Kisumu Battles Disaster: Rice Crop Lost to Hailstorm While Kibuye Market Collapse Spurs County Action

Kisumu County is grappling with the aftermath of distinct but equally devastating disasters, prompting simultaneous response and assessment efforts from the county government. A severe hailstorm has wiped out the majority of the rice harvest in Kadibo sub-county, while a recent heavy downpour caused a section of the Kibuye Market to collapse. The most severe
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Validation of the Findings of Scoping Study of Jubilee and Kibuye Markets in Kisumu

By: Emily Mikwa The stakeholders met to validate the primary respondents and stakeholders findings on integrating vital nutrition criteria into wholesale market investments at the Pinecone Hotel in Kisumu on Friday. The exercise brought on board stakeholders from County departments of Trade and markets, Revenue collection, Treasury, national planning, city management that is critical since
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Kisumu County Embarks on Tunza Green Climate Fund Sensitization in the Wards

By: Emily Mikwa Kisumu County is collaborating with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on a six-year initiative known as the ‘Tunza Green Climate Fund Project’. The project, funded by the FAO and implemented across Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) Counties, focuses on restoration of degraded landscape The initiative aims to promote climate resilience, low
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Changemaker – Co-Design Multi sectoral Implementation Workshop

By: Emily Mikwa Promoting Co- designed Sustainable Health Interventions with Changemakers for Reduced Risk of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Kenya, Burkina Faso and Tanzania is a project that targets the adolescents as young Changemakers by embracing a positive mindset, eating a nutritious diet and engaging in physical activities at a tender age with a view
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Kisumu Champions for Climate-Smart Agriculture at Regional Show

By Isaac Esitika Photos by Adams Claine Kisumu County marked the second day of the 2025 Kisumu Regional Show with a vibrant showcase of agricultural innovation and climate resilience, led by the County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Agriculture, Mr. Kenneth Onyango, who presided over the event on behalf of Governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o. The
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Kisumu Marks World Sea Sunday.

The County Government of Kisumu joined the Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu with like minded organization to celebrate Sea Sunday, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church Millimani in Kisumu. This is an annual event marked every second Sunday in the month of July, with the theme for this year, “Being there when a Storm Hits.” The
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The FAO Green Cities in Action for Africa Project: Kisumu Technical Workshop

The Food and Agriculture Organization organized a one and half day inception workshop to establish the technical foundation for the development of the Green City Action Plan at the Sarova Imperial Hotel in Kisumu. The Organization is implementing the green Cities in Action for Africa project to support five African countries and ten cities, of
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Kisumu Partners with Equity Bank to Digitize Farm input Subsidies

By Mildred Adhiambo and Odhiambo Reuben Photos by Calvin Randy Ogonji The County Government of Kisumu has entered into a strategic agreement with Equity Bank to digitize its farm input subsidy program, a move set to boost agricultural productivity and improve farmers’ access to certified inputs. The new initiative, launched under Equity Bank’s E-voucher copayment
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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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