Engaging Legally.

By Lorraine Anyango. About 40 businesses engaged in nutrition in Kisumu started the processes of registering as members of the Kisumu County Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) Business Network. (SBN). This was during a follow-up meeting after SUN was established in Kisumu a few months ago. SBN aims to reduce malnutrition in all its forms –
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Kisumu Marks World Water Day 2023

By. Collins Owuor Kisumu Deputy Governor Dr. Mathew Owili today led World Water Day celebrations in Kajulu to enhance awareness on water catchment protection. The county government he said was finalizing the gazettement of water catchment areas to protect them from encroachment and pollution. “As we celebrate this day we must collectively accelerate action to
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Governor Nyong’o Signs Ksh 31Billion Agricultural Investment Deal

By: Emily Mikwa Kisumu Governor, Professor Nyong’o, the CS Ministry of Trade and Investment, Hon. Moses Kuria and the Lead Partners of United Green (UG) in the UK have signed an KES 31Billion MOU towards along term collaboration in enhancing agricultural production in the County and the region. With the aim of boosting food security
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KCA Breakfast Meeting with Kisumu Journalists

By: Emily Mikwa Kisumu Journalists have been called upon to uphold integrity, accountability and professionalism to avert disinformation and   produce meaningful stories. In a breakfast meeting hosted by the Kenya Correspondence Association (KCA) held at the Pinecone Hotel this morning, Veteran Journalists comprising Oloo Janak, Araka Matara, Benard Kwalia, Joseph Ngome and Haroun Wandalo used
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Promoting Community Dialogue through Crisis Communication Chapters

By: Emily Mikwa The stakeholders within the Kisumu Crisis Communication Chapter have unanimously resolved that enhancing community resilience through dialogue is the best way to deal with any crisis in the region. Coming from a background marred with a lot of dis-harmonies, loss of lives and destructions during post elections and demonstrations, the Crisis Communication
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Kisumu Launches the Vulnerability Assessment Process in the Informal Settlements

The County Government of Kisumu has started a series of climate change vulnerability assessments across the county as part of its mapping and adaptation Plan process. The process was launched earlier today by the CEC member for Water Environment Climate Change and Natural resources Ms Meryline Agwa at a ceremony that brought together representatives of
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Kisumu’s ACSM Strategy.

Kisumu’s ACSM The goal to achieve a free malnutrition county by 2025 must be supported by well thought strategies. The Kenya Nutrition Advocacy, Communication, and Social Mobilization (ACSM) Strategy 2016-2020 achieved some results, the current one, 2022- 2027, seeks to address gaps of the former. To get a grip on this goal, Kisumu County is
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SOLVING REFERAL PROBLEMS.

Lorraine Anyango.  Conversations on the strengthening of Referral facilities to function optimally took center stage during a visit by the Chief Innovation Officer from the US State Department / PEPFAR, Blended Financing, and Sustainable Investing, to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH). During the visit issues of availability of data explaining specific reasons
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Enhancing Market Access for Kisumu Youths in Agribusiness

Five youth groups in agribusiness were today the beneficiaries of equipment worth 1.65Million Courtesy of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), through the support of Italian Government under the Innovative Food System project in Kisumu County. The Equipment comprising two tricycle Dayun and three Honda motorbikes were handed over to the following groups: Victoria aquaculture
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