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The Official Magazine of Kisii County Government 2020 Edition. January 1 2020 - December 31, 2020 KISII INSIGHT Explore Invest Prosper Kisii County dream and HEALTH the shared Bringing top medical care services and facilities closer home prosperity AGRICULTURE Banking on value addition for prosperity and food security Seven years of DEVOLVED transformative SUCCESS Powering Kisii leadership County to greater heights through a 24-hour economy Editor’s Note he idea behind the Kisii Insight, our official county publication, is to create a forum for communication and engagement especially on THE TEAM Tdevelopment related issues in the county. PUBLISHER Kisii County Government, The publication, so massively resourced PO Box 4550 - 40200, Kisii, Kenya comes at a time when the country is set to celebrate the first decade since the [email protected] promulgation of the Kenya Constitution EDITOR 2010, that birthed devolution in Kenya. Jeff Akunga Through this publication, residents of REVISE EDITOR Kisii, whether at home or abroad, will be Fred Aminga able to follow progress made in the implementation of development agenda by the county government. Essentially, it is the progress CONTENT EDITOR Eric Ongeri report for programmes and development projects initiated since 2013. In this first edition of the Kisii Insight, we have highlighted and PHOTO EDITOR John Mogaka exhibited several complete and ongoing projects from 2013 to date, during which time His Excellency Governor James Ongwae has been MANAGING EDITOR Isaac Ongiri in office. Through this, the development projects initiated since devolution ART EDITOR Michael Mosota was anchored in Kenya are appreciated and awareness created WRITERS especially to the larger population, that may not be well informed Periz Moturi, Henry Ogembo, Christopher Koroba, about what is happening in parts of the county, and more so in the Erick Ondimu, Jared Maobe, Jesca Bange, Joshua Araka sub-counties. All government departments have reported on progress of PHOTOGRAPHERS Christopher Koroba programme implementation within their dockets and we have allowed Anthony Mokaya and Joshua Araka a public feedback mechanism, where the people have also expressed views on what they think about the general implementation of county projects, since devolved resources started trickling down. Kisii County / GVN045jamesongwae We have made a copy of the same available for online consumers through the county website on www.kisii.go.ke. @KisiiCountyGov / @jamesongwae Happy New Year 2020. @Kisii County Managing Editor kisiicountygovernment Isaac Victor Ongiri Kisii County KISII Kisii County Advisory Team INSIGHT Editorial Team The Official Magazine of Kisii County Jeff Akunga Eric Ongeri Periz Moturi John Mogaka EricGovernment Ondimu 2020 EDITION Patrick Dr. Onchari Stephen Magdalene Kennedy January 1 2020 Lumumba Kenani Nyarangi Mwebi Osembe - December 31, County Secretary Economic Advisor Political Advisor Advisor Gender County Attorney 2020 and Head of Public and Social services Henry Anthony Christopher Service Jared Maobe Jesca Bange Ogembo Mokaya Koroba KISII INSIGHT All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form without prior written permission of the publisher.1 Permission is only deemed valid if approval is in writing. 1 | Editor’s note 3 | Kisii County at a glance 5 | Governor’s remarks | Kisii County in ‘5’ Minutes CONTENTS 7 8 | Deputy Governor’s remarks 22 9 | Quotes from National Leaders 11 | The Senator’s viewpoint 12 | County Woman Representative 13 | Members of the National Assembly 14 | The Speaker’s views Statement from The County Clerk 15 | County Assembly Leadership Statement from the Leader of Majority Statement from the Leader of Minority 16 | Kisii County Assembly 17 | Members of Kisii County Assembly 19 | Know your Cabinet 20 | County Chief Officers 21 | Head of Directorates 22 | Health Sector 33 | Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives Development 68 49 | Department of Education, Labour and Manpower Development 55 | Department of Administration, Corporate Services and Stakeholder Management 57 | Department of Trade and Industry 61 | Department of Energy, Water, Environment and Natural Resources 67 | Culture / Sports / Youth and Social Services 69 | Department of Lands, Physical Planning and Urban Development 72 | Department of Roads, Public Works and Transport KISII INSIGHT 76 | Q and A 77 | Donor Engagement and Diplomacy 78 | Top 10 Projects since 2013 80 | Vox pop-residents’ view 74 82 | Pictorials The Official 84 | Public Service Board Magazine of 85 | Office of the County Secretary Kisii County | County Security - County Commissioner Government 86 88 | Department of Finance and Economic Planning 2020 EDITION. January 1 2020 90 | Pictorials - December 31, 2020 92 | Office of the First Lady 93 | Gallant Sons and Daughters of Gusii 90 2 NCE A GLA T Y A NT U CO II S KI Welcome to Kisii County, KISII the Land of Matoke! INSIGHT ently undulating slopes roll out The county is teeming with a highly- County to the South and