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Siaya dialogues to review performance

ISSUE NO. 4 (10TH MAR. 18 – 26TH MAR. 18)

PROGRESS: - Deputy Governor mobilizes county stakeholders to define new term

Dr. James Okumbe, the Siaya Deputy Governor, together with top government officials arrive to launch the Siaya

County Dialogue at The Siaya Agricultural Training Centre on Wednesday 21st March 2018

SIAYA ASSEMBLY AND EXECUTIVE MEET OVER CIDP (2018 – 2022) The Siaya Executive led by His Excellency Cornel Rasanga Amoth and accompanied by

County Executive Committee Members, Chief Officers and Directors on 14th March

2018 met with the Siaya Assembly under the leadership of Hon. George Okode, The

County Assembly Speaker to brief each other on the prospects of the Siaya CIDP (2018

– 2022) under the auspices of AHADI – KENYA supported by USAID

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CONTENTS

RASANGA AMOTH IN MOROCCO

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Rasanga Amoth in Morocco

The Jua Kali Sector

County Dialogues

Other Stories

Departmental Progress a. Public Service and Administration

b. Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries

c. Education, Youth Affairs, Gender and Social Affairs

d. Finance and Economic Planning

e. Health and Sanitation

f. Lands, Physical Planning, Housing & Urban Development

g. Public Works, Energy, Roads and Transport

h. Tourism, Culture, Sports and Arts

“Urbanization has been a major

force behind poverty reduction

and progress towards

development with over 80

percent of global goods and

services produced in cities and

urban areas” - H. E. Rasanga Amoth, Governor, Siaya County

i. Enterprise and Industrial Development

j. Water, Irrigation, Environment and Natural

Resources

General Pictorial

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The Urban and Housing Sector Key to Economic

take off

By Walter Okelo, Chief of Staff, County

Government of Siaya

21st March 2018

His Excellency Cornel Rasanga Amoth has been in

Morocco between 14th and 21st March 2018 to

represent the interests of Kenya’s Council of

Governors on matters relating to Urban Housing

and Development between South Asia and South

Africa nations in Crans Montana.

The event bringing together stakeholders from

across 144 nations worldwide agreed on major areas

of cooperation between Africa and Asia on the best

approaches to attain Sustainable Development

Goals relating to urban housing and development.

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Tender Opportunities for Jua Kali Sector Guaranteed; - Rasanga

28th March 2018

By Auscar Wambiya

The Jua Kali Sector will continue to receive support through the various tender opportunities available

within the County Government of Siaya to help provide employment in the industry while ensuring tender

opportunities are domiciled within the County according to Siaya Governor His Excellency Cornel

Rasanga Amoth.

Speaking while handing over a KShs. 17.5 million as part of payments to the sector players after recent

completion of works relating to ECD Equipment in Siaya town, the Governor warned officers within his

government who have attempted to derail such awards to the Jua Kali Sector that their days were

numbered. He noted that it is only through such opportunities that the micro manufacturing industries

could be prospered through the public coffers while supporting innovation, creativity and invention. The

umbrella body of Jua Kali artisans have been involved by the County Government in the production of all

furniture currently used by pupils in ECD centres across the county.

The Governor noted that the Jua Kali Umbrella body had earlier successfully prosecuted another tender

relating to production of Waste Bins for the county government, a service he promised they will be

involved in again in the near future.

The over 200 Jua Kali practitioners drawn from all the six sub counties of Siaya County through their

Chairman Mr. Stephen Obewo committed to provide quality service to the county while ensuring

timeliness in their deliverables. Other leaders present were Mr. Charles Ogada and Mr. Jaoko Oburu,

County Executive Members of Agriculture and Enterprises respectively, Siaya County Chief of Staff Mr.

Walter Okelo among others who all encouraged partnerships to impact lives positively.

Professionals urged to give back to

communities

By Eric Omuombo,

16th March 2018

SIAYA Deputy Governor James Okumbe has said the

development of the counties should not be left in the hands of

politicians alone. He has urged professionals and other gifted

individuals with new ideas to come out in the open and help

steer the country to better heights in terms of development

without fear of getting into loggerheads with elected leaders.

