Its reprieve to the residents of Kolwa East ward, Nyando Sub County as the Governor of Kisumu Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o has launched Kakoth bridge whose absence has for a long time hindered transport in the area during flooding seasons. This was done under the stewardship of the City Manager Madam Doris Ombara.
The Ksh. 24 million bridge is one of the three projects being implemented in Kolwa East ward under the Kisumu Urban Project . Other projects include construction of Ksh. 120 million Rweya Centre of excellence slated for official opening later this year and Chiga market floodlight at a cost of Ksh. 5 million all amounting to Ksh. 149 million.
The Governor later proceeded to Manyatta B ward where he presided over the ground breaking of the Carwash – Sije Road. The two kilometres bitumen road being improved to bitumen standards is being done by Glennsteam Construction Limited at a cost of Ksh. 87 million is expected to be completed within ten months.
The Governor ended his two days KUP projects tour by presiding over the ground breaking of the Ksh. 301 million, 4.5Km Impala – Dunga road being done by SBI International. This road that is being proved to bitumen standards and for high volume traffic comes with storm water drain works, street lighting and road furnishings.
While addressing citizens at the various venues, the governor stressed the administration’s resolve to get rid of the land cartels who continue to pry on public land, road reserves and the riparian areas including demolition of structures built therein.
He bemoaned the habit of erecting illegal structures on the roadside for they pose dangers to other road users.
Present were members of the Kisumu City board under the captainship of Adul Onyango, Kondele MCA Joachim Oketch, Manyatta B MCA Pamela, Nyalenda B MCA Olale, projects lead contractors and a host of county officials.
Kisumu County is one of the three city-counties of Kenya with the other two being Nairobi and Mombasa. Overall, there are 47 counties in Kenya. Its borders follow those of the original Kisumu District, one of the former administrative districts of the former Nyanza Province in western Kenya. Its headquarters is Kisumu City. It has a population of 968,909 (according to the 2009 National Census). The land area of Kisumu County totals 2085.9 km²
Kisumu County’s neighbours are Siaya County to the West Vihiga County to the North, Nandi County to the North East and Kericho County to the East. Its neighbour to the South is Nyamira County and Homa Bay County is to the South West. The county has a shoreline on Lake Victoria, occupying northern, western and a part of the southern shores of the Winam Gulf.
Kisumu County is located in western Kenya, far from the nation’s capital. (To the southwest, in neighboring Siaya County, lies the village of Nyang’oma Kogelo, birthplace of Barack Obama senior.) The city of Kisumu, on the shores of Lake Victoria, has historically functioned as a major center of East African commerce. Because of its location along Africa’s largest lake, the area is ideally situated for fishing and fish processing, but the central government has long controlled key concessions on the lake, and economic development has left many of the inhabitants behind. Fishing, sugarcane farming, and rice farming are the county’s principal industries. Kisumu has long been riven by a fierce political rivalry between the Luo and Kikuyu peoples, and these ethnic tensions erupted into deadly violence following the controversial outcome of the December 2007 presidential election.
