Marwa Now Operational

By Lorraine Anyango Opondo Marwa Kisumu solidarity health cover is now operational.This means that 45,000 household beneficiaries in Kisumu enlisted under Marwa can now walk into the 48 selected health facilities across the county and receive services. The County, with support from PharmAccess Foundation has paid 67.5 Million to NHIF for the households’ insurance premiums
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Kisumu County Goes Digital on Bursary and Scholarship

By Matilda Atieno The county government annual scholarship and bursary program has gone digital following the plan to digitalize all county programs and services to improve service delivery. The online bursary system is one of the continuous efforts by the county government to digitize all programs and services to provide user-friendly services to residents and
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Sports Tourism Gaining Traction in The County as Ghanaian Golfers Arrive in Kisumu

By Norbert Wekesa A team of golfers from Ghana were this morning received by the County Director of sports Ms. Valerie Kizito at the Kisumu International airport as sports tourism gains traction in Kisumu. The DOKNAM-KIM golfers’ team from Ghana arrived this morning for a series of tournaments in Kisumu, Nairobi and Mombasa. They will
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The Flipflopi Nam Lolwe Festival of innovation and Activism Kicks Off in Kisumu

By Emily Mikwa Kisumu residents yesterday converged at Dunga beach to witness the launch of clean oceans awareness campaign dubbed Flipflopi Nam Lolwe festival of innovation and Artivism. The four day event marked with innovative and artistic technologies on environmental conservation, show cased the flipflopi project, the very first world plastic recycled dhow and a
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The Birth of Katito Town

By Emily Mikwa, Nancy Juma & Matilda Atieno Residents of Nyakach Sub County could not hide their excitement at the news of Katito being conferred with a new town status. Amid song and dance, the residents welcomed H. E Governor Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o and his entourage at the Nyakach Elders grounds in Katito ahead
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Governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o meets stakeholders from Katito.

Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang’Nyong’o today met stakeholders from Katito at his City Hall office ahead of the town’s unveiling next week. The discussions centered on the preparations for the event slated for March 3, 2021. Also on the agenda was development projects that would come as a result of the town. They include health, education,
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Kisumu County Set to Roll out Machine – Based Road Maintenance Programme.

The department of Roads, Transport and Public Works, targets to cover a total of 350 Kilometers of the County access roads under the program dubbed machine – based road maintenance, at a cost of 278million. The program focuses on ensuring effective, reliable and accessible infrastructure through provision and maintenance of the roads, bridges among other
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Sensitizing County Climate Change Planning Committee on their Roles and Structures

The County Government of Kisumu, through the directorate of Climate Change having institutionalized the Climate Change Policy and Act 2020, is now set to roll out its structures and framework up to the Ward Level. It is on this premise that the County in partnership with Christian Aid International – Kenya organized a two –
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Governor Nyong’o Meets Nation Media Group Editorial Team

By Nancy Juma The governor H.E Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o today met with senior editors from Nation Media Group at his City Hall Office. The team led by Head of News Mr. Washington Gikunju informed the Governor that the mission is touring counties to connect with clients. He said that they are keen to demystify
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