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Few show up for celebrations in Kisumu city

Kisumu, Kenya: Kisumu residents gave the Madaraka Day celebrations a wide berth as the usual pomp and colour characterising such fetes were conspicuously missing.

Except for the Governor Jack Ranguma, all other elected leaders, including senators, MPs and all the Members of the County Assembly skipped the event.

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