Resolutions to the Environmental Challenges within Kisumu County

Kisumu County Environment Committee members today held a meeting in the boardroom at the Prosperity House to discuss and outline lasting solutions towards decommissioned quarries, and pollution that have posed environmental threat in the county. The abandoned quarries have been identified as risky to the community; causing death, inhabiting mosquitoes  that threaten human health and
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First Meeting of the Task Force Committee on Development of Concept Paper on Strategies of Improving Water Production in Kisumu County

The seven-member task force committee nominated in September this year, charged with the responsibility of developing a concept paper on strategies of improving water production within the county, today convened their first meeting at the Sunset Hotel in Kisumu. The deliberations of the meeting focused on their key deliverable which is developing a concept paper
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Capacity Strengthening Workshop on Financial Inclusion and Digital Literacy for Youths in Kisumu County

Thirty youth representatives from various groups across Kisumu sub counties attended a 5 day workshop on Financial Inclusion and Digital Literacy to enable them access affordable financial products from Equity Bank courtesy of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in collaboration with the County Government of Kisumu at the Acacia Premier Hotel.  Equity Group Foundation, the
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Tae – kwondo Tournament Convened in Kisumu

County government of kisumu in partnership with the Kisumu Tae- Kwondo Federation today organized a Taekwondo tournament at the Mama Grace Onyango Social Hall.  The tournament which brought on board teams across the seven Sub counties focused on giving opportunity to young ones to develop their talents in the Tae- kwondo sector. The event passed
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6,000 More Day Old Chicks for Kisumu East and Central Small – Holder Farmers

60 Small- holder farmers from Kisumu East and Central Sub counties today received another batch of 6,000-day old chicks at the Kisumu Central Sub County offices. This is the second batch in addition to the previously distributed batch of 4,000 chicks totaling to the targeted 10,000 chicks to 100 farmers. The program under the Food
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County to take over the Management of World Vision Projects in Central and North Nyakach

Yesterday, Kisumu Deputy Governor Dr. Mathew Owili led a team from County in taking over the management of World Vision funded projects within Central and North Nyakach. The event saw the two partners; County and World Vision sign an MoU to own and manage the projects for sustained provision of quality services to the children
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Training On Rapid Urban Food System Assessment for Enumerators

By Jackton Omondi Kisumu county government in partnership with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) held a three-day training session on food system assessment at Acacia Hotel in Kisumu between 8th to 10th September 2021. The assessment covered three aspects namely value chain analysis, geo spatial mapping and consumption patterns. The training was aimed at sensitizing
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Resolutions and Action Plans for the Workshop on the County Draft Water Bill Review

By: Emily Mikwa A raft of resolutions and action plans were outlined by the stakeholders charting the way forward in fast tracking the completion and ratifying of the county water bill as curtains came down on the two- day County Draft Review workshop In Nakuru. A panelist of eminent persons comprising of the County Assembly
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Kisumu County Review the Draft Water Bill

Today stakeholders comprising of Members of the Kisumu County Assembly, Officers from County department of Water, KIWASCO Officials together with Partners from Kenya Markets Trust (KMT) and Water Services Regulatory Authority (WASREB) met in Nakuru in collaborative effort to operationalize the regulators guidelines on provision of water services in the rural and other marginalized communities.
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