Photos: The official launch of Naivas supermarket in Kisumu CBD on 4th NOV.- on Jomo Kenyatta Road

( Photos:Pyroblue)

List of Members of the County Assembly - Kisumu County

There are 35 elected members and 14 nominated members. See the members' List

Elected Members

NAMES	WARD	CONSTITUENCY
AGUKO CHARLES AGUKO	KABONYO / KANYAGWAL	NYANDO
AIM FANUEL	AWASI / ONJIKO	NYANDO
AKINYI MALIN ATIENO	KOBURA	NYANDO
AKOTH OKOMBO NEREAH	MANYATTA B	KISUMU EAST
ALOO MAURICE ONYANGO	AHERO	NYANDO
ANAYO PHILIP EDWIN	MARKET / MILIMANI	KISUMU CENTRAL
APONDI PAMELLA OMINO	CENTRAL KISUMU	KISUMU CENTRAL
AUKO JOSHUA ATIENO	OMBEYI	MUHORONI
AUMA PRISCA MISACHI	SHAURIMOYO / KALOLENI	KISUMU CENTRAL
AWINO P. CAROLINE OWEN	KISUMU NORTH	KISUMU WEST
DIANGA OKOTH JAMES	NORTH SEME	SEME
KOKO MAINA YONA	NORTH NYAKACH	NYAKACH
MIDEU WILLIS OGONYO	MUHORONI / KORU	MUHORONI
OCHELE ODHIAMBO J MOSES	EAST KANO / WAWIDHI	NYANDO
OCHIENG GABRIEL	KONDELE	KISUMU CENTRAL
OGOLLA BENTA AKINYI	WEST SEME	SEME
OGOSI AGGREY ODHIAMBO	EAST SEME	SEME
OKIRI PAUL ODHIAMBO	WEST KISUMU	KISUMU WEST
OKOTH KEVIN ODHIAMBO	KOLWA CENTRAL	KISUMU EAST
OLUM JOHN OSUMBA	KOLWA EAST	KISUMU EAST
OMOLLO JAMES OCHIENG	WEST NYAKACH	NYAKACH
OMONDI ELIJAH	CENTRAL NYAKACH	NYAKACH
OMONDI PETRONILLA	SOUTH EAST NYAKACH	NYAKACH
ONDIEK MAURICE OMONDI	MIWANI	MUHORONI
ONG'OW SAMWEL ONYANGO	MASOGO / NYANGOMA	MUHORONI
ONUNGA JACKTON OTIENO	NAYLENDA 'A'	KISUMU EAST
ONYANGO ISAYA OMWANGO	RAILWAYS	KISUMU CENTRAL
ONYANGO JUMA BENJAMIN	SOUTH WEST NYAKACH	NYAKACH
OPEPO JOSEPH SIMBA	KAJULU	KISUMU EAST
OSANO JOSEPH ARWA	CHEMELIL	MUHORONI
OTIENDE JOSEPH ONYANGO	SOUTH WEST KISUMU	KISUMU WEST
OTIENO SAMUEL BAKER	NORTH WEST KISUMU	KISUMU WEST
WERE JAMES OYUGI	NYALENDA 'B'	KISUMU CENTRAL
ACHAYO PAUL OCHIENG	MIGOSI	KISUMU CENTRAL

Nominated Members

NAMES

CAROLINE AWUOR AGWANDA

MOHAMED ASLAM KHAN

EUNICE ATIENO MIRUKA

BOB NDOLO OWIYO

SALOME KAMONYA LUNGAFA

JANE ATIENO OMOLO

LYDIA ACHIENG OMOLO

PAMELA AWUOR

SUSAN ADHIAMBO OMOLO

FARIDA AHMED SALIM

NELLIE BELDINAH OSOK

PAMELA AKINYI ODHIAMBO

CAROLYNE AWUOR OGOT

LYDIA ATIENO NDEGE

The proposed sh 800m Kisumu County assembly -debating chambers- building

The proposed sh 800m Kisumu County assembly -debating chambers- building .Work expected to be completed by 2017

(Photo:Kisumu County Assembly website)

