World Breastfeeding Week celebrations at Nyang’ande

BY BENARD ONDARI Kisumu reflected the world Breastfeeding Week with celebrations themed “Prioritize Breastfeeding and Create Sustainable Support Systems,” with activities, teachings, and testimonies highlighting male involvement and community behaviour change as essential for sustainable breastfeeding support. The County Government of Kisumu, working alongside the Kenya Red Cross, UNICEF, the French Embassy in Kenya, KMET
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Ambassador Sebastian Groth Lauds Grassroots Resilience on FLLoCA Project Tour In Kisumu

By Matilda Atieno The County Department of Water, Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources hosted the Ambassador Sebastian Groth, the German envoy to Kenya who paid an official visit to Kisumu, flanked by Mr. Peter Odhengo, the National Coordinator for the Financing Locally-Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) Program. The visit kicked off with a stakeholder meeting
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Here’s to Celebrating Creativity, Joy and the Bright Future of Kisumu’s Young Stars

‎By Matilda Atieno The County government’s Department of Early Childhood Education today held creative activity festivities for ECD schools across the County. ‎The event brought together participants from various ECD centers in the 2025 Creative activities organized by the County Directorate of Early Childhood Education, together with its partners. ‎The 2025 creative activities themed Children’s
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Relief As New Holo Water Project Offers Access to Clean and Safe Water

By Matilda Atieno As part of the climate resilience investment projects, the Financing Locally-Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) drilled a new borehole at Chemelil ward in Muhoroni subcounty to restore access to safe water for over 2,000 people in the local Chemelil community. Access to clean water remains a major challenge as many households do not
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Encouraging Youth Entrepreneurship In the Rural Kisumu

By Luisa County government, in partnership with Village Enterprise, has introduced a youth engagement program aimed at addressing unemployment and driving economic growth, particularly in North Nyakach Ward in Kisumu. The Village Enterprise is a locally led, community-based organisation working to equip first-time entrepreneurs with the resources and skills to start income-generating businesses and savings
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Building Resilience in Nyang’oma Masogo Ward Through the Adoption of Climate-Approved Seeds

By Matilda Atieno The climate shocks occurring in the Kisumu region, including persistent floods, erratic rainfall and soaring temperatures, are wreaking havoc on local agricultural production and threatening the population’s primary livelihood source. The rain seasons are not what they once were in Kisumu County. As climate change bites, the dry and wet seasons are
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From Crisis to Prevention- Addressing Gender  Based Violence and Femicide in Kisumu County

By Mitchel Atieno Gender Based Violence and Femicide cases are rising with several cases of rape, violence, teen pregnancy and school dropout reported in most regions. According to Steve Kathaka of the National Syndemic Control Council, Kisumu County is leading in HIV with about 131000 infected. These called out for a campaign program which is a
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Joint Efforts to End Gender-Based Violence and Femicide in Nyakach

‎ By Matilda Atieno The County Government led my CEC member for Sports Gender Culture and Youth Affairs Hon. Beatrice Odongo today joined the consultative meeting seeking community feedback on the alarming rise in Gender Based Violence and Femicide in Nyakach sub-county.‎‎The consultative meeting organized by the Nominated Senator for Women’s Affairs Sen. Catherine Muyeka
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CELEBRATING WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2024

By Matilda Atieno On World Environment Day, Kisumu County and its partners join the global call to “End Plastic Pollution” with urgency and a sense of inclusion. In a powerful show of commitment, the Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang’ Nyong’o represented by CEC member for Finance Mr. George Okongo, called on the local communities to join
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