The Deputy Governor said the county was going through extra-

ordinary period of development through second year of

devolution and that required concerted efforts and goodwill

from any Kenyan and not only elected leaders.

"We should not think that it is only elected leaders who are the

ones who can make the country developed better", added

Okumbe. He said the country required people with vision,

passion and determination to come forward with individual

input at the grassroots so as to realize meaningful economic

growth and stability.

Dr. Okumbe was speaking at the home of the late Grace Ogot

first woman MP having participated in the launch of three of her

books written posthumously including, Princes Nyilak, Simbi

Nyaima, and Royal bread.

He said the key pillars of development such as health, education

and food security hinged on the decisions made by politicians,

professionals and academicians. The memorial service is

marked annually to commemorate the works of the late Grace

Ogot.

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By Eric Omuombo

21st March 2018

SIAYA Deputy Governor Dr. James

Okumbe has outlined a broad spectrum of

activities that the County Government of

Siaya did in the last five years and seeks

to do in the next five years through to

2022 to help alleviate suffering and

deprivation among the populace of Siaya

County.

Addressing hundreds of residents of Siaya

County at the Agricultural Training

Centre on Wednesday 21st March 2018

when he presided over the launch of The

Siaya County Dialogue, the deputy

governor noted that over 14,000 acres of

arable land have been cultivated to date

through the subsidized tractor hire

service launched four years ago. This

investment has increased the county’s

food security by over 40%. In the next

five years, the deputy governor noted that

the government intends to escalate the

tractor hire service to double proportions

while increasing its investments on dairy

milk production through support for

dairy cows in households.

The water department will see all markets and

public primary and secondary schools installed

with water piping systems to increase access to

the precious commodity among the citizenry in

the next five years even after the government

invested heavily in the water sector in the past

five years.

In the next five years, the Governance and

Administration Department will strengthen

decentralized units and enhance service delivery

by enacting the Village Administration Act and

institutionalize a framework for inspection and

enforcement unit while operationalizing the

County Government Printer to increase access to

information to the public according to the Deputy

Governor.

Dr. Okumbe also reported that in the next five

years, the Government intended to rollout school

feeding programme in all the ECD centers within

the county. The school feeding program will be

augmented by the dairy project earlier initiated in

selected wards within the county. The Siaya

government will also construct up to 30

workshops in the already existing youth

polytechnics within Siaya. As a flagship project,

the department intends to establish a full-fledged

Early Childhood Teachers Training Centre for

continuous training of the already recruited ECD

teachers and fresh training of new ECD teacher

recruits. This is expected to attract students from

beyond the county thereby generating revenue for

the county. To augment other youth

empowerment initiatives, at least 30% of all

procurement opportunities will continue to be

reserved for the youth, women and persons with

disability as per Procurement Policy.

Members of the public from all the sub counties

of Siaya County had the opportunity of making

enquiries and suggestions to various government

officers available at the launch of the county

dialogues at ATC, Siaya

The launch of the dialogue will culminate into

activities and discussions towards the Annual

Country Devolution Conference slated between

23rd and 27th April 2018 in Kakamega County

Adopt a School to boost Tree

Cover in Siaya; Rasanga 29th March 2018

By Auscar Wambiya

Siaya county is soon adopting The County Forestry Extension Services Program which will support

citizens in establishment of tree nurseries to help with afforestation, Siaya Governor His Excellency

Cornel Rasanga Amoth has said.

Speaking at Segere Primary School earlier today while presiding over The Siaya County Tree

Planting Day, the Governor also mentioned that through the upcoming Kenya Urban Support

Program, a KShs. 190 million support programs from donors, Siaya county will improve its urban

parks and green spaces like Ahindi Gardens, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Park among others.

The Governor noted that the county government of Siaya have initiated the process of gazettement

of hilltops to allow an increase of forest cover from the present 0.42 percent to 5 percent by 2022

His Excellency committed at the event that the County Government of Siaya will participate in the

upcoming National Tree Planting Day on 6th April 2018 at Bondo Technical Training College to

help promote tree planting within the county.

