GOVERNOR WANGAMATI FORWARDS 3 TO ASSEMBLY FOR VETTING AS CHIEF OFFICERS

Governor Wangamati hasforwarded names of 3 persons to the County Assembly for vetting as Chief Officers.

The three are Dinah Naswa Makokha (Finance), Edward Ouma Makhandia (Economic Development) and Eng. Rosario Lumonya Soita (Water).

Dinah Naswa Makokha holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Accounting Option) from the University of Nairobi and a Masters degree in Business Administration from Mt Kenya University. Currently, Dinah is Head of Budget, Trans Nzoia County. She attended Butere Girls. The married mother of 5 comes from Webuye West.

Edward Ouma Makhandia holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration (Finance Option) from St Paul’s University. Currently, he is a Director at Delta Kenya Ltd. Mr Makhandia comes from Khasoko Ward in Bumula Sub County.

Eng Rosario Lumonya Soita holds a Bachelors of Technology degree in Civil and Structural Engineering from Moi University and is currently a pursuing a Master of Science in Civil Engineering (Water Engineering Option) at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. Currently, she is a Manager at the Lake Victoria South Water Works Development Agency. She has also served as Project Manager for Catholic Organization of Relief and Aid in South Sudan. She comes from Sirisia Sub County.

The Governor is still scrutinizing files of other candidates for merit and regional balance before filling the remaining 5 slots.

 

BUNGOMA CLERGY WARNS WANGAMATI AND WETANGULA

Religious leaders in Bungoma County have called for a dialogue between Bungoma County senator Moses Wetangula and county governor Wyclife Wangamati to resolve the controversy that has been witnessed between them and the Fordkenya party leadership.

Speaking  in Webuye, the religious leaders led by chairman of the preachers 'union in Webuye west constituency David Walhuku said the two leaders' clashes have halted development projects in Bungoma County while urging them to resolve the dispute through negotiations or in court .

"We ask you to alleviate pride and to consult, we want progress, your politics does not help us," Bishop Walukhu said.

The religious leaders, however, have called on the Governor not to dissolve the county parliament, saying that the dissolution of the parliament would likely affect development projects in various wards.

CLEOPHAS MALALA HAS BEEN EXPELLED FROM ANC

Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala has been expelled from Amani National Congress in a special National Delegates meeting held on Friday morning

ANC accused the first-time senator of being disloyal to the party and the party leader.

In a statement, the party accused Malala of not beeing loyal even after helping him get the Senator's seat in the 2017 General Election.

ANC secretary-general Barack Muluka said the decision had been communicated to the Registrar of Political Parties for a firm decision against Malal a step that my lead to him losing his seat.

Kakamega ANC branch officials wrote to the party top organ, the National Executive Council, demanding the senator's removal.

WHO IS GRACE WAKHUNGU?

Grace Wakhungu is:

• Daughter to the famous Anglican clergy, Canon Jeremiah Awori, the first Anglican Church of Kenya Canon,

 

• Sister to Moody Awori: former Kenyan Vice President, 5 time Mp and minister,

 

• Sister to Agrrey Awori: a lead economist, and politician in Uganda having served as Mp and minister,

 

• Sister to Nelson Awori: who is the pioneer cardiologist in Kenya, he carried out Africa’s first kidney transplant at Nairobi Hospital in 1978. He died in 1986 in a car accident. The Prof Nelson Awori Centre in Upper Hill stands in his honour,

 

• Sister to billionaire Dr. Mary Okello the  first female manager at Barclays Bank and founder director of Makini Schools which she sold earning her more than 1B in 2018,

 

• Sister to Hannington Awori, former board member of several blue chip firms and is a former technical director, East Africa Industries (EAI), which has since been renamed Unilever. A corporate warrior nicknamed ‘King of the Boardroom’ died in 2010,

• Sister to Dennis Awori former ambassador to Japan, chairman of Toyota EA, MD of Lonrho EA and GM of CMC in Kenya and Uganda,

