Kisumu City Manager, Abala M. Wanga, participated in a high-level side event on “From Vision to Bankable Urban Transformation” during the ongoing Africa Urban Forum, alongside H.E. Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o. The session focused on financing integrated housing and river corridor regeneration in African cities. The event, moderated by Abel Omanga, featured key urban development leaders,…
Kisumu has officially unveiled its new Emergency Operation Center, a milestone project funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The facility was inaugurated by a UNDP delegation led by Ronald Jackson, Head of the Risk Reduction, Recovery, and Resilience Building team.The center represents the culmination of Kisumu’s vision to meet the standards of a…
Earlier today, Kisumu County Government officials led by CECM for Land, Housing, Physical Planning and Urban Development Dr. Charles K’onyango Otieno, alongside City Manager Abala Wanga, and Kisumu City Board Members Prof. Silvance Abeka and Dr. Edwin Ochieng Okul, hosted a high-level delegation from the World Bank and the State Department for Housing and Urban…
The Kisumu City Board and Management are currently in engaged in an intensive workshop to prepare for the upcoming KUSP II Annual Performance Assessment (APA). The team is being led by Board Member and Chair of the KUSP II APA Technical Committee, Prof. Silvance Abeka, who is guiding city officers through key institutional, governance, and…
Kisumu City Manager Abala Wanga this morning spearheaded a major cleanup exercise at the Jubilee Market, located next to the bustling bus park, as part of the city’s ongoing efforts to uphold hygiene standards in public markets.The exercise, which temporarily closed the market to traders and buyers, involved thorough cleaning of the floors and scrubbing…
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has taken a significant step toward strengthening justice delivery in Kisumu City with the posting of a resident prosecutor to the newly established Kisumu City Law Court.Nyanza Regional Coordinator, Mr. Daniel Karuri, announced the deployment during a courtesy call to the court earlier today. He emphasized…
Kisumu City Manager Abala Wanga has ordered voluntary removal of all unauthorized temporary structures, particularly those interfering with sewer lines, drainage systems, and other public utilities, within seven days. In an enforcement notice issued under Section 72 of the Physical and Land Use Planning Act 2019, Wanga said the city has noted with concern the…
KISUMU CITY BARS PSVs FROM USING PETROL STATIONS AS PICK-UP AND DROP OFF POINTS. THE CITY ALSO PROHIBITS THE USE OF PUBLIC WALKWAYS AND FOOTPATHS FOR BUSINESS ACTIVITIES