Upscaling Climate Risk Assessment

By Matilda Atieno Kisumu County and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) have organized a multi sectoral training that will support the county on Participatory Climate Risk Assessment (PCRA), a process that prepares institutions to access funding from Financing Locally-Led Climate Action (FLLOCA) towards climate resilience approaches. Climate change has become a policy priority world wide, and
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Fighting Communicable Diseases.

Kisumu County has received protective equipment’s, pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceuticals worth 12.5 Million in the face of the current Cholera outbreak. The items donated by Equity Bank Foundation have also intensified the fight against Covid-19 pandemic and other communicable diseases. Over the last two years, Kisumu received donations worth Kshs.30M from the foundation to support Covid-19
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Kisuma Arts & Cultural Festival 2023

Activities will include; visual arts, performing arts, culinary arts and traditional African practices performed by the Luos. Sub County auditions to start from 4th – 25th May, 2023. To register at your nearest ward office or the Director Culture Office before April 28th, 2023. Grand festival to be held between 2nd and 3rd June, 2023.
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Re-packaging Nutrition Interventions in the Lecture Halls. 

By Lorraine Anyango. Numerous nutrition training solves only a growing share of about 20 percent of the challenges in nutrition. More training focusing on food and nutrition security challenges would help, and curriculums must be reviewed. There is a need to train nutritionists, with a multi-sectoral view to solve 80 percent of the nutrition challenges
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Why Kisumu County Is Leading In The Implementation Of Nutrition Strategies

Kisumu County has emerged as a leader for best practices in the implementation of Nutrition strategy. The County’s Executive Committee Member for Medical Services, Public Health and Sanitation, Dr Gregory Ganda and the County Nutrition Coordinator, Rael Mwando, this week presented the milestones made by the County on Nutrition, during the 4th National Nutrition Symposium
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The Kisumu County Food Systems Strategy Final Draft

The Kisumu County Food Systems Strategy draft is on its final stages of completion in readiness for presentation to the cabinet for adoption. Following the Public participation held last week at the Tom Mboya labour college, the public aired their views, ideas and information that are currently being incorporated into the fair draft in a
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Nyong’o keeps his promise to fish farmers, donates fingerlings

Between the months of September and November last year, fish farmers in Kisumu County incurred massive loses after thousands of tones of fish died in cages in Lake Victoria.The fish farmers were in tears as they buried the dead tilapia fish in graves around the beaches. It was one of the devastating scenes ever witnessed
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All Systems Go as Kisumu Gears Up for Fish Fiesta Festival 2023

By: Nancy Juma Preparations are in top gear at the Dunga Hippo Point Public Beach as Kisumu gears for the much awaited Fish Fiesta Festival slatted for  Friday  7th April, through to Sunday 9th April, 2023. The signature event aims to promote and position Kisumu as a tourism, trade, and investments hub within the Western
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Public Participation on Kisumu County Food Systems Strategy 2023/27

By Emily mikwa A three -day public participation on the Kisumu County Food Systems Strategy commenced today at the Tom Mboya Labor College. The deliberations by the public on the draft that was developed through the support of FAO, Practical Action and Maseno University will go a long way in enriching the fair draft which
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