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Kisumu University Students Speak Up Against Proposed Versity Fee Hike by Government

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In a move that has surprised both parents and university students alike, the national Treasury has backed up a proposal mooted by MPs to hike University fees from Ksh 16,000 to Ksh 48,000. In a meeting with several MPs, both PS Julius Muia and his counterpart Simon Nabukwesi have warmed up to the MPs proposal which requires the approval of both the Cabinet and Parliament. If passed the fee hike is likely to come with huge economic consequences to parents with the risk that many students may have to drop…

Covid-19 Cases Sour in Kisumu City as Residents Panic and County Government Reacts

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Cases of Covid-19 have suddenly soured in Kisumu city creating panic that the whole of the county’s population might be on the verge of “mass infection” with the attendant consequence of mass deaths across the county. In the last week alone, 1,610 cases have been confirmed as positive out of 16,562 tests, with 99% of the infections having been confirmed to have emanated from community infections. Out of those infected, 39 infections were reported to involve 16 schools and 23 teachers. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, 45 lives have…

Covid-19 Pandemic Has Reduced Revenue Collection in Kisumu County by over Ksh 600 Million Says Governor Anyang Nyongo

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According to professor Anyan Nyongo, the County government of Kisumu is facing a financial down-turn after it missed its annual revenue collection target by Ksh 634 million. The County had projected a revenue collection of Ksh 1.4 billion for 2019/2020 financial but only raked in Ksh 804,387,971. Nyongo made the announcement at the Mama grace Onyango social Hall where he made his third state-of-the-count address. The Governor said that the County has consistently been falling short in its revenue collection for the last six years. This year’s short-fall follows another…

Kisumu Mega Plaza’s Occupants Scamper to Safety as Tower “Trembles and Cracks”

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It was a calm Saturday afternoon when Kisumu’s Mega Plaza located at Oginga Odinga street started shaking at around 3.00 pm, triggering a major stampede as occupants scampered to safety. Experts who arrived at the building to inspect it discovered that one of the floors of the two-tower building had developed a crack. One tower has 16 floors while the second tower has 17. The cause of the crack could not immediately be established. Kisumu County government, through Abala Wanga, the acting City Manager, sent experts to the scene as…

Covid-19 Regulations Have Reduced Cholera Outbreaks in Nyanza to Zero

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According to the Ministry of Health, there have been no cholera outbreaks in Nyanza province this year compared to last year when multiple cases were recorded. Last year, two victims died of cholera in the county while several others were treated and discharged. Out of 52 cholera infections in 2018, four deaths were recorded as opposed to zero cases this year and zero deaths. Since the on-set of Covid-19 pandemic, no cholera cases have been recorded in the counties of Kisumu, Siaya and Homa Bay respectively. The zero cholera situation…

Burial of Bodies in Kisumu Estates Might be Abolished if proposed Bill Becomes Law

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If the Kisumu County government gets its way, families in Kisumu will no longer be allowed to bury their dead within the estates. According to the acting city manager, Abala Wanga, the county government is in the process of passing a law to ensure that bodies are buried away from estates even if landowners have title deeds. Target estates and slums are Manyatta, Obunga, Nyalenda, Bamdani and Mamboleo where families have been burying their loved ones for decades. Speaking to the press, Wanga said that the county government “is working…

Dredging in Lake Victoria Set to Revive Decrepit Ports – Thanks to the Raila-Uhuru “Handshake”

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The last two years, the agenda of dredging Lake Victoria has remained high on the government’s agenda. The urgent need for the revival of maritime trade in the region has been fuelling dredging ambitions in the lake, and now, dredging plans appear to have been set off. The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has gone public with an invitation for tender, appealing to interested companies to submit bids. Apart from the Lake Victoria pier, KPA is planning to upgrade 20 more piers in Mbita causeway. In order to increase the capability…

New Plan to Boost Growth and Development in Kisumu Handed Over to City Manager Abala Wanga

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To help manage the growth of Kisumu city, a new urban spatial, physical and land use development plan has been drafted and handed over to the county government. According to details of the plan, it aims at guiding, regulating and coordinating the development of new infrastructure in Kisumu city. The strategy covers the bus parks walkways, driveways, tourism, housing land use and public service. The plan spans over 20 years. The plan was handed over to Kisumu city management by the Groupe Huits Consultants which drafted it. Speaking to the…

Will the Handshake, Mega Projects and Uhuru’s Visits to Kisumu Translate Into Raila Odinga’s Presidency in 2022?

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While millions of Kenyans have been pannel-beaten into viewing the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) as the solution to the country’s political and economic crisis, residents of Kisumu have a very different perspective to the Raila-Uhuru led strategy. For the vast majority of “Lake Victorians” and the wider Luo Nyanza constituency, BBI project is intertwined with massive development projects. For them, BBI is the ultimate signal that the decades-old political and economic marginalization of Nyanza province since flag independence is finally coming to an end. Indeed, when President Uhuru Kenyatta paid…

The Founding of Kisumu Social Centre: The Iconic Monumental Splendor That Used To Thunder In East And Central Africa

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THE FOUNDING OF THE AFRICAN SOCIAL HALL: THE MUNDERFIELD’S INFLUENCE IN THE GROWTH OF SPORTS, ARTS AND LITERARY APPRECIATION. My short presentation explores the founding historical perspective of how this iconic monumental building, now known as Kisumu Social Centre, achieved its stardom in the field of Performing Arts, Public Education as well as public intellectual discourse. It also examines why this great towering cultural  MONUMENT was associated with great African scholars. The Colonial Government created the African Social hall to provide recreational amenities to the African(s) living in Kisumu. The…