Kisumu Stakeholders Forum on Baseline Emission Inventory and Access to Energy Assessment

By Matilda Atieno The county government in partnership with European Union through Expertise France organized a stakeholders engagement forum set to carry out Baseline Emission Inventory and Access to Energy Assessment, a project implemented under sustainable Energy Access and Climate Action Plan (SEACAP) across Kisumu. The assessment is currently carried out in two counties including
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Kisumu County Cabinet Members Sign Performance Contracts to Improve Service Delivery

By Nancy Juma Kisumu County Cabinet Members this morning signed performance contracts for Financial Year 2020 – 2021 to ensure that residents are provided with better and quality services at a ceremony officiated by H.E the Governor Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o. The 2021 Financial Year Performance Contracts spearheaded by the Directorate of Performance Management anchored
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Kisumu Launches Biashara Centre

By Maxwel Otieno Kisumu County launched Biashara Centre located at the Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI), in Kibos Kisumu East-Subcounty The center which is the 4th to be launched after Kwale, Mombasa and Nairobi, was officially opened by CS Betty Maina of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development. The CS lauded the initiative and
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Kisumu Set to Roll out Intergenerational Dialogues to Eliminate Violence against Women and Girls

Kisumu’s Mama County Mrs. Dorothy Nyong’o today presided over the launch of the implementation of a campaing dubbed “Generation Equality” to end Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Kisumu.’ The programme launched aims to encourage intergenerational dialogue where younger women benefit from mentorship from their older or veteran sisters as they seek to end GBV. “Women
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Kisumu County Goes Digital on Bursary and Scholarship

By Matilda Atieno The county government annual scholarship and bursary program has gone digital following the plan to digitalize all county programs and services to improve service delivery. The online bursary system is one of the continuous efforts by the county government to digitize all programs and services to provide user-friendly services to residents and
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Sports Tourism Gaining Traction in The County as Ghanaian Golfers Arrive in Kisumu

By Norbert Wekesa A team of golfers from Ghana were this morning received by the County Director of sports Ms. Valerie Kizito at the Kisumu International airport as sports tourism gains traction in Kisumu. The DOKNAM-KIM golfers’ team from Ghana arrived this morning for a series of tournaments in Kisumu, Nairobi and Mombasa. They will
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The Flipflopi Nam Lolwe Festival of innovation and Activism Kicks Off in Kisumu

By Emily Mikwa Kisumu residents yesterday converged at Dunga beach to witness the launch of clean oceans awareness campaign dubbed Flipflopi Nam Lolwe festival of innovation and Artivism. The four day event marked with innovative and artistic technologies on environmental conservation, show cased the flipflopi project, the very first world plastic recycled dhow and a
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The Birth of Katito Town

By Emily Mikwa, Nancy Juma & Matilda Atieno Residents of Nyakach Sub County could not hide their excitement at the news of Katito being conferred with a new town status. Amid song and dance, the residents welcomed H. E Governor Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o and his entourage at the Nyakach Elders grounds in Katito ahead
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Governor Nyong’o Meets Nation Media Group Editorial Team

By Nancy Juma The governor H.E Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o today met with senior editors from Nation Media Group at his City Hall Office. The team led by Head of News Mr. Washington Gikunju informed the Governor that the mission is touring counties to connect with clients. He said that they are keen to demystify
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