Awiti gives first state of county address

From left, Homa Bay Deputy Governor Hamilton Orata, Governor Cyprian Awiti, Senator Moses Kajwang’ and the County Assembly Speaker Elizabeth Ayoo interact in the county assembly premises on March 17, 2021. (James Omoro, Standard)

Homa Bay Governor Cyprian Awiti wants the national government to work with his administration in issuing licences to cage fish farmers in Lake Victoria.

On Wednesday, Mr Awiti who delivered a State of the County address for the first time since his re-election in 2017 said the management of Lake Victoria is a shared function between the national government and the county government, and therefore his office should be involved in the licensing.