Kisumu County Energy Planning (CEP) Integrated National Energy Planning (INEP)and Gender Policy in Energy Stakeholder’s Workshop
Wednesday, 15 December 2021
By Emily Mikwa Yesterday stakeholders drawn from the Ministry of Energy, County department of Energy, Gender and Practical Action, organized a sensitization workshop to the designated County Energy Planning committee members at the Imperial Hotel in Kisumu. The sensitization session focused on the Energy Act, 2019, the INEP framework draft Energy, INEP Regulations, 2020, the
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Kisumu New Gender Mainstreaming Policy; Turning Promises into Action
Wednesday, 01 December 2021
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
Wednesday, 13 October 2021
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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Women, Youth and People with Disability to Access 24M In Revolving Fund
Friday, 25 June 2021
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
Friday, 11 June 2021
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
Wednesday, 09 June 2021
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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Kisumu Marks 2021 World Menstrual Hygiene Day in Nyakach
Friday, 28 May 2021
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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Renewed Efforts to Enhance Justice for SGBV Survivors in Kisumu
Thursday, 13 May 2021
In post-COVID-19 the County government in collaboration with Plan International and Talanta Africa have taken significant steps to combat sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Kisumu. The partnership set to establish access to justice for SGBV survivors through evidence protection for the Prevention and Management of SGBV, following the rising cases reported in Kisumu County
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Kisumu County strategy to engage the community in GBV amid COVID-19 pandemic
Friday, 30 April 2021
By Matilda Atieno The Kisumu County Gender Sector Working Group (CGSWG), a collaboration with the County Department of Education and Gender sector and the State Department of Gender Affairs with support from partners, kicked off the sensitization and Mobilization forums for the sub-county committees at Victoria Comfort Hotel. The seven days forums sponsored by KMET
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