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A GOOD road network is a stumilant to trade and business across an area as it opens up places for exploration.  Construction equipment along Lumakanda Manyinyi road. The road is almost complete to open up the area for economic growth.  Kakamega County is fast exploring opening up virgin roads and improving on the existing ones and putting up bridges where none existed since Independence. According to a project summery obtained by eshikumo2030.blogspot.com, Roads and Public Works ministry under CECM Architect Patrick Kundu and Chief Officer Engineer Otenyo, already five bridges shrewn across the county are operational.  One of the high mast lights at Butere upper Market. This is an attempt to actualize the 24-hour economy.  The bridges, linking major markets to small towns and villages have come as relief to inhabitants because transport has been eased.  For instance, Khaunga Bridge in Mumias East and Mwiyala in Lurambi have st...

KAKAMEGA Governor Fernandes Barasa was received like a hero in his predicesor Whyclife Oparanya's back yard of Butere. At a public engagement meeting with the people on the projects and question and answer session, locals played out their demands.  UNIVERSITY Council Chairman Prof Amukowa Anamgwe addressing mourners at the funeral of the late Jimmy Owaandati in Butere.  Despite having had a Governor for ten solid years, electricity, access to clean drinking water, access to quality health care, security and poor ECDE arrangements remain challenges in Butere.  In his short, address Governor Barasa said he was determined to complete all projects stated by the Ex Governor including the completion of the Butere level four hospital.  "I will strive to finish all the projects begun by Honorable Oparanya and I will alocate the necessary resources to equip the built projects to capacity." Said Governor Barasa.  He said his Government had also inc...

On the morning of 22nd August 2022, Shitoto Girls Secondary school Principal Lilly Mbati collapsed and died sending shock waves across kakamega. A year after the sad incident, eshikumo2030.blogspot.com has learnt that someone could have taken advantage of the death to loot the institution.  This weekend, we publish revelations that the current financial incapacity of Shitoto Girls could be because the school Accounts Clerk in cahoot with himself or a cabal of others stole.  The Late Principal Lilly Mbati. She collapsed and died at her house in Ekero market.  Who cleared the accounts of the institution off almost ksh 2M left by the late Mbati? Who sold the school cows and drove the school to debts? At what point did subsequent heads decide to cover up the theft and why? Why did  the Accounts Clerk leave the school in a huff? Battling with huge debts, read about the current struggle of Shitoto Girls and who should be held accountable.  This...

In our second part series of the Kakamega Assembly dirty audit that the speakers has refused to table, we publish names of employees holding irregular and double allowances paid illigaly and still in employment.  We also feature fiery suppliers who were paid upto Ksh. 45,555,626,00 for supplies despite that the investigation revealed no goods were in the Assembly stores dispute double payments which are against the Public Finance Act 2012.  The report says payment documental lacked accessories like delivery notes LPOs/LSOs.  This report is gathering dust in Speaker James Namatsi 's office. Efforts to have it tabled and implimented have beenet with resistance.  Your favorite independent blog  eshikumo2030.blogspot.com  will serialized all the 142 pages of the report dubbed dirty audit. 

Amatsi khumuliango , Coined from the fact that women have been traveling long distances to fetch water in streams and rivulets, it was thought time is now for water to be available at the door step.  Water is coming out as a common denominator followed by health in ongoing engagements between the Governor, his cabinet and the people across sub counties.  From Matungu to Likuyani, the question and answer meetings, questions about "Timeliness" on Amathsi project dominate.  CECM for water, environment and Natural resources Mrs Peninnah Mukabane, his chief officer Justine Mutobera are coming out as the faces of the project.  PLEASE NOTE: Governor Fernandes Barasa and CECM Madam Peninnah Mukabane at a public function. Already, several steps have been made. According to Engineer Fred Atwa, the rural water company, based in Mumias and reactivated in February 2023, has made the following achievements so far.  1.  Getting license from Wasreb ...

DEVELOPING NEWS : Outgoing Mumias Sugar Company Investor SARRAI has blocked KRA from the facility. According insiders, a team of four people from the tax body arrived at the company this morning to hostility. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source said Stephen Kihumba, the investor's Operations manager ordered the switching off of electricity. This move according to the source is to Prevent KRA from from accessing financial records that will enable government to evaluet how the company can be helped out if debt.  The insider has told this blog that Mr. Kihumba is against President Ruto's efforts thru the tax body to evaluate the financial standing of MSC in order to revive it. SARRAI'S PROXY Stephen Kihumba(left) with Former Kakamega Governor Whycliffe Oparanya at the company.  It was not immediately clear why the SARRAI proxy is bent in frustrating Kenya Revenue Agency's access to the MSC server as efforts to get him on phone for a comme...