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Raila Odinga, the former Prime Ministe­r of Kenya, demonstrated admirable­ support and solidarity when he visited Kisumu Gove­rnor Anyang’ Nyong’o on Friday, August 4, 2023. The purpose of the visit was to che­ck on the governor’s well-be­ing after undergoing rece­nt back surgery. The surgery was successful. Gove­rnor Nyong’o is now recovering at his reside­nce in Kisumu County, where he­ has been reporte­d to be in good health and making steady progre­ss. The Meeting: Strengthening Bonds Raila Odinga’s visit to Governor Nyong’o went beyond a me­re courtesy call. These­ two leaders…

Kisumu County Government has issued scholarships worth Sh45 million, benefiting 9,772 disadvantaged students in the district. The scholarships will benefit the 2020 Kenya Certificate for Primary Education (KCPE) graduates to join public and additional auxiliary schools in August. While awarding the scholarships, Kisumu Deputy Governor, Dr Mathew Owili, said that the Maritime Province had awarded 160,722,826 shillings as scholarships and grants to students in schools, colleges, universities and driving school universities in the last two years. Owili added that the region had expanded its scholarship allocation by 100% from Sh105…

Mrs. Dorothy Nyong’o, the First Lady of Kisumu County, has launched three day care centers in Kisumu for low income mothers as a strategy to help young mothers pursue their education during motherhood. While launching the project, Mrs. Nyongo said that the effort was the result of collaboration between the Department of Education in Kisumu and Kidogo Innovations Limited. As a pilot project, the three day care centers will be located at Akado, Obange and Ahero Vocational Training Centers (VTC) in Nyakach East and Nyando Sub-counties. The centers will provide…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed 34 judges and rejected 6 out of the 41 judges presented by the Judicial Service Commission in 2019. Rejected are: Justice Professor Joel Ngugi, Justice Chacha Mwita and Justice George Odunga, who were all part of the five-judge bench that dismissed BBI document as unconstitutional thereby stopping reggae. This dramatic development is the strongest indication that the President was angered by the decision of the Judges to retire BBI after more than 14 billion Kenyan shillings was spent on the BBI process. Secondly, the move…

Remarks by President Uhuru Kenyatta during the June 1st Madaraka Day celebrations  in Kisumu has plunged the president into trouble with the court system in Kenya. On Wednesday, June 2nd, the remarks were brought to the attention of the Court of Appeal which warned the President to refrain from commenting on the issue. The wording of the President’s remarks suggested renewed attack on Kenya’s Judiciary.  At the Supreme Court in Nairobi, Lawyers representing all four parties congregated  to deliberate on how the hearing of the appeals should proceed. President Uhuru…

An aircraft that dropped former Prime Minister, Honourable Raila Odinga, has crashed in Siaya sub-county at Akudho Primary School, Usenge village, Onyonyo sub-location in South Gem location. The crash occurred on Sunday, May 20th at 4.30 PM. The accident was reported by Captain Julius Mwambanga of Panel Air. According to Julius, he had just dropped former Prime Minister Raila Odinga who had accompanied President Uhuru Kenyatta on official visit of commissioning the Wagai-Akala road in Kisumu county. Julius reported that the aircraft crashed when he was only 5 meters off…

James Ochieng Nyambok, a Kenyan resident in Stockholm, has passed away after a long sickness which led to kidney failure. According to information gathered by Kisumu City News, the late Ochieng passed away at Söder Hospital in Stockholm where he had been admitted at the Intensive Care Unit. Since his passing, Kenyans in Sweden have set up a Committee to help coordinate the transportation of Ochieng’s body to Kenya for burial. The Committee is headed by Gideon Magak and it is tasked with collecting funds for the transportation of Ochieng’s…

Six schools in Kisumu County will not be able to open because they are submerged in water. Kandaria Primary, Nyamrunda Primary, Ogenya Primary, Oseth Primary, Kandaria Mixed and Ombaka Mixed are all facing the risk of remaining closed in January because they are submerged in water. For the last six months, Kisumu county has been pounded by heavy rains, and the affected schools were flooded as a result of heavy backflow of water from Lake Victoria. In a meeting organized by Kisumu County Development Implementation Coordination Committee and chaired by…