Capacity Building of Youths on Entrepreneurial Skills in Kisumu
Wednesday, 26 January 2022
By: Emily Mikwa 100 youths from Kisumu county, selected from the seven sub counties are set to benefit from a three day entrepreneurial skills training with a bias on three value chains: fish, poultry and indigenous vegetables, held as from today at the Joel Omino Hall in Nyalenda Estate. The training dubbed Jiinue Business accelerator
- Published in Agriculture, News Item, Trade
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The Participatory Rural Appraisal in Aquaculture Development areas convened in Kisumu
Thursday, 20 January 2022
Kisumu County directorate of Fisheries held the participatory rural appraisal (PRA) in areas identified as potential in aquaculture development to enable the community members to investigate, analyze and evaluate their problems and opportunities that will inform planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of their projects and activities. The development areas include: Kobura in Nyando sub county,
- Published in Agriculture, News Item
Farmer Groups in West Nyakach Receive Farm Inputs and Equipment
Tuesday, 18 January 2022
Kisumu County Government in partnership with the World Bank has today distributed farm inputs to local farmers in West Nyakach in anticipation of the long rains and in readiness for the planting season through the Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project (KCSAP). Agricultural Farm inputs worth 2.5million were distributed. These comprises: chicken feeds, fertilizers, local and
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Battling Pollution by Segregation, Recycling and Composting of Solid Waste at Ondiek Estate in Kisumu
Friday, 14 January 2022
By: Mikwa Emily Solid Waste management has been a major challenge in Kenya, with Kisumu city not exempted, as it generates up to 400 tons of solid waste daily. The solid waste is mainly disposed by open dumping and burning that poses environmental threat and health hazard from the emission of greenhouse gases into the
- Published in Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, News Item
Tree Planting Demonstrations at Rabuor and Usoma Primary Schools in Kisumu Under the Green Cities Imitative
Friday, 17 December 2021
By: Emily Mikwa Two more schools, Rabuor Primary School in Nyando sub county and Usoma Primary School in Kisumu West sub county have joined the rest as champions in tree planting in schools under the Green Cities Initiative. This comes after tree planting demonstrations in Union Primary school and Tido Primary schools. The four schools
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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
- Published in Energy and Industrialization, Gender and Youth Affairs, News Item
Capacity Building of CBOs in Promoting the Green Cities Initiative within Kisumu
Tuesday, 14 December 2021
By: Emily Mikwa Today, 26 members of the Green Network Community Based Organization (CBO) were trained on the importance of agroforestry in leveraging on sustainable food security and green lifestyles courtesy of County Government of Kisumu in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization. The Green Network CBO is a group from Kisumu West sub
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Stepping Up Climate Change Adaptation Efforts in Seme Sub-County
Friday, 10 December 2021
By Matilda Atieno Kisumu has set up a solid green project on tree planting campaign as a climate action key on supporting climate sensitive county. The current climate crisis calls for efforts on two fronts including the county government’s support to the community and the community championing tree planting campaign that was launched during a
- Published in Department of Water, Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, News Item
Tido Primary School in Kisumu Advancing the Green Cities Initiative
Thursday, 09 December 2021
By: Mikwa Emily Day two of the trainings on Environmental protection and Conservation saw 51 members of the 4K Club at Tido Primary School in Kisumu East Sub county take an active role in learning and planting trees. The trainees were briefed about the Green Cities Initiative and also enlightened on the significance of trees
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