• Sister to Christine Hayanga: a lawyer married to Justice Andrew Hayanga,

• Sister to Henry Awori: One-time Kenya’s Commissioner of Insurance,

• Sister to Willis Awori: HR Director, ICIPE,

• Sister to Ernest Awori: The MIT alumnus and a notable engineer,

• Sister to Winfred Odera: Career caterer and successful catering college owner,

• Sister to Margaret Openda: Career educator and former matron at Siriba Teachers College,

 

• Sister to WWW Awori: Wycliffe Works Wasia was a pioneering trade unionist, editor and politician,

• Sister to Joshua Awori: Long-serving HR practitioner who died in 2012,

• Aunt to Jeremy Awori managing director Barclays Bank

• Mother to Prof. Judy Wakhungu former Environment Cabinet Secretary and currently Kenya's ambassador to France.

Hers is a family of millionaires with sixteen siblings who now rank among the most successful in Kenya and Uganda made up of top notch lawyers, engineers, politicians, surgeons, journalists, educationists, athletes and diplomats. 

 

Grace is also a very long serving public servant.

 

HELB TO STOP FUNDING ENGINEERING COURSES

The Higher Education Loans Board in Kenya (HELB) has announced that it will stop funding all students pursuing *engineering courses* in Kenya, citing a market glut and lack of Return on Investment for the courses.

Speaking while unveiling the plans for the September 2020 admissions, the Board said that a lot of money was being spent on *engineering students* but neither the country nor the students were getting any value.

 Currently, 97% of all the *engineering graduates* are either unemployed, in self employment, or employed in totally unrelated fields.

Wasted Investment

“Why waste *five years* pursuing calculus and other complex things that will not be used anywhere? We are being unfair to these kids and we would rather tell them the truth.”

It further said that there is no *real engineering work in Kenya*, and engineers end up going into business and other useless things like online work and social media influencing because there is nothing for them to do here. “All the engineering being done in Kenya today is done by the Jua Kali sector. Go to Kariobangi and you will see them at work. These people do not have any *degrees in engineering*. If anyone wants to  be an engineer, they can go to Kariobangi and be trained there for free.”

They further added that if there was anything important that the country needed to be done by Engineers, the Chinese are always ready and available, citing how they built the *Standard Gauge Railway* in Kenya without needing a single local engineer.

Engineers Board of Kenya

The Engineers Board of Kenya also supported the decision, saying that the market is saturated and Kenya does not need more engineers. “We already have over 15,000 registered Graduate Engineers and 2000 Professional Engineers. You can see that the Graduate Engineers are not interested in becoming professionals because there is nothing for them to gain in that field. Besides, there are another 30,000 engineering graduates who are not even registered with us.”

The decision was welcomed by most of the current graduate engineers, but they said that HELB needs to cancel their loans because it knowingly funded their useless courses and they are now being forced to pay a loan they never needed with money they do not have.

The decision by HELB to stop funding the engineering courses was also informed by the fact that Kenyan Universities had not made any engineering inventions in the last ten years. The closest they ever came to was the *Kenyatta University* made *VENTILATOR,* which turned out to be a *FAULTY BICYCLE PUMP* 

It is assumed that if HELB stops funding the engineering courses, the demand for those courses will go down since they are mostly done by poor students who pass their exams and assume a course in engineering would assure them of money.

WAFULA WAKOLI SPEAKS

Wafula Wakoli, the aid to Ford Kenya Party Leader and the Senator of Bungoma County Wafula Wakuli has dismissed claims that he has gone back to class after realizing that his boss may lose his position in the party and as a senator.

the vocal Ford Kenya youth leader  now claims that Kanduyi MP Wafula Wamunyinyi is worried after he declared his interest in the seat.

he has asked Wamnyinyi to be ready  for a rough time  with him in the 2022 election.

he says that he is confident to clinch the seat.

CEC MAKANDA- WE WILL TEACH WETANGULA A LESSON BY DISSOLVING BUNGOMA COUNTY

By Sunday..we are going to have close to 100,000 signatures.

In the course of next week we are going to submit the signatures to the president of the republic of Kenya

And we are not joking..

To those confused MCA'S moving around thinking that we are joking..,How can we joke on dissolving a county govt when We said we are going to remove Wetangula from his own party and we removed him?..

