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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County Emergency Goat Distribution to Restore Livelihoods

150 dairy goats have been distributed to the farmers in an effort to improve household nutrition and rebuilding of livelihood of residents a midst the two devastating catastrophes that have greatly compromised livelihoods in the county. This is part of the county government effort led by the department of Agriculture, Livestock and fisheries to restore
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Stringent Measures Set To Improve Medicines Security and Accountability

The County government has put in place strategies to ensure security and accountability in dispensation of medicine and use of non-pharmaceuticals supplies in Kisumu health facilities. The approach includes; use of gate pass in all public hospitals during distribution of medicines to satellite health facilities that  will be verified by the security persons in charge
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County Reassures Residents of Stable Medical and Non Pharmaceutical Supplies amid Covid-19

Good news to Kisumu residents as the Governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o flagged off medicine and non pharmaceutical supplies at a total coast of  Kshs. 40Million to go to public health facilities, a move that reassured adequate health services  in the county. Governor Nyong’o speaking during the flagging off of tracks carrying commodity supplies at the
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30 Beds Donation to Lumumba Hospital as the County Targets to Install 398 Quarantine Bed Capacity

Kisumu Governor, Professor Nyong’o this morning received 30 beds donation from the Abysinia Iron and Steel Company limited at the Lumumba Hospital in Kisumu. The Governor while giving his remarks, thanked the donors for their generous act of offering beds and free oxygen, saying it came at a critical time when the County is making preparations for
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The Launch of Kisumu County Covid19 Response Fund

Kisumu Governor, Professor Anyang’  Nyong’o today morning officiated the official launch of the County’s Covid 19 response fund to mobilize funds in a bid to  mitigate the anticipated spread of the pandemic and to cushion the vulnerable members of the County from socio- economic effects of the virus. It was during this event that the
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