Validation of Participatory Climate Risk Assessment and Development of Local Adaptation Strategies for Kisumu
Thursday, 11 May 2023
By Matilda Atieno Kisumu County experiences extreme climate events that are becoming more common and severe, causing climate vulnerability, bearing in mind its tropical climate, which ensures two rainy seasons a year, following an ideal condition for a healthy and prosperous agricultural sector. As climate change makes an impact across the county, residents have to
- Published in Department of Water, Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, News Item, Water
Progress in Agri Nutrition policy, Nutrition Sensitive Curriculum and Private Sector Engagement.
Thursday, 11 May 2023
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
- Published in Agriculture, Health, News Item, Uncategorized
Kisumu County Rolls Out the Participatory Climate Risk Assessment Process
Wednesday, 10 May 2023
By Matilda Atieno The County government in partnership with World bank has rolled out a week long Participatory Climate Risk Assessment (PCRA) process spearheaded by the County Technical Working Group (TWG) including state and non state actors. The process that is running concurrently across all the sub- counties aims at identifying locally-led climate interventions through
- Published in Department of Water, Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, News Item, Water
FREE CLUBFOOT TREATMENT AT JOOTRH.
Thursday, 27 April 2023
By Loraine Anyango A newly signed MOU between Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) and Clubfoot Care for Kenya (CCK) will enable Free treatment of Club foot within the region. The two parties agreed on the successful implementation, delivery, accessibility, and sustainability of quality clubfoot treatment services utilizing the Ponseti method. In the
Enhancing Neurodevelopment.
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
What is the correlation between maternal anemia and neurodevelopment? This is the question that a new study at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) seeks to answer in the next couple of years. The study funded by the Bill Gates Foundation is founded on the fact that maternal anemia in early pregnancy increases
FIF Progress
Tuesday, 25 April 2023
By Loraine Anyango. The Department of Medical Services, Public Health, and Sanitation has a huge responsibility to provide accessible, affordable, and quality health care to the residents of Kisumu, it must generate revenue in its journey towards self-reliance, to ensure that its resources stay viable, and facility in charges and medical superintend from the seven
Accelerating Gender Mainstreaming in Climate Change Action: Building the Capacities of Seme Community actors
Friday, 21 April 2023
By Matilda Atieno The County Government of Kisumu and Transparency International has made substantial progress in mainstreaming gender in climate action with a focus on capacity building to understand the linkages between gender and climate change and the tangible tools and approaches that encourage gender-responsive adaptation. Kisumu is highly vulnerable to the impacts of
- Published in Department of Water, Natural Resources and Climate Change, News Item
Call for Abstracts.
Thursday, 20 April 2023
by Lorraine Anyango. Kisumu County is taking a lead in the fight against sickle cell. It is organizing an international conference that will bring together stakeholders, including sickle warriors and their families, doctors, government leaders, policymakers, and investors in health across the globe among others. The conference will be convened in Kisumu City from the 12th
Farmers in Kisumu Receive Fish Feeds
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
By: Emily Mikwa Fish farming in Kisumu yesterday received a major boost with support of 3, 496 bags of fish feeds from the aquaculture business Development programme( ABDP). The fish feeds weighing 25Kgs per bag were distributed to farmers in the County within the aquaculture working areas namely: Kisumu West, Nyando, Muhoroni and Nyakach. They
- Published in Agriculture
Excitement as FAO Gives Sh 7M Boost to Kisumu Groups.
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
By: Emily Mikwa Five groups within the Kisumu County’s Urban Food systems Project, today received Ksh 1.55 million worth of equipment to boost their businesses. The equipment include: refrigerators, incubators, ovens among other poultry equipment that will help in the management of food waste, and safety, production of day-old chick while also ensuring value addition
- Published in Agriculture