If we took the risk of removing Wetangula from his own party where he was party leader, What is dissolving a county?

After dissolving the county We as the Ford Kenya party under the leadership of party leader Wamunyinyi will be Fielding Wangamati as our candidate,Wetangula, if also interested can come and vie on jubilee asili ticket.

And to those MCA giving us Problems .we are going to recall them..

We have enough reasons why we are dissolving the county and the dissolution process will go through.

NB.before we started this Exercise.Governor Wangamati had consulted president Uhuru Kenyatta and former pm Raila amollo Odinga.

*~Waziri Chirasha Makanda..*

Chama cha Ford Kenya chaimarisha Sheria same kudhibiti utovu was nidhamu

Chama cha Ford Kenya kimeweka mikakati ya kuhakikisha kanuni na katiba ya chama hicho inazingatiwa  vililvyo.

Kwenya taarifa kwa vyombo vya habari baada ya mkutano na kamati ya usimamizi wa chama hicho, Katibu mwandalizi Chris ManduMandu  amesema kamati hiyo imetoa mwelekeo wa kuifanyia mabadiliko usimamizi wa makao makuu ya chama hicho mbali na kuweka mipangilio ya mkutano wa Kitaifa wanachama.

Aidha amedokeza kuwa  kamati hiyo imejadili kwa undani mwongozo wa msajili wa vyama vya kisiasa ya kusuluhisha mgogoro ndani ya chama hicho na kusema tayari hatua mwafaka zimechukuliwa.

Grace Sundukwa na Bishop Alex Masika watoa Mabati, misumari na simiti Kwa waathiriwa

Mwakilishi wadi ya Sitikho Grace Sundukwa Amepeana msaada wa mabati 16  na misumari Kwa Elphas Musiambo baada ya nyumba yake kuharibiwa na mvua.

Bi Sundukwa amesema amechukua hatua huyo kama njia mojawapo ya kuondoa umaskini katika jamii.

"Leo mi Musiambo na Kesho tutamsaidia mwingine, na niaomba wahisani tujitokeze na kisaidia watu wetu,' Bi Sundukwa alisema.

Bi Sundukwa pia ameahidi kutengeza Barbara za eneo la Bukunja na Nabwala ili kurahisisha uchukuzi akitoa with Kwa wakaazi kuwa watulivu anapofanya mipango ya kufanikisha miradi huyo.

Mwakilishi huyo was wadi ya Sitikho ameongeza kuwa mvua inapopunguka atakarabati barabara zote zilizoharibika kutokana na mvua mingi iliyokuwa ikinyesha.

Naye Askofu wa kanisa la Jesus generational Crusaders Alex Masika ametoa wito kwa viongozi wa kisiasa kusaida wakaazi walioathirika.

Askofu Masika pia ametoa wito kwa wazazi kuangalia wanao na kuhakikisha kuwa wako salama msimo huu wa likizo mrefu.

Askofu Masika ametoa Mabadi 15 na Simiti kwa waathiriwa watu.

MUSIINGIZE SIASA KATIKA KUTEULIWA KWA PROF SIAMBA-WETANGULA AMWAMBIA ESELI

Seneta wa kaunti ya Bungoma Moses Wetangula amepuuzilia mbali madai ya Mbunge wa Tongaren Eseli Simiyu  kuwa mrengo wake ulichangia kuteuliwa kwa naibu Chanzela wa Chuo kikuu cha Kibabi Prof. Dolnald Siamba.

Wetangula anasema waziri Eugine Wamalwa, Eseli Simiyu na Mbunge wa Kanduyi Wafula Wamunyinyi hawakuhusika kwa vyovyote katika kuteuliwa kwa Siamba akisema wanajaribu kutumia swala hilo kujinufaisha kisiasa.

“ Kama Wamalwa yuko Serikalini alikuwa anaenda kumuona Raila kama nani? Raila odinga hayuko serikalini na hana uwezo wowote wa kumteua mtu katika wadhifa wa taasisi za uma,” Wetangula alisema.

