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A NEW town Manager took over Mumias Municipality this morning following the transfer of Mr. Christopher Ombunya to head revenue at the County level.  In a brief ceremony precided over by the Chief Officer Lands, housing, Urban Areas and Physical Planning Miss Faith Gitira, need for cohesion and teamwork was underscored as a factor in achieving the Governor Barasa's six point agenda.  Chief Officer Ministry of Housing, Urban Areas and Physical Planning Hon Faith Gitira (in flowered top left) at the ceremony.  Speaking at the Municipal hall while addressing stakeholders including market officials, the CO said the Municipal had scored highly in every performance survey.  "You know Mumias is at the heart of the Governor and everything must go upto plan so let's hold together and make sure revenue is upto date so that service delivery is guaranteed" She said.  Mumias Central Ward MCA Honourable Ali Okomba addressing Mumias stakeholders a

KAKAMEGA Governor Fernandes Barasa and his deputy Ayub Savula yesterday stormed Mumias East Constituency amid the local MP's online cat calls and childish rants. In a show of might, the Governor led the entire government from CECs, Chief Officers, quantity surveyors and valuers in a question and answer session that lasted four hours.  This was after local MP Peter Kalerwa Salasya PK had threatened to block the governor's visit in the area after the two apparently differed over the handling of the Mumias Sugar debacle. Police manning the Lubinu-Lusheya road where youths allied to area MP had lit bonfires protesting the Governor's visit after a spat with area MP. At one time before the arrival of the Governor, marauding youths stoned cars and lit bonfires along the Mumias Kakamega road at Mwitoti- Lusheya junction before they were quickly repulsed by the police.  The youths chanting anti-Barasa songs suddenly ran out of steam after their donor Hon Sala

Election materials worth millions of shillings for Matungu is rotting at a parcel delivery office in Mumias after the owner refused to collect them. Speaker Morris Buluma who was set to contest in Matungu as MP on ODM ticket fell into mourning after the ticket was handed to incumbent Honourable Peter Oscar Nabulindo. The merchandise that was sent from the printer last Friday, arrived on Saturday the day the ticket was given and the owner was to collect and distribute. The parcel included TSHIRTS branded  Mr. Buluma for MP 2022,  fliers, lessons, headscuffs, caps and jump suits. According to our source, Mr. Buluma who is marked as the consignee was called when the parcel arrived and plainly refused to pick it instead advising the transporter to "look for the less fortunate and give them". Another source close to Buluma told this blog that the Former speaker has since fallen into depression occasionally speaking to himself and getting into easy fights.  "Mheshi