Kisumu Authorities Order Controlled Demolition of Unsafe Mamboleo Apartment Block Ahead of Heavy Rains

By: Emily Mikwa Government authorities in Kisumu County have ordered the controlled demolition of a weakening residential apartment building in Mamboleo following a thorough investigation into its structural integrity. The decision comes one week after the multi-storey residential building, located near Jomo Kenyatta Stadium on L.R. No. 21602, showed signs of imminent collapse. Speaking during
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Kisumu County Donates Ksh 38 Million Equipment to Vocational Training Centers

By: Agwanda Saye The County Government of Kisumu has donated Ksh 38 million worth of equipment to Vocational Training Centres (VTCs) across the county, Governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o has announced. Speaking during the flag-off of tools and equipment to 31 VTCs, Prof. Nyong’o stated that the Ksh 20 million dispatch was not a one-off gesture.
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Kisumu Tourism Fiesta 2026 Officially Launched

By Jacob Owiti Kisumu County has launched the Kisumu Tourism Fiesta 2026 in a colorful ceremony. The event was officially flagged off by Deputy Governor H.E. Dr. Mathews Owili, who was accompanied by the CECM for Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sports, Ms. Farida Ahmed Salim, senior county officials, and development partners. The flag-off featured local
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FAO and LREB Flag off Sh1 Billion IT Equipment Drive to Boost Agriculture across 14 Counties

By: Emily Mikwa The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), alongside the Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB), the Kisumu County Government, and Agriterra, officially launched a major distribution of digital extension tools and agricultural inputs under the Green Climate Fund-backed TUNZA project at Milimani, Kisumu. The regional initiative seeks to accelerate digital
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Kisumu Moves to Domesticate National BMU Regulations to Empower Lake Victoria Fishing Communities

By: Emily Mikwa The Kisumu County Government has entered the third phase of its stakeholder engagement process aimed at standardizing the operations and governance of Beach Management Units (BMUs) across Lake Victoria by domesticating the National BMU Regulations 2024 into county law. The public participation sessions, held at the Sunset Hotel in Kisumu, follows two
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Governor Nyong’o Commissions Lions Eye Teaching and Referral Hospital

By: Agwanda Saye Kisumu Governor Prof.Anyang’ Nyong’o has said that nearly a quarter of a million Kenyans live with blindness ,served by only one opthalmologist for every 450,000 citizens mainly in rural rareas where 7%of the citizenry lives. Nyong’o also said that according to the Ministry of Health ,0.7% of Kenyans are blind and cataract
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Kisumu County Steps Up Preparedness to Mitigate El Nino Crisis

By: Emily Mikwa Kisumu County leadership today convened a high-level Disaster Management Committee meeting to outline robust mitigation, response, and preparedness measures ahead of the anticipated heavy El Niño rains. The critical multi-stakeholder strategy meeting, held at the Governor’s boardroom, Co- chaired by Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o, and the County Commissioner Mohamed Ramadhan Mwabudzo,
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Kenya Advances Digital Land Governance as Kisumu Hosts Nationwide GIS Training

By: Agwanda Saye The European Union–Food and Agriculture Organization Digital Land Governance Programme (DLGP), spearheaded by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, has commenced a series of capacity-building workshops across Kenya. Kisumu County, a key beneficiary of the initiative, was among the first to host the high-level delegation for a three-day
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Governor Nyong’o Urges Urgent National Dialogue as Kenya Looks Beyond Vision 2030

By: Agwanda Saye Kisumu Governor and Chair of the Taskforce on Kenya’s Transition to First World Status, Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o, has emphasized the urgent need for a national conversation on Kenya’s post-2030 long-term development vision. Speaking during the launch of the vision in Nairobi, Nyong’o noted that Kenya has been guided by Vision 2030 as
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