Wetangula amesema kuwa ni yeye aliyefanya mazungumzo na maafisa wakuu serikalini kuhakikisha kuwa Siamba anateuliwa.

Wetangula pia amesema chama cha Ford Kenya kitawachukulia hatua za kinidhamu Eseli, Wamunyinyi na Wangamati kwa kujaribu kufanya mapinduzi chamani.

Hata hivyo mrengo wa Eseli umeshikilia kuwa haumtambui Wetangula kama kinara wa chama cha Simba.

ESELI, WAMUNYINYI NA WANGAMATI KUHAMIA ODM

Mbunge was Tongaren ESELI Simiyu , Wafula Wamunyinyi wa Kandiyi na gavana wa kaunti ya Bungoma Wycliffe wangamati Wana mipango ya kuhamia chama cha ODM.

Kulingana na Karibu mkuu was chama cha Ford Kenya Eseli Simiyu ikiwa mapinduzi waliofanya yatagonga mwamba hawana jingine ila kuhamia chama cha ODM ambako wameahidiwa vyeo.

Mugawanyiko katika chama cha Ford Kenya huku mirengo ya Seneta was kaunti ya Bungoma  Moses Wetangula na Wafula Wamunyinyi iking'ang'ania uongozi was chama.

WAZEE WATAKUSO WAGAWANYIKA KUHUSU MSEMAJI WA WALUHYA HUKU WAZIRI EUGINE WAMALWA NA GAVANA OPARANYA WAKIVUNJA SHERIA ZA KUDHIBITI KORONA

Jamii ya Watachoni imegawanyika kuhusiana na hatua ya Baraza la wazee wa jamii hiyo kujitokeza na kusema kuwa wanaunga mkono  gavana wa kaunti ya kakamega  Wycliffe Oparanya na waziri Eugine wamalwa kuwa waswemaji wa jamii ya waluhya.

SE-WEKESA- MWENYEKITI WA TAKUSO

Baada ya  kikao  cha faragani katika shule ya upili ya Lukusi na waziri Eugene Wamalwa, gavana Wycliffe Oparanya, Wycliffe Wangamati na sospiter ojamong’ wazee wa TAKUSO wakiongozwa na  Se Wekesa wamesema kuwa watmuunga mkono rais Uhuru Kenyatta na Kinara wa ODM Ralia Odinga kwenye mchakato wa BBI  kabla ya uchaguzi wa 2022, huku baadhi ya wazee wakisema kuwa hawakuhusishwa katika uamuzi huo.

“tumeamua kwa kauli Moja kuunga mkono hatua ya Rais Uhuru Kenyatta na Raila Odinga kuunganisha taifa  na tunaomba jamii ya Tachoni, sote tuunge mkono serikali yetu.” SeWekesa alisema.

MRENGO WA WAZEE WALIOZULIWA KUINGIA MKUTANONI

Hata hivyo mugawanyiko umeshuhudiwa miongoni mwa wazee hao huku baadhi ya wazee Watachoni wakisema mkutano huo haukuhusisha viongozi wote.

Wazee hao na baadhi ya wakazi wamesema viongozi wa TAKUSO wanajitakia wenyewe na mkutano huo ulilenga kunufaisha  wachache.

Wakati uo huo mamia ya wakaazi walifurika katika shule ya upili ya Lukusi wakitarajia kupokea chakula kutoka kwa Waziri Eugene wamalwa  huku watu Kumi wakipokea  gunia la 50kg la maharagwe na mafyta Lita moja ya kupika.

WALIONUFAIKA NA CHAKULA

UMATI KATIKA MKUTANO WA SIASA LIKUSI

Wazri  huyo na magavana Oparanya, Ojamong’ na gavana Wangamati waliendeleza siasa za BBI kwa kisingizia cha kugawa chakula huku wakaazi wakifurika katika uwanja wa shule ya upili ya Lukusi bila kujali Sheria za kuzua maambukizi ya Covid 19.

Wanne hao wametoa wito kwa jamii ya Tachoni kuunga mkono mrengo wa Handshek wakisema mrengo wa Tangatanga hautaweza kuwapa maendeleo.

