WESTLANDS CONSTITUENCY

The Westlands Rising Stars Talent Show auditions organized by the Westlands MP Hon Tim Wanyonyi opens this coming weekend on Saturday, August 27, 2016. The auditio ns will take place at St Joseph Primary School Hall and Aga Primary School Hall. The Westlands Rising Stars will be open to acts of all ages and talents. We want to showcase unique performers from across Westlands Constituency. We will be celebrating creativity and talent, featuring a colorful array of singers, dancers, comedians, contortionists, impressionists, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists and hopeful stars, who will all be vying to win the judge's hearts and the grand prize. Keep on practicing your talent. We request all those willing to participate to book the date, practice their acts and make it to the closest venue. The Grand Finale is slated for September 18, 2016 at the Kenya National Theatre. ‪#‎ TalantaMitaani‬   ‪#‎ WestlandsRisingStars2016‬

Aug 13, 2016 George Kidi Kiprono Three people were injured on August 13, 2016 when Kawere bus landed in a ditch after another vehicle obstructed the driver in Kangemi, Nairobi. PHOTO | WYCLIFFE SAVATIA Three passengers on Saturday were injured when the bus they were travelling in landed in a ditch after another vehicle obstructed it on the dual carriage way in Kangemi, Nairobi. The driver of the Kawere Connection bus, Mr Duncun Fedha, 38 , told Nation that he was obstructed by another bus in front of him. He swerved on the right to avoid hitting it in the back where he lost control of the vehicle. “The bus was picking passengers in the middle of the road and as I avoided to rum on its back, I ended up in this ditch but no one was seriously injured,” he told Nation at the site of the accident. He said they began the journey from  Kendu Bay, Homa Bay County on Saturday morning and it was all smooth until they got to Waiyaki Way in Kangemi when the accident happened. At the

Mbunge wa Westlands Tim Wanyonyi  Mbunge wa Westlands jijini Nairobi Timothy Wanyonyi amepinga hoja ya kuahirisha tarehe ya uchaguzi mkuu ujao inayopania kuwapa wabunge muda zaidi wa kuhudumu bungeni. Mbunge huyo alisema hayo Alhamisi katika Taasisi ya Mafunzo ya KTTC alipokuwa akihudhuria hafla ya kuadhimisha mwaka wa pili tangu vikundi vya akina mama vya kuchangisha fedha katika eneo hilo kuanzishwa. "Sisi kama mrengo wa Cord hatuungi mkono pendekezo la kuongeza muda wa kuhudumu kwa bunge au wabunge. Tunataka uchaguzi ufanyike Agosti mwakani. Isiwe kabla wala baada ya hapo, kama ilivyonakiliwa kisheria. Nasi tuko tayari kwa ajili ya uchaguzi,” alisema Bw Wanyonyi. Kutilia mkazo Akiandamana naye gavana wa Nairobi Dkt Evans Kidero alitilia mkazo suala hilo na kuwashauri viongozi waache ubinafsi. “Jamani viongozi tusitafute viti kwa ajili ya maslahi yetu wenyewe bali tuzingatie matakwa ya umma,” alisema Dkt Kidero. Bw Wanyonyi aliyedhihirisha azm

Aug 12, 2016 George Kidi Kiprono Nairobi Governor Dr Evans Kidero and Westlands MP Hon Tim Wanyonyi during the 2ND Anniversary Celebrations of the Westlands Women Empowerment Prog on Aug 11, 2016. Westlands MP Hon Tim Wanyonyi has called upon Westlands women to take advantage of the table banking model to transform their lives. He added that table banking brings financial services to the poorest in the society, enabling them eradicate poverty and become financially stable. Hon Tim further alluded to the role of table banking in advancing Kenya's economic empowerment and family cohesion.He pointed out that active involvement of women in socio-economic activities is crucial in sustainable development of the country. Speaking during the second anniversary of the Westlands Women Table Banking Programme on Thursday, Aug 4, 2016, the Westlands legislator affirmed his commitment to address women and youth empowerment issues through relevant programs in the Constituency.

Aug 10, 2016 George Kidi Kiprono Westlands MP Hon Tim Wanyonyi officially opens the upgraded Lower Kabete to Mwimuto Walkway on August 4, 2016 Access to Lower Kabete Primary School from Mwimuto has been improved thanks to a new walkway. The upgrading of the walkway was carried out  thanks to funding from Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERRA), through the Constituency Roads Committee (CRC) courtesy of Westlands MP, Hon Tim Wanyonyi.  The New Lower Kabete to Mwimuto Walkway that was opened on Aug 4, 2016  The renovation involved construction of an access staircase, strengthening of the metallic bridge as well as  hand packing of hardcore, cement and grade one of quarry waste to flatten the surface. It was opened by the Westlands MP Hon Tim Wanyonyi on Thursday, August 4, 2016. The new walkway provides a friendly route for pupils at Lower Kabete Primary school as well as workers in the nearby Lower Kabete Suburbs, Kenya School of Government and the Universi

Aug 2, 2016 George Kidi Rono Westlands MP Hon Tim Wanyonyi with other leaders in Nairobi School for deliberations on Kibagare Slum Nairobi School's plans to extend their perimeter wall around a section of Kibagare Slum will have to be put on the back burner for now. This is a result of two dialogue sessions held today.This comes rife after tremendous resistance from locals who took to the street to demonstrate on August 1st, 2016  against an illegal verbal eviction notice issued to the residents by the school on Friday, July 29, 2016.  Westlands MP Hon Tim Wanyonyi accompanied with Kangemi MCA Hon Peter Isuha, Kitisuru MCA Hon Alvin Palapala as well as a number of  Kibagare leaders held a dialogue with the school management committee of Nairobi School. In the dialogue Nairobi School denied planning any evictions of Kibagare residents from the contested 4 Acre piece of land. The school committed to engage the community in dialogue in the future in order to promote peace

Aug 2, 2016 George Kidi Kiprono A Kenya Red Cross ambulance on standby at the scene where three people were trapped under a wall when it collapsed on them. PHOTO | COURTESY | RED CROSS Three people died while seven others were injured when a wall caved in and buried them on Monday, August 1, 2016. The incident happened along Brookside drive, Westlands, bringing the death toll from construction sites to eight in less than a month’s time in the same area. The three were part of a ten-member workforce that was constructing a water channel in the swampy area when the adjacent wall collapsed. They were diverting a river in the area that was flowing onto the road under the orders of a private developer. ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION Nairobi City Council had earmarked buildings in the area for demolition and said construction in the area was a breach of the law. Parklands MCA Jaffer Kassam said the construction was illegal and the requisite precautionary measures were ignored. “

Aug 1st, 2016 George Kidi Kiprono Kibagare Slum Dwellers demonstrating peacefully on Aug 1, 2016 led by Westlands MP Hon Tim Wanyonyi against an illegal verbal eviction notice issued by the Nairobi School Principal. At least ten t housand Kibagare Slum dwellers  are threatened with eviction from their homes and businesses following a verbal eviction notice which sources point to the nearby Nairobi School Principal. According to the Kibagare Informal Settlement leadership, last week, the Deputy President visited Nairobi School and was notified by the school the need to set up a perimeter wall to cordon off the school land.  A day after the visit, the Kibagare leaders were summoned for a meeting with the principal of the school where he told them that a wall is supposed to be built on the disputed land which is about 4 acres. He was categorical that the land belongs to Nairobi School and the residents have no option but to voluntarily leave or be forcefully evicted.