LAKE BASIN MALL-KISUMU CITY

LAKE BASIN MALL-KISUMU CITY
Strategically located at the junction of the Northern Bypass and the Kisumu-Kakamega highway, The Lake Basin Mall is a first of its kind in Kisumu - it is set to revolutionise the Shopping experience in the fast developing Kisumu City.
The architecture of the mall takes on a contemporary and futuristic form with a sail like curving roof - an apt metaphor for the Lake City! Designed to international standards, materials, finishes and colours have been carefully chosen to bring the world to Kisumu. Internally the shop fronts feature frameless glass and the arcade incorporates an atrium that links all the five floors of the mall maximising the natural lighting and ventilation to the arcade and the shops.
The mall shall incorporate four state of the art escalators and two stunning panoramic lifts linking all levels making vertical movement an experience by itself.
Designed to be the destination place in Kisumu the mall boasts of approximately 27,000 square metres of built up space and over 300 car parkings on two levels. The mall accommodates a 60,000 square feet anchor tenant space, a modern food court that will host the big restaurant names in the country, a children’s play area. It is intended that the mall will introduce international retails chains to Kisumu. The Basin Mall promises to be every shopper’s dream come true!

SOURCE:http://tysons.co.ke


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	Artist impression pictures of The Lake Basin Development Authority shopping mall in Kisumu

Photo of #SuperMoon in Kisumu city

Photo of #SuperMoon in Kisumu city .... captured over a roofless house top in Milimani estate. pic.twitter.com/BnvwBN6dl9

(Photo: Roney Ngala @rngala)

German Support to Fishing in Lake Victoria

July 11th

 Today, Kenya, Israel and Germany signed a trilateral agreement aimed at protecting Lake Victoria by supporting fish farmers and creating alternative ways of fishing.

At the signing ceremony, Ambassador Peschke used the Swahili proverb “It is better to give a man a fishing–rod than to give him a fish”, to underline the importance of the project of spreading knowledge about sustainable aquaculture to improve livelihoods of fishermen.

The project aims at sustaining the fish population in Lake Victoria by supporting aquaculture instead of conventional fishing. Germany and Israel already supported an aquaculture experimental and training unit at RIAT College in Kisumu, together with a borehole and water supply system for the college. In a second phase, the trilateral cooperation will support extension services of the county governments, fish farmers and private sector in Bungoma, Kakamega and Siaya.

So far, the trilateral cooperation has reached almost 8.000 farmers providing hands-on training in the field of aquaculture. The approach does not only create jobs, but also provides fish by using fish ponds instead of catching fish from the Lake Victoria.

During government negotiations between Germany and Kenya in December 2013, Germany committed new funds amounting to EUR 9.4 million for technical cooperation in the agricultural sector. The project supporting fishing industries at Lake Victoria is part of this commitment. 

Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
Nairobi

ALSO SEE -
Israel-Kenya-Germany Tripartite Cooperation in Lake Victoria MOU signing in Nairobi on July 11th

source:  http://www.nairobi.diplo.de/Vertretung/nairobi/en/005__Development_20Cooperation/140711__Trilateral.html

Israel-Kenya-Germany Tripartite Cooperation in Lake Victoria MOU signing in Nairobi on July 11th

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  Israel-Kenya-Germany Cooperation in Lake Victoria

  The three parties signed an agreement to implement the second phase of the trilateral tilapia cooperation to enhance sustainable ways of protecting Lake Victoria environment by creating alternative livelihoods for the communities living around the lake.
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  Signing the Israel-Kenya-Germany Tripartite Cooperation in Lake Victoria   Copyright: MASHAV

   

  
  

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  The cooperating partners include Kenya’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (MoALF), the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs through MASHAV – Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation, and the German Cooperation Implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.

  The first phase of the trilateral agreement was signed in Kisumu, Kenya, on August 2012, in the presence of the Prime Minister of Kenya, H.E. Raila Amolo Odinga. It stated two main cooperation areas aiming at the improvement of the ecosystem of Lake Victoria, based on the needs of the region and the respective comparative advantages of the partners: the promotion of tilapia fish farming as a business with an emphasis on “pro-poor” action by supporting capacity-building activities for establishing tilapia aquaculture; and a contribution to the improvement of wastewater management around Lake Victoria.

