Kisumu County Faces a Number of Hazards; Need for Solution

By: Agwanda Saye Kisumu County Chief Officer for Communication ,Special Programmes and Public Affairs Timothy Nyakwamba is saying that the County and City faces a number of hazards such as flooding, fire outbreaks, spread of diseases ,hailstorm ,traffic related accidents ,heatwave and environmental degradation which needs urgent solution. Speaking during the closing of a capacity
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Kisumu City Set to Host Dala 7s Rugby Tournament

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
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Kisumu County is Implementing Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Measures, Says CECM Salmon Orimba

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
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Kisumu County Embarks on Tunza Green Climate Fund Sensitization in the Wards

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
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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
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Changemaker – Co-Design Multi sectoral Implementation Workshop

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
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Kisumu County PWD Awareness Handbook Draft

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
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Stakeholders Forum on Kisumu County PWDs Awareness Handbook

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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Kisumu Marks World Sea Sunday.

The County Government of Kisumu joined the Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu with like minded organization to celebrate Sea Sunday, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church Millimani in Kisumu. This is an annual event marked every second Sunday in the month of July, with the theme for this year, “Being there when a Storm Hits.” The
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