Kisumu MCAs have petitioned President Uhuru to award a city charter to the county. The nine-member Committee on Delegated County Legislation presented a report on Kisumu City Board Management at the county assembly on Tuesday. The report says the President has not granted a charter despite Kisumu having attained a city status. The committee chairman Moses Ochele said since Kisumu municipality has been in existence before the enactment of Urban Areas and Cities Act 2011, it automatically attained a city status as established in the law. According to the committee findings, Kisumu as a city...
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