Bumula Mirror

The disunity and selfishness depicted by the Luhya leaders in Kibra by-election will deny them the country's top seat, National Assembly Majority leader Aden Duale has said. "Mudavadi's candidate got 5,000 votes while Ford Kenya managed a paltry 260 votes. This clearly shows how the Luhya nation is divided. If they had picked one candidate and supported him, things could be different," Duale said. The Garissa Township MP asked the community to throw their weight behind Deputy President William Ruto "who is one step to the top seat". ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi, Ford Kenya's Moses Wetang'ula and Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya have all declared their interest to lead the country in 2022. Duale spoke over the weekend at a fundsdrive in aid of the Muslim community consortium in Kimwanga trading centre within Bumula constituency. He said Ruto's bid is unstoppable. The MP claimed that disunity and selfish ambition among Mulembe leader...

Bumula Member of Parliament Mwambu Mabongah has issued 50 motorbikes to Bodaboda operators drawn from Siboti, Kimaeti, and West Bukusu wards which form Kimaeti Sub County.  The ceremony which was held at Kitabisi Market kicked off with a free service and free fuel donation to all operators who availed themselves at the venue, courtesy of Car & General and the  Office of the MP.   The MP's public request to Car & General's manager for placement of riders with qualifications into their rank and file was well positively received with the General Manager granting two job opportunities of a sales person and a technician to available riders with qualification. "Mheshimiwa your request is granted. I will employ one with a diploma in Sales and Marketing and another with a craft Certification in Automotive Engineering,"  the manager said. The Bodaboda Empowerment exercise is one of the most successful,self sustaining project through a revolvi...

By Our Correspondent. Bumula Constituency and its legislator Mwambu Mabongah will be feted for prudent resource management by the National Government Constituency Development Fund. This is according to NG-CDF Board Chair Mr. Masese and CEO Yusuf Mbuno,who expressed their awe upon completing a tour of projects sampled in each of the seven wards,across the expansive Constituency.  Speaking at the St. Michael Nakhwana Primary School where the tour culminated in the opening of a CDF funded three classrooms and office project,Mbuno told Wananchi  that he has never seen anywhere,the zeal for development and economical prudence in maximising available meagre resources to address teething community needs over a very short period. Mbuno narrated the tour which started early in the morning,trolling over what he saw and liked from working on ensuring pupils do not learn from under the tree and ridding the Constituency of mudwalled structures, to giving the security agencies quality ...

By Our Correspondent The recent rating of Nairobi county Members of Parliament saw Timothy Wanyonyi member of parliament Westlands emerge the best. Based on results of a study carried out by Nairobi's Mwananchi Democracy Centre,it was found out that Tim Wanyonyi was outstandingly organized and and had greatly impacted to the lives of his constituents. According to the study,Nairobi City County Members of Parliament performance ranking was as follows. 1.Westlands Constituency- Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula. 2.Kibra- Hon Ken Okoth 3.Emakasi East- Babu Owino 4.Mathare- Hon Anthony Oluoch 5.Dagoretti North- Hon Simba Arati 6.Kasarani- Hon Mercy Gakuya 7.Embakasi West- Hon George Theuri 8.Ruaraka- Hon TJ Kajwang 9.Starehe- Hon Jaguar 10.Dagoretti South- Hon KJ 11.Embakasi Central- Hon Donk 12.Lang'ata- Hon Nixon Korir 13.Embakasi South- Hon Julius Mawathe 14.Makadara- Hon George Aladwa 15.Roysambu- Hon Waihenya 16.Kamkunji- Hon Yusuf ...

By Our Reporter . 17th June 2019 . Bumula Constituency is on a growth trajectory never witnessed in the Western region in recent and current times. The trajectory being babysat  and weaned by first term fiery legislator Mwambu Mabongah in what he termed a Rapid Response Initiative targeting to addressing the infrastructure state in schools. Having kicked off his reform agenda in schools with mudwalled classrooms and under-the-tree schools, Mabongah's efforts are being felt. Today,the MP opened a 3 classroom block at St. Elizabeth Wacholi Primary School in West Bukusu ward of his constituency, bringing the sum of schools and projects he has completed and opened,this year to 6. This trend proves his declaration in December last year when he promised to have a project completed and opened every month,for the rest of his term. Indeed he has maintained the trend,having opened 4 classrooms at Napara ACK Primary in May. "I have so far kept my word. Having a project comple...

After winning a Ksh11.1 billion three  year contract to design and manufacture Kenya’s new generation currency, British security printer firm De La Rue is already at work. President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday officially launched Kenya’s new currency, which had been set to take effect from the new year 2019. The President launched the coins, which are to have symbols rather than the portraits of the former Presidents of Kenya. Kenyans are expected from today to start using the new generated coins. Central Bank of Kenya  is set to start circulating the new currency today. De La Rue had earlier disclosed that it plans to deliver the first batch of the banknotes, which will not bear the image of an individual in 2019. The pricing of the initial batch of the new notes means it will cost the taxpayer Ksh2.4 billon. The decision allowed the CBK and the security printer to proceed with production of the new currency notes as required under the 2010 Constitution.The  aw...

A grisly road accident has claimed three lives and left scores injured at Nang'eni along the Kanduyi-Malaba. According to onlookers, the truck lost control,swerved and smashed a matatu belonging to West Tours Sacco, dismembering it and butchering three occupants instantly before plunging to the roadside and seriously injuring the driver. "I saw the truck skid from one side to the other. It was evidently incontrollable. It swerved before hitting the matatu from behind and destroying it. As you can see the matatu is in no good shape. Screams were all over. We ran here only to find people badly injured and about 3 dead. The truck fell across the road," Jane,a witness to the accident told our reporter. She added,"the matatu was well parked at the Nang'eni stage and a passenger was alighting. The truck hit it from behind. " Bungoma traffic police have confirmed the incident and cautioned truck drivers against driving at high speeds. The survivors were r...