Leading By Example

Kisumu Deputy Governor Dr. Mathew Owili has been tested for COVID-19 as part of new protocols to manage infections in the county. Under a directive issued last week by Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o, all county staff will be tested for COVID-19. The same will be applied to the County Assembly as well rotational fumigation of county offices.
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Kisumu Readies 3 Hospitals with a Total of 300 Isolation Beds

In compliance with the Presidential directive for 300 bed capacity isolation center, the county government of Kisumu has identified three facilities including Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH), Kisumu County referral hospital and Lumumba hospital to meet the required capacity for isolation measures. In all, the County health department has set aside 279
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The Kisumu COVID-19 Response Fund Committee Inaugurated

Governor Nyong’o has today officially established the Covid -19 response fund committee to effectively raise, and manage the funds in an impactful and accountable interventions that will mitigate the adverse effects of the Coronavirus and floods, in a bid restore Socio- economic status of county residents. This is the second committee formed after the Kisumu
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Finally Level 2 and 3 County Health Facilities Receive More Drugs

The second batch of pharmaceuticals and non pharmaceutical medicine worth Kshs. 22 Million has been delivered to various health centers and dispensaries across the county. The distribution of free essential medicines and non medicinal consignments kicked off on the 26th may with level 2 to 3 health centers including Dago Kakore Dispensary in Kisumu West
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Kisumu County Rapid Covid-19 Response Call Centre

The Kisumu call centre is one of the interventions set up for the fight against the covid-19 in the county and Kenya at large. The covid-19 rapid response call centre with a tall free number 0800720575 was launched on the 6th of May this year and has been in operation for the last 3 weeks.
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Singing Away Covid-19

SINGING AWAY COVID-19 by Lorraine Anyango 11 year old Marvin Okumu, resorted to singing, the best way he knew to help put food on the table for his mom and six other siblings. Vexed with hunger pangs, as his mother’s vegetable kiosk could no longer sufficiently cater for them, young Okumu composed a song on
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Kisumu Governor Commissions Covid-19 Response Call Centre

Governor Nyong’o today officially launched the Covid – 19 communication centre with a toll free number 0800 720 575 at the Maseno University plaza. It is the very first Covid-19 Call Centre set up and managed by a devolved government and the second after the National Call Centre in Nairobi, set up by the County
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Kisumu Ups Inter-County Border Surveillance As Covid-19 Cases Increase

The County government has enhanced border surveillance along the border with the neighboring counties in an effort to prevent and contain entry of vehicles and people. The new measures including thermo gun testing and fumigation of public service vehicles at the entry points to Kisumu County  at Sondu in Nyakach, Muhoroni at fort-tenan, Bangla, Awasi,
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County Announce Latest COVID-19 Situation

The Kisumu County today announced the 7th COVID-19, positive cases and one fatality in the County since the last zero situation report on the 22nd of May 2019. During the media briefing earlier today, Governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o stated that the diseased was a 57 year old male symptomatic patient referred from Migori.  All of
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