The Western Kenya Water Project Inception Meeting and Co-creation workshop in Kisumu

The USAID Western Kenya Water project organised a 3- day inception meeting and co- creation workshop as from 2nd to 4th, November 2022 in order to engage multiple stakeholders in Kisumu County in a bid to increase sustained access to water services, while enabling better management of water resources. The five year project, funded by
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Targeted Actions on Teen Pregnancies in Kisumu

By Matilda Atieno Although Kisumu has attempted to address rising incidents of teenage pregnancies by enacting specific laws and policies, many challenges have limited the success of these laws and policies. According to the county officer in charge of Gender, Adah Omedi, the vice calls for collaboration between stakeholders including the administration, village elders, police
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Capacity Building Workshop on Renewable Energy Project Development

The 100% Renewable Cities and regions Roadmap project and ICLEI African Secretariat in collaboration with the County Government of Kisumu, organized a 3- day training workshop on project development as part of the 100%Renewable Cities and Regions Roadmap project. The 100% Renewable Energy project focuses on Kisumu County as a deep dive city with Nakuru
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Preparations for the 9th Edition of Kicosca games kick off in Kisumu

By Nancy Juma Preparations to host the 9th Edition Kenya Inter County Sports and Cultural Association (Kicosca) Games are in top gear with Kisumu Governor. H.E Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o receiving the Chain, a symbol of authority and power to undertake the roles of a Patron. The chain was officially handed over to Governor Nyong’o
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Result Based Management and Reporting Workshop

By: Emily Mikwa The County Directorate of Fisheries organized a two -day workshop to sharpen the skills of all the field Officers under fisheries directorate on how to narrow the gaps identified during the Monitoring and Evaluation Mission in Kisumu. Some of the gaps identified were lack of: consolidated data on production / stocking, data
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The Promise of Digital Health in the Future of Kisumu

By Matilda Atieno ‘There is no doubt left that Kisumu County is ready and willing to be the hub of digital health innovations.’ This is the commitment at the end of the second day of the Digital Health in Africa Conference held at the Grace Onyango social center in Kisumu. The Chairman Grace Onyango Digital
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Digital Health Kisumu Conference

By Matilda Atieno Kisumu has convened a two days digital health conference in honour of Mama Grace Onyango, who is the 1st woman mayor and member of parliament of Kisumu, in an event held at the Mama Grace Onyango social centre. The on going digital health in Africa conference has attracted participants from across Africa
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New County Secretary Meets Administrators

The new Kisumu County Secretary, Mr John Auma, has urged Sub-County, Ward and Village Administrators to help spearhead the implementation of Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o’s development agenda. Mr Auma said the administrators were better placed to track on-going development projects in the villages and report on challenges facing the people.The CS who has hit the ground
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Kisumu Workshop on Mainstreaming Climate Change into Development Plan

By Matilda Atieno The County government in collaboration with Friedrich Ebert Sifting (FES) this week held a two days workshop on Mainstreaming Climate Change into Kisumu’s Development Programming specifically through strategies, plans and projects. Participants drawn from various sectors both national institutions and county government together with the civil society and members of the community
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