Mental Health Gaps in Kisumu

County Public Health Director, Mr. Fred Oluoch in the company of MCA Hon Steve Awiti during a media brief on Mental health gaps meeting at the Grand Royal Swiss Hotel in Kisumu ( photo: Emily Mikwa) The county has glaring mental health limitations as revealed by the findings of a study on the status of
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SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF CROP SEEDS BY SEED COMPANIES AND AGRO DEALERS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & IRRIGATION KISUMU COUNTY HEADQUARTERS

SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND OF FARMING SEEDS ADVERT SEEDS
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The Machine Based Roads Maintenance Pilot Program Launched in Kisumu West

County Executive for Roads, Transport and Public Works Dr. Joyce Osogo during the launch of machine based road maintenance at Ong’ayo in Kisumu West sub county(Photo: David Wadulo) Residents of Kisumu West sub county can now breath a sigh of relief after yesterday’s launch of the machine based roads maintenance pilot program in the area
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New Tact Needed to Combat Teenage Pregnancies Says Deputy Governor

Sober discussions on reproductive health must take center-stage in public forums to help reduce teenage pregnancies in the County, Kisumu Deputy Governor Dr. Mathew Owili has said. Dr Owili said that cases of teenage pregnancies have risen sharply in Kisumu since mid-March when the government ordered the nationwide shutdown of schools following the Covid-19 outbreak,
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County Village Units Commence First Public Participation

Public participation underway at Rabuor Chief’s camp in Kochieng’ village ( Photo by David Wadulo) The first public participation under the new County village Units Act of 2019 of the devolved system of governance was convened  across the county. The 10 days exercise  created a forum for ‘bottom-up’ engagement through which village representatives selected by
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Kisumu the true reflection of development agenda – CS Kagwe

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has praised Kisumu for its comprehensive Covid-19 preparedness. Addressing the Nation from Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital today, Mr Kagwe said that besides Covid case management preparedness, Kisumu was operating a successful fully digitized Covid-19 Response Call Centre, which he described as the only one of its kind in
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Stepping Up Covid -19 Mitigation Measures in the Informal Settlements

Governor Nyong’o warned the County residents against complacency in adherence to mitigation measures in place toward the fight against Covid – 19 pandemic. Currently, the responsibility of the management of Covid-19 has been shouldered on communities following the opening of the country after 3-months cessation on COVID -19 prone areas. “You cannot defy death when
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Improving Livelihoods through Poultry Keeping

In the recent past, poultry keeping was done in small scale for subsistence and not for business. Most farmers then kept indigenous chicken which took six months to be ready for the market. It is in the light of this that the County directorate of livestock production embarked on an intensive promotion of raring improved
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The Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium as Sports Ground Gets a New Name

Yesterday County residents witnessed a historic moment when the Cabinet Secretary for Sports and Culture Amb. Amina Mohammed in the company of Kisumu Governor, Professor Nyong’o presided over the ground breaking event of a 20,000-seater international Stadium and the renaming of the Jomo Kenyatta sports ground to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Recreational Sports Center. This is
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