Using the school adoption formula similar to NASA’s “Adopt a Polling Station Election Campaign

Strategy”, the governor challenged all Siaya residents to adopt schools and plant trees in all schools

in Siaya County

While congratulating those already establishing tree covers through different initiatives, the governor

mentioned that the county will soon proscribe activities that promote deforestation such as excessive

tree cutting using power saws in line with the recent national government directive. The Governor

was accompanied by his deputy Dr. James Okumbe, Siaya County Commissioner and various

county executive committee members.

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Fisheries


Farmers Trained in

Disease Control

23rd March 2018

By Grace Adhiambo

Kenya Veterinary Association,

Nyanza branch on Thursday 22nd

March 2018 and Friday 23rd March

2018 held a conference in Bondo

Sub County, Siaya County to

sensitize residents on Animal

Genome and Disease control to

boost Livestock production.

The function under the main

theme ‘Animal Genome

Knowledge and Disease Controls

are key for Livestock

Productivity’ was triggered by

poor production of dairy farming in

the county.

The event graced by Hon.Charles

Ogada, the County Executive

Committee Member (C.E.C) in

charge of Agriculture in the county

was held at Switel Hotel. In his

speech he stated that so far Siaya

has vaccinated 120 cattle against

East Coast Fever (ECF) and 630

animals inseminated through fixed

time artificial insemination

(FTAI) in the last 6 months.


He said they still expect more inseminations and vaccinations to be

carried out in the next three months. FTAI which involves bringing

together animals and synchronizing them (by use of hormones) is

cheaper for the farmers as the cost will be reduced to about 500/=

per insemination.

Hon.Ogada asked the Association to help H.E Governor Cornel

Rasanga realize his dream on the school feeding programme. “The

governor has a programme on distributing dairy cattle to schools

and households within this county to pioneer an all schools feeding

program to support children in early childhood education within the

county, “he said further urging them to be a part of the overall plan.

This, he noted, will be made possible if the association can make it

cheap in maintaining the animals in partnership with the county

government.

POLICIES TO MANAGE PUBLIC LANDS FORMULATED

By Mordecai Ohato

25th March 2018

The department of lands, physical planning, survey, housing and urban

development has formulated various policies to regulate the use of public lands.

Some of the policies are: development control programme, management of

temporary structure, land management policy.

Development control policy shall ensure that development is not haphazard and

that the built environment is safe for the public. Besides, the policy shall also

warrant developers to submit applications for development for approval while

ensuring that the approval is done in conjunction with the public works and

public health departments.

According to the Chief Officer Jackton Kondiko during an interview at the

Lands Offices in Siaya, the management of temporary structure policy which

govern among them kiosks has been passed by the cabinet and is awaiting

approval by the county assembly.

“We have also formulated the land management policy that will help in

managing public lands.” Said Mr. Ondiko. He added that the department has

also conducted a public lands audit to ascertain the amount of public lands in

Siaya County.

In order to improve service delivery to Siaya residents, the department has,

moreover, established a GIS lab to help in soil and soil type mapping while

assisting in collection of public land data. According to Mr. Ondiko, the lab is

meant to help all the departments in the county. The laboratory shall assist in

easy spatial data entry, storage, retrieval and use for planning by all county

departments. The test center shall also support county spatial planning and

automation of public land records.

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people and the units interacting on real

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However, this is not possible as our

infrastructure development is still in

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ICPAK LAUNCH

INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY

BUILDING AMONG WESTERN

KENYA COUNTIES

15TH MARCH 2018

By Eric Omuombo

The Institute of Certified Public

Accounts of Kenya (ICPAK) seeks to

partner with western region counties

on aggressive Audit and Finance

training programs targeting the

assembly and county finance staffs to

effectively handle Audit queries.

The ICPAK will in the next two weeks capacity build the Siaya assembly and executive staffs to get skills

and knowledge to handle Audit queries and prepare evidence or documentation proving the many financial

allegations tabled by the General Auditor.

According to ICPAK Chief Manager, Public Policy and Research CPA Fredrick Riaga, the poor handling of

Auditor's questions, scanty evidence and lack of understanding of the processes are factors that thwart

Auditors from doing quality jobs effectively.

