Kisumu County Special Ball Games Kicks Off at Moi Stadium
Monday, 31 July 2023
By Matilda Atieno The 19th edition of County ball games for Special Learners has kicked off at the Moi Stadium under the theme “Creating awareness on special needs”. Kisumu County Executive Member for Education Mr John Awiti flagged off the event with a procession walk through the city to the Moi stadium to create awareness on
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Kisumu ASK Show back on the road after a 3-year hiatus
Friday, 28 July 2023
Kisumu Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) Show 2023 was officially opened today by the Prime Cabinet Secretary Hon. Musalia Mudavadi. The event held annually in the month of July is making a comeback three years later occasioned by the COVID 19 pandemic that ravaged the world between 2019 and 2021. This year’s theme “Promoting Climate
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Special prayers to mourn and empathise with victims of police brutality held at Jootrh, Kisumu
Friday, 28 July 2023
Sombre mood engulfed Kisumu City as religious and civic leaders, citizens, kin and kith of the victims of police brutality associated with the recent peaceful demonstrations against high cost of living held prayers at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital. The prayers, a culmination of the week-long excercise to show love, empathy and
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Kisumu Grabs Top Positions As Regional Agricultural Show Gets Underway
Wednesday, 26 July 2023
The department of Agriculture, Irrigation, Livestock and Fisheries has done Kisumu County proud after winning top positions in this year’s Nyanza regional Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) show that started today at the Mamboleo grounds. The department won three most prestigious positions -the best Agro-processing Stand, the best Stand exhibiting Agricultural and Earth-Moving equipment, the
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Grey Skies and Somberness as Kisumu Holds Vigil for Police Brutality Victims
Wednesday, 26 July 2023
By Nancy JumaBusiness came to a standstill in the lakeside city of Kisumu and the county in general, as peoplegathered to pay their respects to the victims of the recent police brutality across the country ostensibly to respond to peaceful demos against the rising cost of living in Kenya. As the residents lit candles and
Recruit and Resource more Nutrition Champions
Thursday, 20 July 2023
By Lorraine Anyango Kisumu County needs more trained and resourced nutrition champion volunteers in each ward to adequately advocate for interventions to end malnutrition in the region. Currently, the county has only 44 trained and certified nutrition champions with the lead being Mama County, Dorothy Nyong’o, all equipped with advocacy and communication skills to enable
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Stakeholder Engagement on Gender and Empowerment in Kisumu
Friday, 14 July 2023
By Matilda AtienoA special session organized by the county directorate of gender in partnership with Practical Action gathered county gender officers and gender champions to dialogue on the links between gender and leadership roles as well as economic empowerment as part of the preparation for the upcoming sub-county community dialogue.In line with the county government’s
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World Talent Federation Lands In Kisumu With Goodies.
Wednesday, 12 July 2023
Today, The Vice President of the World Talent Federation, Dr. Peter Smith flanked by the President of Africa Federation for the Gifted and Talented Prof.Humfrey Oborah unveiled a USD 250,000 World Talent Federation Clinic at Mama Grace Onyango Social Centre. Talent clinics are one stop locations where special Anthropo- Biometric Kits are installed and linked
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Counties unit for Sickle cell and Hemopilia solutions.
Wednesday, 12 July 2023
by Lorraine Anyango . Kisumu County is reaching out to all and Sundry to be part of the upcoming International Sickle Cell and Hemophilia conference that will be held during the sickle cell awareness month from September 12th through to 16th 2023. Already on board are Migori, Kisii, Homabay, Vihiga, Kakamega, Nyamira and Siaya counties
GREENING KISUMU.
Saturday, 08 July 2023
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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