County government rolls out Kisumu feeder roads upgrade project

Kisumu City Manager Abala Wanga (centre) and MCA Joachim Oketch in Manyatta on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025. Photo/Courtesy

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By Jabali Media

The county government of Kisumu has initiated a project seeking to upgrade various feeder roads within residential areas in Kisumu city.

According to Kisumu City Manager Michael Abala Wanga, the initiative is aimed at bettering accessibility for residents and visitors, besides easing emergency response during unfortunate incidents such as fire outbreaks.

Road improvement measures, Wanga said, have so far helped to drastically reduce effects of flash flooding in most areas of the city.

He urged residents to prepare for the feeder roads upgrade project, by removing kiosks or stalls erected along areas earmarked for drainage systems or road expansions.

“When the contractor comes on site, don’t make noise or pelt him with stones. If your kiosk is removed, kindly move to another place without throwing tantrums,” he said.  

He spoke after touring road improvement projects in Callbox, St Luke's and Gudka areas of Manyatta.

Estates such as Migosi, Nyalenda, Bandani, Obunga and Kanyamedha, Wanga said, are set to benefit under the new initiative.

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One of the upgraded roads in Manyatta. Photo/Courtesy

The City Manager was accompanied by among others, Kondele Member of the County Assembly (MCA) Joachim Oketch Swagga, who urged residents to support contractors assigned to various roads in the locality.

“We know we cannot do everything 100%. There are areas where we have done street lighting; others we have tarmacked roads. Now we want to open earth roads so that incase of a disaster such a fire incident, fire fighters can easily access the area and tackle the incident,” added the second term legislature.

Some residents of Manyatta expressed their support for the project, calling on the county government of Kisumu to keep up what they said was good work.