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How I ran the county from the US- Nyong'o

Kisumu County governor Anyang Nyongo during an interview at his office on March 2nd 2018. (Collins Oduor, standard)

Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o has opened up about how he managed county affairs from his hospital bed in the US for nearly two months.

Prof Nyong’o kept tabs on the county, monitoring performance of his deputy Mathews Owili, executive committee and county assembly through Skype, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and other online platforms to ensure there was no power vacuum.

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