By Yoga David Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o with the President of the World Smart Cities Association, Mr. Peter Chun at ASCA Summit / Images by Calvin Randy Kisumu has once again been placed at the heart of Africa urban transformation by hosting the inaugural Africa Smart Cities and Townships Alliance (ASCA) Summit at the Grand Royal
By: Erasto Agwanda Kisumu City will host this year’s edition of the popular Dala Sevens Rugby Tournament beginning from 13th-14th at Jommo Kenyatta Stadium Mamboleo. The organizers of the tournament,Kisumu Rugby Football Club Secretariat paid a courtesy call to Kisumu Governor Prof.Anyang’ Nyong’o came by to bring him to speed on their preparedness for the
By: Erasto Agwanda Kisumu County is implementing disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation measures using different laws,plans ,strategies and coordination mechanisms,says the County’s CECM for Public Service,County Administration and Participatory Development Salmon Orimba. Speaking during Kisumu County Making Cities Resilient (MRC 2030) Workshop titled “The Urban Risk-Informed Development Planning and Making Cities Resilient:Building Capacity
By: Emily Mikwa Kisumu County is collaborating with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on a six-year initiative known as the ‘Tunza Green Climate Fund Project’. The project, funded by the FAO and implemented across Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) Counties, focuses on restoration of degraded landscape The initiative aims to promote climate resilience, low
By Matilda Atieno The County Government of Kisumu, under the leadership of Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o, hosted a high-level delegation for a joint supervision mission and groundbreaking ceremony for a major water infrastructure project at Obulo in Kisumu East. Governor Nyong’o was joined by the French Ambassador to Kenya, H.E. Arnaud Suquet, the Cabinet Secretary for
By Matilda Atieno A new chapter in Kisumu’s journey towards a cleaner, healthier urban environment is underway as the County Department of Water, Environment, Climate Change, and Natural Resources, led by the CEC Member, Madam Judith Oluoch, convened a sensitization workshop for County Assembly members on the Kisumu County Sustainable Waste Management (KSWM) Policy &

Kisumu to Host ASCA Convention

By: Erasto Agwanda Kisumu County is preparing to host the inaugural Africa Smart Cities and Township Alliance convention scheduled for September 11-13,2025,says Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o. Speaking during a roundtable meeting ahead of the African Smart Cities Conference set to take place in Kisumu next week, Nyong’o emphasized the need for African cities to proactively prepare
By: Emily Mikwa Promoting Co- designed Sustainable Health Interventions with Changemakers for Reduced Risk of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Kenya, Burkina Faso and Tanzania is a project that targets the adolescents as young Changemakers by embracing a positive mindset, eating a nutritious diet and engaging in physical activities at a tender age with a view
Today a second session of the stakeholders forum on Kisumu County PWDs Awareness Handbook was held at the Kenya National Library hall. The session this time consisted of stakeholders drawn from Government institutions, the Religious sector, Transport and the Opds. The objective was to have a more diverse input from the various sectors give their
Kisumu County Persons with Disabilities awareness handbook is on course. This initiative is spearheaded by the County Communication technical team under the guidance of the Governor’s Advisor on matters disability, Madam Caroline Agwanda, and funded by the Miral Foundation.It is in the light of this that a forum was organized to engage with organizations of
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