KEDA Ceramics International Open Factory in Miwani

Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o has presided over the official opening of KEDA Ceramics International Miwani Factory. KEDA (Kenya) Ceramics International Co. Ltd is the second ceramic project which is a Joint Venture incorporated in 2016 by KEDA Clean Energy and SUNDA International With an initial investment of 50 million USD and expected to reach
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Boosting Nutrition and Food Security through Innovative Kitchen Gardens in Kisumu

Kisumu County is leaving nothing to chance in ensuring food self sufficiency in the city by establishing innovative kitchen gardens in every underutilized space in the urban and peri – urban institutions in the County to enhance food production. So far 7 schools, 11 health facilities, Persons Living with Disabilities, Cancer patients under the Cancer
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Kisumu Women Street Food Vendors Receive Umbrella Shades and Aprons under the Green Cities Initiative

Today the Kisumu women street food vendors are the beneficiaries of the shade umbrellas and two aprons each that will cushion them from the harsh vagaries of weather and boost their hygiene standards while doing business. Coupled with the trainings they underwent on matters food safety and quality management held in the pilot areas; Kondele,
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Need-based Training of health Service Providers On Family Health Program

By Matilda Atieno The County Department of health and sanitation is currently hosting a family health training set run through to Friday the 22nd at Kisumu Hotel. The 5 days training is aimed to equip the practitioners with the required knowledge on developing trends on family healthcare including family health nutrition, public health, family clinical
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Complementing Fish Production with Kitchen Gardening for Nutritional Diversity

Today, Kisumu County fisheries sector set up a model kitchen garden at Mr. Henry Arume’s farm, a member of Sidika Smallholder Aquaculture Group (SAG) situated North Kisumu aquaculture development area in Kisumu West Sub County. The model farm comprises drip lines, conical garden and vertical garden. The farm will be used for demonstration purposes and
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Development of Nutrition Education Strategy and Materials Workshop through Kisumu Food System Lab

A multi-stakeholder forum comprising representatives from County departments of Health and Agriculture, CBOs and CSOs attended a two-day workshop from yesterday to discuss the planned interventions for Kisumu Food System Lab with a bias on nutrition education awareness within the informal settlements, convened by Alliance Biodiversity International and CIAT under the project Healthy Food Africa.
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Governor Nyong’o Disburses Bursaries Worth 51M

By Matilda Atieno Kisumu County today issued the final tranche of county bursaries and scholarships worth 51M to needy secondary and students of the marine school in the county. In a ceremony presided over by Deputy Governor Dr. Mathew Owili, about 30,000 beneficiaries of Ksh.205M secondary school bursaries and  70  students in the marine school,
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Celebrations As Three New Health Facilities Open Doors for Residents

By Matilda Atieno The residents of the Kisumu East sub-county can now experience convenient access to health care with the opening of two new maternity units namely Nyalunya and Chiga as well as one more dispensary called Obino. The opening marks health expansion in Kisumu’s health care providers with an additional 469 Community Health Workers
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The Annual Review Workshop on ABDP Activities FY 2021/22

Stakeholders dealing in fish production from Kisumu County converged at a workshop under the Aquaculture Business Development Program (ABDP) to review the activities, challenges faced during implementation and way forward for the next phase at the Golf Hotel in Kakamega. The stakeholders brought on board included: County fisheries docket, Fish farmers, Captain feeds, Aquaculture Ban,
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