14M Worth of Food Towards ECD Feeding Program in Kisumu

By Stephanie Peris The Deputy Governor Dr. Mathew Owili earlier today flagged off 2112 bags of food set for distribution in all public Early Childhood Development Centers ( ECDC) across Kisumu. County Government led by Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o, has taken the bold step towardsfeeding program in a move aimed at reducing the burden of feeding
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30 Thousand Needy Students Benefit from Kisumu County Bursary and Scholarship Program

By Collins Owuor At least 30,516 needy students in Kisumu County have received school fees worth Sh102 million in form of bursaries and scholarships. Deputy Governor Dr. Mathew Owili, presided over the disbursement on behalf of Governor Anyang Nyong’o earlier today. The programme aims to increase retention and completion rates at the secondary level and
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Improved Evidenced-Based MSN Implementation Capacity.

By Lorraine Anyango. Kisumu Countys’ capacity to implement Multi-Sectoral Nutrition initiatives has increased by 12% in the last two years. Due to this notable change, a recommendation has been made to enact a policy to institutionalize the MSN coordination platforms for sustainability. Further, there is a need to increase advocacy for resource allocation for nutrition-sensitive
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Kisumu County Food Systems Strategy 2023 – 2027 Launched

By: Emily Mikwa The Kisumu County Food System Strategy has been launched and awaiting its implementation. The launch that took place at the Sarova Imperial Hotel in Kisumu also saw the first of its Kind; the County Agri- Nutrition Strategy 2023/27 launched. The two strategies: Kisumu County Food Systems Strategy and the County Agri- Nutrion
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Tracking Nutrition Progress.

By Lorraine Anyango   Members of the Kisumu Multi-Sectoral Nutrition (MSN) coordinating platform met to review the quarter 111 nutrition scorecard and the financial tracking tool.      During the meeting, the team aligned its annual work plan 2023/24 with the nutrition priorities in chapter four of the CIDP-III. The annual work plan identifies gaps in
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More ECD Centers Holds Promise to Boost Early Childhood Education

By Matilda Atieno The county minister for Education, Mr. John Awiti today received two complete classrooms for the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centres at Olwale and St Alloys Gem Primary schools in North and central Nyakach at a tune of 1.4 Million and 1.8 Million respectively. The projects funded by the World Vision program at
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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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Highlights of the Kisumu County Inter Vocational Ball Games

By Matilda Atieno After three days of competition in five ball games in the two venues, the Kisumu County Inter-Vocational Training center ball games ended Thursday with the closing ceremony. The County Government pulled off the games bringing together all VTCs across the County to participate in the activities, which were held at the Rotary
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The 2022 Inter-Vocational Training Centers Ball Games Launched

By Matilda Atieno Kisumu County Inter-vocational training centers 2022 ball games kicked off today as delegations of players from the 26 VTCs marched triumphantly into Moi Stadium, coming together for the first time to stage competitive games as part of co-curriculum activities in the syllabus. Under the theme, ‘promoting skills and talents through sports among
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