Improving Livelihoods through Poultry Keeping
Thursday, 09 July 2020
In the recent past, poultry keeping was done in small scale for subsistence and not for business. Most farmers then kept indigenous chicken which took six months to be ready for the market. It is in the light of this that the County directorate of livestock production embarked on an intensive promotion of raring improved
- Published in Agriculture, News Item
4 More Moving Hospitals for Kisumu Residents
Tuesday, 07 July 2020
In response to an increased emphasis on quality and effectiveness of healthcare,Kisumu governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’ today handed over 4 ambulances to boost prehospital care and ambulatory services in the county. The move shows that health services in Kisumu can be accessed even outside the traditional hospital. The ambulances will be essential to health service
Leading By Example
Monday, 06 July 2020
Kisumu Deputy Governor Dr. Mathew Owili has been tested for COVID-19 as part of new protocols to manage infections in the county. Under a directive issued last week by Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o, all county staff will be tested for COVID-19. The same will be applied to the County Assembly as well rotational fumigation of county offices.
County launch Covid-19 App
Thursday, 02 July 2020
The County Government in partnership with Pharmaccess and Maseno University have launched a digital platform to trace and manage COVID-19 infections. Kisumu become the first county in Kenya to roll out the application that is currently being used to manage COVID-19 related cases in multiple countries in Europe and Africa. Dubbed COVIDConnect, the mobile application
- Published in Mobile, News Item, Uncategorized
Dairy Farmers in Kisumu Receive Cows worth 3.1M
Monday, 29 June 2020
The County department of Agriculture and livestock today issued 24 dairy cows at a cost of 3.1 million to be distributed across the 7 sub-counties. Speaking during the flagging off of the distribution exercise, the County Minister for Agriculture and livestock Mr. Gilchrist Okuom stated that the county government has invested in Agriculture and livestock
- Published in Agriculture, News Item
The Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium as Sports Ground Gets a New Name
Thursday, 25 June 2020
Yesterday County residents witnessed a historic moment when the Cabinet Secretary for Sports and Culture Amb. Amina Mohammed in the company of Kisumu Governor, Professor Nyong’o presided over the ground breaking event of a 20,000-seater international Stadium and the renaming of the Jomo Kenyatta sports ground to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Recreational Sports Center. This is
Kisumu City to Benefit from the Urban Links Africa Project
Tuesday, 23 June 2020
Kisumu city joined African cities including Nairobi, Mombasa, Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg in a partnership with Connected Places Catapult Urban links Africa project worth up to £40,000. Partnerships will share funding of up to £25,000 or £40,000 to tackle challenges determined by key stakeholders in the six cities. The Urban Links Africa project works closely
- Published in Lands, Housing & Physical Planning, News Item
Kisumu Readies 3 Hospitals with a Total of 300 Isolation Beds
Monday, 22 June 2020
In compliance with the Presidential directive for 300 bed capacity isolation center, the county government of Kisumu has identified three facilities including Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH), Kisumu County referral hospital and Lumumba hospital to meet the required capacity for isolation measures. In all, the County health department has set aside 279
Labour Ministry Forms Response Team to Mitigate Effects of Covid-19 in Kisumu Industrial Sector
Thursday, 18 June 2020
The government has announced measures to cushion the industrial sector by resuscitating local manufacturing as the country gears to reopen the economy. According to Labour CS Simon Chelugui his ministry has set up a response team to secure and consolidate proposals to mitigate the effects of Covid -19. He made the remarks in Kisumu where
- Published in Industrialization, News Item