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Kisumu County under the leadership of Governor Peter Anyang' Nyong'o has honoured comedian Eric Omondi by naming a road in the Central Business District (CBD) after him.
An elated Omondi who is in the county doing preparations for his upcoming Stadium Tour shared the good news via his social media pages, saluting County officials for such a great honour.
In his post, the funny man promised to continue representing his home county to the fullest in his mission to tour the whole country.
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Eric Omondi in Kisumu
Eric Omondi's note
“Thank you so much Kisumu County Government for this GREAT HONOR...I will forever CHERISH this, I promise to make you even prouder!!! I will endeavour to lift the name of my County Kisumu and Country Kenya🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪 higher and Higher. This is my home, My town, My City, My Country. May this be an encouragement to every young person in this country...That it doesn't matter who you are or where you come from, with belief and Hardwork...YOU CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING, 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪 TUPATANE MOI STADIUM KISUMU THIS SATURDAY.#PresidentOfComedyAfrica #POCA #EricOmondiStadiumTour” wrpte Eric Omondi.
The former Churchill show comedian has been touring the Country under the tag #EricOmondiStadiumTour sharing laughter with his fans living in the villages.
Congratulatory messages
Just the other day, Omondi disclosed that the late Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore was among the few people who accepted to sponsor his Stadium Tour that is now doing its 20th County.
His update got the attention of his fans who took to the comment section to congratulate him;
Reactions
Willy Raburu
“This is great”
Mulamwah
“Kwa mpigo kaka”
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Eric Omondi with the late Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore
Julie Gichuru
“Wonderful! Hongera my son! Keep soaring”
Chris Kirwa
“Congratulations… Proud Moments. Ask them to make a Selfie zone with free WiFi around it”
Pinky Ghelani
“Congratulations”
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Eric Omondi in Kisumu
However, a section of his fans were in disagreement saying the comedian had awarded the Road to himself by putting a sticker with his name on the pole.
Dj Fazza “Shida ya kuwa comedian Ni ati hata hii inakaa joke”
“Hiyo ni karatasi imebandikwa eiiiii yawaaaa” Vinsual world.
Insta KE “sikuwa nimeona ati ericomondi road si uko na dream kuja tukupee barabara uku ukambani”
Proud Chocolate “Yaani you guys can’t see that paper imebandikwa. Eriko is at work as usual”