Activists making a mark on how counties are run

Joseph Simekha during a previous event in Mbale. The activist has accused Vihiga Governor Wilberforce Ottichilo of violating the Constitution. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Joseph Simekha is many things to many people. To some, he is a thorn in the county’s flesh but to others, he is the quintessential activist Vihiga needs for oversight purposes after the county assembly was accused of going to bed with the Executive.

Simekha prefers to be called a champion of good governance. He came to the limelight when he, together with County Secretary Francis Ominde, launched a bid for the dissolution of the County of Vihiga.