Capacity Building of Kisumu Women Street Food Vendors on Food Safety and Quality Management under the Green Cities Initiative

By: Emily Mikwa 56 Kisumu county women street food vendors are the beneficiaries of a four day training on matters food safety and quality management held in the pilot areas; Kondele, Nyalenda and Nyamasaria under the green Cities Initiative, supported by FAO, and implemented by the Practical Action in collaboration with the County Government of
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Kisumu County Government Convenes a Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Leadership Meeting

By: Emily Mikwa Yesterday, the County leadership from the departments of Health, Agriculture, Education and the Office of the first Lady, held a meeting to discuss and endorse strategies to enhance multi-sectoral nutrition coordination and resource mobilization. The discussions held at the Imperial Hotel- Kisumu, were based on the Kisumu County Nutrition Action Plan 2021-2023
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The CAS Anne Nyaga Leads a Tree Planting Event Under the Green Cities Initiative to Spark the Launch of the 4-K Clubs in Kisumu

By: Emily Mikwa The Chief Administrative Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives Anne Nyaga, today led stakeholders and development partners in planting 413 assorted tree seedlings at the Kisumu Union Primary school in a bid to increase the tree coverage in the region as she launches environmental conservation pillar of the 4-K Clubs. The
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More Dairy Cows for Local Farmers in Kisumu West Sub County

The   county government of Kisumu has distributed thirteen more in calf dairy cows to small scale farmers in Kisumu West sub county, with a view of boosting milk production in the region. The initiative as envisaged in Governor Nyong’o’s transformative ten-point agenda, focuses on distributing dairy cows in every household within the identified potential areas
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Kisumu County Government Distributes More Cows to Farmers as a New Cooperative Society is Launched in South East Nyakach

I05 dairy cows have been distributed to the local farmers in an effort to boost milk production within Kisumu County. This is part of the County Government’s commitment led by the department of Agriculture, Irrigation, Livestock and fisheries to have a vibrant food, and nutrition secure county. Being cognizant of the benefits of innovative and
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Kisumu County Youth Agribusiness Sensitization and Resource Mobilization Workshop

The County department of Agriculture, Irrigation, Livestock and Fisheries together with its partners today organized a stakeholder’s workshop to deliberate on resource mobilization that is crucial in the formulation of the Kisumu County Youth Agribusiness Strategy (KCYAS). The Kisumu County Youth Agribusiness Strategy draft financed by the GIZ seeks to streamline the activities of the
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Kisumu County 100%RE Visioning, Target Setting and Action Planning Workshop

Kisumu County Government in partnership with ICLEI Africa Secretariat organized a two-day workshop on 100%RE Community Visioning, Target Setting and Action Planning as from10th to 11th of February, under the 100% Renewables Cities and Regions Roadmap (100% RE) project, at the Grand Royal Swiss Hotel in Kisumu The project is a global initiative supporting governments
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Training of Trainers on the 4-K Clubs Programs Convened in Kisumu and Migori Counties

Eighty six  4-K Clubs Patrons from Kisumu  and Migori Counties are the beneficiaries of  a two-day workshop organized as from 8th to 9th February, to provide the participants with competencies for effective establishment, management and sustainable vibrant 4-K Clubs across the counties. The two Workshops held at the Acacia premier Hotel in Kisumu and Migori courtesy
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Kisumu Marks the World Wetlands Day

Residents of Kisumu County today joined the rest of the world in celebrating the world wetlands day at Dunga wetlands ground. The celebrations observed annually every 2nd of February brought on board stakeholders and members of the community concerned with environmental protection and conservation. These included: he county Government officials, BMUs, Friends of Dunga swamp,
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