“tunataka jamii ya Mlembe iwe serikali, na Mimi na mwenzangu Oparanya ndio tuko katika nafasi Bora ya kuwatetea serikali,” waziri wamalwa alisema.

SENETI HAITAMBANDUA GAVANA ANNE WAIGURU

Mchanganuzi wa maswala ya kisiasa John Wanyama amesema itakuwa vigumu kwa bunge la seneti kumbandua gavana wa Kirinyaga Anne waiguru kutokana na ushawishi wake serikalini.

Wanyama amesema kutokana na uhusiano ambao Gavana  huyo  anao na rais Uhuru Kenyatta pamoja na  kinara wa ODM Raila odinga huenda maseneata wakamnusuru  baada ya wawakilishi wadi wa kirinyaga kupitisha mswaada wa kumuondoa afisini.

“Tumeona Bi Waiguru akidhihirisha uwezo wake wa kuwa msemaji wa jamii ya Kikukuyu na uhusiano wake wa karibu na RailaOdinga  huenda ukapelekea maseneta wanaoegemea mrengo wa ODM na rais Uhuru Kenyatta kupinga kubanduliwa kwake jambo,ambalo litamrejesha afisini.” Wanyama alisema.

Wanyama ameongeza kuwa ikiwa Bunge la seneti litamrejesha afisini huenda akawa na usemi katika uchagusi wa urais mwaka wa 2022, na kuvutia wawaniaji wa urais kuunda muungano naye.

 

WEBUYE, BUKEMBE NA KANDUYI KATIKA HATARI YA KORONA

visa vya ugonjwa wa Covid 19 vinatarajiwa kuongezaka kaunti ya Bungoma kufuatia ongezeko la lori za kusafirisha mizigo na msongamano unaoshuhudiwa kila mara.

waziri wa afya Antony walela ansema kwa sasa madereava 13 wamepatikana kuwa na virusi vya Covid 19 huku wengi wao wakitangamana na wakaazi.

Maeneo yaliyo hatarani ni Webuye, Bukembe na kanduyi huku wakaazi wakionekana wakiuza bidhaa kama vile matunda na mahindi kwa madereva hayo bila kuzingatia mashariti ya kujizuia na maambukizi.

LONYANGAPUO AONYWA NA KANU

Kamati ya Kitaifa ya Nidhamu ya Chama cha KANU imemwonya Gavana wa Kaunti ya Pokot Magharibi, Profesa John Lonyang'apuo dhidi ya kutatiza juhudi ya kuwaadhibu wakilishi wadi kumi na wawili ambao wamekiuka kanuni na Katiba ya chama.

Mwanachama wa kamati hiyo, John Ngunjiri amesema kwa sasa kamati hiyo haijapokea agizo la kumwagiza Lonyang'apuo kufika mbele ya kamati hiyo na kusisitiza kwamba kila mwanachama sharti azingatie kanuni za chama.

Wakati wa kikao na wanahabari mjini Kitale katika Kaunti ya Trans Nzoia, Mwenyekiti wa Kamati ya Nidhamu, Zipporah Kitony amesema  wakilisha hao kumi na wawili wa Kaunti ya Pokot Magharibi waliagizwa kufika mbele ya kamati hiyo na kuhojiwa kwa kutaka kumbandua mamlakani kiongozi wa wengi wa bunge, Thomas Longolesia hilo kinyume na msimamo wa chama

AOMBA MBUNGE WA KIMILILI DIDMUS BARASAUSAIDIZI WA KULIPIA MATIBABU HOSPITALINI

Huku janga la Covid 19 likiendelea kuswasonga wakenya Masaibu ya Timothy Wanjala Kutoka Kimilili yanazidi kuongezeka baada ya mkewe kulazwa katika hospitali ya Webuye huku   akizuiliwa kwa kwa kushindwa kulipia ada ya shilingi 7,000/=

TIMOTHY WANJALA NA MKEWE CARLYNE
NEKESA HOSPITALINI WEBUYE

Wanjala ambaye ni mkaazi wa Bahai eneo bunge la Kimili anasema wamekuwa wakipitia hali ngumu ili kugharamia matibabu ya mkewe

Timothy Wanjala  Simiyu ambaye pia ana ulemavu wa macho anasema mkewe  Carolyne Nekesa alilazwa na kufanyiwa upasuwaji mkononi ili kuondoa uvimbe lakini  baada ya matibabu hayo hawana njia nyingine ya kulipia matibabu  hayo wakitoa wito kwa wahisani kuingilia kati na kuwasaidia ili warejee nyumbani.

