Kisumu Rallies for a Cleaner, Greener Future Ahead of Mazingira Day

By Matilda Atieno Kisumu has officially launched its pre-event campaign towards Mazingira Day 2025, driving immediate action through a large-scale clean-up and tree-planting exercise. The mobilization successfully engaged local communities, traders, and students from Usoma Comprehensive school, Ogalo Secondary and Ogalo Comprehensive school, urging them to embrace environmental stewardship ahead of the national celebration on
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Kisumu Health Hackathon Spurs Child Nutrition Revolution

By Matilda Atieno The energy of innovation met the urgency of health at the recent Kisumu County Health and Nutrition Hackathon, which aimed to strengthen nutrition resilience and recovery for crisis-affected communities, held at the Ahero Resource Centre. The event brought together ten Early Childhood Development (ECD) schools from Kadibo Sub-County, where confident young learners
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Kisumu Holds Auji-Wigwa Creek Vulnerability Assessment Validation Workshop

By Matilda Atieno Stakeholders converged earlier today for a one-day workshop focused on validating the flood risk assessment for the vulnerable Wigwa-Auji Creek. The meeting marked a key step in a pre-feasibility study aimed at identifying and prioritizing necessary measures and investments for integrated flood and climate risk management in Kisumu City. As the third-largest
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CECM Beatrice Odongo Touts Agribusiness as Key to Youth Empowerment in West Seme

By Willys Juma CECM for Sports, Culture, Gender, and Youth Affairs, Hon. Beatrice Odongo, has strongly urged youth and women in West Seme to embrace agribusiness as the primary path to economic empowerment, declaring that self-employment opportunities far outweigh the search for formal employment. The CECM made the remarks on Tuesday during a visit to
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FREE Breast Cancer Screening!

Free breast cancer screening is here for the month of October! Jootrh is offering complimentary screenings every Tuesday and Friday through the Kisumu Breast Cancer Project. We welcome all women to take advantage of this vital opportunity. Your health is your wealth! Early detection saves lives. Don’t wait—come get screened! When: Every Tuesday & Friday
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Kisumu Strengthens Climate Resilience with Key Partnership Meeting

By Matilda AtienoKisumu reaffirmed its commitment to combating climate change as the Deputy Governor, Dr. Mathew Owili, hosted a courtesy call with key representatives from the Ecumenical Centre for Justice and Peace (ECJP) and the German political foundation, the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF).The delegation led by Henning Senger of the Hanns Seidel Foundation and Cardinal
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Kisumu CECM Judith Oluoch Leads ‘Race to Net Zero’ with Mass Tree Planting Exercise

By Matilda Atieno The county Government commitment to environmental stewardship was on full display today as the CECM for Water, Environment, Climate Change, and Natural Resources, Ms Judith Oluoch, graced the “Race to Net Zero Climate Operations Event (COP 2)” at an event held at the Mary Okello Conservancy in Nyangeta earlier today. The event
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Stakeholders Unite to Fortify Water, Sanitation, and Climate Resilience

By Matilda Atieno A two-day meeting, organised by the County Department of Water, Environment, Climate Change, and Natural Resources in partnership with the Kenya Red Cross and VEI-Dutch water operators, concluded with a renewed and strengthened commitment to the county’s water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) future. The gathering graced by the CECM for Water, Environment,
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KISUMU CHILD NUTRITION CHECK: Less Than 1 in 5 Children Meet Minimum Diet Standard

By Lorraine Anyango A major health assessment in Kisumu County has delivered a sobering snapshot of child welfare, revealing that fewer than one in five infants and young children (17.7%) are currently receiving a Minimum Acceptable Diet (MAD). The finding indicates a widespread failure to provide children aged 6–23 months with the necessary diversity of
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