This archive report was first published on 14 June 2020.
On June 11, 2020, Governor Anyang' Nyong'o issued a directive ordering healthcare workers in Kisumu County to resume duty, warning that failure to do so would result in their dismissal.
However, the majority of medics failed to report to work, prompting the county's human resources staff to begin implementing the directive.
According to Aloys Ager, the county director of communication, medical superintendents, heads of departments, and Ministry of Health officials would conduct a roll call of those who did not report to work.
Elsewhere in Migori County, the Sh5.4 billion Lower Kuja Irrigation scheme has run into fresh controversy after four locals accused the government of taking their land.
The four individuals, members of one family, are each demanding Sh12.5 million from the National Irrigation Authority (NIA) for allegedly taking their seven-acre land without their consent.
Through their lawyer, the family claims NIA had dug canals, drainage, weir, and access roads on their land, thereby displacing them.
In a rejoinder, NIA resident engineer Nesline Ogwe stated that plans to compensate those affected had been marred by the Covid-19 pandemic.
