Digital Health Kisumu Conference

By Matilda Atieno Kisumu has convened a two days digital health conference in honour of Mama Grace Onyango, who is the 1st woman mayor and member of parliament of Kisumu, in an event held at the Mama Grace Onyango social centre. The on going digital health in Africa conference has attracted participants from across Africa
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Kisumu Workshop on Mainstreaming Climate Change into Development Plan

By Matilda Atieno The County government in collaboration with Friedrich Ebert Sifting (FES) this week held a two days workshop on Mainstreaming Climate Change into Kisumu’s Development Programming specifically through strategies, plans and projects. Participants drawn from various sectors both national institutions and county government together with the civil society and members of the community
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Voices of Just Climate Action Workshop

By Matilda Atieno The county directorate of climate change in partnership with Slum Dwellers International Kenya (SDI-Kenya) organized the Voices for Climate Action Stakeholders Workshop aimed at providing an opportunity for stakeholders to deliberate on how to amplify voices for just climate action to ensure that decisions on climate change are participatory, transparent and accountable.
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Kisumu County Relief Effort Towards floods Affected Communities

By Matilda Atieno The county government in partnership with UNICEF today distributed family relief kits in the continuing effort towards supporting vulnerable households affected by floods in Nyando Sub-County. The floods left thousands displaced families in need of emergency assistance in the community including Ombaka village, Kawino village nyamkebe village and in Nyakach. Through the
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Kisumu Marks World Contraception Day 2022

By Matilda Atieno Residents of Rabuor in Kisumu County today joined the world in marking contraception day, with celebrations hosted at Rabuor Sub-County hospital in Nyando. World contraception day is aimed at raising awareness about the importance of contraception, how access to contraception is important, why being able to use contraception is part of an
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Us Ambassador to Kenya Visits Kisumu In Her First Assignment Outside Nairobi

By Matilda Atieno Kisumu Governor earlier today hosted the US ambassador to Kenya, Meg Whitman in an official visit to the county government of Kisumu. The visit is the first outside Nairobi and her first official visit in the county. During this visit, the Ambassador held talks with Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o and thereafter
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KEDA Ceramics International Open Factory in Miwani

Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o has presided over the official opening of KEDA Ceramics International Miwani Factory. KEDA (Kenya) Ceramics International Co. Ltd is the second ceramic project which is a Joint Venture incorporated in 2016 by KEDA Clean Energy and SUNDA International With an initial investment of 50 million USD and expected to reach
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Need-based Training of health Service Providers On Family Health Program

By Matilda Atieno The County Department of health and sanitation is currently hosting a family health training set run through to Friday the 22nd at Kisumu Hotel. The 5 days training is aimed to equip the practitioners with the required knowledge on developing trends on family healthcare including family health nutrition, public health, family clinical
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Governor Nyong’o Disburses Bursaries Worth 51M

By Matilda Atieno Kisumu County today issued the final tranche of county bursaries and scholarships worth 51M to needy secondary and students of the marine school in the county. In a ceremony presided over by Deputy Governor Dr. Mathew Owili, about 30,000 beneficiaries of Ksh.205M secondary school bursaries and  70  students in the marine school,
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