Kisumu New Gender Mainstreaming Policy; Turning Promises into Action

By Matilda Atieno The county government together with its partners launched the Kisumu County Gender Mainstreaming policy one year after the adoption of the Sexual Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) policy, the first of its kind. Kisumu is on track to achieve gender equality and empowerment, a step in the right direction towards a gender equal community.
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Mrs Nyong’o meets Women Entrepreneurs

By Lennox Omondi Mama Kisumu, Dorothy Nyong’o, today met women entrepreneurs at an exclusive breakfast meeting in Kisumu during which she gave them business tips and how to remain resilient during these hard times aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic. The breakfast meeting at Ciala Resort in the outskirts of Kisumu City was a partnership between
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42M Worth of Learning Materials and Foodstuffs Goes to County ECD Schools in Kisumu

By Matilda Atieno The deputy governor Dr. Mathew Owili today flagged off assorted learning materials and foodstuffs worth 42 M to go to the ECD centers across the 7 sub-counties in Kisumu. The learning materials worth KSh 25min and foodstuff comprising of rice and cooking oil at the coast of 17 million will go towards
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Women, Youth and People with Disability to Access 24M In Revolving Fund

By Matilda Atieno The County government has rolled out the capacity building for the beneficiaries of the Kisumu County women, youth and people living with disabilities revolving fund to enable access to microloans for small businesses. Over 70 small businesses are set to benefit from the 24 million funds currently available to be shared among
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Advancing Gender Equality as a roadmap to ending Gender based violence in Kisumu

By Matilda Atieno Kisumu county gender sector working group-Gender Based Violence Thematic Area committee convened a stakeholders’ forum to deliberate on emerging gender issues following the formation of the sub county GBV Thematic sector working groups in the seven sub-counties. The meeting organized under the leadership of the State Department of Gender and KMET in
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Consultative Dialogue to Tackle Gender Responsive Budgeting in kisumu

By Matilda Atieno The County gender directorate in partnership with Equality Now and KMET organised a two day consultative dialogue with the County’s Ward Administrators to deliberate on the just-concluded budget estimates process. The forum provided an opportunity for the stakeholders to discuss gender responsive budgeting and reflect on public participation in the county planning
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Mama Kisumu Launches the First Three VTC Baby Care Centers

By Matilda Atieno Pomp and glamour marked today’s celebrations as Mama Kisumu Dorothy Nyong,o officially launched the three Baby care centers for the wellbeing and safety of babies of the Vocational Training Center (VTC) students at Obange in Nyakach,  Akado in Kisumu East and Ahero VTC in Nyando in an event held earlier today at
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Kisumu Marks 2021 World Menstrual Hygiene Day in Nyakach

By Matilda Atieno Kisumu county in partnership with the Kenya girl guides association under the patronage of the First Lady Mrs. Dorothy Nyong’o marked the world menstrual hygiene day in an event held at Onyinge Nazarene primary school in central Nyakach ward. The 2021 celebrations brought together school-going girls with the mission to raise awareness
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Kisumu’s ICT Policy in The Pipeline

By Matilda Atieno Kisumu has witnessed dramatic evolution since the inception of devolution, presenting an array of opportunities to, the residents and entrepreneurs through access to Information Communication and Technology (ICT). It is with this transformation that the county department of education ICT and Human capacity development recognized the need to develop an ICT policy
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