Mr. Riaga noted that lack of proper training on financials among County staffs have meant poor auditing

reports which has been termed by Mr. Ouko as tragic.

Mr. Riaga who spoke today at The Governor's Boardroom while meeting County Finance staffs led by

Siaya Deputy Governor Dr. James Okumbe said that all the Audited financial statements from Western

Kenya Counties have attracted the worst of Audit Opinions hence their urge to look for resources to train

county staffs to handle audit questions effectively.

He said that after the scheduled trainings, Mr. Ouko expects them to handle Audit queries effectively so as

to reverse the disclaimer trend to advance, qualified and unqualified audit opinion in 2022 as governor exits.

The assembly’s key committees of Finance, Public Investment Committee, Public Accounts Committee and

Implementation Committees would be enrolled for training to get technical knowhow to enhance their

oversight role and put County’s to task in case of financial mismanagement before making

recommendations to the senate.

Mr. Riaga was accompanied by ICPAK chairman FCPA Julius Mwatu and Head of Siaya County treasury

CPA Denis Nyonje who noted that capacity building was key if Auditor General's queries are to be

answered effectively.

Dr. Okumbe said there was need to review the Public Finance Act so that accountants are not pegged to

working under particular Auditors but to be licensed to work freely.

He vowed to ensure the existing Audit Committees are capacity built and strengthened to effectively carry

out their mandate.

SIAYA DEATH RATES

VERY LOW, GETTING

EVEN LOWER DUE TO

OUR EFFORTS AND

PARTNERSHIPS

By

His Excellency Cornel

Rasanga Amoth,

28th March 2018

The Newsplex report by

The Sunday Nation

Newspaper No. 25th

March 2018 on Siaya

County crude death rate

being 20 persons per

every 1,000 people or

roughly 20,000 deaths

per year from 2011 to

date is false, untrue and

outrageous.

The correct figures of the

Siaya County crude death

rate according to the

Siaya County civil

registrar of births and

deaths, a national

government officer,

reflects that 6,908 -

people died in 2014,

7,165 in 2015, 6,725 in

2016, 6,366 in 2017.

These are figures sourced

from deaths at homes

and in health facilities

within Siaya County.

Any other source of data

is strange and unknown

to the County

Government of Siaya.

From the said figures, it

is evident that there is

not a single year Siaya

County has been close to

half of the reported

figures. Notably, a trend

From the said figures, it is evident that there is not a single year

Siaya County has been close to half of the reported figures. Notably,

a trend of reducing annual death rates can be deduced. Crude death

rate of 20 persons in every 1,000 people does not exist even in

nations at war. Such figures are at best a statistical absurdity and at

worst scientific insanity.

Moving forward, Siaya County will prioritize universal access to

healthcare as a flagship initiative in the department of health

working with the national government as one of the Big Four

Agenda. We will further roll out household spraying to reduce

incidence of malaria. We have registered improved latrine

coverage, and Siaya County will be celebrating the county as an

Open Defecation Free Zone in April 2018.

While increasing our menu of services at the community level, we

will also modernize our level four facilities to have radiography and

surgical/ operative services in an additional three facilities in Siaya

county. More staffs will be recruited and the county will support

training of health personnel to improve quality of health services

delivered to the populace. How much safer can a county be to live

longer in? Ignore anything in the contrary.

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Madam Dorothy Owino (Standing, Middle), Siaya County Chief

Officer of Health inspects activities at The Siaya County Referral

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Learnings from Morocco on

Urban Development

21st March 2018

By Walter Okelo

1. Over 80 percent of

global goods and services are

produced in cities and urban

areas

2. The world’s urban

population is expected to

nearly double by 2050, with

cities and urban areas hosting

nearly 70 per cent of the

world’s population by the

sunset of the Sustainable

Development Goals in 2030.

3. If not managed well through

proper planning, governance

and management of urban

areas, urbanization can also

lead to burgeoning growth of

slums, urban sprawl,

pollution, and crime among

other challenges.

THE GOVERNOR’S

FLAGSHIP PROJECTS

15th March 2018

By Eric Omuombo

Governor Cornel Rasanga has revealed his major projects plans after the verdict was

made favoring his re-election. In his top agenda, is quality health care to the people of

Siaya. Rasanga said that one of the legacy he wants to be remembered with is

universal health care.

