First Meeting of the Task Force Committee on Development of Concept Paper on Strategies of Improving Water Production in Kisumu County

The seven-member task force committee nominated in September this year, charged with the responsibility of developing a concept paper on strategies of improving water production within the county, today convened their first meeting at the Sunset Hotel in Kisumu. The deliberations of the meeting focused on their key deliverable which is developing a concept paper
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Bold Steps to Enhance Community Climate Change Adaptive Capacity in Kisumu

By Matilda Atieno and Millicent Owuoth The county government is currently scaling up efforts to achieve improved climate change adaptive capacity through the Sustainable Energy Access and Climate Change Action Plan (SEA CAP) program in October November and December across Kisumu. The program under the partnership with Expertise France seeks to engage the community on
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French Development Agency Mission in Kisumu

By Nancy Juma A delegation from the French Development Agency (AFD) and the European Investments Bank (IEB) are in the County to fast-track implementation of various water extension services. Led by AFD Country Director Bertrand Willocquet and the IEB Regional Head Paolo Lombardo, the Mission had successful engagements with the County Leadership at a meeting chaired by the
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County to take over the Management of World Vision Projects in Central and North Nyakach

Yesterday, Kisumu Deputy Governor Dr. Mathew Owili led a team from County in taking over the management of World Vision funded projects within Central and North Nyakach. The event saw the two partners; County and World Vision sign an MoU to own and manage the projects for sustained provision of quality services to the children
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Resolutions and Action Plans for the Workshop on the County Draft Water Bill Review

By: Emily Mikwa A raft of resolutions and action plans were outlined by the stakeholders charting the way forward in fast tracking the completion and ratifying of the county water bill as curtains came down on the two- day County Draft Review workshop In Nakuru. A panelist of eminent persons comprising of the County Assembly
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Kisumu County Review the Draft Water Bill

Today stakeholders comprising of Members of the Kisumu County Assembly, Officers from County department of Water, KIWASCO Officials together with Partners from Kenya Markets Trust (KMT) and Water Services Regulatory Authority (WASREB) met in Nakuru in collaborative effort to operationalize the regulators guidelines on provision of water services in the rural and other marginalized communities.
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Kisumu Embarks on SEACAP Development Process in Response to The Impact of Climate Change and Access to Sustainable Energy

By Matilda Atieno The county government in partnership with Expertise France under the Sustainable Energy Access and Climate Action (SEACAP) project, organized a workshop to enlighten stakeholders on the progress of the SEACAP development process. The one-day workshop facilitated by UHAI Lake Forum focused on providing guidelines to the stakeholders on the SEACAP project, highlighting
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Excitement as Got Nyabondo Water is Commissioned

The long-distance walk-in search for clean water by the women and girls of got Nyabondo in Kajulu has come to an end, following the commissioning of a borehole in the area by the County Executive member for Water, Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources, Mr. Salmon Orimba in the company of a delegation from water
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Scaling Up Solar Powered Water Supply project in Kisumu

By Matilda Atieno The county government supported by Safe Water and Aids Project (SWAP) and the university of Illinois have successfully constructed a solar powered water project in South West Ward, Kisumu West Subcounty. The 2.5 million water project dubbed ‘Sola Maji’ is funded through Bill and Melinda Gates foundation to benefit a total of
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