“ Nimejaribu kutumia kadi yangu ya NHIF lakini imeshindikana baada ya usimamizi wa hospitali ya Webuye kuniambia kuwa sijalipia kadi hiyo kwa muda wa miezi kumi na miwili ijayo, sasa sina jinsi nitakavyolipia matibabu ya mke wangu,” Wanjala alisema

Kwa sasa Wanjala na mkewe wamezuliwa katika hospitali ya Webuye akisema  kuzuiliwa kwake kumefanya hana jinsi ya kutafuta pesa hizo ili amlipie mkewe  gharama za matibabu.

“Nimeshindwa jinsi nitakavyomsadia mke wangu, mimi mwenye sina uweza wa kuona hata nikiondoka hapa sijui nitaanzia wapi ndiposa nipate pesa hizo, naomba munisaidie mimi na mke wangu turudi nyumbani tuangalie watoto wetu,” alisema.

Wanjala ambaye ni baba wa watoto saba anasema tangu mkewe aanze kuugua na kusambaa kwa ugonjwa wa Covid 19 nchini  wamekuwa wakipitia hali ngumu kukidhi mahitaji ya wanao 7  pamoja na matibabu ya mkewe.

“Sai wanangu hawana mlezi nyumbani, naomba Mbunge wangu mpoendwa Didimus barasa na Mca wangu au mtu anayeweza kunisadia tu nilipe hizi pesa, nikiondoka nitajua jisni ya kujipanga,” aliomba.

Nambari ya Timothy Wanjala 0711626847

WANAWAKE WAMTETEA WAIGURU

Waziri wa Utumishi wa Umma na Masuala ya Kijinsia na Mbunge Mwakilishi wa Wanawake wa Homa Bay Gladys Wanga wamedai kuwa hatua hiyo haifai kwani inalenga kudumaza uongozi wa wanawake nchini

Prof Kobia amelaani madiwani wa Kirinyaga waliopitisha hoja ya kumwondoa afisi Gavana Waiguru hawathamini uongozi wa wanawake.

Mnamo Jumanne madiwani 23 kati ya 33 walipitisha hoja hiyo, licha ya kuwepo kwa amri ya mahakama ya kuzuia kujadiliwa kwake, na sasa uamuzi huo unasubiriwa kuwasilisha kwa Seneti baada ya siku tatu.

BAADHI YA MADIWANI BUNGOMA WAUNGA KUBANDULIWA KWA WETANGULA

Zaidi ya  madiwani wastaafu kumi na tano kutoka kaunti ya wamejitokeza na kupongeza mageuzi yaliyofanywa katika chama cha Fordkenya hivi majuzi wakisema kuwa aliyekuwa kinara wa chama hicho Moses Wetangula  amekuwa akiwakandamiza wanachama .

Wakizungumza na wanahabri mjini Webuye madiwani hao wastaafu  wakiongozwa Patrick Manyonge na Ben Wambalaba wamesema kuwa hatua hiyo ya kubanduliwa kwa Wetangula ilistahili kwa kuwa kinara huyo amechangia viongozi wengi kugura chama hicho na kuondoka kwake huenda kukawarejesha viongozi hao.

Kiongozi wa upinzani Freeman Mbowe avamiwa na kushambuliwa

Mwenyekiti wa Taifa wa Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo, CHADEMA Freeman Mbowe amevamiwa na kushambuliwa na watu wasiojulikana wakati akirejea nyumbani kwake jijini dodoma.

Msemaji wa CHADEMA Tumaini Makene, amethibitisha tukio hilo ambalo lilitokea usiku wa Jumatatu. Akizungumza na BBC muda mfupi uliyopita Bwana Makene amesema Mbowe kwa sasa anapokea matibabu..