“We are thinking of giving universal health care to vulnerable members of the society”

Rasanga revealed as he reflects to so many other projects in his basket of projects. He

was optimistic that through consultation with other organization, quality health care

was possible. The governor who was speaking in his office revealed that his

Government might not cater for everyone at once but consideration will be given to

pregnant women, children and older members of the society. He said that he has

already commenced conversation with NHIF for this project to be a reality.

In Agriculture sector the governor said that his government will embark on a serious

campaign of sensitizing the public on sorghum farming. “We have a ready market,

East Africa Breweries Limited is ready to buy our sorghum at a competitive price,”

Rasanga said.

According to the governor Kenya Commercial Bank and World Food Programme

have showed interest in taking care of farm input baggage from the farmers, however

this needs to be agreed upon.

On Education, the governor in consultation with the education department the county

government under Rasanga’s leadership will start a Starehe Girls center kind of model

in Siaya. This will be done to carter for the needy bright girls.

Rasanga has revealed that the county will look for an already established institution

that can be rehabilitated for this purpose. This kind of initiative will boost girl child

education in Siaya county.

Precisely the County government wants water in every primary school and market.

The governor said that he will ensure that dams are dug in to provide

Land, Physical

Planning,

Housing &

Urban

Development

4. In Kenya the National Urban Development policy

provides the Government’s Commitment to the

implementation of the New Urban Agenda.

5. This is legally entrenched in the Urban Areas and

Cities Act 2011 (Amended in 2015) which provides

the framework for the classification, governance,

planning and financing of urban areas.

6. The act identifies four cadres of urban areas in

Kenya, Cities which have a population of above

250,000 residents among other criteria, and

Municipalities which have a population of above

70,000 residents among other criteria, Towns which

have a population of above 10,000 residents among

other criteria and Markets which have a population

of above 2,000 residents among other criteria.

7. Thorough these urban areas are able to discharge

the core urban functions of solid and liquid waste

management, Storm Water Drainage, Connectivity,

Urban Social and Economic Infrastructure as well

as Planning and Development Control.

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By Jerry William Sando

His Excellency Cornel Rasanga Amoth has

today led the Siaya Executive and the

Assembly through the overall review of the

2013 – 2017 CIDP and a projected summary

of proposed actions in the ensuing CIDP

scheduled to run between 2018 and 2022 for

Siaya County. The Governor who was

flanked by his Deputy Dr. James Okumbe

and the Siaya County Assembly Speaker

Hon. Okode George noted that partnerships

and cooperation among all stakeholders

including both arms of the County

Government would be instrumental in

achieving plans in the next five years.

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While officially opening the two-day event

that will see members of the Siaya Executive

and The Assembly scrutinize the draft CIDP

(2018 – 2022) and propose further

amendments before it is forwarded to the

assembly for approval, the Governor

highlighted key areas of interventions he

thought were fundamental and in line with

key planning documents including Global

Sustainable Development Goals and Kenya’s

Vision 2030

WOMEN IN

ENTREPRENEURSHIP; - THE

SIAYA CASE STUDY By Mordecai Ohato

15th March 2018

When the government passed a law on the ban of use of plastic paper bags

most Kenyans wondered how they were going to operate without them.

Having seen the plastic paper bags as an essential commodity most people

found this outrageous and unacceptable. For one Tereza Akinyi Okidi a

resident of Siaya County, this came as good news to her as she seized the

opportunity to make similar bags but then out of papyrus reeds. She also

makes gift bags, papyrus egg-trays and serviette boxes, banana leaves,

maize husks, cuach grass, pumpkin roots, and leaves. The bags, she says,

unlike others, are unique, strong, environment-friendly, durable and can

last for even ten years if well taken care of.

Mrs. Okidi who is stationed at the Siaya Cultural Centre, near Huduma

Center, also does tie and dye and makes different types of items such as

traditional men’s shirt and trousers, ladies’ ‘bubu’ and bags.

