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Busia is one of the forty seven (47) counties of Kenya and it is situated at the extreme western region of the country. The County borders three other counties which include: Bungoma to the north, Kakamega to the east and Siaya to the south west. Part of Lake Victoria is in the County on the South East and bordersthe Lake with the Republic of Uganda to the west.
Our Vision
A Prosperous, Sustainable and Equitably Developed County that is Transformational, Nationally Competitive and Successful in Delivering Services and Improving the Livelihoods and Well-being of the People of Busia and its environs
To provide high quality service delivery through well governed and empowered institutions; equitable resource mobilization and utilization; and balanced multi-sectoral development for the holistic benefit of the people of Busia County and other stakeholders.The leadership of Busia County will endeavour to improve the livelihoods of the people of Busia County and help them realize their economic, social and environmental potentials by mobilizing and equitably distributing resources and providing a supportive and enabling environment for Sustainable Development and a Green Economy. To ensure this, the County Government of Busia will focus on effective and efficient service delivery to the citizenry at all levels with due consideration to the constitutional provisions for affirmative action in regard to women, youth, and people with disability or special needs.
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Investment opportunities Establishment of renewable energy facilities (solar, wind,mini-hydro and waste-to-energy) Development and deployment renewable/green energy technologies. Manufacture and supply of solar and wind energy products and accessories. Alternative credit financing for rural electrification Enhancement of rural electrification through partnership approaches and using the annuity concession model.
Busia Governor H.E Sospeter Odeke Ojaamong was born in 1963 at Otimong village, Teso South Sub County. He attended Kwang’amor Primary School between 1972 and 1978 and later proceeded to St. Paul’s Amukura High
School for both “O” and “A” levels.
He graduated from Kenyatta University with Bachelor of Education (Science) degree in Biology and Chemistry. Ojaamong is also the holder of Diploma in Business Management from Kenya Institute of Management. He kick-started his career by venturing into teaching as an untrained teacher at Obucuun Primary School before joining Kenyatta University for his degree programme.After graduation with BED (Science) honours, Ojaamong was posted to Moding Secondary School where he taught between 1990 and 1992. Owing to his hard work, he was promoted to position of Deputy Principal. He resigned in the same year to join politics where he made his debut forcthe Amagoro parliamentary seat during the first multi-party electionscin 1992.Ojaamong failed to make it to the August House on his debut, forcing him to travel to Nairobi in search of job opportunity. He secured an opportunity with a city law firm where he discharged his duties as an administrator between 1993 and 1994.A key associate of former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga,
H.E the Governor Sospeter Ojaamong became his personal assistant between 1994 and 2002. He returned home in 2002 to try his luck again for the Amagoro parliamentary seat and captured the seat from Albert A.A. Ekirapa.He successfully defended the seat in 2007 general elections. During his stint as MP he was appointed an assistant minister for Labour in the Grand Coalition Government.
Governor Ojaamong also holds a post graduate diploma in Business Management from the Kenya Institute of Management.He is married with family. Being born from a famous family which embraced politics ,Ojaamong decided to chase his political ambition and the good will of his late father Ojamaa Ojaamong who died in a road accident in 1974 after only serving as Amagoro MP for three months, Ojaamong become famous in the area and his star rose.Having not succeeded in his first debut in politics, Ojaamong later worked in a city law firm as an Administrator between 1993 and 1994.
Because of their long held association and friendship, as well as the trust cultivated over time, Ojaamong was in 1994 requested by the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to serve as his personal assistant a position he held for eight years until 2002. In 2008 he was appointed an Assistant Minister for Labour in the Grand Coalition Government.
His achievements range from Social economic development to political improvements. He masterminded the creation of Teso South and Teso North District and later lobbied for the peacefully and successful creation of Teso South and Teso North Constituencies respectively. Ojaamong also held various positions in political parties in the country including NDP and KANU to confirm his long experience in politics which spans two dacades.