  Within this framework, and based on the successful implementation of Phase I, the Parties declared their willingness to continue their joint trilateral cooperation and extend it for an additional 3 years.

  
  

  The MOU was signed in Nairobi on July 11th , in the presence of H.E. Nderitu Gachagua, Coordinator of the agriculture Committee, Council of Governors, Government of Kenya; H.E. Andreas Peschke, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Kenya; and H.E Gil Haskel Ambassador of the State of Israel to Kenya. 

  source: http://embassies.gov.il/nairobi/NewsAndEvents/Pages/Israel-Kenya-Germany-Cooperation-in-Lake-Victoria.aspx
  
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  German Support to Fishing at Lake Victoria

A summary of Kisumu County Budget for the FY 2013/2014 -- County Governments Budget Implementation Review Report

Part of County Governments Budget Implementation Review Report that focuses on Kisumu county

 A summary of Kisumu County Budget for the HELF YEAR FY2013/2014 , revenue and expenditure for the period July to December, 2013.

 Kisumu County

The budget of Kisumu County for the FY2013/2014 was Kshs 8.3 billion. The budget has allocated Kshs 5.8 billion (70%) for recurrent activities and Kshs 2.5 billion (30%) for development projects. The expected annual revenue for the County is Kshs.4.9 billion (59%) from the national equitable share and Kshs.3.4 billion (41%) from local revenue sources.
During the first six months of the FY 2013/2014, the County received Kshs 1.6 billion (80%) as national sharable revenue, Kshs 210.3million (11%) from local revenue collections and unspent balance brought forward from last financial year of Kshs 179.5 million (9%). Local revenue collected in the second quarter was Kshs.101.8 million which is a slight decline from the Kshs.108.5 million collected in the first quarter. The total local revenue collection was 6.2 per cent of the annual revenue target. The major sources of local revenue were parking fees (39.4%), Market fees (18.5%), and land rates (9.1%).
Total funds released for the period was Kshs.1.3 billion comprising of Kshs 1.1 billion (85%) for recurrent activities and Kshs 190 million (15%) for development programmes.


Total Expenditure Analysis, Kisumu County

The total expenditure for the period under review amounted to Kshs. 863 million representing 67.2 per cent of the funds released. However, the total expenditure represents an absorption rate of 10 per cent of the annual budget. A breakdown of the expenditure shows that the County spent Kshs.796.7 million (92.4%), on recurrent expenditure, Kshs.53.6 million (6.2%) on debt repayment, and Kshs. 12.5 million (1.4%) on development project.
The recurrent expenditure for the period July to December, 2013 represented 72 per cent of the funds released for recurrent activities. However, this was an absorption rate of 7 per cent of the annual recurrent budget. Likewise, the development expenditure was 7 per cent of the development funds released during the period translating to an absorption rate of 5 per cent of the annual development budget.
An analysis of the recurrent expenditure shows that the County spent Kshs. 548 million (63.5%) on personnel emoluments and Kshs.248.7 million (28.8%) on operations and maintenance. Further breakdown of the operations and maintenance shows that Kshs. 27.7 million (10.8%) was spent on travel costs and accommodation allowances, Kshs. 26.1 million (10.2%) on purchase of vehicles, Kshs.23 million (9%) on routine maintenance, Kshs. 19.4 million (7.6%) on training, Kshs. 12.2 million (4.7%) on conferences and hospitality and Kshs.11 million (4%) on printing, advertising and information supplies. Sitting allowances for MCAs was Kshs. 13.4 million (5.2%) and the remaining Kshs.115.9 (47%) was spent on other operations and maintenance such as purchase of furniture, stationery, and fuel among other expenditure. All the development expenditure reported was on purchase of land.
It was observed that the County under-performed in its local revenue collection by  achieving 6.2 per cent of its annual target. Additionally, development funds are thinly allocated across many projects. In order to address the aforementioned, the County needs to enhance its revenue collection measures to address the declining local revenue performance. Development projects with high impact to the public should be given priority in subsequent budgets.

SOURCE: County Governments Budget Implementation Review Report
 HELF YEAR FY2013/2014
 FEBRUARY, 2014

OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER OF BUDGET