She has had different customers from all walks of life and met prominent

personalities during arts exhibitions like former President Mwai Kibaki,

Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga, the former Kenyan ambassador to

Tanzania Chirau Ali Makwere, the former Kisumu Governor Jack

Ranguma, Deputy President William Ruto, the current Siaya Senator

James Orengo, Bondo member of parliament Gideon Ochanda, Honorable

Omingo Magara among others. Although she targets both local and

foreign customers, one of her major challenges is to get the local people to

start appreciating her products which she describes as traditional.

“In most situations, I have learnt that the foreign tourists are always more

willing to buy and appreciate traditional ornaments and attires than the

local people who shy away from the same. People have not yet started

valuing culture and cultural items”, according to Mrs. Okidi

As one enters the gate of Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Sports,

one cannot evade the beautiful scenery of products boldly on display at

the door step and around the wall of a small rounded traditional hut. “If

one has the passion for what they do, they can never give up on it no

matter what challenges come their way until they attain their vision.” Mrs.

Okidi pauses. Her main problem is lack of an egg-tray pulp machine

capable of reducing her work-load by producing in bulk. Inadequate funds

have made it impossible for her to acquire one.

CIDP (2018 – 2022) briefings

Held in Kisumu

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The governor also highlighted his legacy projects and emphasized the need to

mainstream thus into the next five-year plan including universal access to

healthcare for Siaya County citizens, improved food security through

mechanized agriculture and improved girl child education access

Siaya County Speaker Hon. Okode George urged members of the executive

and the assembly to consider the peoples aspirations as documented during

the past public participation meetings and integrate thus into the CIDP

2018 – 2022. The meeting supported by AHADI – Kenya and the US

Government brought together County Executive Committee Members,

Chief Officers, Members of County Assembly and top county leadership

from both the executive and the assembly.

The Executive and the Assembly meeting at Sovereign Hotel in Kisumu on 13th March

2018 to brief each other on The CIDP (2018 – 2022) under the auspices of AHADI - K

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Figure 6: - Seats made from papyrus reeds by local woman entrepreneur

Figure 1: - The County Secretary plants a banana seedling to commemorate World

Forest Day at the Siaya ATC on 21st March 2018

Figure 4: - The Executive at Sovereign Hotel, Kisumu on CIDP (2018 - 2022)

Briefing

Figure 5: - The Deputy Governor at The Governance & Admin. Stand

during the County Dialogue on 21st March 2018

Figure 8: - Members of the public during public participation on

the CIDP for Ugunja Sub County. The CIDP is currently before

the Siaya Assembly for discussion and adoption

Figure 2: - The Deputy Governor takes a test at the Health Department’s stand during

The Siaya County Dialogue at Siaya ATC

Figure 3: - His Excellency meets Officials from Dalberg International and

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation on Universal Healthcare on 16th March 2018

Figure 9: - Mr. Jaoko Oburu, Entreprise and Industry

CEC during the Jua Kali Cheque handover ceremony

Figure 7: - Rasanga at the Lake Region Economic Bloc Meeting

in Kakamega with 14 other Governors

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POETRY CORNER

There is a certain

Amount of travelling

In a dream postponed

Lulu said to Hassan

I want a diamond ring

Hassan said to Lulu

You won’t get a goddamn

thing

There is a certain

Amount of nothing

In a dream adjourned

END

DREAM DELAYED

I promised myself

To be the richest on earth

With a copious amount of

wealth

But I am approaching my sunset

days

There is a certain



I wanted to meet the love of my

life

Who, shall give me peace and

happiness

And to keep me company

I have not met her after a long

search

There is a certain



One night I dreamt that I am a

professor

And an alumnus of Harvard

University

But glitches

Including early pregnancy,

intercepted my goal

Trees for life

Governor meets The People's President and The

Chair of The Council of Governors

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THE THINGS I BELIEVED

THEN

1. I believed that women

got pregnant after

eating a lot!

2. I believed that all

teachers lived at school,

slept in the classrooms

and never went to the

bathroom, ever!

3. I believed that lightning

came from the flash of a

huge camera in the sky.

So, every time I saw

lighting I would smile

really big.

4. I believed that white

cows made white milk

and brown cows made

chocolate milk.

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