Homa Bay and onto ridges above, gracing the skilled labour force essential for Migori counties to the West. blue skies yonder, replete the economic growth besides harbouring It covers an area of 1,302 square greenery on the well cultivated opportunities for various investment kilometres and politically, the county is The Official G Magazine of hills, full of life with people and domestic opportunities. organised into nine constituencies and animals completing a scenic sight to Residents largely lead a settled life on 45 electoral wards. Kisii County behold. Welcome to Kisii County, the a small-holder land ownership system The county’s administrative seat is Government home of bananas and soapstone. that has culminated in massive land domiciled in Kisii Town, which in itself is a With an estimated population in excess demarcation, so much so that Kisii County beehive of activity and a commercial hub of 1.2 million and a population density is essentially one large urban dwelling, characterised by busy streets, human and 2020 EDITION of over 1,000 inhabitants per square at least according to the United Nations vehicle traffic and an upsurge of modern January 1 2020 kilometre -- one of the highest in Kenya definition of urban areas. high-rise commercial and residential - December 31, -- Kisii County forms a ready market not As one of the 47 counties in Kenya, buildings which are slowly replacing the 2020 only for finished products but also experts Kisii County shares common borders with colonial era shops. in the service industry. Nyamira County to the North East, Narok To underline the economic importance 3 NCE A GLA T Y A NT U CO II S KI Kisii County Governor James Ongwae addressing residents. Kisii town’s recent upgrading into Municipality status is expected to give it the latitude to grow in leaps and bounds of the town, 23 commercial banks, and assorted vegetables. Eye-catching granite rock formations 16 insurance firms of repute and 14 Livestock farming also prevails in Kisii, are also to be found at Bogiakumu area in Universities have made Kisii town their albeit in small holdings, and intensive the outskirts of Kisii town. home. zero-grazing set-ups where the county Along River Gucha, one finds solace in Indeed, the immense business government is supporting farmers in the 20 feet high Nyakwana waterfalls as opportunity in Kisii town cannot be offering subsidised Artificial Insemination the river meanders at Nyambunde, a few over-emphasised and statistics from the (A.I) and extension services. kilometres from Kisii town. Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) indicate The varied farm produce which is Above all, in order to realise the vision that Kisii controls up to 60 per cent of harvested throughout the year readily gets of transforming Kisii County into a middle- the money market in the South Nyanza markets both locally and internationally. income economy, the county government region. Perhaps, one cannot narrate the Kisii under the leadership of Governor James Indeed, CBK is already in the process story without citing the “soapstone’’ Ongwae is keen on tapping into the of establishing a money clearing house in phenomenon also known as the “white” prevailing rich agricultural potential to Kisii town before opening a full-fledged gold, a rare rock that has been mined at grow the sector through value addition by branch to serve the region. Tabaka area since the 1800s. venturing into agro-processing. Kisii town’s recent upgrading into The rock has unique qualities which Tea, coffee, pyrethrum are the major Municipality status is expected to give it can be manipulated to make a variety of cash crops grown by small-scale farmers the latitude to grow in leaps and bounds. artwork for ornamental and aesthetic in Kisii County. Situated about 290 kilometres west figurines popular with tourists such as Instructively, Kisii coffee is of the of Nairobi the region is considered a curios. highlands variety whose processed dust vital gateway to the traditional Western Soapstone carvings from Kisii are sold has an aroma touted to have an attractive tourism circuit due to its proximity to locally and internationally. Large-scale scent that rises to high heavens. KISII tourist attraction sites such as Ruma sculptures from Kisii adorn major world The county is engaging small-scale INSIGHT National Park in Homa Bay County, the capitals such as the artist impression farmers through the Gusii Farmers’ Co- Kisumu Impala sanctuary and the Maasai of the “dancing birds’” sculpture at the operative Society to help promote coffee Mara National Reserve. United Nations Educational, Scientific crop production and marketing. It is imperative to note that Kisii County and Cultural Organization (Unesco) Already, the county government has has been tested and proven as an oasis headquarters in Paris and the UN attracted funding from the European of peace and tranquility, and is home to a headquarters in New York City. Union to facilitate improvement in the highly hospitable and cohesive people.
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