JOOTRH’s quality and specialized training.

by Lorraine Anyango Opondo Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital’s, (JOOTRH’s ) specialized training is gaining confidence among learning institutions far and wide, the latest being Kabarack university. In pursuit for the rare specialized training, Kabarak university signed an MOU with JOOTRH for placement of it’s school of medicine and health science and school
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IMPACT BEYOND

By Lorraine Anyango                                          Cancer center on going construction work at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JTOORH) in Kisumu  .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      In the next 12 months, Kisumu’s Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JTOORH) will offer treatment for all types of cancers to the entire African region. Currently all cancer patients seeking born
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Aquaculture interventions

By Lorraine Anyango              Solar powered fish hatcheries (Mono sexed fingerlinks), solar powered fish driers, smoking kilns and energy saving stoves are some of the interventions instore for the aquaculture folks courtesy of the County Government of Kisumu. The County Government of Kisumu is also working on interventions on adoption and constructions of modern ‘Mkiwi’ -wood
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Marwa Now Operational

By Lorraine Anyango Opondo Marwa Kisumu solidarity health cover is now operational.This means that 45,000 household beneficiaries in Kisumu enlisted under Marwa can now walk into the 48 selected health facilities across the county and receive services. The County, with support from PharmAccess Foundation has paid 67.5 Million to NHIF for the households’ insurance premiums
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Kisumu sets pace in food policy formulation.

The county government of Kisumu is working on a food strategy that will inform better production as well as consumption. The strategy will ensure efficiency in the food sector, turning around the county to be a food producer and reduce dependency on other counties in terms of food production.  Kisumu City is considered a consumer
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The Birth of Maseno

By Nancy Claire Juma Maseno now becomes the newest town in Kusumu following its unveiling by Governor Prof  Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o on 10th September 2020. Its inauguration as an official town is a major milestone in the realization of aspirations put forward by the Governor in his Manifesto to deepen the structures of devolution by bringing services closer to the
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COTTON;- KISUMU’S NEW ‘GOLD’

BY LORRAINE ANYANGO           Kisumu county has made strides in cotton farming, realizing 100 percent of the targeted acreage in just six months after the re- introduction of high breed seeds. About 600 tons of cotton is soon ready for harvesting, up way from only 50 tones that was being produced in the county. The county
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EXCITEMENT OVER A NEW LOOK KIBUYE

By Lorraine Anyango We knew it as one of the oldest and most popular open-air markets in East and Central Africa. Its name was synonymous with Kisumu County, besides being one of the top revenue earners in the region. Then came the Coronavirus, that saw County and Public Authorities shut down the Market. But even
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EXCITEMENT OVER A NEW LOOK KIBUYE

By Lorraine Anyango We knew it as one of the oldest and most popular open-air markets in East and Central Africa. Its name was synonymous with Kisumu County, besides being one of the top revenue earners in the region. Then came the Corona virus, that saw County and Public Authorities shut down the Market. But
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