Governor Nyong’o Praises ‘Golden Girls’ Nyamira hockey team for victory in East and Central Africa Championship

Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang’ Nyongo’ Tuesday led the people of Rata village in celebrating the Nyamira hockey golden girls who stunned the village with their superlative and stellar performance that has brought fame and pride to the community in Seme Subcounty and to Kenya at large. The team of girls trained and natured in hockey
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KISUMU COUNTY TO OPERATIONALIZE WOMEN GROUPS & CBO’s

Kisumu Deputy Governor joined thirty-seven Self Help Groups drawn from Nyando Sub-County during their annual meeting at Rabuor Primary School to formalise the formation of their regional Sacco“The County Government will double efforts to operationalize women groups and localised CBO’ to enable them absorb budgeted funds in the County’s trade and enterprise kitty,”he said.He added
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GREENING KISUMU.

By Lorraine Anyango Pomp and flamboyance marked Kisumu’s 2nd car-free day, with the theme Clean Air Promotes Good Health. Children and adult cyclists including women cyclists thronged the KCB round About ready to color the streets with their bicycle, a way of keeping healthy. The streets were free of vehicles and occupied with people walking.
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Kisumu Cultural Festivals Grand Finale In Pictures

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KISUMU CANIS LAUNCH.

By Lorraine Anyango The Kisumu Agri nutritional implementation strategy (CANIS) has been launched; the next step is turning the strategy into action. The launch was marked with a notable presence of stake holders across board led by the Kenya National Government, Kisumu County Government officers and partners in the food systems who sent congratulatory messages
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Tracking Nutrition Progress.

By Lorraine Anyango   Members of the Kisumu Multi-Sectoral Nutrition (MSN) coordinating platform met to review the quarter 111 nutrition scorecard and the financial tracking tool.      During the meeting, the team aligned its annual work plan 2023/24 with the nutrition priorities in chapter four of the CIDP-III. The annual work plan identifies gaps in
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Progress in Agri Nutrition policy, Nutrition Sensitive Curriculum and Private Sector Engagement.

By Lorraine Anyango The Kisumu County Agri-Nutrition Implementation Strategy (CANIS) 2023- 2027 has been finalized and is ready for launch. CANIS 2023-2027, emphasizes and focuses on increased productivity, irrigation, expansion as well as expanded markets.  The County Executive Member (CECM) Agriculture Fisheries, Livestock Development, and Irrigation, Mr Kenneth Onyango received a dummy for the document
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How to End Non-Communicable Diseases.

By Lorraine Anyango. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) menace, must change fundamentally. Non-communicable diseases account for 30 to 50 percent of bed occupancy in hospitals in Kenya. This trend is perpetuated by obesity, being overweight, physical inactivity, and sedentary behavior. These diseases are principally cardiovascular, diabetes, cancers, and chronic respiratory conditions. According to Kenya’s stepwise survey, for
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Nutrition Investment Evidence. 

By Lorraine Anyango. Kisumu county now has evidence to advocate for increased resource allocation for nutrition interventions. This evidence proves that for every one shilling the county invests in nutrition, it will get six shillings in return. Kisumu is the first county in Kenya to have a nutrition investment case developed to inform decisions on
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