As Kisumu City prepares to commemorate its 118th birthday later this year, the county boss Anyang' Nyong'o has promised a list of benefits set to accompany the celebration.
He has promised enhanced services for city residents, noting that services like cleaning, unclogging and payment of school fees for learners will punctuate his leadership in the region which is, however, grappling with toxic politicking resulting from political feuds.
He has further promised to boost working conditions for businesspeople and investors, a move he termed beneficial for the business fraternity operating within the county.
''We are establishing proper structures and infrastructure to ensure that businessmen operate in proper environments that would enable them prosper,'' he told the Nation after closing a County Executive Committee induction retreat in the county on Thursday.
Also in his list of vows is a commitment to better his ranking in the recent city leadership survey which landed him at position one among his Nairobi and Mombasa counterparts, terming his C+ score as a low grade.
Formerly known as Port Florence during the colonial rule, the city's existence can be traced back to the year 1900 when the British colonials and their Indian workers constructing the Kenya-Uganda railway opted for the area as a railway centre, growing at a fast pace ever after.