After the March 2018 truce between President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga, Kisumu immediately emerged as the main beneficiary of the truce.
This resulted in a number of development projects being launched in the county, which doubles up as one of the four counties of Luo Nyanza, Raila's political bedrock.
However, a number of the projects are yet to be completed, with others yet to be commissioned.
According to Standard, contractors have deserted sites in others like the Ahero-Isebania Expressway, where the contractor has not been at the site for months.
The same is the case with the ring road supposed to link Lake Victoria beaches to Busia and Migori, with the Sh1.7 billion oil jetty also yet to be commissioned.
However, the county leadership maintains that the projects indicate that the county's future is bright, even as economists argue that the projects cannot be counted on just yet.
“The future is bright and both the county and national governments have put in place projects to help achieve the Big Four agenda,” County Director of Communications Alloyce Ager told the Standard on Saturday.
Despite the eviction of traders for the expansion of the Kisumu Port, the port is yet to be officially given the green light to begin operations.
Similarly, residents are awaiting the commissioning of the Sh4 billion Kisumu city infrastructure upgrading plan.
The county is also yet to construct the promised 500 stalls to accommodate the evicted hawkers, thanks to an ongoing land tussle with Jua Kali artisans claiming to own the land.
Nothing much has also been done to revive the ailing sugar sector in the county, with the state-owned factories having either stopped operations or struggling to remain afloat.