Roads, Transport and Public works. Farida Salim, the New County Executive Committee Member in charge of the docket has been sworn-in today in the presence of Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang Nyong’o in an exercise that has been presided over by a judicial Officer. Salim becomes the third Kisumu County Executive Committee Member in charge of Roads, Transport and public works. The two others who previously held the docket include Thomas Ondijo who was sacked and replaced by Dr. Joyce Osogo who has since resigned to pursue political interests in Homa Bay County where she has declared her interest in the County’s women representative seat.   Addressi...

Kisumu East Parliamentary aspirant on ODM Party ticket Lawyer James Aggrey Mwamu-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo April 5, 2022 ODM party online Nomination process is good, says aspirant THE online nomination method being used by the Orange Democratic Movement {ODM} Party in its nomination process is a good one, an Aspiring Member of Parliament has said. Kisumu East Aspiring Member of Parliament Lawyer James Aggrey Mwamu has thanked the Party’s National Elections Board for coming up with such a method for its nomination process that has kicked off.   Addressing the press in Kisumu today at his office, Mwamu however says that the members of the Party should be trained on the use of the online method through biometric so as to avoid getting confusion during the nomination process. He says such a civic education process to the party members who will take part in the nomination process will make them do the right thing and vote the candidates of their choices. “We have ...

  Lawyer James Mwamu who is seeking the ODM party ticket to be the next MP for Kisumu East addressing ODM Party delegates from Kisumu East Constituency. They have endorsed him to be the party's nominee-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo April 4, 2022 ODM Delegates in Ksm East endorse Lawyer Mwamu for MP’s position   A section of delegates of the Orange Democratic Movement{ODM} Party in Kisumu East Constituency have endorsed Lawyer James Aggrey Mwamu and promise to support him to be   nominated by the party during its primaries this month. The about 100 delegates who converged during the last Weekend, promised to fully rally behind Mwamu who is seeking to get the ODM Party ticket during its nomination this month. The ODM party delegates comes from the five wards within the constituency namely Kolwa East, Kolwa Central, Kajulu, Manyatta B and Nyalenda A. Mwamu was widely proposed and seconded by the delegates who later endorsed him to be the ODM nominee. Dalma...