ABOUT The rehabilitation and reconstruction of Nyamasaria-Kisumu-Kisian road

 

The rehabilitation and reconstruction of Nyamasaria-Kisumu-Kisian (A1/B1)

 The road project starts at Nyamasaria, some 4.4km from the A1/B1 roundabout and proceeds towards Busia via the proposed Kisumu Bypass to end at the Kisian junction with road C27.

Construction works for the project includes upgrading the section of the road between Nyamasaria to Ondiek junction into a dual carriageway as well as installation of a new bridge at Nyamasaria, construction of the single bituminous carriageway Kisumu Southern bypass starting from Nyamasaria and ending at Kondele (a distance of 3.3km), with overpasses at Nyamasaria and Kondele. Similarly, the section between Otieno Oyoo junction and Obote road will be constructed into a single carriageway. There will also be dualling of the 1.5km stretch between Oginga Odinga Street and Busia Road at the Kisumu Cotton Mills, and the section between Busia road to the new Kisumu International Airport junction.

 source :Kenya National Highways Authority - KeNHA

Kisumu's long forgoten stadium in Obunga

 

'Obunga sports complex ' is a big playing ground found in Obunga area of Kisumu city.The ground forms part of  what once used to be the Kenya breweries LTD's complex- now closed down.

The ground has a standard football pitch,&changing rooms. It's  also surrounded by a high perimeter wall & can only be accessed from the outside through a single gate entrance...making it suitable for hosting events whose entrance  requires one paying... or to have an invitation.....

 One interesting thing about the existence of this sporting facility ,is that ,despite  it having been around for a long time since it was built in the eighties ,most Kisumu residents have no idea about its existence, & thus , not surprising  have never thought of using the ground as a venue to host events.

 IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED

New gate ,lighting, toilets, seats. water, etc - The concerned authorities  really need to work on having these in place inorder to make the grounds more attractive to more people.

ROAD BY PASS

The construction of the new road by pass , which  passes right in front of  the facility, has made reaching it by car the more easier.

Presently, youths, mostly from Obunga use the facility as a training ground  for football -mostly.

  It's  time  Kisumu rediscovered 'Obunga sports complex .

A new factory building & new road by-pass coming up beside each other in Kisumu

A new factory building & new road by-pass coming up beside each other in Kisumu ( in the area laying between obunga & Bandani ) as both undergo construction simultaneously.

KENYA~Cabinet approved the Budget Estimates for Financial year 2014/2015 ahead of the 30.04.14 deadline.

Uhuru Kenyatta

 

SPECIAL CABINET MEETING - 2014

Cabinet today approved the Budget Estimates for Financial year 2014/2015 ahead of the 30.04.14 deadline. This is the 2nd Governme...nt Budget comprising comprehensive priorities and transformation Agenda for Jubilee Government.

Key among the Prioritized projects include:-

Issuance of over 3 Million Title Deeds;

Digitalization of the Lands and Company Registries to improve efficiency including creation of National Digital Register and Digital migration in KBC;

Completion of Mavoko Housing and Konza projects targeting low cost housing and slum upgrading;
Robust transformation and empowerment of the National Youth Service (NYS) and creation of youth employment initiatives at estimated cost of over Kshs.10 billion;

Huduma Centres in all Counties;
Food Security strategies including fertilizer production, Restructuring of Kenya Meat Commission (KMC), Revival of pyrethrum sector, Agriculture Development Corporation (ADC) and Milk Coolers;

Energy transformation programmes in power generation, transmission, supply including drastic reduction in cost of power and new connections all estimated at Kshs. 8 billion;

Robust strategies to support Leather and Textile sectors; development of Special Economic Zones; support to new emerging industries; and reduction in cost of doing business all budgeted at over Kshs.5.5 billion;

Prioritized Roads, Airports, Ports and other Infrastructure projects and decongestion of Nairobi junctions; Lapsett and more rural access roads all estimated at over Kshs. 51 billion,
Leasing of Medical equipment/facilities, Malaria control and vector borne and other diseases, and restructuring of NHIF at approximately over Kshs.5 billion;

Innovative strategies to enhance total full Primary Education and full Secondary Education; Laptops; TIVET; employment and phased promotion of Teachers; and increased sanitary towels and improved disposal;

Increase of cash transfer to older persons to cover over 1 million persons up from 500,000 elders;
P.P.P framework to develop numerous programmes within Lapsett; new Bomas of Kenya; KICC and COMESA Grounds Complex; ASK Show, Infrastructure in all sectors (List available to investors);
Innovative and robust strategic framework to rejuvenate tourism and market Kenya as a choice destination;

Motorcycles for all Chiefs, 1200 vehicles for National Government Coordinators County Commissioners/Deputy County Commissioners/Assistant County Commissioners and Chiefs; vehicle and aircraft leasing for security officers; forensic laboratory; Command and Control Communication, support and modernization of security and defence capabilities;

Cabinet called for an immediate decisive end to incidents of insecurity that has dented image and confidence ;

Development of 5 Sports Stadia to improve, Sports Arts and talents development. A National Lottery to be operational by July, 2014 replacing all others with proceeds in support of socio-dimensional programmes;

These measures among other strategies adopted by Cabinet ultimately seek to reduce overall cost of living, improve incomes by all Kenyans, and drastically reduce poverty and unemployment, improve security and transform Kenya’s economy, competitiveness, image and standing in the Community of Nations.

Cabinet also adopted the austerity measures following its recent Retreat that have generated over Kshs.27 billion into the Development Budget.

Cabinet called for further identification and rationalization in other areas of wastage, duplication, ambiguities and inconsistencies down to the Counties.

A view of Kondele from the new fly over (still under construction)

KISUMU:The point at which the road bypass ( under construction ) & the railway line meet in Obunga

Vivian Onano 22 Women & Girls Advocate,Youth Leader

Vivian Onano  22 , a student at Carthage College USA - hails from Kisumu  - she also writes for The Huffington Post, a leading American online news aggregator and blog .

Vivian Onano is an undergraduate junior student at Carthage College majoring in Biology and Business Administration. She is a member of the Carthage’s Biology Honors Society and Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honors society. Vivian has a strong commitment to women’s leadership on campus and is also a Moremi Initiative fellow, a ONE Campaign Congressional District Leader, a UNA-USA campus advocate, and a Half the Sky Movement Campus Ambassador. Her goal is to help create sustainable healthcare systems in rural parts of Africa. Vivian has participated in a number of global international development gatherings, including as a panelist at the Clinton Global Initiative, the Clinton Global Initiative University, and CARE International’s conference on the policy agenda to unlock the power of Girls. She was also a Youth Representative at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 2012. Vivian hails from Kisumu, Kenya and graduated from Starehe Girls Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Her interests include volunteering, reading, and advocating on women and youth issues.

 

Read Vivian's  posts at  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vivian-onano/