PrAEctiCe Project Partnership Meeting in Kisumu

By: Emily Mikwa A consortium of 16 partners from Europe and East Africa are currently meeting to review the project’s progress at Acacia Premier Hotel in Kisumu. PrAEctiCe, an initiative funded by EU under horizon 2020, deals in adaptive integrated Aqua -Agriculture Research to tackle food and nutrition security in East Africa. East Africa, being
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Engaging Together as Nutrition Businesses.

By Lorraine Anyango. A follow-up meeting by Kisumu County Scaling Up Nutrition Business Network (SBN) embarked on increasing membership to the network. The SBN aims to engage and mobilize businesses at a global and national level to act and invest responsibly and innovate in responsible and sustainable action in emerging markets to improve the consumption
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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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